Sun, 22 Jun 2008, 01:56 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations |
By Jim Samuel |
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Larry Morgan 1568 Justin Humphreys
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 6.653 207.21 0.044 6.654 207.15
Qualified: #8 6.627 208.26 #9 6.627 207.88
12:25 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent,
barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,030 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.We had a few minute delay after the end of Funny Car because of some sprinkling rain. The sky is very cloudy right now and it looks like we'll be fighting the weather the rest of the day. Morgan won here in 1994. It's Humphrey's 22nd start. Humphreys is 1 - 0 against Morgan in prior events.
Morgan and Humphreys came off the starting line together and were even at 660 feet.
They ran side-by-side the rest of the way down the track, with Morgan just edging ahead at the
finish line. Larry Morgan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.001), 330
ft(-0.002), 660ft(0.000), 1,000ft(0.001). MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 8
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Dave Connolly 445 Greg Stanfield
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.038 6.673 206.48 0.033 6.690 206.07
Qualified: #7 6.627 208.36 #10 6.628 207.85
Connolly was runner up here in 2006. He needs to finish well here this weekend to help him
in the points chase. Stanfield is currently ninth in points so he does not want to lose any
ground.
Stanfield and Connolly were about to start their cars when the rain started to fall again. We're on hold until -- at 12:28 pm -- it is safe to race again.
1:39 p.m. - We're back racing after a one hour and 11 minute delay for rain.
Stanfield beat Connolly out of the gate but it took less than 60 feet for Connolly to get by him
and go on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Jason Line 14 Jim Yates
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.029 6.652 207.50 0.051 6.671 206.51
Qualified: #6 6.620 209.23 #11 6.628 207.40
Line won here in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Coupled with Greg Anderson, the Summit team has won
here six years in a row. Yates won this event in 1996.
This one belonged to line from the start.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Kurt Johnson 7406 Vinnie Deceglie
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 6.650 207.50 0.129 6.785 183.34
Qualified: #2 6.600 209.36 #15 6.655 207.02
Johnson was runner up here in 1993 and 2004. He broke the six-second barrier here in 1994.
Deceglie is making his first Pro Stock start. His car is powered by an Allen Johnson engine.The clouds have pretty much cleared out and except for a few random clouds, it is all blue skies.
Both drivers drove right down the groove by Johnson was first out of the gate so he got the win
and earned lane choice over Connolly in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 351 Ron Krisher 1 Jeg Coughlin E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.671 206.48 0.041 6.686 206.83 Qualified: #4 6.607 208.23 #13 6.637 207.82Krisher is making his 12th start here at Englishtown. In all those starts, he has never had a round win here. Coughlin has two wins and two losses in his four final round appearances here. Coughlin is 24 - 11 against Krisher in prior events.
Krisher got his first round win here at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park with a nice run down
the quarter mile. He was first out of the gate and stayed out in front the whole way down the
track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Warren Johnson 10 V. Gaines
E1 0.098 6.658 207.88 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.674 206.42
Qualified: #3 6.605 209.52 #14 6.655 207.24
Johnson first raced at Englishtown in 1975, when he beat Don Nicholson in round one and lost
to Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins in the second round. Johnson is 11 - 5 against Gaines in prior events.
Gaines got this one on a holes shot. He was first out of the gate and held the advantage to mid
track. After that, Johnson was able to close the gap a bit but could not make up all of Gaines'
starting line advantage. Gaines gave up lane choice to Line in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Greg Anderson 31 Johnny Gray
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 6.641 207.88 0.044 6.678 206.92
Qualified: #1 6.599 209.23 #16 6.669 207.56
Anderson won here in 2002, 2003 and 2007.Anderson was quicker out of the gate and quicker
on the track so he gets the win. He'll have lane choice over Morgan in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Allen Johnson 44 Mike Edwards
E1 0.056 6.672 206.64 ****WINNER**** 0.045 6.654 206.92
Qualified: #5 6.618 208.65 #12 6.634 208.01
Johnson is starting at Englishtown for the 13th time. His best finish came in 2006 when he
made it to the semi-final round. Edwards was runner-up here in 1998. Edwards is 9 - 4 against
Johnson in prior events.
Edward had the starting line advantage and used it to get the win. He'll have lane choice over
Krisher in the next round.
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