Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 05:19 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                            1186 Dave Northrop                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.701 206.99                     0.056  6.704 207.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Lee       ) 0.002  6.698 207.11      (K Johnson   ) 0.010  6.711 206.76
 Qualified:            #12  6.705 206.13                       #13  6.710 206.16

1:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 1,931 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Upsets earlier and unexpectedly #12 meets #13 in round two. Great race with Gaines off the line first and driving through a big swerve out of the groove at 60 feet. Northrop has a little wiggly too and has to watch the back of Gaines' Kendall Oil Stratus on down to the finish line. V. Gaines' MOV: 0.0218 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   93 Allen Johnson                          44 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.675 207.30                     0.016  6.703 208.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Enders    ) 0.031  6.676 206.70      (T Martino   ) 0.006  6.701 208.14
 Qualified:             #3  6.686 206.07                        #6  6.693 207.11

Edwards out first and stay in front to about the 330 lights, where the big Johnson Team power pushes the Dodge on by and into the win. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.300/164.71mph, 1,000ft-5.589

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                           9 Ron Krisher                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.081  6.640 208.07                     0.081  6.701 206.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Panella Jr) 0.031  6.641 208.10      (J Coughlin  ) 0.069  6.693 206.13
 Qualified:             #2  6.668 207.18                       #10  6.703 205.01

Identical RT's off the line and Anderson then drives away with another improvement in ET and MPH. He'll have lane choice over Johnson in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jason Line                              5 Dave Connolly                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.641 208.36                     0.031  6.684 207.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.051  6.634 208.68      (G Stanfield ) 0.028  6.684 207.24
 Qualified:             #1  6.663 207.59                        #9  6.700 206.26

A small advantage off the line for Connolly isn't enough to hold off the Champ. Connolly ran an identical ET to the first round, but low six sixties and 208 MPH passes are hard to beat. Line will have lane choice over Gaines in the next round.

1:55 p.m.

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