Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 04:58 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  317 Rickie Jones                          445 Greg Stanfield               
E3                   0.057  7.472 134.50     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.678 206.16
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Yates     ) 0.032  6.673 205.69      (K Johnson   ) 0.055  6.703 205.79
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.033  6.662 206.13      (J Line      ) 0.029  6.668 206.61
 Qualified:             #6  6.642 207.30                       #15  6.689 205.85

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 3,235 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and never looked back to take the win light. Jones got real loose right off the starting line and that was end of his really good weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                           1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3                  -0.024  8.926 102.94     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.669 206.23
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Humphreys ) 0.021  6.668 207.05      (M Edwards   ) 0.018  6.668 206.07
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.013  6.655 206.99      (R Krisher   ) 0.035  6.662 206.13
 Qualified:             #5  6.640 207.46                        #1  6.631 207.56

Connolly went red and that give Coughlin a freebie into the final. Coughlin will have lane choice in the final. With the win here Coughlin took the point lead.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink