Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 06:28 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
    7 Allen Johnson                           4 Greg Stanfield               
E2                   0.048  6.664 208.04     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.667 206.01
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.040  6.678 207.40      (M Edwards   ) 0.013  6.682 206.01
 Qualified:             #1  6.646 207.75                        #8  6.665 206.26

Johnson is 10 - 4 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win...Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0291 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Shane Gray                            406 Bob Yonke                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.659 206.61                    -0.006  6.728 205.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.011  6.671 206.35      (V Gaines    ) 0.024  6.730 205.04
 Qualified:             #7  6.665 206.64                       #15  6.698 205.66

Gray is 1 - 0 against Yonke in prior events. Yonke is too quick on the tree and Gray gets the win. Gray is just a tick off his qualifying time with a great pass. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.278/164.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.569.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Jeg Coughlin                            2 Greg Anderson                
E2                   0.038  6.659 206.61     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.663 207.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Connolly  ) 0.021  6.645 206.61      (R Brogdon   ) 0.039  6.664 207.59
 Qualified:             #3  6.657 206.54                       #11  6.677 207.15

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,775 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Anderson is 37 - 27 against Coughlin in prior events. Anderson is out of the first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. That is first time Anderson has ever beat Coughlin on a hole shot. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Anderson will give up lane choice to Gray in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jason Line                           2062 Ronnie Humphrey              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.651 207.40                    -0.082  6.690 206.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.030  6.659 207.11      (R Krisher   ) 0.046  6.684 207.30
 Qualified:             #5  6.664 207.30                       #13  6.687 206.51

Line is 1 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Humphrey was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light. Line with the quickest pass of the weekend and he will have lane choice over Stanfield in the semifinal.

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