Mon, 22 Sep 2003, 02:47 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 16th annual O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Bruce Allen                             2 Jim Yates
E2                  -0.027  6.834 201.28     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.874 199.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.053  6.825 201.82      (A Johnson   ) 0.033  6.857 199.73
 Qualified:            #12  6.806 202.67                        #4  6.780 201.97

Current weather conditions: 76 degrees, 63 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.94 inches, with a track temperature of 102 degrees.

Allen turned on the red light and Yates with the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            3 Greg Anderson
E2                  -0.017  6.827 201.16     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.813 203.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Alderman  ) 0.003  6.820 202.09      (S Schmidt   ) 0.024  6.805 202.18
 Qualified:             #7  6.785 203.37                        #2  6.759 204.23

Here Johnson's big chance to cut into the Anderson championship point lead, but he turns on the red light and Anderson drives away for the win. Kurt has had three red lights this year and two of them have been against Anderson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Warren Johnson                          7 Mike Edwards
E2                   0.020  6.899 201.28     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.866 199.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Lastor    ) 0.041  6.795 202.24      (R Krisher   ) -0.008  6.862 200.38
 Qualified:             #3  6.774 203.46                       #11  6.800 201.55

Edwards is out of the gate first and the power to drive away for the win. WJ shook right off the starting line. Edwards will give lane choice to Anderson in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                          335 Dave Connolly
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.800 201.01                     0.026  6.844 201.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Geoffrion ) 0.017  6.795 201.58      (G Wilson    ) 0.018  6.827 201.34
 Qualified:             #1  6.748 202.94                        #8  6.793 203.31

Jeg is out the gate first and never looked back and he will have lane choice over Yates in the semifinal.

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