Sun, 22 Feb 2009, 05:00 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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
    8 Greg Stanfield                          3 Kurt Johnson                 
E3                   7.773 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.042  6.647 208.23
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Anderson  ) 0.045  6.635 207.59      (A Johnson   ) 0.035  6.646 207.69
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.041  6.639 207.53      (L Morgan    ) 0.028  6.626 208.75
 Qualified:             #7  6.643 207.69                        #6  6.640 207.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,669 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Johnson is 9 - 5 against Stanfield in prior events. The light turns green and Stanfield's car didn't move. Johnson with the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Ron Krisher                             1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3                   0.027  6.706 197.97     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.651 208.14
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Edwards   ) 0.093  6.625 207.78      (J Line      ) 0.024  6.653 207.82
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.005  6.621 207.98      (S Spiess    ) 0.052  6.619 208.71
 Qualified:             #9  6.649 208.20                        #4  6.624 208.33

Coughlin is 26 - 12 against Krisher in prior events. They left together and then it was all Coughlin for the win by about 17 feet.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink