Sun, 2 Oct 2011, 12:30 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   48 Erica Enders                            4 Shane Gray                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.559 211.26                     0.028 18.533  70.10
 Qualified:             #8  6.565 210.93                        #9  6.567 210.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 56 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 1,106 feet, track temperature 63 degrees.

Enders is 2 - 1 against Gray in prior events. Enders with the starting line advantage and is straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.000 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.227/167.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.493. Gray with a lot of tire spin when he let the clutch out and pushed in right back in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                          208 Warren Johnson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.560 211.26                     0.095 14.682  60.97
 Qualified:             #7  6.560 210.67                       #10  6.567 209.88

Johnson is 37 - 20 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan is out of the gate first and matches his qualifying time for the win. Johnson with a lot of tire shake right off the starting line and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Rodger Brogdon                         55 V. Gaines                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.542 210.64                     0.039  6.597 210.05
 Qualified:             #6  6.560 210.70                       #11  6.570 210.41

Brogdon is 3 - 1 against Gaines in prior events. Brogdon with a near perfect light and runs his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the round for the win. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.207/167.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.474. Gaines gets down the lane that has been giving everyone else trouble in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Ron Krisher                             2 Greg Stanfield               
E1                   0.099  6.531 211.46     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.542 210.67
 Qualified:             #5  6.558 210.60                       #12  6.570 210.11

Stanfield is 11 - 3 against Krisher in prior events. Stanfield with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Stanfield with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win by 0.0744 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Krisher with his quickest pass of the weekend, but couldn't run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2062 Ronnie Humphrey                       154 Vincent Nobile               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.532 211.63                     0.013  7.239 150.33
 Qualified:             #2  6.525 211.20                       #15  6.578 210.73

Nobile is 5 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Nobile with starting line advantage, but Humphrey has the difference made up by 150 feet and then runs the quickest winning pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Morgan in the next round. Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.204/167.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.467. Nobile with problems and pushes the clutch in early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Mike Edwards                           21 Kurt Johnson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047 10.454 136.93                     0.021 18.524  73.75
 Qualified:             #3  6.528 211.76                       #14  6.576 210.21

Johnson is 25 - 15 against Edwards in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and then had violent tire shake and the engine went silent then Edwards with tire shake and his car also going silent. Edwards was able to get the car to fire back up and take the win light. Edwards will give up lane choice to Brogdon in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                            136 Bob Benza                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  6.483 212.23                     0.003 17.167  31.31
 Qualified:             #1  6.513 211.36                       #16  6.598 208.68

Line is 1 - 0 against Benza in prior events. Benza with a great light and then had problems and the chutes came out. Line launched hard and keep it hooked up to run the quickest pass in Pro Stock history and already has the back up so Line sets the National E.T. record. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.709, 660ft-4.168/169.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.423. Line will have lane choice over Enders in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                           6 Allen Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  6.509 212.46                     0.018 13.026  66.67
 Qualified:             #4  6.533 212.03                       #13  6.571 210.97

Anderson is 31 - 12 against Johnson in prior events. Johnson with a really good light and then shook and clicked it off. Anderson with the second quickest pass of the round for the win and he will have lane choice over Stanfield in the next round. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.192/168.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.450.

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