Sun, 28 Sep 2003, 04:15 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Jonathan Adams

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                           50 Bruce Allen
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.723 203.28                     0.090  6.741 203.83
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Johnson   ) 0.012  6.748 202.82      (W Johnson   ) 0.017  6.801 201.70
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.017  6.723 203.40      (A Johnson   ) 0.015  6.777 202.27
 Qualified:             #2  6.747 203.34                       #11  6.779 203.34

Coughlin is looking to go to his second straight final after finishing second at Memphis. These two have been stellar on the Tree, the worst light between them is .017.

Allen misses badly at the Tree, and Jeg runs his second 6.723 of the day to win going away.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                         357 Larry Morgan
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.735 204.48                     0.001  6.769 203.92
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Alderman  ) 0.015  6.729 204.85      (J Yates     ) 0.021  6.750 203.95
E1    (M Whisnant  ) 0.011  6.722 204.82      (J Line      ) 0.055  6.780 204.11
 Qualified:             #1  6.739 205.01                        #4  6.762 204.26

Morgan was brilliant at the Tree, but Anderson has too much power and drives around him. It will be a rematch of Memphis, Coughlin with lane choice.

Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.011), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink