Sun, 28 Oct 2012, 18:51 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jason Line                              5 Vincent Nobile               
E3                  -0.055  6.665 208.07     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.665 207.46
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Johnson   ) 0.038  6.996 206.64      (E Enders    ) 0.027  6.649 207.46
E1    (S Gray      ) 0.044  6.636 208.42      (C McGaha    ) 0.027  6.632 207.66
 Qualified:             #1  6.590 209.72                        #5  6.635 208.01

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.86 inches, adjusted altitude 4,445 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Line is 8 - 4 against Nobile in prior events. Line was too quick on the tree and turned on red line and Nobile goes to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Ron Krisher                             4 Allen Johnson                
E3                   0.046  6.654 207.34     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.631 208.20
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Edwards   ) 0.059  6.708 206.70      (J Coughlin  ) 0.036  6.630 207.98
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.091  6.660 206.92      (D Kramer    ) 0.082  6.630 207.85
 Qualified:             #6  6.636 208.04                        #2  6.600 208.68

Johnson is 13 - 11 against Krisher in prior events. Johnson with a slight starting line advantage and runs quick pass of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Nobile in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink