Sun, 18 Sep 2005, 01:53 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Jim Yates                            3351 Dave Howard                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.064  6.750 204.26                    -0.014  6.780 204.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stevens   ) 0.030  6.732 204.70      (R Krisher   ) 0.052  6.742 205.10
 Qualified:             #5  6.746 203.61                       #13  6.769 203.37

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,348 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Howard was too quick on the tree and Yates moves onto the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Kurt Johnson                          208 Warren Johnson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.714 205.16                     0.365  6.736 204.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.068  6.700 205.44      (J Coughlin  ) 0.056  6.693 205.41
 Qualified:             #3  6.739 204.54                        #6  6.748 204.23

WJ has a 40 to 17 lead in head to head match ups. It appears WJ took one here for the team as he was real late, but Kurt had a great pass anyway.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Larry Morgan                            2 Jason Line                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.663  6.735 205.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Connolly  ) 0.013  6.741 204.82      (A Johnson   ) 0.050  6.690 206.35
 Qualified:             #8  6.755 204.48                        #1  6.735 204.79

Line has a five to two advantage over Morgan in head to head match ups. Morgan is taking his time staging and take too long. Morgan is timed out and Line will have lane choice over Yates in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  430 Erica Enders                            1 Greg Anderson                
E2                   0.043  6.734 204.66     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.697 205.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.042  6.737 205.04      (G Stanfield ) 0.041  6.680 206.13
 Qualified:            #10  6.760 203.40                        #2  6.736 204.51

They leave together then it is all Anderson as he has the quickest pass of the session. He will have lane choice over Kurt Johnson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink