Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 04:30 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Greg Stanfield                          1 Mike Edwards                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.682 206.01                     0.043  6.655 206.92
 Qualified:             #8  6.665 206.26                        #9  6.667 206.42

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,875 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Edwards is 16 - 5 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0038 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Shane Gray                              8 Kurt Johnson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.671 206.35                     0.078  6.707 205.57
 Qualified:             #7  6.665 206.64                       #10  6.675 206.42

Johnson is 1 - 0 against Gray in prior events. Gray with a big starting line advantage and never trailed for the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                          2 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.064  6.696 205.98     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.664 207.59
 Qualified:             #6  6.665 206.80                       #11  6.677 207.15

Anderson is 5 - 0 against Brogdon in prior events. Anderson with the starting line advantage and then runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0575 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                             406 Bob Yonke                    
E1                  -0.016  6.640 207.15     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.730 205.04
 Qualified:             #2  6.651 206.89                       #15  6.698 205.66

Gaines and Yonke have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Gaines is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light...yonke will give up lane choice to Gray in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Jeg Coughlin                           51 Dave Connolly                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.645 206.61                     0.032  6.677 207.40
 Qualified:             #3  6.657 206.54                       #14  6.689 207.15

Coughlin is 10 - 7 against Connolly in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and then runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Coughlin with the quickest winning E.T. of this round and he will have lane choice over Anderson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jason Line                            357 Larry Morgan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.659 207.11                     0.053  6.678 206.26
 Qualified:             #5  6.664 207.30                       #12  6.685 205.63

Line is 12 - 6 against Morgan in prior events. Line with the starting line advantage and never trailed to take the win with his quickest pass of the weekend. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0428 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Morgan with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Allen Johnson                           9 Johnny Gray                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.678 207.40                     0.032  6.696 205.94
 Qualified:             #1  6.646 207.75                       #16  6.700 206.20

Johnson is 5 - 2 against Gray in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage, but Johnson is able to chase him down around 1000 feet for the win by 0.0108 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Johnson will have lane choice over Stanfield in the next round. Gray with his quickest pass in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Ron Krisher                          2062 Ronnie Humphrey              
E1                  -0.022  6.683 206.57     ****WINNER****  0.046  6.684 207.30
 Qualified:             #4  6.660 206.70                       #13  6.687 206.51

Krisher is 1 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Krisher is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Humphrey with his quickest pass of the weekend in the win. He will give up lane choice to Line in the next round.

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