Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 12:22 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Jim Yates                               5 Jason Line                   
E1                   0.040  6.614 207.82     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.579 209.07
 Qualified:             #9  6.568 208.71                        #8  6.568 209.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 30.26 inches, adjusted altitude 1,094 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Yates is 6 - 5 against Line in prior events. Line with the starting line advantage and never looked back to take the win by 0.0458 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Edwards                          351 Ron Krisher                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.588 208.97                     0.079  6.605 208.62
 Qualified:             #7  6.567 209.26                       #10  6.571 209.17

Edwards is 9 - 6 against Krisher in prior events. Edwards with a big starting line advantage and blasted on though the quarter mile for the win by about 18 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 V. Gaines                              31 Johnny Gray                  
E1                   0.063  6.582 209.17     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.590 207.88
 Qualified:             #6  6.565 208.78                       #11  6.573 209.14

Gaines is 1 - 0 against Gray in prior events. Gray with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win by 0.0168 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                         445 Greg Stanfield               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.583 208.59                     0.022  6.597 208.94
 Qualified:             #5  6.561 209.79                       #12  6.578 208.81

Stanfield with the starting line advantage, but Connolly with a great short time and has the difference made up right off the starting line, and the has the power to hold on for the win. Dave Connolly's MOV: 0.0002 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Larry Morgan                            6 Kurt Johnson                 
E1                   0.020  6.595 197.68     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.563 209.65
 Qualified:            #13  6.584 209.04                        #4  6.559 210.08

Johnson is 24 - 9 against Morgan in prior events. Johnson with a great light and the quickest pass of the round for the win by about 13 feet. Johnson will have lane choice over Connolly in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1568 Justin Humphreys                        4 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.032  6.602 207.94     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.575 209.01
 Qualified:            #14  6.589 208.55                        #3  6.555 209.59

Johnson is 5 - 2 against Humphreys in prior events. Humphreys with the starting line advantage, but Johnson is able to chase him down by half track. He then motors on into round two where he will have lane choice over Gray. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  326 Steve Spiess                            2 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.034  6.615 208.59     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.554 210.14
 Qualified:            #16  6.590 208.33                        #1  6.554 210.21

Spiess with the starting line advantage, but Anderson has the difference made up by 100 feet. Anderson matches his qualifying time and has the quickest and fastest passes of the round. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0514 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.213/167.51mph, 1,000ft-5.482 He will have lane choice over Line in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1525 John Nobile                             1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.113  6.608 208.33     ****WINNER****  0.086  6.554 208.97
 Qualified:            #15  6.590 208.97                        #2  6.554 209.10

Nobile is 1 - 0 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin matches his qualifying time as he blast into round two. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.729, 660ft-4.205/166.74mph, 1,000ft-5.478 Coughlin will have lane choice Edwards in round two.

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