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Sun, 17 Sep 2000, 03:16 PM

READING - Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 16th annual Keystone Nationals:


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Larry Morgan        6.887 199.55  Q   13 Rickie Smith        6.889 198.93
   (G Marnell   ) 0.435  6.948 199.05  E1   (R Stevens   ) 0.442  6.911 198.67
                  0.897 11.291  73.40  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.468  6.923 198.26

2:47 PM We open round two with a pair of red cars on the line. Morgan was just plain somewhere else, Smith launching so far ahead that everyone started looking for a red light.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Warren Johnson      6.855 200.71  Q    6 Jim Yates           6.872 199.85
   (R Patrick   ) 0.474  6.920 199.35  E1   (T Coughlin  ) 0.473  6.888 199.32
 *****WINNER***** 0.457  6.914 199.40  E2                  0.484  6.920 199.05

Margin of victory = 0.033 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Darrell Alderman    6.853 199.17  Q    7 Jeg Coughlin        6.875 200.08
   (A Johnson   ) 0.466  6.887 199.05  E1   (M Thomas    ) 0.453  6.886 198.64
                  0.471  6.909 198.67  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.448  6.901 198.64

No staging duel here, Alderman going in almost immediately after Coughlin lit the pre-stage bulb. Jeg leaves first, runs quicker, and gets lane choice against WJ in the semifinals. The margin of victory = 0.031 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Kurt Johnson        6.884 200.44  Q    1 Ron Krisher         6.846 200.56
   (M Pawuk     ) 0.461  6.881 200.23  E1   (S Geoffrion ) 0.485  6.898 200.26
 *****WINNER***** 0.452  6.892 200.05  E2                  0.464  6.920 199.85

Kurt didn't qualify well, but he's been tough in eliminations, cutting a good light here against Krisher and then running away for the win by a margin of victory = 0.040 seconds (approximately 12 feet), also earning lane choice against Smith in the semifinals.