Sun, 26 Sep 2010, 03:34 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                          730 Shane Gray                   
E2                   0.032  6.623 207.02     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.601 208.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.039  6.633 207.24      (J Gray      ) 0.024  6.612 207.85
 Qualified:             #4  6.638 207.34                        #5  6.644 207.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 2,148 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

This is the first time Morgan and Gray have faced each other in eliminations. Morgan with the starting line advantage, but was loose right off the the starting line he reeled it in. Morgan had the lead until just past 1000 feet. Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Shane Gray's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Ron Krisher                             1 Mike Edwards                 
E2                   0.043  6.578 208.65     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.598 209.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.002  6.601 208.33      (R Stevens   ) 0.057  6.586 208.33
 Qualified:            #10  6.658 206.64                        #2  6.619 208.42

Edwards is 13 - 9 against Krisher in prior events. Edwards with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Krisher with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Greg Stanfield                          3 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.615 207.82                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.042  6.628 207.78      (W Johnson   ) 0.084  6.579 208.84
 Qualified:             #6  6.649 206.92                        #3  6.634 208.30

Line is 16 - 12 against Stanfield in prior events. Line with problems on the burnout, so he does another one and crossed the starting line twice, so he was shut off. You can't cross the starting line twice on the burnout. Stanfield gets the freebie here. Stanfield with his quickest pass of the weekend. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.242/165.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.530. Stanfield will give up lane choice to Edwards in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           7 Allen Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.583 208.71                     0.031  6.604 209.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Humphrey  ) 0.031  6.597 208.23      (J Coughlin  ) 0.036  6.578 209.49
 Qualified:             #9  6.654 208.33                        #1  6.611 209.04

Anderson is 28 - 10 against Johnson in prior events. Anderson with the starting line advantage and the runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.223/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.504. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0454 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Anderson will have lane choice over Gray in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink