Sun, 4 May 2003, 02:59 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals presented by Pontiac:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                            4 Warren Johnson
E3                   0.023  7.800 131.92     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.867 201.91
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Allen     ) 0.026  6.864 201.31      (K Johnson   ) 0.012  6.845 202.27
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.024  6.829 201.37      (T Adams     ) 0.016  6.831 202.45
 Qualified:             #2  6.822 201.04                        #6  6.849 201.82

2:51 PM Current weather conditions: 81 degrees, 41 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.05 inches, with a track temperature of 122 degrees under sunny skies.

WJ staged first and Jeg took his time, then left first, but he shook and skated around, allowing WJ to run away from him.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  701 Ben Watson                              3 Greg Anderson
E3                   0.021  6.940 200.20     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.824 203.00
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Lastor III) 0.010  6.901 200.65      (M Pawuk     ) 0.041  6.821 202.82
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.028  6.882 200.59      (M Whisnant  ) 0.040  6.815 203.06
 Qualified:            #13  6.868 199.67                        #1  6.821 203.00

Watson had a good light, but Anderson made it up in the first 60 feet, then extended his lead to win by a car length. Anderson has lane choice over WJ in the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink