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Mon, 5 Sep 2011, 05:52 PM

Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 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
    1 Greg Anderson                           5 Jason Line                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.552 210.50                     0.065  6.538 210.83
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Edwards   ) 0.037  6.551 210.24      (A Johnson   ) 0.043  6.550 210.08
E2    (R Brogdon   ) 0.051  6.544 210.93      (E Enders    ) 0.023  6.583 209.59
E1    (M Martino   ) 0.038  6.547 211.03      (B Perkinson ) 0.049  6.558 210.73
 Qualified:             #2  6.610 208.26                        #1  6.603 209.01

5:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,140 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.
This is the 53rd national event final round for Line, the fith this year, first at the U.S. Nationals. This is the 103rd final round appearance by Anderson, eighth of 2011 and his eighth at Indy. Greg is 10-7 against Line in previous final rounds, but Jason is 3-0 against Greg in final rounds during the 2011 season.
Anderson took a three hundredths edge at the green and turns it into a holeshot victory.
Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.028), 660ft(0.024), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0186 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.212/167.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.482.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.204/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.470.
Line resets the track ET record once again.

This is Anderson's 70th national event win, putting him fourth on the overall NHRA win list, his fifth win of the 2011 season, and his sixth at Indy.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink