Sun, 1 Jun 2008, 03:06 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                           10 V. Gaines                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055 12.660  67.98                    -0.055  6.785 203.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.036  6.757 204.11      (J Line      ) 0.011  6.777 203.19
 Qualified:             #3  6.724 204.66                        #6  6.737 203.31

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 3,640 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Johnson is 15 - 4 against Gaines in prior events, and Johnson has won all six time they have raced in round two. Gaines turned on the red light to give Johnson the win. Johnson got real loose right off the starting line and clicked it off, but still gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                           44 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.774 204.17                     0.093  6.793 203.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.015  6.751 203.52      (J Yates     ) 0.052  6.754 203.68
 Qualified:            #13  6.755 203.12                        #5  6.736 204.29

Coughlin is 14 - 5 against Edwards in prior events, they have race twice in round two and they each have won once. Coughlin with a big starting line advantage and then just drives away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                           7 Larry Morgan                 
E2                   0.058 14.645  56.77     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.772 203.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Humphreys ) 0.029  6.737 204.32      (A Johnson   ) 0.028  6.772 203.03
 Qualified:             #1  6.720 204.51                        #9  6.749 203.43

Connolly is 12 - 3 against Morgan in prior events, and Connolly holds a 7 - 2 advantage in round two meetings. Morgan with the starting line advantage and then win when Connolly's car makes very quick move toward the centerline and clicks it off. Morgan will have lane choice over Coughlin.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  317 Rickie Jones                          351 Ron Krisher                  
E2                   0.027  6.779 203.25     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.745 204.01
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.009  6.772 202.82      (T Hoerner   ) 0.049  6.732 203.92
 Qualified:            #10  6.751 203.43                        #2  6.723 204.23

This is the first time Jones and Krisher have faced each other in eliminations. At the last minute they switched lanes. Krisher with the starting line advantage and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win. he will have lane choice over Kurt Johnson. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.332/162.22mph, 1,000ft-5.641

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink