Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 03:08 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 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                             1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3                   0.047  6.651 208.01     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.586 208.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Johnson   ) 0.046  6.587 208.42      (M Edwards   ) 0.068  6.576 208.68
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.039  6.590 207.88      (J Nobile    ) 0.086  6.554 208.97
 Qualified:            #11  6.573 209.14                        #2  6.554 209.10

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 30.22 inches, adjusted altitude 1,320 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Coughlin is 1 - 0 against Gray in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage, and Gray has a little wiggle right off the starting line. Coughlin with a real nice pass for the win to move into his seventh final round of the season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dave Connolly                           2 Greg Anderson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.591 209.23                    -0.022  6.590 209.07
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Johnson   ) 0.001  6.588 209.04      (J Line      ) 0.033  6.574 209.30
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.036  6.583 208.59      (S Spiess    ) 0.044  6.554 210.14
 Qualified:             #5  6.561 209.79                        #1  6.554 210.21

Anderson is 19 - 14 against Connolly in prior events. Anderson is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Connolly is going to his eighth final round of the year. He will give up lane choice to his teammate in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink