Sun, 30 Mar 2008, 05:04 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            2 Greg Anderson                
E4                   0.035 13.425  64.01     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.692 207.37
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Gaines    ) 0.070  6.695 207.34      (A Johnson   ) 0.041  6.683 207.11
E2    (W Johnson   ) 0.011  6.655 208.30      (M Hartford  ) 0.018  6.668 207.46
E1    (J Nobile    ) 0.038  6.643 208.36      (G Stanfield ) 0.013  6.666 207.08
 Qualified:             #1  6.638 208.42                        #6  6.671 207.40

3:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,885 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Anderson is 23 - 13 against Johnson in prior events and 11 - 3 against Johnson in prior final rounds. Anderson's last win was just three races back, Pomona 1 this year, while Johnson's was over a year ago, Phoenix last year. Kurt has had the better car all weekend, until the semifinals, but Anderson was better in that round and had lane choice here.

Kurt's car made a hard right turn on the launch and Anderson streaked to a surprisingly easy win, once again posting a very good reaction time. That's Anderson's 53rd win, in 78 final rounds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink