Sun, 31 Oct 2004, 05:15 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2803 Fernando Cuadra                         6 Allen Johnson
E2                   0.107  6.848 200.23     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.865 200.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.046  6.841 201.43      (S Johns     ) 0.032  6.849 201.13
 Qualified:            #12  6.827 201.88                       #13  6.831 201.37

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,196 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

They have a staging battle that was about 72 seconds long and finally Johnson goes in first. Johnson is then out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2455 Jason Line                            335 Dave Connolly
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.802 202.21                    -0.005  7.212 157.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Watson    ) 0.026  6.822 201.64      (G Stanfield ) 0.009  6.824 200.89
 Qualified:             #1  6.775 202.55                        #8  6.813 202.15

This is for second place in the points. Connolly went red and Line with the win to go on to the semifinal and he will have lane choice over Johnson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jeg Coughlin                          107 Kenny Koretsky
E2                  -0.006  6.816 201.94     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.937 200.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.031  6.820 201.79      (B Allen     ) 0.058  6.820 201.79
 Qualified:             #6  6.808 202.15                        #3  6.790 202.58

Jeg goes red and Koretsky goes to the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                          55 V. Gaines
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.826 201.97                     0.076  6.821 201.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.058  6.809 201.46      (L Morgan    ) 0.065  6.834 201.64
 Qualified:             #2  6.790 202.85                        #7  6.809 202.48

Anderson is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for a hole shot win. This is Anderson's second hole shot win of the season, and he will have lane choice over Koretsky in the semifinal.

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