Mon, 5 Sep 2011, 04:24 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Allen Johnson                           5 Jason Line                   
E3                   0.003  6.612 209.43     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.550 210.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Humphrey  ) 0.018  6.582 209.79      (E Enders    ) 0.023  6.583 209.59
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.017  6.589 209.39      (B Perkinson ) 0.049  6.558 210.73
 Qualified:             #4  6.623 208.33                        #1  6.603 209.01

4:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,214 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Line is 18 - 11 against Johnson in prior events.

AJ had a psychic light, Line's was only average, but Johnson had some early tire spin and Line ran him down. Jason Line's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.014), 330 ft(-0.002), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0221 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                           3 Mike Edwards                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.551 210.24                     0.038  6.576 210.47
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Brogdon   ) 0.051  6.544 210.93      (V Nobile    ) 0.021  6.568 210.57
E1    (M Martino   ) 0.038  6.547 211.03      (S Gray      ) 0.088  6.555 210.37
 Qualified:             #2  6.610 208.26                        #3  6.613 208.04

Anderson is 35 - 15 against Edwards in prior events.

They were dead-even off the starting line, then Anderson edged ahead and stayed there all the way down the track. When they qualify #1 and #2, one of the KB Racing teammates ends up with the event win about 80 percent of the time. Line has lane choice against Anderson in the final round, by a thousandth.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink