Tue, 10 Feb 2009, 03:40 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 700 David Beckley 9 V. Gaines E1 0.114 8.049 178.64 ****WINNER**** 0.061 6.895 166.60 Qualified: #8 6.650 206.61 #9 6.654 206.325:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 1,872 feet, track temperature 64 degrees.
Becky is subbing for Deceglie and is making his first appearance in NHRA PS competition.
The Pro Stocks
have their hands full in these conditions. Beckley's car move 3 feet and spins hard. Gains has a
0.870 sixty foot time and just flies away. He has a wiggle on the top end and takes a easy
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Kurt Johnson 31 Johnny Gray
E1 0.042 16.422 56.08 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.219 191.97
Qualified: #7 6.642 207.91 #10 6.661 208.33
Both cars shake and spin at the green. WJ's car just sits and spins and there are a long line
of tire chatter marks in Gray's.Gray recovered and was making a clean pass until near the top end, where the car got way light and really fish tailed through the lights. Even more than Gaines wiggle in the first pair!
5:10 p.m. NHRA is doing a close look at the right lane down track and has sent the Asphalt Zamboni down to drag and spray.
5:17 p.m. and it's raining again.
5:37 p.m. That's a wrap for the day! Start engine can't be before 10:00am and Stock will be the
first class out. TF round two at about 11:00am PST.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Jeg Coughlin 357 Larry Morgan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.047 10.092 89.88 -0.028 12.952 67.47
Qualified: #6 6.629 208.23 #11 6.662 207.69
12:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent,
barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,538 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.It's now Tuesday and these two were ready to run when it started to rain on Sunday.
Jeggie's Lucky Day! Morgan goes red by -0.028 and the Yellow Car goes dead left!
Both cars motor on down the
track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 14 Jim Yates 208 Warren Johnson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.063 6.603 208.04 0.035 7.023 162.68 Qualified: #12 6.665 206.64 #5 6.629 208.62Quick lane swap before going up for the burnouts.
WJ gets the advantage at the green, but Yates is out in front by 60 feet. Yates car made a dart to the left off the line and he quickly pulled the GXP back to the center of his lane to pick up 0.062 over his qualifying time.
Johnson drifts out of the groove down track and he drives it back to the center.
Jim Yates' incremental
times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.240/165.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.
Warren Johnson's
incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.847, 660ft-4.360/163.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.706.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Mike Edwards 8 Greg Stanfield
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 6.595 209.39 0.026 6.610 208.42
Qualified: #4 6.628 208.59 #13 6.677 207.08
Stanfield gets the advantage at the green and holds Edwards off to near the finish line. Close
race!Mike Edwards' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(-0.010), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(0.000). MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 23 inches).
Mike Edwards'
incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.244/166.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.
Greg
Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.249/165.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.529.
Edwards will have lane choice over Yates later today.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Allen Johnson 20 Tom Hammonds
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 8.672 171.31 0.046 8.928 146.61
Qualified: #3 6.625 207.82 #14 6.682 206.20
Well, that was just plain weird.Both cars slip and spin off the line and have to pedal a bunch to get them back under control.
Johnson get the Stratus going first and takes the now easy
win. He will have lain choice over Coughlin in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Jason Line 317 Rickie Jones
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.004 6.679 209.82 0.026 13.078 67.09
Qualified: #2 6.616 209.43 #15 6.691 206.26
Big Time RT for Line and Jones is a duck as he spins the tires.The Summit Racing GXP can't
match his qualifying pace, but resets the track MPH record.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Greg Anderson 10 Ron Krisher
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.074 6.568 210.97 0.015 6.654 208.33
Qualified: #1 6.588 209.59 #16 6.832 172.17
Big advantage for Krisher off the line to leap out in front and stay there down track. He runs
better that his qualifying time, but Anderson hits the afterburner and motors on by after the 660
foot lights.Another new track ET and MPH record for Anderson.
Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.049), 330 ft(-0.034), 660ft(-0.010), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0279 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec.,
330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.235/167.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.
Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.988
sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.284/164.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.571.
12:29 p.m. Anderson will face Gains in the next round.
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