Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 12:32 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                         357 Larry Morgan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  6.635 208.01                     0.012 No Time      
 Qualified:             #8  6.564 210.34                        #9  6.564 209.43

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,410 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Anderson is 20 - 1 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan with the starting line advantage, but Anderson is able to chase him down right in the lights.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Kurt Johnson                            9 Johnny Gray                  
E1                   0.089  6.660 208.07     ****WINNER****  0.061  6.658 209.01
 Qualified:             #7  6.562 210.14                       #10  6.568 210.14

Gray is 4 - 1 against Johnson in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Shane Gray                            208 Warren Johnson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.078  6.630 208.59                     0.050 11.517  82.94
 Qualified:             #6  6.562 210.37                       #11  6.571 210.64

Gray is 1 - 0 against Johnson in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and then has problems right off the starting line and pushes in the clutch. Gray with the quickest pass of the round for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Jeg Coughlin                           41 Rodger Brogdon               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.637 209.26                     0.051  6.643 207.94
 Qualified:             #5  6.562 211.00                       #12  6.571 210.37

Coughlin is 3 - 1 against Brogdon in prior events. Brogdon gets the jump on the starting line, but Coughlin was was able to chase him down in the lights for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  406 Bob Yonke                              55 V. Gaines                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  6.660 207.34                     0.063  6.695 207.69
 Qualified:             #3  6.558 210.01                       #14  6.607 208.49

Gaines is 1 - 0 against Yonke in prior events. Gaines with the starting line advantage, but Yonke has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Bob Yonke's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Yonke will give up lane choice to Shane gray in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Edwards                           32 Justin Humphreys             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  6.621 208.88                     0.051  6.729 205.91
 Qualified:             #1  6.513 211.49                       #16  6.633 207.62

Edwards is 5 - 1 against Humphreys in prior events. Humphreys with the starting line advantage but Edwards has caught him by 330 feet. Edwards takes the win an runs low E.T. of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Anderson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7406 Vinnie Deceglie                         4 Greg Stanfield               
E1                   0.043  6.654 208.55     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.665 206.89
 Qualified:             #2  6.548 210.93                       #15  6.619 208.20

This is the first time Deceglie and Stanfield have faced each other in eliminations. Stanfield is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will give up lane choice to Johnny Gray in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jason Line                              7 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.067 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.052  6.620 209.49
 Qualified:             #4  6.560 211.23                       #13  6.584 209.30

Line is 16 - 9 against Johnson in prior events. Johnson with the quickest pass of the round for the easy win when Line has problems as soon as he lets out the clutch. Line coasts to a stop before the finish line, so he won't get an E.T. Johnson will have lane choice over Coughlin in round two. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.259/165.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.540.

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