Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 05:14 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
  317 Rickie Jones                           41 Rodger Brogdon               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.718 205.57                     0.047  6.724 205.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Deceglie  ) 0.020  6.724 205.91      (W Johnson   ) 0.062  6.780 204.39
 Qualified:            #15  6.735 204.45                        #7  6.680 206.10

Jones is 1 - 0 against Brogdon in prior events. Jones with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           8 Greg Stanfield               
E2                   0.067  6.705 206.48     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.712 205.63
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Humphrey  ) 0.050  6.679 206.86      (J Gray      ) 0.030  6.709 205.76
 Qualified:             #4  6.670 206.48                       #12  6.693 206.07

Anderson is 17 - 12 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield with big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0462 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Ron Krisher                             1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.685 206.35                     0.021  6.730 204.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Ondrejko  ) 0.093  6.674 206.42      (A Johnson   ) 0.007  6.715 205.54
 Qualified:             #3  6.668 206.80                       #11  6.688 206.35

Coughlin is 29 - 13 against Krisher in prior events. Krisher with great light and then runs the quickest pass of this round for the win. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.815, 660ft-4.301/164.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.594. Krisher will have lane choice over Jones in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mike Edwards                          357 Larry Morgan                 
E2                   0.056  6.677 207.59     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.720 205.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.088  6.655 207.21      (J Line      ) 0.016  6.698 206.01
 Qualified:             #1  6.623 207.75                        #8  6.681 205.72

Morgan is 7 - 6 against Edwards in prior events. Edwards wins this round he will be the NHRA Pro Stock Champion. Morgan is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Larry Morgan's MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Edwards will have to wait until Pomona to seal the deal on his Pro Stock Championship.

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