Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 07:34 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                          445 Greg Stanfield               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.708 205.07                    -0.002  9.459  97.79
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Johnson   ) 0.017  6.719 204.51      (G Anderson  ) 0.015  6.737 204.39
E2    (D Connolly  ) 0.014  6.710 204.70      (K Johnson   ) 0.025  6.719 204.88
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.026  6.719 204.60      (J Line      ) 0.021  6.735 204.39
 Qualified:             #1  6.703 205.47                       #14  6.748 204.60

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,116 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Coughlin is 11 - 1 against Stanfield in prior events and Stanfield is 1 - 0 against Coughlin in prior final rounds. Stanfield is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Coughlin with the quickest pass of the day and his third win this year in eight final rounds. This is Coughlin's 41st National event win in Pro Stock. He has all but clinched his third Pro Stock Championship and second consecutive. All he will have to do is go to Pomona and qualify and he is the champion.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink