Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 06:10 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  154 Vincent Nobile                         48 Erica Enders                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.684 208.46                     0.015 14.023  60.52
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Edwards   ) 0.025  6.696 207.85      (S Kent      ) 0.017  6.683 207.46
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.006  6.657 209.56      (K Johnson   ) 0.010  6.659 208.91
 Qualified:             #8  6.658 208.33                        #4  6.638 208.33

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.61 inches, adjusted altitude 3,990 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

They both have great lights with Nobile getting a slight advantage and then never trailed when Ender had tire shake and pushed in the clutch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Rodger Brogdon                          6 Allen Johnson                
E3                   0.035  6.700 206.13     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.662 209.36
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gray      ) 0.045  6.714 207.30      (V Gaines    ) 0.028  6.664 209.20
E1    (R Humphrey  ) 0.025  6.698 207.69      (G Stanfield ) 0.020  6.653 209.59
 Qualified:            #10  6.668 206.13                        #6  6.646 209.26

Brogdon is 2 - 1 against Johnson in prior events. Brogdon with the slight starting line advantage, but Johnson has the lead by 330 feet and then drives away for the win by 0.0334 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Johnson will have lane choice in the final over Nobile.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink