Sun, 29 Jun 2003, 08:23 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 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
  445 Greg Stanfield                          2 Jim Yates
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.889 199.94                     0.051  6.892 200.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.018  6.917 200.32      (B Allen     ) 0.043  6.895 200.56
 Qualified:            #16  6.859 201.37                        #9  6.843 201.13

7:08 PM Current weather conditions: 90 degrees, 35 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.09 inches, with a track temperature of 116 degrees.

Stanfield nails Yates on the tree and pulls away. We now have three 16 seeds going to the semi-finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                            5 Ron Krisher
E2                   0.032  6.869 200.74     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.872 201.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Schmidt   ) 0.027  6.893 200.65      (T Adams     ) 0.036  6.931 200.62
 Qualified:             #6  6.830 201.43                        #3  6.821 202.00

A big upset !! Krisher does what not many have done, gets the hole-shot on Coughlin and holds him off for the win. Ron Krisher's incremental margins: 60ft(0.007), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.010). MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            8 Allen Johnson
E2                   0.056  7.526 144.35     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.873 201.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.035  6.877 200.89      (L Morgan    ) 0.042  6.918 200.32
 Qualified:            #13  6.854 202.24                        #5  6.829 201.16

Allen gets the hole-shot and starts pulling away. Kurt gets out of the groove, starts moving around and gives up on the run about 1000 feet out. Alan Johnson will have lane choice over Stanfield in the semi-finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                         402 Taylor Lastor
E2                  -0.014  6.854 201.94     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.866 201.49
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Alderman  ) 0.020  6.869 202.09      (S Geoffrion ) 0.061  6.912 200.59
 Qualified:             #2  6.815 202.85                       #10  6.849 201.25

Anderson could really pad his points lead with a win here....but it's not to be. He leaves too early and gives Lastor his sixth round win in a row here at this event. He will have lane choice over Krisher in the semi-finals.

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