Sun, 5 Apr 2009, 03:52 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Tenth annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   20 Tom Hammonds                          357 Larry Morgan                 
E1                   0.076 17.295  32.33     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.709 205.19
 Qualified:             #7  6.706 205.13                       #10  6.723 204.91

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.15 inches, adjusted altitude 3,105 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Coughlin and K. Johnson were the first pair, but a piece of rubber got blown into the guard beam and wouldn't allow Johnson's stage light to activate, so they will race that one over.

Morgan is 2 - 0 against Hammonds in prior events. Hammonds had problems as soon as he let the clutch out. Morgan with his quickest and fastest pass of weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  208 Warren Johnson                         31 Johnny Gray                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.714 205.76                     0.069  6.726 205.10
 Qualified:             #6  6.703 206.26                       #11  6.737 204.29

WJ is 371 - 155 in round one...Gray is 1 - 0 against Johnson in prior events. WJ with a great light and the win by about 14 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                              6 Dave Connolly                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.692 206.13                     0.073  6.775 204.08
 Qualified:             #4  6.697 205.82                       #13  6.751 203.22

Line is 14 - 11 against Connolly in prior events. Line with a huge starting line advantage and then runs his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Line with the quickest pass of the round. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.305/163.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.600.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Greg Stanfield                        700 David Beckley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.677 206.29                     0.051  6.725 204.76
 Qualified:             #3  6.690 205.94                       #14  6.755 203.95

This is the first time Stanfield and Beckley have faced each other in eliminations. Stanfield with the starting line advantage and he runs his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.293/164.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.586. Stanfield will have lane choice over WJ in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mike Edwards                          326 Steve Spiess                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.684 206.45                     0.076  6.739 204.85
 Qualified:             #1  6.656 206.16                       #16  6.759 203.65

Edwards is 1 - 0 against Spiess in prior events. Edwards with a big starting line advantage and never looks back to take the win light. He slows from his No. 1 qualifying time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           9 V. Gaines                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  6.672 206.42                     0.065  6.747 203.86
 Qualified:             #2  6.668 206.70                       #15  6.758 203.61

Anderson is 20 - 2 against Gaines in prior events. They leave together and then it is all Anderson for the win. Anderson with his quickest pass of the weekend and of the round for the win and lane choice over Morgan. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.289/164.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.581.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Allen Johnson                         317 Rickie Jones                 
E1                   0.042  6.682 205.85     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.708 205.19
 Qualified:             #5  6.699 205.10                       #12  6.739 204.63

Johnson is 3 - 0 against Jones in prior events. Jones with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win...Rickie Jones' MOV: 0.0055 seconds (approximately 20 inches). Johnson with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. Jones will give up lane choice to Line in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                            3 Kurt Johnson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.712 204.66                    -0.001  6.767 204.91
 Qualified:             #8  6.708 204.48                        #9  6.715 205.10

Coughlin is 31 - 25 against Johnson in prior events, but they are 5 - 5 in round one match ups. After all of that Johnson is just a tick too quick and turns on the red light. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Edwards in the next round.

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