Sun, Oct 25, 08:16 PM ENNIS - Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Ed Dykes

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 13th annual NHRA Revell Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  15 Allen Johnson       6.947 198.06  Q  10 Robert Patrick      6.925 198.80
   (M Pawuk     ) 0.428  7.039 196.76 E1   (M Thomas    ) 0.511  7.053 197.23
                  0.439  7.102 182.70 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.446  7.036 196.67

1:54 PM, and not a cloud in Texas. The Dodge was quicker to 60' and 330', and still ahead at the eighth-mile, but something broke after that and Patrick's Ford motored ahead for a 0.059 second win, about 15 feet at the stripe.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Kurt Johnson        6.907 199.95  Q   4 Jeg Coughlin        6.903 199.11
   (G Marnell   ) 0.464  6.966 198.85 E1   (S Schmidt   ) 0.426  7.062 176.71
                  0.397  6.977 198.41 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.421  6.996 198.23

Kurt squeezes the tree a bit too hard, and goes into the trailer early today.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Jim Yates           6.908 198.36  Q   3 Richie Stevens      6.891 199.33
   (M Edwards   ) 0.464  6.944 197.93 E1   (J Nobile    ) 0.447  6.998 197.15
 *****WINNER***** 0.478  6.952 197.71 E2                  0.450  6.996 197.36

Yates had made up the Kid's headstart by the time they got to 60', and from there it was nip and tuck to the stripe. The margin here was only 0.016 seconds, just 4 feet.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Warren Johnson      6.867 201.34  Q   8 Tom Martino         6.918 199.02
   (B Allen     ) 0.462  6.939 199.46 E1   (M Osborne   ) 0.460  7.048 195.69
 *****WINNER***** 0.441  6.930 200.13 E2                  0.430  7.503 147.08

Martino gets the holeshot, but it doesn't matter and WJ advances t face Coughlin in the semifinals.