Sun, 18 May 2003, 12:35 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Pep Boys:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Scott Geoffrion                       219 Terry Adams
E1                   0.023  7.625 138.68     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.745 205.63
 Qualified:             #9  6.728 204.82                        #8  6.728 205.66

12:14 PM Current weather conditions: 58 degrees, 35 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.19 inches, with a track temperature of 75 degrees.

The last time Adams won a round was here in 1999. Geoffrion was away first, but shook the tires and Adams led from the 60-foot timer on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Warren Johnson                          5 Ron Krisher
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.715 205.32                    -0.013  6.758 204.98
 Qualified:            #10  6.729 205.69                        #7  6.727 205.41

Krisher is running a brand-new race car here, but it didn't solve his red light problem and WJ got a freebie. Even so, Johnson made his best pass of the weekend, a career-best elapsed time for "the Professor."

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  398 Darrell Alderman                      387 Mark Pawuk
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.734 205.16                     0.030  8.992 100.12
 Qualified:            #11  6.734 205.26                        #6  6.725 204.76

They left almost together, but Pawuk had problems about 300 feet out, the car getting a bit sideways, and Alderman was uncontested from there on. Alderman matched his career-best elapsed time in these great conditions.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Troy Coughlin                           8 Allen Johnson
E1                   0.028  6.734 204.05     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.713 205.85
 Qualified:            #12  6.734 203.77                        #5  6.718 205.26

Good drag race, Troy tying his career-best elapsed time and running a career-best speed, only to lose because AJ also ran career best numbers both elapsed time and speed. Allen Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0266 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1186 Dave Northrop                           6 Kurt Johnson
E1                   0.052  7.515 139.98     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.723 206.61
 Qualified:            #13  6.735 204.82                        #4  6.716 206.57

Northrop's car headed for the centerline near half track and he had to lift. Kurt ran a career-best speed, but not elapsed time, losing lane choice to AJ in the second round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  295 Barry Grant                             2 Jim Yates
E1                   0.106 15.754  52.44     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.726 205.29
 Qualified:            #14  6.736 204.45                        #3  6.715 204.79

Grant shook and turned right on the launch. Yates ran a career-best speed enroute to the easy win and will have lane choice against Alderman in the second round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  445 Greg Stanfield                          3 Greg Anderson
E1                   0.005  6.747 205.47     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.693 206.70
 Qualified:            #16  6.741 205.04                        #1  6.684 206.76

Stanfield had a great light, but so did Anderson, who ran the quickest elapsed time in of the round for the win. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.308/163.24mph, 1,000ft-5.602.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Gene Wilson                             1 Jeg Coughlin
E1                  -0.011  6.762 203.92     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.713 205.01
 Qualified:            #15  6.741 205.44                        #2  6.711 204.57

Wilson took a shot at the tree and came up short. Jeg earns lane choice over WJ by two thousandths next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink