Tue, 10 Feb 2009, 06:00 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
    7 Allen Johnson                           1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.549 209.92                     0.037  6.588 208.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Hammonds  ) 0.023  8.672 171.31      (L Morgan    ) 0.047 10.092  89.88
 Qualified:             #3  6.625 207.82                        #6  6.629 208.23

2:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,712 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Pro Stock is running one round behind TF and FC.

Johnson has lane choice with 8.672 seconds! This time neither car has a problem and both cars run in the six fifties. I'm hearing that this was the second quickest Pro Stock time ever.

Allen Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.042), 1,000ft(0.045). MOV: 0.0472 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.207/166.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.241/166.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                             31 Johnny Gray                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.549 210.90                     0.059  6.595 209.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.004  6.679 209.82      (K Johnson   ) 0.017  7.219 191.97
 Qualified:             #2  6.616 209.43                       #10  6.661 208.33

Line shows that Summit has the power too and duplicates Johnson's ETto the thousandths with a better MPH! He gets away first and stays out in from of a strong fifties pass from Gray

Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(0.029), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.052). MOV: 0.0591 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(0.029), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.052). MOV: 0.0591 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

Line has lane choice over Johnson later today.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mike Edwards                           14 Jim Yates                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  6.674 210.21                     0.066  7.109 151.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.035  6.595 209.39      (W Johnson   ) 0.063  6.603 208.04
 Qualified:             #4  6.628 208.59                       #12  6.665 206.64

Yates gets a nice hole shot and then has the car make a big move. He has to lift and watch Edwards drive on by before the 330 lights.

Edwards has some shake and spin off the line and slows a little from his qualifying time to take the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           9 V. Gaines                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.528 211.13                     0.050  6.594 209.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.074  6.568 210.97      (D Beckley   ) 0.061  6.895 166.60
 Qualified:             #1  6.588 209.59                        #9  6.654 206.32

Whoa! A new National Record for Anderson!!

He gets the holeshot to boot and has a twenty-two foot lead at the finish line. Gaines made a great pass too, but just wasn't a match

Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.049), 1,000ft(0.062). MOV: 0.0732 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.732, 660ft-4.198/167.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.462.
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.240/166.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

Anderson will definitely have lane choice over Edwards in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink