Sun, 20 Jun 2010, 03:04 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Jeg Coughlin                            4 Greg Stanfield               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.734 205.04                    -0.003  8.397 106.45
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.017  6.750 204.42      (K Johnson   ) 0.005  6.767 203.37
 Qualified:            #11  6.764 204.35                       #14  6.776 203.86

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 4,186 feet, track temperature 131 degrees.

Coughlin is 17 - 3 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield takes a shot on the tree and turns on the red light and then pushes the clutch in early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7406 Vinnie Deceglie                         7 Allen Johnson                
E2                   0.103  8.615 111.02     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.729 205.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.034  6.743 205.10      (W Johnson   ) 0.031  6.744 205.04
 Qualified:             #8  6.760 204.39                        #1  6.722 205.10

Johnson is 4 - 0 against Deceglie in prior events. Johnson with the big starting line advantage and drives away for the win. This is Johnson's tenth time of driving here at Bristol and before today had only two round wins, he now has two round wins here today. Deceglie pushes the clutch in early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Ron Krisher                            10 Rickie Jones                 
E2                   0.048  6.734 205.16     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.751 204.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.036  6.739 205.38      (R Brogdon   ) 0.029  6.742 204.01
 Qualified:             #4  6.736 204.32                        #5  6.754 204.08

Krisher and Jones have each won 3 times against the other in prior events. Jones with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Rickie Jones' MOV: 0.0244 seconds (approximately 7 feet). jones will give up lane choice to Allen Johnson in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Edwards                            3 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.718 204.91                     0.031  6.748 203.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Yonke     ) 0.065  6.720 205.04      (S Gray      ) 0.033  6.741 203.46
 Qualified:             #2  6.725 204.94                       #10  6.761 203.74

Line is 13 - 10 against Edwards in prior events. Edwards with the starting line advantage and then runs the quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Edwards will have lane choice over Coughlin in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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