Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 01:22 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                         2062 Ronnie Humphrey              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.723 205.54                     0.054  6.737 206.07
 Qualified:             #8  6.712 206.42                        #9  6.713 206.99

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,173 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Coughlin is 1 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Coughlin with a great light and takes the win by 0.0525 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Johnny Gray                            41 Rodger Brogdon               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.684 205.57                     0.050  6.715 204.23
 Qualified:             #7  6.707 205.51                       #10  6.718 205.57

Gray is 2 - 0 against Brogdon in prior events. They leave together and then Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend and he takes the win by 0.0313 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Brogdon 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                          3 Kurt Johnson                 
E1                   0.020  6.710 205.88     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.717 205.44
 Qualified:             #6  6.705 205.76                       #11  6.721 205.54

Johnson is 10 - 6 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield qualified for the "Countdown to 1" by qualifying. Johnson with a near perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Kurt Johnson's MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Johnson with his quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                            326 Steve Spiess                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.684 205.51                     0.021  6.723 204.05
 Qualified:             #4  6.689 206.35                       #13  6.728 203.95

Line is 1 - 0 against Spiess in prior events. Spiess with the starting line advantage, but Line is able to chase him down around half track and then ties Gray for low E.T. of the round. Line was a lose on the top end. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  208 Warren Johnson                        357 Larry Morgan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.726 204.42                     0.064  6.746 203.58
 Qualified:             #3  6.680 206.80                       #14  6.731 204.08

Johnson is 36 - 19 against Morgan in prior events. We are back after being down for about half an hour to work on the weepers on the top end. WJ starting from his highest qualifying position this year. He gets out of the gate first and never trails to take the win. After this pass the Safety Safari checks the track again....so after working on the track for another 15 minutes the NHRA have made the decession to send the remaining Pro Stock cars back to the pits until the weeper situation is better under control.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink