Sun, 25 May 2003, 02:43 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 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
    7 Mike Edwards                          387 Mark Pawuk
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.887 201.10                     0.043  6.895 200.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Allen     ) 0.034  6.833 201.19      (G Stanfield ) 0.028  6.875 201.43
 Qualified:            #14  6.871 200.17                        #6  6.853 200.71

1:32 PM Pawuk's car slipped and slid around a bit, Edwards running their career competition record to 8-9, Pawuk still leading the series, but Edwards going to the semifinals here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jim Yates                               6 Kurt Johnson
E2                   0.045  7.167 198.17     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.833 202.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Geoffrion ) 0.018  6.857 201.43      (J Carr      ) 0.067  6.831 202.91
 Qualified:             #7  6.855 200.59                        #2  6.838 201.76

This time it was the left lane with shake problems . KJ will have lane choice against Edwards in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                           1 Jeg Coughlin
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.830 202.82                     0.024  6.855 200.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.035  6.823 202.85      (R Krisher   ) 0.025  6.826 201.31
 Qualified:             #1  6.825 202.15                        #8  6.855 200.44

Anderson tattooed Jeg on the tree and then ran away from him to win handily. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0458 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  402 Taylor Lastor                           4 Warren Johnson
E2                   0.049  6.852 202.21     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.845 201.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Whisnant  ) 0.063  6.822 202.70      (T Adams     ) 0.029  6.868 200.74
 Qualified:             #4  6.849 201.16                       #12  6.860 201.55

WJ nailed lastor to the tree and then out ran him to advance to the semifinals, but he lost lane choice to Anderson in the semifinals. Warren Johnson's MOV: 0.0426 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

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