Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 01:50 PM

Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th
annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Greg Anderson 9 Johnny Gray
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.042 6.642 208.26 -0.018 6.634 208.14
Qualified: #9 6.664 205.98 #8 6.664 206.99
Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.19
inches, adjusted altitude 2,570 feet, track temperature 109 degrees. Anderson is 3 - 1 against
Gray in prior events. Gray goes red and Anderson moves on with his quickest pass of the
weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
208 Warren Johnson 730 Shane Gray
E1 0.117 6.642 209.36 ****WINNER**** 0.049 6.630 208.46
Qualified: #10 6.665 207.91 #7 6.659 207.15
This is the first time Johnson and Gray have faced each other in eliminations. Gray with the
big starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Johnson with
his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Johnson with the fastest pass of
event.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Kurt Johnson 3 Jason Line
E1 0.075 6.683 208.30 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.615 209.01
Qualified: #6 6.655 207.59 #11 6.670 206.83
Line is 17 - 12 against Johnson in prior events. Line with the starting line advantage and
then he runs the quickest pass of the event for the win. Jason Line's incremental times:
60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.254/165.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
326 Steve Spiess 6 Ron Krisher
E1 0.048 8.353 116.12 ****WINNER**** 0.105 6.621 208.78
Qualified: #12 6.675 206.01 #5 6.649 207.53
Krisher is 1 - 0 against Spiess in prior events. Spiess with a big starting line advantage and
then has problems around 500 feet and coast on through the 1320. Krisher with his quickest pass of
the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
406 Bob Yonke 41 Rodger Brogdon
E1 -0.184 8.141 120.47 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.634 207.69
Qualified: #13 6.679 206.45 #4 6.647 206.99
Yonke is 1 - 0 against Brogdon in prior events. Yonke is way a red and Brogdon runs his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Krisher.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
19 Richie Stevens 1 Mike Edwards
E1 0.041 6.653 206.86 ****WINNER**** 0.059 6.605 209.04
Qualified: #16 6.692 205.66 #1 6.629 207.69
Edwards is 8 - 5 against Stevens in prior events. Stevens gets the advantage on the starting
line, but Edwards has the difference made up by 330 feet. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0308 seconds
(approximately 9 feet). Edwards runs the quickest pass of the event. He will have lane choice
over Anderson in the next round. Stevens with his quickest of the season in the losing
effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
32 Justin Humphreys 7 Allen Johnson
E1 0.046 6.656 206.73 ****WINNER**** 0.039 6.627 208.52
Qualified: #14 6.679 206.07 #3 6.645 207.75
Johnson is 6 - 2 against Humphreys in prior events. Johnson gets the starting line advantage
and never trails as he runs his quickest pass of the weekend. He will give up lane choice to Line
in the next round. Humphreys with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
55 V. Gaines 50 Jeg Coughlin
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.351 6.648 207.98 No Time
Qualified: #15 6.683 206.35 #2 6.638 207.40
Coughlin with problems after the burnout and never got the car staged. Gaines with his
quickest pass of the weekend for the easy win. He will give up lane choice against Gray in the
next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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