Sun, 29 Jun 2003, 09:31 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Allen Johnson                         445 Greg Stanfield
E3   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.847 201.22                     0.028  6.876 201.07
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Johnson   ) 0.023  6.873 201.28      (J Yates     ) 0.008  6.889 199.94
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.042  6.918 200.32      (W Johnson   ) 0.018  6.917 200.32
 Qualified:             #5  6.829 201.16                       #16  6.859 201.37

8:22 PM Current weather conditions: 85 degrees, 41 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.10 inches, with a track temperature of 100 degrees.

There will be a Dodge in the finals, don't know which one yet. Johnson cuts an unbelievable light and pulls away at every incremental. This is the first final for a Dodge Stratus.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Ron Krisher                           402 Taylor Lastor
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.847 201.19                    -0.023  6.856 201.25
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Coughlin J) 0.018  6.872 201.34      (G Anderson  ) 0.043  6.866 201.49
E1    (T Adams     ) 0.036  6.931 200.62      (S Geoffrion ) 0.061  6.912 200.59
 Qualified:             #3  6.821 202.00                       #10  6.849 201.25

Lastor tries to get the jump on Krisher and leaves too early. Krisher runs the exact same time as Johnson, Johnson with the higher speed by just .03 MPH and he will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink