Sun, 4 Nov 2007, 06:38 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 43nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1568 Justin Humphreys                       20 Tom Hammonds                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.674 206.70                     0.025  6.699 206.73
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Johnson   ) 0.017  6.647 207.50      (G Stanfield ) 0.004  6.693 206.64
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.034  6.669 207.18      (K Johnson   ) 0.049  6.693 206.76
 Qualified:            #15  6.685 207.69                       #11  6.679 206.86

3:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,350 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Two bottom of the ladder cars come to the line. Upsets are fun!Hammonds get away first and leads to the 330 lights. They were dead even there and then Humphrey's GTO starts to slowly pull ahead for the close win. Justin Humphreys' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                            4 Mike Edwards                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.654 207.88                    -0.051  6.723 206.13
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Stevens Jr) 0.015  6.646 207.88      (J Line      ) -0.006  6.712 206.57
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.014  6.650 207.34      (D Connolly  ) 0.017  6.703 206.10
 Qualified:             #4  6.656 207.85                       #16  6.687 207.02

Edwards misses the green by -0.051 and our new Champion, Coughlin,Cobalt thunders on down the track to ensure lane choice over Humphreys in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink