Sun, 25 May 2003, 05:13 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 15th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            3 Greg Anderson
E4                   0.009  6.845 202.88     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.808 202.94
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Edwards   ) 0.031  6.829 202.58      (W Johnson   ) 0.035  6.818 202.73
E2    (J Yates     ) 0.033  6.833 202.39      (J Coughlin J) 0.004  6.830 202.82
E1    (J Carr      ) 0.067  6.831 202.91      (V Gaines    ) 0.035  6.823 202.85
 Qualified:             #2  6.838 201.76                        #1  6.825 202.15

4:05 PM Current weather conditions: 73 degrees, 33 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.09 inches, under partly cloudy skies. The track is in shade right now.

These two have raced each other six times in the past, KJ with a 4-2 edge in those races, but Anderson was 1-0 in final rounds, winning against Kurt in Las Vegas this year. Johnson had a great light, but Anderson ran low ET and top speed of the weekend, resetting both ends of the track record. Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink