Sun, 11 Feb 2007, 07:34 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 47th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Greg Stanfield                         10 V. Gaines                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.671 206.92                    -0.086  6.723 206.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.022  6.698 206.01      (A Johnson   ) 0.022  6.726 206.67
 Qualified:            #10  6.669 207.75                       #15  6.677 207.34

4:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,429 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.

Gaines got an easy one in round one, but he jumps the start and gives Stanfield an easy one. Stanfield doesn't take it easy though and runs another "sixty".

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                          41 Roger Brogdon                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  6.655 207.34                     0.030 10.589  86.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Naylor    ) 0.033  6.678 206.32      (K Koretsky  ) 0.026  7.353 141.74
 Qualified:             #4  6.656 207.94                       #12  6.672 197.13

Brogdon nails Connolly on the tree and then gets loose. Connolly would have been tough though with his strong ET.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                            1 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.049  7.240 149.08     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.722 207.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.038  6.668 207.27      (W Johnson   ) 0.059  6.763 206.89
 Qualified:             #6  6.661 207.98                        #3  6.641 208.46

Line is away first and is in front from end to end to take the easy win. Jeggy has problems down track and slows. Line will give up lane choice to Stanfield in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           4 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.640 208.14                     0.006  6.725 205.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stevens   ) 0.012  6.641 207.98      (T Martino   ) 0.014  6.700 205.63
 Qualified:             #1  6.634 209.04                        #8  6.667 207.75

Edwards just nails the tree and leads Anderson until near the 330. The big GTO HP takes over and Anderson makes the best run of the round.

4:29 p.m. Anderson with lane choice over Connolly in round three.

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