Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 06:34 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           4 Mike Edwards                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.576 210.70                     0.013  6.669 196.27
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stanfield ) 0.036  6.575 210.50      (R Brogdon   ) 0.032  6.579 210.67
E1    (D Northrop  ) 0.017  6.580 210.73      (L Morgan    ) 0.075  6.587 210.34
 Qualified:             #4  6.604 210.18                        #1  6.562 210.64

3:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,485 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Anderson has a big career advantage over Edwards at thirty to eight. Round three wins are 8-2.

This one is for pride! Edwards car leaves first and then moves around the right lane a bunch.It costs him the round.

Anderson has another stunning pass to take the twenty foot foot lead at the finish line.

Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.045), 1,000ft(0.049). MOV: 0.0823 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.233/166.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.505.
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.805, 660ft-4.289/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.565.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                              3 Kurt Johnson                 
E3                   0.076  6.555 211.36     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.624 209.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Johnson   ) 0.057  6.571 210.77      (R Krisher   ) 0.030  6.617 209.56
E1    (J Coughlin  ) 0.052  6.562 210.77      (J Gray      ) 0.049  6.642 209.49
 Qualified:             #3  6.587 209.49                       #10  6.615 209.26

Line has a career sixteen to eleven win lead and is six to three coming into round three pairings.

More games at the starting line waiting to final stage and then Johnson steals one with a terrific 0.001 RT.

Line runs a magnificent ET and MPH only to loose by two feet. OUCH!

Kurt Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.049), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.025), 1,000ft(0.016). MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 24 inches).

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.220/167.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.
Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.270/166.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.547.

3:28 p.m. Anderson will have lane choice in the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink