Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 04:54 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Greg Stanfield                          1 Mike Edwards                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.665 207.59                     0.084  6.627 208.75
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Johnson   ) 0.023  6.645 207.85      (V Gaines    ) 0.047  6.656 207.94
E2    (J Line      ) 0.008  6.627 207.78      (G Anderson  ) 0.017  6.628 208.42
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.034  6.624 208.42      (J Humphreys ) 0.020  6.624 208.75
 Qualified:             #6  6.584 209.14                        #1  6.579 209.14

4:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,413 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Edwards is 15 - 4 against Stanfield in prior events and Edwards is 2 - 0 against Stanfield in prior final rounds. Edwards has won the two times that he has faced Stanfield in the final round. The most recent encounter was at the Las Vegas 2010 SummitRacing.com Nations.

Stanfield had been matching Edwards times throughout elimination and goes for the tree to ensure a win. It works well, as he gets a nice 0.020 light to Edwards' 0.84. His lead starts to dwindle going down the track, but he gets there first for the big upset win.

Greg Stanfield is the 2010 Pro Stock Champion.

Greg Stanfield's incremental margins: 60ft(0.058), 330 ft(0.049), 660ft(0.040), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0263 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.291/164.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.579.
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.267/165.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.548.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink