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Sun, 19 Apr 2009, 04:48 PM

Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations (Corrected)
By Larry Sullivan





COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Johnny Gray                           208 Warren Johnson               
E1                   0.032  6.923 173.12     ****WINNER****  0.090  6.806 180.50
 Qualified:             #9  6.599 209.14                        #8  6.598 211.26
12:50 p.m. These two made their burnouts, then were shut down for sprinkles.

Noon: they fired them back up and they ran - Gray had a big holeshot and a big lead, then his car got way out of shape at half track and WJ went by, slowing, for the win. Apparently ti started raining aghain. Warren Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.083), 330 ft(-0.088), 660ft(-0.094), 1,000ft(-0.042). MOV: 0.0596 seconds (approximately 15 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Allen Johnson                         357 Larry Morgan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.661 207.43                     0.095  6.655 208.07
 Qualified:             #7  6.582 208.94                       #10  6.604 209.14
3:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,393 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

After a three-hour delay, the weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,393 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

AJ is 11-9 against Morgan, 9-5 in round one. Morgan is in his 23rd Atlanta race, his first was '87.

AJ was first off the line and needed the holeshot to get the win. Allen Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.065), 330 ft(0.067), 660ft(0.065), 1,000ft(0.061). MOV: 0.0568 seconds (approximately 17 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Greg Stanfield                        317 Rickie Jones                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.643 208.17                     0.031  6.677 207.34
 Qualified:             #6  6.581 210.01                       #11  6.616 208.94
Stanfield is 1-0 against Jones. This is the first time they have met in round one. Jones is making his 21st start, in 24 races.

Identical reaction times and Stanfield's qualifying edge carried over to today and gave him the win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0342 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Ron Krisher                            41 Rodger Brogdon               
E1                   0.082  6.649 207.37     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.667 207.46
 Qualified:             #4  6.574 209.69                       #13  6.624 208.94
This is the first time Krisher and Brogdon have faced each other. Brogdon is making his 4th start, in 20 races, and is looking for his second round win.

Another holeshot win, this one by Brogdon. Krisher almost caught him in the first 60 feet, then Brogdon pulled ahead to stay. Rodger Brogdon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.004), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.025), 1,000ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0342 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                             20 Tom Hammonds                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  6.628 208.78                     0.067  6.651 207.59
 Qualified:             #3  6.570 211.13                       #14  6.625 208.65
Line is 3-0 against Hammonds, 2-0 in the first round. Hammonds is making his 41st start, in 119 races.

Hammonds got off the starting line first, made an excellent run, but Line ran low ET of the round to get the win and lane choice against Stanfield in round two. Jason Line's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.009), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0167 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mike Edwards                          326 Steve Spiess                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.603 209.43                    -0.026  6.703 206.39
 Qualified:             #2  6.565 210.28                       #15  6.629 207.98
Edwards and Spiess have faced each other twice before, both times in round one. This is the 14th time Edwards has qualified #2 and he has won in the first round in ten of those starts . Spiess is making his 10th start, in 19 races.

Edwards had the win light before leaving the line, then ran low ET of the round. He will have lane choice against Allen Johnson in round two. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.246/166.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.524.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           3 Kurt Johnson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.081  6.618 209.46                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #1  6.557 210.93                       #16  6.638 208.81
This is the 70th time Anderson has qualified #1 and he has won 62 of his prior 69 first-round races. He is 26-16 against KJ, but KJ holds a 3-2 edge in first-round matchups with Greg. This is only the 5th time Johnson has qualified 16th and he has never won a round from that starting spot. His last #16 qualifier was at Maple Grove in '04, where he lost to Anderson.

Anderson came out of the tunnel and stopped just past the water, waiting for KJ to join him. But KJ's engine would fire and Anderson got a free pass to face WJ in the second round. Anderson's run started out well, but he could not match Edwards' pace on the top end. Even so, he has lane choice against Warren Johnson in the quarterfinals. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.260/166.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                            9 V. Gaines                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.648 208.10                     0.032  6.712 206.39
 Qualified:             #5  6.578 210.14                       #12  6.617 207.88
Coughlin is 20-4 against Gaines, 7-1 in first round matchups.

Gaines won the battle at the starting line, but could not hold off Coughlin for long and Jeg won going away. He will have lane choice against Brogdon in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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