Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 01:46 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 2 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
   31 Johnny Gray                             4 Allen Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.587 208.42                     0.087  6.575 208.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.039  6.590 207.88      (J Humphreys ) 0.048  6.575 209.01
 Qualified:            #11  6.573 209.14                        #3  6.555 209.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,286 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Gray and Johnson have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Gray with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Johnny Gray's MOV: 0.0293 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                           6 Kurt Johnson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.588 209.04                     0.047  6.567 209.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.036  6.583 208.59      (L Morgan    ) 0.008  6.563 209.65
 Qualified:             #5  6.561 209.79                        #4  6.559 210.08

Connolly is 13 - 11 against Johnson in prior events. They both pre-stage and then take their time to stage. Finally Johnson goes in first, but then Connolly with a near perfect reaction time. He has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Kurt Johnson's MOV: 0.0293 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Edwards                            1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                   0.055  6.596 208.78     ****WINNER****  0.068  6.576 208.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.038  6.588 208.97      (J Nobile    ) 0.086  6.554 208.97
 Qualified:             #7  6.567 209.26                        #2  6.554 209.10

Coughlin is 16 - 6 against Edwards in prior events. Edwards with the starting line advantage, but Coughlin has the difference made up by 200 feet and then blast on through for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Coughlin will have lane choice over Gray in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                              2 Greg Anderson                
E2                   0.040  6.573 209.26     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.574 209.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.030  6.579 209.07      (S Spiess    ) 0.044  6.554 210.14
 Qualified:             #8  6.568 209.59                        #1  6.554 210.21

Anderson is 15 - 9 against Line in prior events. Anderson is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 22 inches). Anderson will have lane choice over Connolly in the semifinal.

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