Sun, 15 Aug 2010, 04:24 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Johnny Gray                           730 Shane Gray                   
E3                   0.093  6.637 207.56     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.660 207.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Gaines    ) 0.034  6.632 207.50      (A Johnson   ) 0.017  6.620 207.94
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.054  6.633 207.78      (R Jones     ) 0.039  6.632 207.40
 Qualified:             #2  6.652 206.61                        #6  6.663 206.45

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,948 feet.

S. Gray is 2 - 0 against J. Gray in prior events. Shane with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win over his father. Shane Gray's MOV: 0.0214 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                          50 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3                   0.038  6.643 207.24     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.609 207.72
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Brogdon   ) 0.036  6.637 207.69      (J Line      ) 0.012  6.617 208.52
E1    (R Humphrey  ) 0.031  6.625 207.59      (R Krisher   ) 0.042  6.612 208.49
 Qualified:             #9  6.680 205.16                       #12  6.684 205.57

Anderson is 36 - 26 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin is out of the gate first and never trailed as he runs the second quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0482 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.245/165.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.527. Coughlin will have lane choice over Gray in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink