Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 04:40 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, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                            5 Jason Line                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.698 206.01                     0.045  6.726 206.16
 Qualified:             #8  6.681 205.72                        #9  6.683 206.86

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 27.99 inches, adjusted altitude 3,703 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Morgan with a great light and then is straight down the groove to take the win...Line got a little out of the groove. This loss eliminates Line's hope of a Championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                        208 Warren Johnson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.780 204.39                     0.043  6.804 204.29
 Qualified:             #7  6.680 206.10                       #10  6.685 206.23

Johnson is 1 - 0 against Brogdon in prior events. WJ is out of the gate first, but Brogdon has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Rodger Brogdon's MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Allen Johnson                           1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.053  6.706 205.76     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.715 205.54
 Qualified:             #6  6.679 206.61                       #11  6.688 206.35

Coughlin is 20 - 10 against Johnson in prior events. Coughlin with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0372 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Johnny Gray                             8 Greg Stanfield               
E1                   0.023  6.722 205.60     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.709 205.76
 Qualified:             #5  6.677 206.20                       #12  6.693 206.07

Stanfield is 3 - 1 against Gray in prior events. Gray with a slight starting line advantage, but Stanfield chases him down at half track and then takes the win by 0.0067 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                        2062 Ronnie Humphrey              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.679 206.86                    -0.145 12.123  90.74
 Qualified:             #4  6.670 206.48                       #13  6.718 205.76

Anderson is 2 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Humphrey goes red and Anderson with the quickest pass and he will have lane choice over Stanfield. Anderson with the win keeps his Championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7406 Vinnie Deceglie                       317 Rickie Jones                 
E1                   0.072  6.698 205.60     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.724 205.91
 Qualified:             #2  6.660 206.23                       #15  6.735 204.45

This is the first time Deceglie and Jones have faced each other in eliminations. Jones with the big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Rickie Jones' MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 8 feet). jones will have lane choice over Brogdon in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mike Edwards                            3 Kurt Johnson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  6.655 207.21                     0.040  6.728 204.85
 Qualified:             #1  6.623 207.75                       #16  6.742 205.51

Johnson is 25 - 13 against Edwards in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage, but Edwards chases him down at half track. Edwards blast on through the quarter mile for the win with the quickest pass of the round. He will have lane choice over Morgan in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Ron Krisher                           199 Ryan Ondrejko                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.093  6.674 206.42                     0.021  6.770 203.71
 Qualified:             #3  6.668 206.80                       #14  6.725 204.01

Krisher is 1 - 0 against Ondrejko in prior events. Ondrejko with a big starting line advantage, but Krisher is able to run him down around 800 feet. Ron Krisher takes the win by 0.0246 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Krisher will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round.

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