Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 06:22 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
  730 Shane Gray                             50 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3                   0.010  6.627 209.07     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.589 210.05
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Edwards   ) 0.053  6.622 209.20      (G Anderson  ) 0.016  6.595 209.72
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.040  6.619 208.33      (L Morgan    ) 0.019  6.583 209.92
 Qualified:            #10  6.597 209.39                        #3  6.552 210.31

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,035 feet.

This is the first time Gray and Coughlin have faced each other in eliminations. Gray with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past half track when Coughlin chases him down. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Kurt Johnson                            3 Jason Line                   
E3                   0.050  6.637 209.33     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.579 210.14
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Johnson   ) 0.068  6.677 208.81      (G Stanfield ) 0.027  6.575 210.08
E1    (B Yonke     ) 0.047  6.636 208.88      (V Gaines    ) 0.031  6.593 209.43
 Qualified:             #9  6.595 208.78                        #5  6.569 209.88

Line is 18 - 13 against Johnson in prior events. They leave together, but then it is all Line. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0569 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Line will have lane choice over Coughlin in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink