Sun, 28 Sep 2008, 04:04 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Edwards                            8 Warren Johnson               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.714 206.61                     0.071 14.226  61.66
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Connolly  ) 0.037  6.648 207.18      (L Morgan    ) 0.060  6.641 208.01
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.043  6.634 207.11      (V Gaines    ) 0.049  6.661 208.59
 Qualified:             #7  6.629 207.78                        #3  6.610 208.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,601 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Edwards is 19 - 15 against Johnson in prior events, and 5 - 4 advantage in semifinal meetings. Edwards with a big starting line advantage and made a quick right move off the starting line, but he reeled it in. Johnson with violent tire shake and made a quick move to the right and had to lift.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                              4 Allen Johnson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.669 207.37                     0.026  6.681 207.30
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Spiess    ) 0.046  6.623 208.20      (J Coughlin  ) 0.097  6.623 207.46
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.077  6.618 208.36      (R Jones     ) 0.025  6.654 206.99
 Qualified:            #12  6.642 207.72                        #1  6.591 208.52

Line is 9 - 6 against Johnson in prior events, and 4 - 0 in semifinal meetings. They leave together and then is all Line for the win by 0.0117 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Line will have lane choice over Edwards in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink