Sun, Oct 25, 09:30 PM ENNIS - Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Ed Dykes

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
   6 Jim Yates           6.908 198.36  Q  10 Robert Patrick      6.925 198.80
   (M Edwards   ) 0.464  6.944 197.93 E1   (M Thomas    ) 0.511  7.053 197.23
   (R Stevens   ) 0.478  6.952 197.71 E2   (A Johnson   ) 0.446  7.036 196.67
 *****WINNER***** 0.497  6.962 197.19 E3                  0.460  7.035 196.80

3:21 PM ... Can the Patrick Ford keep his streak going?? Nope, he needed to dip into the sixes to do it, and with the sunny skies and temps approaching the eighties, it doesn't happen. So Yates gets a ride into the final round, where he'll face...

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Warren Johnson      6.867 201.34  Q   4 Jeg Coughlin        6.903 199.11
   (B Allen     ) 0.462  6.939 199.46 E1   (S Schmidt   ) 0.426  7.062 176.71
   (T Martino   ) 0.441  6.930 200.13 E2   (K Johnson   ) 0.421  6.996 198.23
 *****WINNER***** 0.486  6.934 199.55 E3                  0.432  7.022 197.97

...WJ, who is winning here without the benefit of the psychic reaction times he exhibited at Topeka last weekend. Jeggie got the headstart here, but WJ came back to win by 0.034 seconds, or almost 10 feet.