Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 05:38 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 V. Gaines                             103 Max Naylor                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060  6.782 203.34                     0.028  6.821 200.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Line      ) 0.020  6.769 203.43      (K Johnson   ) 0.026  6.800 201.49
 Qualified:            #15  6.757 203.37                       #10  6.755 202.55

2:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,533 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

These two have met three times, Gaines winning two of those. Naylor gets the hole-shot, hangs on to the lead to the 1000 foot mark, then Gaines drives around for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1568 Justin Humphreys                        8 Greg Stanfield               
E2                   0.058  6.866 202.97     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.809 203.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.022  6.749 204.32      (R Krisher   ) 0.028  6.772 203.92
 Qualified:             #4  6.740 203.92                       #12  6.757 203.89

These two have never met in competition. Humphreys ;eaves the line, makes a hard move to the right, somehow keeps it in his lane and never backs off the throttle. Stanfield goes right down the groove to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                          25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                   0.033  6.773 204.91     ****WINNER****  0.006  6.775 203.80
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Koretsky  ) 0.032  6.742 205.32      (A Johnson   ) 0.019  6.822 203.71
 Qualified:             #1  6.725 205.57                        #9  6.752 204.51

Coughlin holds a 6-5 advantage in career match-ups. Coughlin gets the hole-shot and starts to pull away. Connolly makes a little move to the right at the hit, gets it straightened out but couldn't run down Coughlin. Coughlin will have lane choice over Stanfield in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Richie Stevens                          2 Greg Anderson                
E2                   0.028  6.813 202.70     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.765 204.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.057  6.775 203.74      (J Yates     ) 0.076  6.741 205.29
 Qualified:             #6  6.747 203.31                        #3  6.731 204.42

Anderson holds a 13-2 advantage in career match-ups. Anderson swaps lanes after watching Connolly and Humphreys have trouble off the line. They leave together, Anderson starts to pull away and extends his lead at every incremental. Anderson moves on and will have lane choice over Gaines in round three.

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