Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 06:10 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 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
  208 Warren Johnson                          3 Kurt Johnson                 
E2                   0.099  7.485 145.96     ****WINNER****  0.043  7.177 140.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.043  6.726 204.42      (G Stanfield ) 0.001  6.717 205.44
 Qualified:             #3  6.680 206.80                       #11  6.721 205.54

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,380 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

W. Johnson is 43 - 22 against K. Johnson in prior events and 16 to 7 advantage in round two meetings. Kurt with the starting line advantage and then shut off early, but still takes the win. Kurt with the win clinches a spot in the "Countdown to 1". WJ's car went silent early...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Ron Krisher                             5 Jason Line                   
E2                  -0.080  6.675 206.57     ****WINNER****  0.073  6.687 206.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Ondrejko  ) 0.054  6.684 206.57      (S Spiess    ) 0.046  6.684 205.51
 Qualified:             #5  6.694 205.26                        #4  6.689 206.35

Line is 9 - 3 against Krisher in prior events. Line wins this when Krisher goes red. Line escapes one here when Krisher runs the quicker.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                          31 Johnny Gray                  
E2                   0.033  7.374 155.52     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.712 205.13
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.059  6.671 207.27      (R Brogdon   ) 0.050  6.684 205.57
 Qualified:             #2  6.679 207.11                        #7  6.707 205.51

Anderson is 2 - 0 against Gray in prior events. Anderson is out of the gate first and then he had problems around 250 feet and he slowed. Gray with win moves closer to WJ in the battle for the last spot in the "Countdown to 1". Report from the top end was Anderson's car jumped out of gear. Gray will have lane choice over Kurt Johnson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mike Edwards                            1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                   0.028  6.635 207.98     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.648 207.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Humphreys ) 0.093  6.642 207.91      (R Humphrey  ) 0.016  6.723 205.54
 Qualified:             #1  6.640 207.78                        #8  6.712 206.42

Coughlin is 21 - 9 against Edwards in prior events. Coughlin with a near perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend and he will have lane choice over Line in the next round.

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