Sun, 25 Feb 2007, 04:04 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Richie Stevens                          5 Kurt Johnson                 
E2                   0.041 13.886  61.51     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.688 206.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.000  6.671 206.99      (J Coughlin  ) 0.050  6.676 206.83
 Qualified:             #2  6.640 207.18                        #7  6.658 207.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,005 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Johnson holds a 13 to 4 advantage in head to head match ups. Stevens with tire shake right off the starting line and he pushes in the clutch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  430 Erica Enders                            4 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  6.677 206.23                     0.036  6.706 206.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.046  6.668 206.54      (G Stanfield ) 0.015  6.694 206.45
 Qualified:             #3  6.648 207.02                       #11  6.670 206.83

These two have raced three times and Enders has won twice. Edwards with a big starting line advantage, but Enders is able to chase him down right at 1000 feet. Enders is going to the semifinals for the first time since Houston last year. Enders will have lane choice over Johnson in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           7 Jim Yates                    
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.072  6.705 206.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Martino   ) 0.009  6.640 208.20      (W Johnson   ) 0.041  6.692 206.35
 Qualified:             #4  6.650 209.49                       #12  6.673 206.76

Anderson holds a 16 to 10 advantage over Yates in head to head match ups. Anderson did his burnout and broke something as he is leaking fluids as he backs up. Yates with the freebie here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                           1 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.047 10.732  83.19     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.701 207.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Koretsky  ) 0.026  6.668 207.78      (M Naylor    ) 0.060  6.634 208.33
 Qualified:             #9  6.660 207.78                        #1  6.635 209.33

Line holds a 13 to 8 advantage in head to head match ups. They leave the line together and Connolly has a lot of tire shake and clicks it off. Line with the win light and will have lane choice over Yates in the semifinal.

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