Sun, 5 Oct 2003, 03:01 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Troy Coughlin                           7 Mike Edwards
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.738 203.83                    -0.007  6.764 203.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Wilson    ) 0.008  6.757 203.40      (A Johnson   ) 0.089  6.758 203.89
 Qualified:             #4  6.770 202.21                       #12  6.783 202.30

Current weather conditions: 59 degrees, 41 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.98 inches.

Edwards turns on the red light and Troy with his best pass of the race here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                          709 George Marnell
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.730 204.76                     0.017 11.253  79.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Geoffrion ) 0.051  6.727 204.88      (D Connolly  ) 0.002  6.846 202.70
 Qualified:             #2  6.758 204.29                        #7  6.780 202.70

Marnell with a big starting line advantage and then shook and shuts it off. Morgan with a big top end mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Warren Johnson                          2 Jim Yates
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  6.724 203.71                     0.050  6.753 204.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Coughlin J) 0.003  6.715 204.60      (K Koretsky  ) 0.054  6.760 202.64
 Qualified:            #14  6.792 203.80                       #11  6.782 202.55

Yates with the starting line advantage and holds off Warren until just past half track when Warren drives around him. Warren with quick run of the session and lane choice over Morgan.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  398 Darrell Alderman                        3 Greg Anderson
E2                   0.046  6.763 203.49     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.707 205.66
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Allen     ) 0.023 10.835  82.69      (R Krisher   ) 0.015  6.711 205.79
 Qualified:             #8  6.781 202.94                        #1  6.743 204.39

Anderson with a big starting line advantage and never looks back as he resets his own tract E.T. record here. He will have lane choice over troy Coughlin in the semifinal.

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