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Results for Qualifying Round 1POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.753/204.85, Now #2 Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.742/205.63, Now #11:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,160 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.Two "Rookies" start the first session of 2008. Low one second sixty foot time are not likely to keep you in the show this weekend. The two Dodges run close together to the lights.
Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.695/206.48, Now #1 Right Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 12.641/86.23, Now #4Glidden's tires go square at the hit and he slows. Hartford in the Nickens Dodge fires the first shot across the bows of the Pro Stockers with a stout high sixties pass.Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.832/203.58, Now #4 Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 18.766/45.04, Now #6Both cars make a move to the left off the line. Rivera finishes the run and Watson doesn't.Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.750/206.70, Now #4 Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.727/206.39, Now #2Hammonds takes the long way down and runs the best speed so far. Krisher keeps the Cobalt straight and runs into the current #2 spot.Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.706/205.32, Now #3 Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.660/207.94, Now #1 Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.704/206.32, Now #4 Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.671/206.92, Now #2Naylor's car slides around a lot and it costs him. Naylor powers into the 'sixties and the current #2 spot.Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.662/207.85, Now #2 Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.754/204.91, Now #11Lots of tire spin for Yates off the line. The six sixties are getting cheap now and Stanfield makes a clean pass into the #2 spot.Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.685/206.35, Now #5 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.656/209.04, Now #1WOW! Take a look at the speed on WJ's car!! He moves to the top of ladder for now. Gaines make a good pass, but looked slow next to the GTO.Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.776/205.13, Now #15 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.649/208.62, Now #1KJ gets the ET advantage over dad and takes over the new top spot. Morgan is slow off the line and can't match the pace.Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.283/164.81mph, 1,000ft-5.567Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.656/208.81, Now #3 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.674/208.30, Now #7Two nice passes and Line moves well into the top of the field.Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.635/208.91, Now #1 Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.651/207.98, Now #3Anderson starts with a low sixty foot number and then strong numbers down track to capture the top spot for the session. Coughlin makes a good pass to move into the top four.2:20 p.m. With the new 2008 "Top Twelve Qualifiers" for Thursday and Friday, Kenny Koretsky is on the "bump" with a 6.704.
Thursday
Order for Qualifying Round 1POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.635 208.91 2. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.649 208.62 3. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.651 207.98 4. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.656 209.04 5. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.656 208.81 6. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.660 207.94 7. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.662 207.85 8. Max Naylor VegasFuel Stratus 6.671 206.92 9. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.674 208.30 10. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.685 206.35 11. Matt Hartford Nickens Brothers Racing Status 6.695 206.48 12. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish/Indicom Cobalt 6.704 206.32 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GTO 6.706 205.32 14. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.727 206.39 15. Johnny Gray Status 6.742 205.63 16. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 6.750 206.70 17. Vinnie Deceglie Mountain View Tire Status 6.753 204.85 18. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GXP 6.754 204.91 19. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.776 205.13 20. Gordie Rivera Gordies Speed Center GTO 6.832 203.58 21. Bill Glidden GTO 12.641 86.23 22. Ben Watson Watson Racing GTO 18.766 45.04
Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 2POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.734/204.76, Now #15 Best prior run: 18.766/45.04, Was #22 Right Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.783/204.73, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.832/203.58, Was #202:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,846 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.Kenny Koretsky is on the bump spot at 6.704.
Wilson Has a great 0.997 sixty foot time and parleys it into a nice run that would get him in tomorrow.Rivera makes his fastest pass even and still gets moved down a spot
Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 6.768/204.60, Now #20 Best prior run: 12.641/86.23, Was #22 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.928/204.05, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.776/205.13, Was #20Morgan's car has a lot of tire spin and he won't improve. Glidden gets the car through the lights under power this time and still has a ways to go to get into the field.Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.735/204.73, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.754/204.91, Was #19 Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.729/205.38, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.753/204.85, Was #18Both cars improve, but are still not in the new "Top Twelve" going into Saturday.Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 13.317/65.05, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.742/205.63, Was #18 Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.742/207.37, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.750/206.70, Was #19Gray spins the tires, gets loose, and has to lift. Hammonds continues to improve, but not enough yet.Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.728/206.67, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.727/206.39, Was #14 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.819/205.32, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.706/205.32, Was #13Krisher makes a hard move towards the centerline and pulls it back. Edwards has his own problems and slows.Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.677/207.85, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.674/208.30, Was #9 Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.746/205.07, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.704/206.32, Was #12Both cars run close to yesterday's time and will stay in their current spots.Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.689/204.76, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.671/206.92, Was #8 Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 13.195/66.11, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.695/206.48, Was #11Hartford fires, shakes, and falls back. Naylor slows just a little from yesterday.Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.679/207.78, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.660/207.94, Was #6 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.684/206.39, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.685/206.35, Was #10Gaines finds 0.001 in his ET, but Humphreys loses a little more. Both will keep their place in line.Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.667/207.91, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.656/209.04, Was #4 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.667/207.40, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.662/207.85, Was #7Two sub-one second sixty foot times and both cars run identical ET's. No improvement in position though...Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 10.078/89.16, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.651/207.98, Was #3 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.687/208.52, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.656/208.81, Was #5Coughlin leaves hard and then closes before high gear. No joy for Line either.Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.646/208.36, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.649/208.62, Was #2 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 13.623/64.14, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.635/208.91, Was #1Last pair of the session. Johnson makes one of the few passes this session that is quicker than yesterday. Anderson was stronger to sixty feet and then lifted to cruse on down to the finish line.2:21 p.m. Kenny Koretsky is still on the bump spot at 6.704.
Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 2POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.635 208.91 2. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.646 208.62 3. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.651 207.98 4. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.656 209.04 5. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.656 208.81 6. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.660 207.94 7. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.662 207.85 8. Max Naylor VegasFuel Stratus 6.671 206.92 9. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.674 208.30 10. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.684 206.39 11. Matt Hartford Nickens Brothers Racing Status 6.695 206.48 12. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish/Indicom Cobalt 6.704 206.32 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GTO 6.706 205.32 14. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.727 206.67 15. Vinnie Deceglie Mountain View Tire Status 6.729 205.38 16. Ben Watson Pirhana Z GTO 6.734 204.76 17. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GXP 6.735 204.91 18. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 6.742 207.37 19. Johnny Gray Status 6.742 205.63 20. Bill Glidden GTO 6.768 204.60 21. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.776 205.13 22. Gordie Rivera Gordies Speed Center GTO 6.783 204.73
Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 3POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.629/209.39, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.635/208.91, Was #1 Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.718/205.79, Now #13 No Prior Run11:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,481 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.I won't try to detail the new qualifying rules, but #13 through #22 have had their ET's reset and all be trying to bump into the now sixteen car field.
Anderson may have been slow on his second attempt yesterday, but today's a different story. He crushes the prior numbers with a new track ET and MPH record! Grey will slot into the current #13 spot for now.
Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 14.096/61.24, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.695/206.48, Was #11 Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.644/208.23, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.651/207.98, Was #3Hartford's car is dead sideways at 60 feet. He has to give it up right away. Coughlin's numbers are as good as Anderson down low and he runs well enough to move up to the new #2 position.Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.800/205.22, Now #15 No Prior Run Right Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 6.700/206.92, Now #12 No Prior RunGlidden gets a clean pass and will slide into #12 for now. Lots of shake for Morgan and he'll have to settle for #15. That won't last long...Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.765/206.51, Now #16 No Prior Run Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.755/204.76, Now #15 No Prior RunNothing to write home about, but we now have our first Official sixteen car field of 2008! Edwards' car has shake down low, but runs well on the other end.Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.770/204.82, Now #18 No Prior Run Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.737/204.11, Now #15 No Prior RunWatson makes a clean pass into the current field. Rivera isn't quick enough. Jim Yates is on the bump spot at 6.755.Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 7.083/195.65, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.704/206.32, Was #13 Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 11.695/73.26, Now #20 No Prior RunKrisher is usually a top half of the field car by now. Not this time either. The car is lazy off the line and he lifts.Koretsky clicks it early too.Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 12.667/69.44, Now #21 No Prior Run Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 13.403/65.44, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.671/206.92, Was #8Lots of shake and tail wagging for both cars at the hit. Ugly!Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.737/204.70, Now #15 No Prior Run Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.662/207.66, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.660/207.94, Was #6Much better this time. Deceglie just moves into the field in the current #15 spot and Humphreys will stay #6 for now. 1.004/1.006 sixty foot times for Humphreys and Deceglie.Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.671/208.36, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.656/208.81, Was #5 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 12.954/67.14, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.674/208.30, Was #9Ben Watson is on the bump spot at 6.737 and these two are already in the field. Johnson fires and falls back. Full pull for Line, but no improvements.Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.711/206.07, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.684/206.39, Was #10 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.655/208.49, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.656/209.04, Was #4WJ lost his top MPH to Anderson in the first pair of the session. Nice 1.000 sixty foot time for the conditions and he pick up 0.001 to stay in #4 for now. No joy for Gaines, as he can't match his prior best.Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.661/207.50, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.662/207.85, Was #7 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.644/208.23, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.646/208.36, Was #3Sub one second sixty foot times a pair and KY improves by 0.002. Stanfield by 0.001 and both will stay in their current positions.12:20 p.m. Greg Anderson is #1 at 6.629 and Ben Watson is on the "real" bump spot at 6.737.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 3POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.629 209.39 2. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.644 208.23 3. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.644 208.62 4. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.655 209.04 5. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.656 208.81 6. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.660 207.94 7. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.661 207.85 8. Max Naylor VegasFuel Stratus 6.671 206.92 9. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.674 208.30 10. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.684 206.39 11. Matt Hartford Nickens Brothers Racing Status 6.695 206.48 12. Bill Glidden GTO 6.700 206.92 13. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish/Indicom Cobalt 6.704 206.32 14. Johnny Gray Status 6.718 205.79 15. Vinnie Deceglie Mountain View Tire Status 6.737 205.38 16. Ben Watson Pirhana Z GTO 6.737 204.76 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GXP 6.755 204.91 18. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GTO 6.765 206.51 19. Gordie Rivera Gordies Speed Center GTO 6.770 204.82 20. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.800 205.22 21. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 11.695 206.67 22. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 12.667 207.37
Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 4POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.715/205.98, Now #14 Best prior run: 11.695/73.26, Was #21 Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.721/207.24, Now #16 Best prior run: 12.667/69.44, Was #223:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,864 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.These two will start the first final session of qualifying in 2008. Ben Watson is on the bump spot at 6.737.
