Sun, 2 Oct 2005, 02:59 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Ameriquest Mortgage NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Edwards                          430 Erica Enders                 
E2                   0.050  6.816 201.67     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.790 202.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stevens   ) 0.046  6.783 202.52      (R Krisher   ) 0.080  6.773 204.11
 Qualified:            #13  6.691 205.63                        #5  6.670 206.48

Enders is the 55th different driver Edwards has faced in his career. Enders gets the hole-shot and never heads. She takes the win and becomes the first female ever to advance to the semi-finals in Pro Stock competition at a nation event.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                              5 Kurt Johnson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.746 204.85                     0.024  6.760 204.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.038  6.756 204.88      (A Johnson   ) 0.002  6.752 204.45
 Qualified:             #2  6.663 208.17                       #10  6.687 207.30

Johnson gets the hole-shot but Line drives around him just before they cross the finish-line.

Jason Line's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(-0.007), 660ft(-0.005), 1,000ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                           4 Larry Morgan                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.792 202.12                     0.057  6.781 203.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.010  6.784 203.19      (J Coughlin  ) 0.018  6.764 204.23
 Qualified:            #11  6.688 206.07                        #3  6.668 206.67

Connolly leaves first and gets the hole-shot win. Line will have lane choice over Connolly in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                         208 Warren Johnson               
E2                   0.049  6.763 203.28     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.749 204.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Howard    ) 0.040  6.760 203.83      (J Yates     ) 0.042  6.766 204.54
 Qualified:             #1  6.646 207.27                        #8  6.684 206.99

Johnson gets a great light and outruns Anderson to take the win. Johnson will have lane choice over Enders in round three.

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