Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 12:36 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           9 Johnny Gray                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.698 205.54                     0.014  6.727 205.63
 Qualified:             #9  6.627 208.42                        #8  6.623 208.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,951 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Gray with the starting line advantage, but Anderson has the difference made up by 150 feet and takes the win by 0.0165 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Greg Stanfield                        406 Bob Yonke                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.725 205.16                     0.049  7.211 152.33
 Qualified:            #10  6.631 207.27                        #7  6.620 207.85

Yonke is 1 - 0 against Stanfield in prior events. They leave together and then it is all Stanfield for the win, Yonke has problems and slows.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Kurt Johnson                           55 V. Gaines                    
E1                   0.061  6.730 205.91     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.725 205.04
 Qualified:            #11  6.634 208.17                        #6  6.620 208.17

Johnson is 18 - 5 against Gaines in prior events. Gaines with the starting line advantage and the win by 0.0345 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Mike Edwards                            3 Jason Line                   
E1                   0.032  6.703 206.29     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.704 205.85
 Qualified:            #12  6.634 208.01                        #5  6.620 208.62

Line is 13 - 11 against Edwards in prior events. Line is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win... Jason Line's MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                          208 Warren Johnson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.736 205.01                     0.073  6.708 206.01
 Qualified:            #13  6.636 207.69                        #4  6.609 208.68

Johnson is 37 - 19 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Larry Morgan's MOV: 0.0079 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Morgan will give up lane choice to Line in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                          6 Ron Krisher                  
E1                   0.077  6.697 205.57     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.710 205.04
 Qualified:            #14  6.667 206.67                        #3  6.602 209.17

Brogdon and Krisher have each won 3 times against the other in prior events. Krisher with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Ron Krisher's MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 5 inches). Brogdon with low E.T. of the round in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Shane Gray                              7 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.045  6.742 205.47     ****WINNER****  0.067  6.718 206.16
 Qualified:            #15  6.669 206.01                        #2  6.602 209.30

Johnson is 1 - 0 against Gray in prior events. Gray is out of the gate first and has the lead until right before the finish line when Johnson chased him down. Allen Johnson takes the win 0.0023 seconds (approximately 8 inches). Johnson will have lane choice over Stanfield in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   32 Justin Humphreys                       50 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.046  6.745 204.51     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.722 205.41
 Qualified:            #16  6.679 205.98                        #1  6.592 208.97

Coughlin is 8 - 2 against Humphreys in prior events. Humphreys with the starting line advantage and then lead until just past 1000 feet when coughlin chased him down. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 23 inches). Coughlin will give up lane choice to Anderson in the next round.

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