Sun, 23 Oct 2005, 06:17 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  430 Erica Enders                            5 Kurt Johnson                 
E3                   0.046  6.850 201.61     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.852 202.00
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Krisher   ) 0.059  6.850 201.10      (J Coughlin  ) 0.027  6.870 202.24
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.006  6.828 201.91      (B Panella Jr) 0.055  6.803 203.06
 Qualified:             #3  6.827 201.25                        #2  6.820 202.76

3:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.28 inches, adjusted altitude 3,350 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

This is the first time these two have raced each other - she is the 70th different driver he has faced.

KJ sawed the tree down and took a holeshot win to get into the final round. Kurt Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.039), 330 ft(0.032), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0378 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                         445 Greg Stanfield               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.845 201.31                     0.033  6.893 200.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Pawuk     ) 0.047  6.822 201.94      (J Line      ) 0.012  6.901 200.00
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.019  6.806 202.58      (R Stevens   ) 0.025  6.866 201.31
 Qualified:             #1  6.818 201.97                       #12  6.862 200.68

This is the fifth time these two have faced each other, Anderson winning all four of their prior contests. Stanfield had a couple hundredths in the bank at the tree, but that was not enough and Anderson will have lane choice against KJ in the final round. Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.016), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.014), 1,000ft(0.021). MOV: 0.0256 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink