Sun, 18 May 2008, 09:00 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 V. Gaines                             445 Greg Stanfield               
E3                   0.024  6.749 203.09     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.752 203.68
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Nobile    ) 0.011  6.757 203.31      (M Edwards   ) 0.028  6.757 203.31
E1    (M Naylor    ) 1.267  6.792 203.19      (J Line      ) 0.060  6.764 203.34
 Qualified:             #5  6.709 204.26                        #8  6.720 204.51

Stanfield is 7 - 2 against Gaines in prior events. Stanfield with a near perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  351 Ron Krisher                             3 Dave Connolly                
E3                   0.114  6.729 204.98     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.756 203.49
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gray      ) 0.219  6.740 204.20      (G Anderson  ) 0.051  6.769 204.01
E1    (T Hoerner   ) 0.053  6.781 203.92      (T Hammonds  ) 0.045  6.775 203.92
 Qualified:             #7  6.717 205.22                        #6  6.711 205.54

Connolly is 7 - 4 against Krisher in prior events. Connolly with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Connolly will give up lane choice to Stanfield in the final.

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