Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 05:10 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Greg Stanfield                          3 Jason Line                   
E2                  -0.005  9.695  94.31     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.575 210.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.035  6.623 207.78      (V Gaines    ) 0.031  6.593 209.43
 Qualified:            #13  6.599 209.07                        #5  6.569 209.88

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,098 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Line is 15 - 11 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Line with a nice pass, straight down the groove for the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Shane Gray                              1 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.622 209.20                     0.037 11.798  72.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.040  6.619 208.33      (R Brogdon   ) 0.030  6.591 209.69
 Qualified:            #10  6.597 209.39                        #2  6.549 210.64

Edwards is 2 - 0 against Gray in prior events. Edwards was out of the gate first and then shook hard and pushed in the clutch. Gray was straight down his groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Kurt Johnson                            7 Allen Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  6.677 208.81                     0.037  6.738 196.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Yonke     ) 0.047  6.636 208.88      (V Deceglie  ) 0.038  6.583 209.69
 Qualified:             #9  6.595 208.78                        #1  6.545 210.77

K. Johnson is 13 - 11 against A. Johnson in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and has the lead until around 1200 feet when Johnson drive around him for the win. Kurt Johnson's MOV: 0.0301 seconds (approximately 9 feet). The word from the top end was Johnson broke a engine...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                          50 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                   0.077  6.590 209.07     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.595 209.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.025  6.594 208.88      (L Morgan    ) 0.019  6.583 209.92
 Qualified:             #6  6.570 209.72                        #3  6.552 210.31

Anderson is 36 - 25 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Coughlin will have lane choice over Gray in the semifinal.

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