Sun, 14 Sep 2008, 05:40 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1568 Justin Humphreys                        6 Kurt Johnson                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.726 19.849  42.40                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Coughlin  ) 0.027  6.707 205.82      (V Gaines    ) 0.027  6.688 207.15
E2    (J Yates     ) 0.042  6.714 206.20      (G Anderson  ) 0.003  6.694 207.34
E1    (R Mansfield ) 0.010  6.754 206.07      (V Deceglie  ) 0.043  6.701 207.43
 Qualified:            #11  6.703 206.57                        #1  6.680 206.42

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 3,689 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Johnson was not able to get his car to fire and then the team pushes the car and it fires, but the NHRA officals shut him off because the car has to start under its own power. Humphreys is 3 - 2 against Johnson in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. So Humpreys will get his first Pro Stock National event win in his second final round. He will become the 51st driver to win a Pro Stock Wally. Humpheys' car breaks right off the starting line and he coast to win. Johnson will still leave with the point lead.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink