Sun, 14 Nov 1999, 09:25 PM POMONA - Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 35th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Jeg Coughlin        6.912 199.32  Q    3 Warren Johnson      6.908 201.07
   (V Gaines    ) 0.472  6.917 198.88  E1   (D Alderman  ) 0.478  6.901 199.88
   (J Yates     ) 0.496  6.906 198.50  E2   (M Pawuk     ) 0.446  6.890 200.14
   (R Stevens   ) 0.454  6.884 199.14  E3   (B Allen     ) 0.466  6.895 199.85
 *****WINNER***** 0.443  6.876 200.29  E4                  0.501  6.977 194.97

6:07 PM This one was all Jeg, with low ET of the weekend and a 200 mph speed to go with it. The margin of victory = 0.159 seconds (approximately 45 feet). There were only three winners in the right lane all weekend, two of those holeshot victories in the first round and WJ said earlier this weekend that the left lane was about 0.03 seconds quicker - but the big factor here was Jeg's holeshot, more than enough to ensure victory since even WJ's best lap of the weekend wouldn't have gotten him a win light against Jeg's starting line advantage.