Sun, 4 May 2003, 01:45 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 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
  701 Ben Watson                            402 Taylor Lastor
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.901 200.65                    -0.022  8.593 113.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.028  6.882 200.59      (S Geoffrion ) 0.011  6.847 201.58
 Qualified:            #13  6.868 199.67                        #5  6.847 200.77

1:34 PM Current weather conditions: 79 degrees, 47 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.07 inches, with a track temperature of 115 degrees.

Lastor went red and Watson is headed for his first semifinal round ever.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Bruce Allen                             1 Jeg Coughlin
E2                   0.042  6.895 200.86     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.864 201.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.031  6.839 200.83      (G Stanfield ) 0.024  6.829 201.37
 Qualified:            #10  6.860 200.71                        #2  6.822 201.04

Jeg left first and then extended his lead for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0477 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Warren Johnson                          6 Kurt Johnson
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.845 202.27                     0.035  6.824 203.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Adams     ) 0.016  6.831 202.45      (D Alderman  ) 0.026  6.825 202.94
 Qualified:             #6  6.849 201.82                        #3  6.840 202.67

These two met last weekend and WJ flinched, going red. This time, WJ beat KJ on a holeshot, a very close drag race. Warren Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(0.008), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 8 inches). WJ faces Jeg Coughlin in the semifinals and will have lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  387 Mark Pawuk                              3 Greg Anderson
E2                   0.025  6.865 201.49     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.821 202.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.026  6.862 200.92      (M Whisnant  ) 0.040  6.815 203.06
 Qualified:             #9  6.858 201.22                        #1  6.821 203.00

Pawuk was away first, but Anderson was dead-even by 330 feet and then opened up a small lead for the win. Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(0.011), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0286 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Anderson races Watson in the semifinals and will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink