Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 06:59 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Jonathan Adams

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2455 Jason Line                              6 Kurt Johnson
E3                   0.099  6.889 200.65     ****WINNER****  0.053  6.902 199.67
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Morgan    ) 0.062  6.917 199.40      (T Lastor III) 0.061  6.898 199.52
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.058  6.896 200.02      (G Wilson    ) 0.053  6.891 200.71
 Qualified:             #2  6.882 200.41                        #3  6.886 199.88

For the third straight round Line give up a bit at the Tree, and this time it cost him, as KJ rolls into the final.

Kurt Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.042), 330 ft(0.041), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0337 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                           1 Jeg Coughlin
E3   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.860 201.31                     0.008  6.916 199.32
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Krisher   ) 0.026  6.881 200.74      (D Connolly  ) 0.030  6.886 199.70
E1    (M Corvo Jr  ) 0.037  6.852 201.52      (N Fratt     ) 0.025  6.895 200.23
 Qualified:             #1  6.866 200.44                        #5  6.887 199.82

Anderson switched lanes after watching his teammate go down the left lane. With a win over Jeg, Anderson can tie the Pro Stock record for round wins in a season. Anderson is 6-3 against Jeg in 2003.

Great light for Jeg, but Anderson once again has too much horsepower.

Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.015), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.015), 1,000ft(0.022). MOV: 0.0291 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink