Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 07:50 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
  730 Shane Gray                              2 Greg Anderson                
E3                  -0.084 14.837  55.64     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.677 207.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Yonke     ) 0.055  6.659 206.61      (J Coughlin  ) 0.025  6.663 207.56
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.011  6.671 206.35      (R Brogdon   ) 0.039  6.664 207.59
 Qualified:             #7  6.665 206.64                       #11  6.677 207.15

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,703 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Gray was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light and Anderson goes to the fourth final in the last four races.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jason Line                              4 Greg Stanfield               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.652 207.11                     0.030  6.664 206.32
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Humphrey  ) 0.029  6.651 207.40      (A Johnson   ) 0.016  6.667 206.01
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.030  6.659 207.11      (M Edwards   ) 0.013  6.682 206.01
 Qualified:             #5  6.664 207.30                        #8  6.665 206.26

Line is 17 - 13 against Stanfield in prior events. They leave together and Stanfield has the lead until just before half track...Line takes the win by 0.0132 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Line will have lane choice against his teammate in the final. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.278/164.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.566.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink