Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 03:10 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 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
  730 Shane Gray                              9 Johnny Gray                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.656 207.88                     0.047  6.669 208.81
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Yonke     ) 0.046  6.632 208.65      (G Stanfield ) 0.066  6.640 208.36
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.078  6.630 208.59      (K Johnson   ) 0.061  6.658 209.01
 Qualified:             #6  6.562 210.37                       #10  6.568 210.14

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

This is the first time S. Gray and J. Gray have faced each other in eliminations. Shane gets the starting line advantage against dad and never looks back for the win by 0.0378 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Edwards                           50 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.592 209.30                     0.038  6.622 209.14
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Anderson  ) 0.076  6.604 209.46      (A Johnson   ) 0.036  6.616 209.20
E1    (J Humphreys ) 0.096  6.621 208.88      (R Brogdon   ) 0.056  6.637 209.26
 Qualified:             #1  6.513 211.49                        #5  6.562 211.00

Coughlin is 24 - 9 against Edwards in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage, but Edwards has the difference made up by 250 feet and then blast on through with quickest pass of the day. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0152 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Edwards will have lane choice over Shane Gray in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink