Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 05:44 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                          51 Dave Connolly                
E4                   0.026  6.579 209.75     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.580 210.05
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Line      ) 0.025  6.573 210.47      (S Gray      ) 0.016  6.597 210.18
E2    (W Johnson   ) 0.069  6.553 210.34      (L Morgan    ) 0.030  6.559 210.47
E1    (J Coughlin  ) 0.024  6.544 211.43      (R Krisher   ) 0.021  6.554 211.10
 Qualified:             #9  6.572 210.87                        #6  6.566 210.34

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 2,621 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

This is the 21st time KB Racing and Cagnazzi Racing have met in the finals and they each have ten wins. Anderson is 19 - 15 against Connolly in prior events and Anderson is 7 - 6 against Connolly in prior final rounds. Connolly with a slight starting line advantage, but it was enough for Connolly to hold on for the hole shot win. Dave Connolly's MOV: 0.0011 seconds (approximately 4 inches). That was a great drag race. This is Connolly's 22nd National event win in Pro Stock.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink