Sun, 12 Oct 2003, 03:25 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  335 Dave Connolly                          24 Troy Coughlin
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.842 202.56                     0.029  6.853 201.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Corvo Jr  ) 0.029  6.814 203.11      (G Marnell   ) 0.026  6.822 202.11
 Qualified:             #2  6.835 202.56                        #7  6.861 201.43

Current weather conditions: 73 degrees, 64 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.07 inches, with a track temperature of 93 degrees under cloudy skies.

Connolly with a starting line advantage and increases his lead at each incremental. Dave Connolly's MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                          357 Larry Morgan
E2   ****WINNER****  0.901  6.817 202.02                           No Time
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Geoffrion ) 0.010  6.811 202.29      (T Lastor III) 0.004  6.848 202.79
 Qualified:             #3  6.840 202.06                        #6  6.861 202.06

Morgan got timed out and Jeg moves on to the semifinal and will have lane choice over Connolly.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            8 Allen Johnson
E2                  -0.005  6.803 203.20     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.865 201.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Schmidt   ) 0.020  6.802 203.20      (B Allen     ) 0.002  6.845 201.97
 Qualified:             #4  6.843 202.70                       #12  6.874 201.79

Kurt Johnson was too quick and turned on the red light. That gave Allen Johnson the easy win and Greg Anderson his first POWERade Pro Stock Championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                           9 Gene Wilson
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.806 203.38                     0.013  6.888 201.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Pawuk     ) 0.036  6.807 203.06      (W Johnson   ) 0.000  6.829 202.65
 Qualified:             #1  6.826 203.11                        #9  6.864 201.88

Anderson was late, but chased him down by half track and took the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Anderson will have lane choice over Allen Johnson in the semifinal.

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