Neither car was able to make a full pass in session three. Both cars make nice improvements and are in the field for now. No bets on how long they will stay in...
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.745/204.60, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.755/204.76, Was #19 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.725/205.63, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.800/205.22, Was #22Tom Hammonds is on the bump spot at 6.721. Close, but not good enough! Clean passes, but the weather is not as good as Thursday or Friday and making power is tough.Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.748/203.83, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.737/204.11, Was #19 Right Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.774/205.29, Now #22 Best prior run: 6.770/204.82, Was #22No joy for these two either. Both slow a little from the third session earlier today.Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.728/205.60, Now #16 Best prior run: 6.718/205.79, Was #15 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.711/206.13, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.765/206.51, Was #21Nice pass for Edwards and it pushes Gray on to the bump spot.Left Lane: Bill Glidden Runs 6.694/206.83, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.700/206.92, Was #12 Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.841/203.37, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.737/204.70, Was #19Deceglie is the last car that can bump into the field and is short a bunch. Glidden finds a little more power and moves up a spot on the ladder with a career best ET. Johnny Gray will stay on the bump spot at 6.718 and will qualify for his first time in ProStock after success in a lot of other Pro and Sportsman classes. Good for him!Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.652/207.88, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.674/208.30, Was #9 Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.772/204.20, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.704/206.32, Was #13Koretsky slows from his prior runs.Big improvement for Johnson into the top half of the field.Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.278/164.69mph, 1,000ft-5.566Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.673/205.41, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.671/206.92, Was #9 Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.742/205.98, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.695/206.48, Was #12Nice 0.991 sixty foot for Naylor, but no improvement. Hartford slows from earlier.Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 13.569/64.59, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.660/207.94, Was #7 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.704/206.61, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.684/206.39, Was #10Big move towards the center line off the line for Humphreys and he has to lift. Gaines picks up a little speed, but no ET with a 1.013 sixty foot time.Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.652/208.59, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.655/208.49, Was #5 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.663/207.69, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.661/207.50, Was #8Johnson ties Allan Johnson's ET, but his better speed gives him the #5 spot for now. Stanfield is a little faster and will stay #8.Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.668/207.91, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.644/208.23, Was #3 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.712/208.49, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.656/208.81, Was #6No improvement for either driver. KJ's car was real snaky off the line and it costs him.Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.658/207.27, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.644/208.23, Was #2 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.657/208.88, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.629/209.39, Was #1Jeggie is away first and has better times down low and through the 1000 foot lights, but Anderson has the better top end power and runs 0.001 better by the quarter mile with a 1.6 MPH advantage.3:25 p.m. Johnny Gray is on the bump spot at 6.718.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 4POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.629@ 209.39& 2. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.644 208.23 3. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.644 208.62 4. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.652 209.04 5. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.652 208.30 6. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.656 208.81 7. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.660 207.94 8. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.661 207.85 9. Max Naylor VegasFuel Stratus 6.671 206.92 10. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.684 206.61 11. Bill Glidden GTO 6.694 206.92 12. Matt Hartford Nickens Brothers Racing Status 6.695 206.48 13. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish/Indicom Cobalt 6.704 206.32 14. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GTO 6.711 206.51 15. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.715 206.67 16. Johnny Gray Status 6.718 205.79 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 6.721 207.37 18. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.725 205.63 19. Vinnie Deceglie Mountain View Tire Status 6.737 205.38 20. Ben Watson Pirhana Z GTO 6.737 204.76 21. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GXP 6.745 204.91 22. Gordie Rivera Gordies Speed Center GTO 6.770 205.29 @ = Track ET Record
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Greg Stanfield (Attitude Apparel GXP) 0.045 6.672 206.99 (L) Max Naylor (VegasFuel Stratus) -0.006(R) 6.693 204.0512:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,580 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.Naylor get's too quick and misses the tree by -0.006. Stanfield has a lot of power for the conditions and makes a strong pass into round two.
(W) Justin Humphreys (RaceRedi Motorsports GTO) 0.020 6.657 207.56 (L) V. Gaines (Kendall Oil Stratus) 0.035 6.701 206.80Humphreys gets off the line first and makes his best run of the weekend to defeat a strong Gaines. Two clean and straight passes.(W) Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment GTO) 0.001 6.671 208.20 (L) Bill Glidden (GTO) 0.045 6.792 206.16WOW! Looks like Line has been using his practice tree over the winter! An amazing 0.001 light and Summit Racing power end the contest quickly. Glidden has a fair light, but slowed from his prior best.(W) Allen Johnson (J & J Racing Stratus) 0.021 6.645 207.85 (L) Matt Hartford (Nickens Brothers Racing Stra 0.056 6.712 206.01AJ gets a big advantage off the line and uses the family's strong Dodge power to drive steadily away from Hartford.(W) Warren Johnson (GM Performance Parts GTO) 0.110 6.661 208.46 (L) Kenny Koretsky (Nitrofish/Indicom Cobalt) 0.063 6.873 205.01Johnson will need to work on his RT, but The Professor's big power catches Koretsky's Nitrofish Cobalt before the 330 lights.We will have the two JOhnson families meeting in round two with AJ keeping lane choice.
(W) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) 0.050 6.648 208.30 (L) Mike Edwards (Young Life/Penhall GTO) 0.058 6.707 206.32KJ has all of the numbers and runs close to his qualifying time to decisively defeat Edwards.He will have lane choice over Line in the next round.
(W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.030 6.627 208.94 (L) Johnny Gray (Stratus) 0.040 6.910 195.22It's all Anderson, all of the time. He gets a hundredth off the line and then resets the ET mark for the race in defeating a slowing Gray. No shame in getting beat in your first race, when you have to run against the Pontiac.He meet Stanfield in the next round with lane choice again.
(W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.040 6.670 207.59 (L) Ron Krisher (Valvoline Cobalt) 0.015 6.854 205.85Krisher gets a small advantage at the green, but is trailing by 0.002 at sixty feet. Coughlin pulls further ahead all the way to the finish line for the 48 plus foot MOV.12:39 p.m. Humphrey's will have lane choice in round two later today.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.027 6.685 207.27 (L) Justin Humphreys (RaceRedi Motorsports GTO) 0.049 6.724 207.152:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,651 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.Coughlin is away first and Humphreys starts to catch him at ever increment. There isn't enough race track though and The Jeg's car is still a car length ahead at the finish line.
(W) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) 0.013 6.675 207.78 (L) Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment GTO) 0.073 6.653 208.65Big hole shot for KJ and he steals the win from a quicker Line. He will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round.(W) Allen Johnson (J & J Racing Stratus) 0.027 6.702 205.54 (L) Warren Johnson (GM Performance Parts GTO) 0.024 6.736 206.57They leave almost together and run side by side to the finish line. AJ finally gets ahead after the 330 lights and station keeps on down the track.Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.305/162.96mph, 1,000ft-5.606(W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.039 6.637 208.36 (L) Greg Stanfield (Attitude Apparel GXP) 0.027 6.678 206.89Stanfield gets a small advantage off the line and then has to watch the new GXP drive on by at about the 100 foot mark. Anderson runs the quickest ET of the round and will have lane choice over Johnson in the next round.2:27 p.m.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.024 6.666 207.46 (L) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) 0.050 6.651 208.013:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,883 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Two Cobalts meet in round 3. KJ is a little late and it costs him, as Coughlin steals one for a trip to the finals.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins: 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.020), 660ft(0.016), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
(W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.030 6.643 208.62 (L) Allen Johnson (J & J Racing Stratus) 0.067 6.654 207.85Advantage Anderson at the green and he stays in front all the way. AJ found some power from last round and made a race of it with a improved ET.3:41 p.m. Anderson will meet the 2007 Champion in the finals with lane choice.
Sunday
Results for Final RoundPOMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.027 6.616 209.23 (L) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.025 6.638 208.424:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,931 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.Coughlin is the 2007 PS Champion, but Anderson has a 30 to 17 win advantage over the Yellow Car, seven to six in final rounds.
Almost identical RT's at the green and the new Summit Racing Pontiac GXP of Anderson thunders ahead of Coughlin by sixty feet and then continued to pull steadily ahead for the win and the 2008 Winternationals Pro Stock Championship.
Great race and a six foot lead for Anderson at the finish line.