Sun, 14 Nov 2004, 04:49 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                            2455 Jason Line
E2                   0.089  6.769 204.11     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.779 204.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Connolly  ) 0.102  6.742 204.45      (K Johnson   ) 0.052  6.756 204.42
 Qualified:             #7  6.741 204.66                        #2  6.715 204.82

1:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,206 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Line wins a trip to the semis on another holeshot. Nice piece of driving for the Rookie of the Year candidate.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1021 Steve Johns                             7 Ron Krisher
E2                   0.089  6.780 202.30     ****WINNER****  0.084  6.763 204.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.102  6.732 204.11      (F Cuadra    ) 0.108  6.756 203.86
 Qualified:             #3  6.720 205.16                        #6  6.739 204.17

Krisher is quietly having himself quite an event. He takes out Johns and secures lane choice when he races Line in the semi-finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                            5 Mike Edwards
E2                   0.085  6.753 204.91     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.765 204.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Allen     ) 0.071  6.727 204.91      (J Coughlin  ) 0.022  6.744 203.19
 Qualified:             #4  6.725 205.22                        #5  6.728 204.76

Edwards puts .04 on Morgan at the hit and never looks back. He takes the win goes to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                          43 Rickie Smith
E2   ****WINNER****  0.074  6.732 204.73                     0.042  6.785 204.29
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Haas      ) 0.070  6.704 205.47      (K Koretsky  ) 0.041  6.801 204.51
 Qualified:             #1  6.705 205.38                        #9  6.742 204.29

Anderson just keeps adding to his personal record book with yet another round win. Smith leaves on him by .03 but Anderson drives around him pretty early in the run. He will have lane choice when he faces Edwards in the other half of the semis.

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