Sun, 14 Feb 2016, 19:42 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           8 Jason Line                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.617 207.85                     0.032  6.609 209.82
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Skillman  ) 0.036  6.622 207.94      (B Butner    ) 0.003  6.624 209.46
E2    (J Coughlin J) 0.036  6.615 207.85      (A Johnson   ) 0.044  6.623 209.72
E1    (M Hartford  ) 0.068  6.593 208.14      (V Gaines    ) 0.109  6.606 210.21
 Qualified:             #1  6.585 209.62                        #2  6.592 210.14

4:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 3,190 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Anderson is 78 - 46 in final rounds, Line is 37 - 41. Anderson is 14 - 10 against Line in final rounds. The #1 and #2 qualifiers have met in Winternationals finals ten times and the #1 qualifier has come out on top just three times. Anderson is the only driver to win this event three years in a row. Line has won it the last two years. This is the 13th time that Anderrson and Line have met in a final round after qualifying #1 and #2.

Surprising result, Anderson wins on a holeshot. He's been the quickest car all day and ends up winning with his 56th holeshot victory, seventh in a final round.

Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.011), 660ft(0.012), 1,000ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0101 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.260/165.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.254/165.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink