Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 09:18 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 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
   31 Johnny Gray                             1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E4                   0.013  6.675 206.61     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.634 207.05
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Johnson   ) 0.078  6.664 206.54      (J Line      ) 0.032  6.646 206.83
E2    (G Anderson  ) 0.047  6.712 205.13      (M Edwards   ) 0.007  6.648 207.24
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.050  6.684 205.57      (R Humphrey  ) 0.016  6.723 205.54
 Qualified:             #7  6.707 205.51                        #8  6.712 206.42

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 2,695 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Coughlin is 3 - 0 against Gray in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. They leave together and then it is all Coughlin with the quickest pass of event. This is Coughlin's 47th national event win and his sixth this year. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.262/165.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.548.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink