Sun, 23 Jul 2006, 04:45 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Richie Stevens                        103 Max Naylor                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.824 203.06                     0.085  6.845 203.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.019  6.789 203.83      (J Line      ) 0.102 16.115  50.61
 Qualified:             #8  6.722 205.41                       #16  6.740 204.98

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.06 inches,adjusted altitude 3,456 feet, track temperature 132 degrees.

Stevens with a great light and blast on through for the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  186 Tom Martino                             9 Ron Krisher                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.771 204.85                     0.002  6.834 203.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Lee       ) 0.068  6.762 204.51      (G Anderson  ) 0.053  6.769 204.35
 Qualified:             #5  6.719 206.26                       #13  6.730 205.54

Krisher with a great light, but he has his back up engine in the car and can't hold off Martino. Martino with win light by 0.0246 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He will have lane choice over Stevens in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Warren Johnson                        357 Larry Morgan                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.780 204.82                     0.046  7.753 133.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Connolly  ) 0.011  6.757 204.76      (K Johnson   ) 0.042  6.783 204.23
 Qualified:            #10  6.724 204.66                       #15  6.737 205.07

Morgan with a starting line advantage, but then was real loose and out of the groove. He clicked it off and WJ with the quickest pass of the session for the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   93 Allen Johnson                           7 Greg Stanfield               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.749 204.48                     0.025  6.784 203.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.041  6.746 204.32      (V Gaines    ) 0.063  6.760 205.04
 Qualified:             #3  6.700 205.88                        #6  6.720 205.29

Stanfield with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has him chased down by 250 feet. Johnson with the quickest pass of the session and will lane choice over WJ in the semifinal. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0185 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

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