Sun, 19 Jun 2011, 05:20 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shane Gray                              5 Jason Line                   
E1                   0.038  6.721 205.38     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.704 204.20
 Qualified:             #8  6.716 204.60                        #9  6.717 205.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,872 feet, track temperature 3872 degrees.

Line is 4 - 2 against Gray in prior events. Line with the slight starting line advantage and increased his lead at each increment down the track for the win light. Line with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Gray slowed from his qualifying time in a losing effort. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0213 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2062 Ronnie Humphrey                       154 Vincent Nobile               
E1                   0.081  6.720 204.91     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.715 204.88
 Qualified:            #10  6.719 205.35                        #7  6.716 205.88

Nobile is 1 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Nobile with a great light and the big starting line advantage. Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light. Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0775 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Humphrey was just a tick off his qualifying time in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Stanfield                          1 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.032  6.726 204.17     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.710 204.32
 Qualified:            #11  6.729 204.35                        #6  6.711 205.26

Anderson is 20 - 15 against Stanfield in prior events. Anderson with a great light and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Stanfield with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                           48 Erica Enders                 
E1                   0.019  6.745 205.10     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.690 205.41
 Qualified:            #13  6.737 204.63                        #4  6.700 206.04

Morgan and Enders have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Morgan with a slight starting line advantage, but Enders had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Enders with her quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest of the round. Erica Enders' MOV: 0.0498 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Morgan slowed from his qualifying time in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  208 Warren Johnson                          9 Rodger Brogdon               
E1                  -0.059  6.758 204.42     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.724 205.51
 Qualified:            #14  6.739 204.29                        #3  6.696 206.45

Brogdon is 3 - 1 against Johnson in prior events. Johnson was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light. Brogdon slowed from his qualifying time, but gets the win. He will give up lane choice to Anderson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  452 Steve Kent                              6 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.051  6.758 203.61     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.706 206.32
 Qualified:            #16  6.753 204.08                        #1  6.668 206.89

This is the first time Kent and Johnson have faced each other in eliminations. Johnson is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. Johnson slowed from his qualifying time and will give up lane choice to Line in the next round. Kent was just a tick off his qualifying time in the loss.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5037 Richard Freeman                         3 Mike Edwards                 
E1                   0.091  6.736 204.42     ****WINNER****  0.082  6.701 205.44
 Qualified:            #15  6.752 204.42                        #2  6.678 206.42

Freeman and Edwards have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Edwards with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0447 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Edwards with the second quickest pass of the round. Edwards will have lane choice over Nobile in the next round. Freeman slowed from his qualifying time in the loss.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                               8 Ron Krisher                  
E1                  -0.008  6.723 204.45     ****WINNER****  0.088  6.724 205.29
 Qualified:            #12  6.736 204.45                        #5  6.705 205.91

Gaines is 8 - 7 against Krisher in prior events. Gaines left too quick turning on the red light. Krisher slows from his qualifying time, but gets the easy win. He will give up lane choice to Enders in the next round.

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