Sun, 16 Aug 2009, 07:46 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                              2 Greg Anderson                
E4                   0.051  6.655 207.30     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.641 207.53
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Edwards   ) 0.006  6.659 207.15      (A Johnson   ) 0.012  6.661 207.46
E2    (R Krisher   ) 0.039  6.672 206.42      (J Coughlin  ) 0.042  6.658 206.80
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.034  6.689 206.26      (L Morgan    ) 0.026  6.692 206.64
 Qualified:             #4  6.722 204.91                        #3  6.708 204.91

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 3,487 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Anderson is 16 - 11 against Line in prior events and Anderson is 8 - 4 against Line in prior final rounds. This is Line's fifth consecutive final round and for the second event in row it has been teammates meeting in the finals. Line with the starting line advantage, but Anderson has the difference made up by 350 feet. Anderson runs his quickest pass of the weekend to win his first event this year. That makes nine years that Anderson has had at least one National event win. Anderson has won 58 National events, and this is the 200th National event win for a Pontiac.

Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 10 inches). Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.267/164.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.555. Line runs his quickest pass of the event in the losing effort. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.280/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.569. Line with his performance today moves to within 27 points of Coughlin.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink