Sun, 22 Feb 2009, 03:08 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Ron Krisher                           317 Rickie Jones                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.621 207.98                     0.036  6.631 207.82
 Qualified:             #9  6.649 208.20                        #8  6.648 207.34

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,318 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Krisher and Jones have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Krisher with a great light and he never looks back to take the win by 0.0416 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Krisher is running Edwards power and he runs his quickest pass of the weekend. Jones with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Greg Stanfield                         14 Jim Yates                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.639 207.53                     0.054  6.633 207.66
 Qualified:             #7  6.643 207.69                       #10  6.652 207.72

Stanfield is 6 - 4 against Yates in prior events. Stanfield is off the line first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 2 feet). This is Stanfield's quickest pass of the weekend. Yates with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                            3 Kurt Johnson                 
E1                   0.010  6.704 205.01     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.626 208.75
 Qualified:            #11  6.654 207.85                        #6  6.640 207.69

This is Morgan's 601st round of eliminations. Johnson is 25 - 9 against Morgan in prior events, and holds a 13-2 advantage in round one match ups. Morgan with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the lead by 330 feet and drives away for the win. This was Johnson's quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   20 Tom Hammonds                            5 Jason Line                   
E1                  -0.037  6.665 206.67     ****WINNER****  0.057  6.617 208.75
 Qualified:            #12  6.658 207.59                        #5  6.638 208.71

Line is 1 - 0 against Hammonds in prior events. Hammonds takes a shot on the tree and misses turning on the red light. Line with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  326 Steve Spiess                            1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.061  6.659 207.08     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.619 208.71
 Qualified:            #13  6.662 206.86                        #4  6.624 208.33

This is the first time Spiess and Coughlin have faced each other in eliminations. Coughlin is out of the gate first and runs his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win light by 0.0495 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Spiess with his quickest pass in a losing effort. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Line in round two by 0.002 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Johnny Gray                             4 Mike Edwards                 
E1                   0.012  6.691 206.64     ****WINNER****  0.071  6.598 208.10
 Qualified:            #16  6.669 207.66                        #1  6.605 208.52

Gray and Edwards have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Gray with a big starting line advantage but Edwards has the big horse power and has him chased down by half track. Edwards with the quickest pass of the weekend, and the track E.t. record. Edwards will have lane choice over Krisher. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.238/165.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  208 Warren Johnson                          2 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.044  6.647 207.27     ****WINNER****  0.074  6.605 209.20
 Qualified:            #15  6.665 207.21                        #2  6.610 208.94

Anderson is 18 - 13 against Johnson in prior events, but WJ holds five to two advantage in round one meetings. WJ with the starting line advantage and the lead until just before 1000 feet. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Anderson with his quickest pass of the weekend...Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.248/165.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.524. He will have lane choice over Stanfield in round two. WJ with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  700 David Beckley                           7 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.061  6.645 207.75     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.609 209.26
 Qualified:            #14  6.663 207.18                        #3  6.621 208.49

This is the first time Beckley and Johnson have faced each other in eliminations. Johnson is out of the gate first and never looked back to take the win light. He runs the third quickest pass of that session and will have lane choice over Kurt Johnson in round two. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.247/165.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.526.

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