Sun, 10 Feb 2008, 05:30 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, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1568 Justin Humphreys                        1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                   0.049  6.724 207.15     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.685 207.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.020  6.657 207.56      (R Krisher   ) 0.040  6.670 207.59
 Qualified:             #7  6.660 207.94                        #2  6.644 208.23

2:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,651 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Coughlin is away first and Humphreys starts to catch him at ever increment. There isn't enough race track though and The Jeg's car is still a car length ahead at the finish line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            5 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.675 207.78                     0.073  6.653 208.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.050  6.648 208.30      (B Glidden   ) 0.001  6.671 208.20
 Qualified:             #3  6.644 208.23                        #6  6.656 208.81

Big hole shot for KJ and he steals the win from a quicker Line. He will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Allen Johnson                           8 Warren Johnson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.702 205.54                     0.024  6.736 206.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hartford  ) 0.021  6.645 207.85      (K Koretsky  ) 0.110  6.661 208.46
 Qualified:             #5  6.652 207.88                        #4  6.652 208.59

They leave almost together and run side by side to the finish line. AJ finally gets ahead after the 330 lights and station keeps on down the track.Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.305/162.96mph, 1,000ft-5.606

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                         445 Greg Stanfield               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.637 208.36                     0.027  6.678 206.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.030  6.627 208.94      (M Naylor    ) 0.045  6.672 206.99
 Qualified:             #1  6.629 209.39                        #8  6.661 207.50

Stanfield gets a small advantage off the line and then has to watch the new GXP drive on by at about the 100 foot mark. Anderson runs the quickest ET of the round and will have lane choice over Johnson in the next round.

2:27 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink