Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 05:08 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                         2062 Ronnie Humphrey              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.674 208.07                     0.033 12.837  68.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Coughlin  ) 0.066  6.702 206.39      (V Deceglie  ) 0.033  6.676 208.14
 Qualified:            #15  6.645 207.78                       #10  6.619 209.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,757 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Morgan is 1 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Humphrey is out of the gate first and then made a quick move toward the wall and then back across his lane and almost crosses the centerline before he pushes in the clutch. Morgan is taking the Mustang to the semifinal

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Allen Johnson                          41 Rodger Brogdon               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.634 209.20                    -0.005  7.323 145.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Spiess    ) 0.036  6.637 209.49      (J Gray      ) 0.050  6.651 209.07
 Qualified:             #4  6.595 207.34                        #5  6.603 209.23

Brogdon is 1 - 0 against Johnson in prior events. Brogdon is just too quick on the tree and he turns on the red light. Johnson takes his new Dodge Avenger to the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                         730 Shane Gray                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.626 209.75                     0.068  6.697 207.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.058  6.608 210.31      (R Krisher   ) 0.068  6.668 207.66
 Qualified:             #6  6.608 209.82                       #14  6.642 208.23

Anderson is out of the gate first and never trailed with the quickest pass of the round so far for the win. He will have lane choice over Morgan in the semifinal. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.270/165.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Edwards                            4 Greg Stanfield               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.610 210.05                     0.035  6.659 208.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Humphreys ) 0.043  6.604 210.57      (J Line      ) 0.020  6.635 209.17
 Qualified:             #1  6.578 211.00                        #8  6.617 209.23

Edwards is 13 - 4 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield with a slight starting line advantage, but Edwards has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. He then runs the quickest pass of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Johnson in the semifinal. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.261/166.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.536.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink