Sun, 9 Nov 2003, 03:53 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Warren Johnson                          9 Gene Wilson
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.786 204.05                     0.009  7.621 132.06
 Qualified:             #8  6.780 204.85                        #9  6.780 204.23

12:24 PM Current weather conditions: 69 degrees, 48 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.04 inches.

Wilson had a stellar light, but WJ power takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Mike Edwards                          357 Larry Morgan
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.792 202.70                     0.025  6.796 203.98
 Qualified:             #7  6.778 203.52                       #10  6.782 203.55

Edwards has a great light and leads Morgan on down for the win. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0192 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                           24 Troy Coughlin
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.764 201.28                     0.046  6.795 203.98
 Qualified:             #6  6.773 204.20                       #11  6.784 203.74

Once again a six seventy, the left lane, and a good light take the win. No upsets so far.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  709 George Marnell                         26 Mike Corvo Jr
E1                  -0.065  6.838 203.61     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.810 202.67
 Qualified:             #4  6.764 204.26                       #13  6.790 203.12

Marnell's car creeps through the beams and gets the red eye. Corvo ran well to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Bruce Allen                             2 Jim Yates
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.767 203.61                     0.036  6.810 203.40
 Qualified:             #5  6.767 203.74                       #12  6.784 203.19

Less than .02 between these two in qualifying. Yates' gets a small advantage off the line, but Allen is ahead before the 60 foot light and never looks back. He have lane choice over Corvo.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  335 Dave Connolly                         381 Jerry Haas
E1                   0.047  7.670 136.06     ****WINNER****  0.076  6.848 202.58
 Qualified:             #2  6.754 204.63                       #15  6.801 202.91

Connolly gets out of the groove and is all over the track trying to get the Grumpy's car back under control. Haas was right there and takes advantage to get the win. He'll give up lane choice to Edwards.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                           8 Allen Johnson
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.748 204.82                    -0.007  6.814 202.91
 Qualified:             #1  6.733 205.51                       #16  6.803 203.86

Anderson has had a stellar year with eleven wins and three runner-ups. He is tied with Darryl Alderman (1991) for the most season wins. He has only lost to Allan Johnson in three of the eleven times that they have met.

It's over at the light, as Johnson goes .007 red. Anderson makes a safe pass to take the win and will have lane choice over WJ by.002 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                            5 Ron Krisher
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.765 202.85                     0.009  6.811 203.68
 Qualified:             #3  6.760 203.03                       #14  6.795 203.46

Krisher nails the tree and gives gives Coughlin a run for his money. Jeggy pulls ahead on the top end to take the close win. He give up lane choice to KJ by .001 second! 12:40 PM

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