Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 05:32 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                            351 Ron Krisher                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.744 203.49                     0.043  6.783 203.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Humphreys ) 0.034  6.747 204.23      (L Morgan    ) 0.035  6.739 204.60
 Qualified:             #5  6.727 204.57                        #4  6.722 204.94

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,659 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Line is 6 - 2 against Krisher in prior events, and they have only raced once in round two and Line won that race. Line with a great light and never looked back to go to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Jim Yates                               8 Warren Johnson               
E2                   0.051  6.745 203.37     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.742 205.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Schmidt   ) 0.061  6.732 203.61      (J Nobile    ) 0.056  6.762 205.51
 Qualified:             #7  6.728 203.74                        #2  6.707 206.95

Johnson is 45 - 19 against Yates in prior events, and 18 - 2 in round two meetings. WJ with the starting line advantage and he never looked back to take the win by 0.0249 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                          445 Greg Stanfield               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.734 203.92                     0.031  6.745 203.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.028  6.727 204.85      (D Connolly  ) 0.044  6.751 203.74
 Qualified:             #1  6.705 204.98                        #9  6.732 204.26

Coughlin is 9 - 0 against Stanfield in prior events. This was pretty good drag race. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Coughlin will have lane choice over Line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           6 Kurt Johnson                 
E2                   0.036  6.755 204.20     ****WINNER****  0.060  6.713 204.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.033  6.734 205.16      (M Edwards   ) 0.028  6.717 205.32
 Qualified:             #3  6.721 205.07                        #6  6.728 204.91

Anderson is 24 - 14 against Johnson in prior events, in round two Anderson holds a 4 - 2 advantage. Anderson with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the difference made up by 300 feet and then runs the quickest pass of the round. Johnson with his quickest pass of the weekend. Kurt Johnson's MOV: 0.0187 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Kurt will have lane choice over his dad.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink