Sat, 28 Jun 2008, 12:18 PM K&N Horsepower Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in K&N Horsepower Challenge at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 24th annual K&N Horsepower Challenge:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                            5 Jason Line                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.726 205.04                     0.018  6.744 205.10
 Qualified:             #5 3,105                                #4 3,245        

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,719 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

This is Line's fourth consecutive Challenge event. Coughlin has qualified for seven of these events and has won it twice, 1999 and 2000.

Line is out of the gate first, but Coughlin was able to chase him down before they went by the Christmas tree. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0109 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            3 Dave Connolly                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.738 206.04                     0.067  6.762 204.08
 Qualified:             #3 3,330                                #6 2,925        

This is the 15th time Johnson has raced in the Challenge and won it last year and four times, which is more than anyone else. This is the third time Connolly has qualified for the Challenge and he won it in 2005. Johnson with the starting line advantage and never looked back to move into round two...Kurt Johnson's MOV: 0.0482 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Allen Johnson                           8 Warren Johnson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.085  6.758 204.29                     0.118  6.754 205.98
 Qualified:             #2 3,415                                #7 2,770        

This is the 22nd time WJ has raced in the Challenge and he has won it three times. This is the fifth time A. Johnson has qualified for the Challenge. A. Johnson with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0292 seconds (approximately 9 feet). A. Johnson will give up lane choice to K. Johnson in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                         351 Ron Krisher                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.754 204.88                     0.069  6.836 202.88
 Qualified:             #1 3,600                                #8 2,620        

Anderson has qualified for this event six times has won the Challenge twice, 2004 and 2006. This is the fourth time Krisher has qualified for the Challenge. Anderson with the starting line advantage and never increased his lead at every increment down the track. He will give up lane choice to Coughlin in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink