Sat, 3 Feb 2007, 08:42 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA, Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jim Yates                             103 Max Naylor                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.742 204.66                     0.046 20.167  66.97
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Coughlin  ) 0.040  6.732 204.54      (W Johnson   ) 0.036  6.743 204.17
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.038  6.747 205.01      (J Line      ) 0.040  6.744 204.42
 Qualified:            #12  6.723 205.29                        #8  6.711 204.76

Yates with a slight starting line advantage, and Naylor has problems right off the starting line and Yates blast right into the final. Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.336/162.57mph, 1,000ft-5.642

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                           4 Mike Edwards                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.711 205.44                    -0.033  7.815 124.14
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stanfield ) 0.014  6.726 205.07      (A Johnson   ) 0.030  6.764 203.95
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.038  6.704 205.44      (T Martino   ) 0.000  6.735 204.54
 Qualified:             #6  6.707 205.38                       #10  6.715 204.79

Edwards was just too quick on the tree and Connolly takes the freebie into the final round. Connolly with lane choice in the final. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.315/163.22mph, 1,000ft-5.615

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink