Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 03:41 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Jonathan Adams

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 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
    5 Ron Krisher                           295 Barry Grant
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.918 199.88                     0.036 17.738  44.44
 Qualified:             #8  6.908 199.23                        #9  6.909 198.82

12:19 p.m. Krisher with the holeshot and the easy win as Grant had problems early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jim Yates                             357 Larry Morgan
E1                   0.055  6.914 199.11     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.904 200.32
 Qualified:             #7  6.902 198.47                       #10  6.911 199.91

Good ol' drag race here, as Yates takes his time staging, gets the holeshot, but can't hold off Morgan.

Larry Morgan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(-0.002), 660ft(-0.001), 1,000ft(0.003). MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Troy Coughlin                         402 Taylor Lastor
E1                   0.042 10.580  85.50     ****WINNER****  0.026  7.007 198.26
 Qualified:             #6  6.900 198.93                       #11  6.911 199.70

Troy was ahead at 60 feet, but something goes wrong and Lastor moves on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                          394 Nick Fratt
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.895 200.23                     0.186  6.935 199.97
 Qualified:             #5  6.887 199.82                       #12  6.912 199.97

Jeg with the huge holeshot and the relatively easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Bruce Allen                           335 Dave Connolly
E1                  -0.011  6.881 199.94     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.885 200.71
 Qualified:             #4  6.887 200.00                       #13  6.912 199.17

Connolly gets the freebie, and picks up nearly three hundredths on his qualifying time. He will have lane choice over Jeg Coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            9 Gene Wilson
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.891 200.71                     0.038  6.916 200.00
 Qualified:             #3  6.886 199.88                       #14  6.915 200.11

KJ overcomes the holeshot, and the KISS cars go 3-0 in round one. Johnson will have lane choice over Lastor in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   26 Mike Corvo Jr                           3 Greg Anderson
E1                   0.052  6.906 200.05     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.852 201.52
 Qualified:            #16  6.918 198.73                        #1  6.866 200.44

Corvo didn't start his burnout until Anderson was already backing up from his, but it doesn't seem to affect Anderson. Unlike the other higher qualified cars, Anderson chooses the right lane...and resets the track e.t. record. He will pick his lane against Krisher.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Mike Edwards                         2455 Jason Line
E1                   0.042  6.915 199.67     ****WINNER****  0.058  6.896 200.02
 Qualified:            #15  6.918 199.02                        #2  6.882 200.41

Edwards shows the kid how it's done at the Tree, but Line has enough horsepower to take the win. He will have lane choice over Morgan in the second round.

Jason Line's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(-0.003), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.001). MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink