Mon, 3 Oct 2011, 10:30 AM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 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
    9 Rodger Brogdon                          3 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.534 211.56                     0.033  6.587 211.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.001  6.542 210.64      (K Johnson   ) 0.047 10.454 136.93
 Qualified:             #6  6.560 210.70                        #3  6.528 211.76

Edwards is 9 - 4 against Brogdon in prior events. Brogdon with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win by 0.0752 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2062 Ronnie Humphrey                       357 Larry Morgan                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  6.521 212.49                     0.005  7.946 122.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Nobile    ) 0.040  6.532 211.63      (W Johnson   ) 0.042  6.560 211.26
 Qualified:             #2  6.525 211.20                        #7  6.560 210.67

Morgan is 2 - 0 against Humphrey in prior events. Morgan with a great light and then rattles the tires and pushes in the clutch. Humphrey with another great pass for the win. Humphrey will have lane choice over Brogdon in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                           2 Greg Stanfield               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.075  6.508 212.93                    -0.033  8.969 100.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.069  6.509 212.46      (R Krisher   ) 0.014  6.542 210.67
 Qualified:             #4  6.533 212.03                       #12  6.570 210.11

Anderson is 21 - 15 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield took a shot at the tree and lost turning on the red light. Anderson with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.733, 660ft-4.194/168.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.450.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                             48 Erica Enders                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.477 212.49                     0.025  6.521 212.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Benza     ) 0.074  6.483 212.23      (S Gray      ) 0.017  6.559 211.26
 Qualified:             #1  6.513 211.36                        #8  6.565 210.93

Line is 7 - 5 against Enders in prior events. Enders is out of the gate first, but Line has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Line then runs the quickest pass in Pro Stock history for the win and lane choice over teammate Anderson in the semifinal. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.710, 660ft-4.165/169.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.419. Enders with her quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.732, 660ft-4.196/168.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.459.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink