Sun, 12 Oct 2003, 01:41 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 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
    4 Warren Johnson                          9 Gene Wilson
E1                   0.044  6.799 203.71     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.829 202.65
 Qualified:             #8  6.862 202.11                        #9  6.864 201.88

Current weather conditions: 70 degrees, 60 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.11 inches, with a track temperature of 87 degrees under cloudy skies.

Wilson with a perfect light and the power to hold off the hard charging Johnson for the hole shot win. Gene Wilson's MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Troy Coughlin                         709 George Marnell
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.822 202.11                     0.028  6.868 201.52
 Qualified:             #7  6.861 201.43                       #10  6.867 201.38

They left together and Coughlin increased his lead at each incremental for a 14 foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                          402 Taylor Lastor
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.848 202.79                     0.039  6.837 202.20
 Qualified:             #6  6.861 202.06                       #11  6.870 201.83

Morgan with a great light and the power to hold off Lastor for the hole shot win. Larry Morgan's MOV: 0.0245 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Bruce Allen                             8 Allen Johnson
E1                  -0.102  6.802 203.06     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.845 201.97
 Qualified:             #5  6.853 202.24                       #12  6.874 201.79

Allen turned on the red light to give Johnson the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                           30 Steve Schmidt
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.802 203.20                     0.016  6.846 202.15
 Qualified:             #4  6.843 202.70                       #13  6.876 201.65

Schmidt was out of the gate first, but Johnson had by 60 feet and took the win by 12 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                           11 Scott Geoffrion
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.811 202.29                     0.001  6.850 201.65
 Qualified:             #3  6.840 202.06                       #14  6.876 200.71

Geoffrion with a near perfect light , but Coughlin had by 60 feet and took the win by nine feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                         387 Mark Pawuk
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.807 203.06                     0.001  6.881 200.93
 Qualified:             #1  6.826 203.11                       #16  6.879 200.80

Pawuk with a near perfect light and the lead until 330 feet and Anderson took the win by 12 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  335 Dave Connolly                          26 Mike Corvo Jr
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.814 203.11                     0.010  6.836 201.79
 Qualified:             #2  6.835 202.56                       #15  6.879 201.20

Corvo with the starting line advantage, but Connolly was able to chase him down right at the finish line for the win.

Anderson will have lane choice over Wilson, K Johnson will have lane choice over A Johnson, Connolly will have lane choice over T Coughlin, and J Coughlin will have his choice over Morgan in round two.

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