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Friday Results for Qualifying Round 1

COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.670/207.56, Now #1 2:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.54 inches, adjusted altitude 1,699 feet, track temperature 108 degrees. How good is the air - a career-best run for Humphrey and not far off the track records . Track records: 6.627 and 208.71, they won't last long. Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.864/203.58, Now #3 Right Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.751/205.91, Now #2 Both cars were wagging their tails early in the run. Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.661/208.04, Now #1 Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.765/203.71, Now #4 Brogdon's car sports Charter Communications livery today. Nice run to take the top spot for now... Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.648/207.66, Now #1 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.669/206.83, Now #3 Humphreys bumps closer to the track ET record, hoped to run a 6.63, but left a little bit early in the run (his assessment on the PA). Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.271/164.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.561. Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.663/206.45, Now #4 Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.656/207.66, Now #2 Lots of 6.66 runs already... Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.599/209.14, Now #1 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.628/209.98, Now #2 Gray beats both ends of the track record, but WJ takes the speed record away before Gray gets the chutes out. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.242/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.521. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.279/166.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.555. Gray says the car spun the tires in first and second, expects somebody to be in the fifties before the session is over. Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.629/208.71, Now #3 Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 10.961/80.81, Now #13 Jones shook and lifted, Morgan was skating around a bit too. He still matched the former track speed record... Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.632/209.10, Now #4 Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.658/209.30, Now #7 KJ had a 0.990 60-foot time, but lost some ET somewhere along the way. Still a couple of very good runs, but Gray stays #1, WJ stays #2. On the PA, Kurt said he "crashed three times on that run, didn't hit anything," He said the tires were spinning and chattering. Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.617/209.43, Now #3 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.607/208.78, Now #2 Two very nice runs, Gray stays #1. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.261/166.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.540. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.249/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.528. Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.574/210.93, Now #1 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 12.406/63.37, Now #19 Edwards shook and slowed. Anderson made an awesome run and retook both ends of the track record. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.232/167.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.503. Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.600/210.05, Now #3 Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.613/209.72, Now #5 Last pair. Two good runs, but Anderson and Gray are the only two in the fifties. However, the second session today should be even better, the track should be cooler and the air should be at least as good as it is right now. Anderson is #1 at 6.574 and Ron Krisher is on the 12-car bump spot at 6.658.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 1

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.574@ 210.93& 2. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.599 209.14 3. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.600 210.05 4. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.607 208.78 5. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.613 209.72 6. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.617 209.43 7. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.628 209.98 8. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.629 208.71 9. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.632 209.10 10. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.648 207.66 11. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.656 207.66 12. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.658 209.30 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.661 208.04 14. Tom Hammonds Race For Achievement Cobalt 6.663 206.45 15. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.669 206.83 16. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.670 207.56 17. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.751 205.91 18. Erica Enders Dragstar Racing Mustang 6.765 203.71 19. John Gaydosh Jr Gaydosh Performance GTO 6.864 203.58 20. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 10.961 80.81 21. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GXP 12.406 63.37 @ = Track ET Record

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals 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: Mike Edwards Runs 6.578/210.11, Now #2 Best prior run: 12.406/63.37, Was #21 5:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 1,873 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. The motorcycles just tore up the track record book, their four-wheeled brethren will probably do the same. Ron Krisher is on the bump spot at 6.658, you can expect that to change as soon as Edwards reaches the other end of the track Edwards shook hard on his first try today. THis time he got smoothly off the starting line and almost went to the #1 spot on a nice run. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.230/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.504. Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.630/208.59, Now #10 Best prior run: 10.961/80.81, Was #21 Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.763/203.89, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.864/203.58, Was #20 Jones also shook on his first try today. Both cars went right down the track this time around, but Gaydosh didn't have the muscle to move up the ladder. Jones did, but probably won't stay in the top twelve through this session. Justin Humphreys is now on the bump spot at 6.648. Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.723/204.63, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.765/203.71, Was #21 Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.625/208.65, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.663/206.45, Was #16 Nice run by Hammonds, we'll have to wait to see if it holds up. Now Kurt Johnson is on the bump spot at 6.632. Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.659/207.62, Now #16 Best prior run: 6.751/205.91, Was #20 Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 8.103/121.87, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.661/208.04, Was #16 Northrop's car did a dance on the launch, he still ran a career-best ET. Brogdon slowed before half track, could not see why. Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.718/208.71, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.670/207.56, Was #19 Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.645/207.62, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.648/207.66, Was #13 Both cars got a do-over on staging, not sure exactly what happened. Humphrey failed to improve, Humphreys improved slightly, stayed 13th and will have to start over tomorrow. Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.625/208.26, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.669/206.83, Was #18 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 11.798/81.30, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.632/209.10, Was #12 KJ's car made a hard move, almost collected the wall. Gaines made a good run, bumped KJ from the 12-car field. Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.629/209.46, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.658/209.30, Was #16 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.613/208.78, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.629/208.71, Was #11 Both improved, Krisher is now on the bump spot. Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.639/208.55, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.656/207.66, Was #16 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.599/209.75, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.617/209.43, Was #8 Spiess is the only driver with a chance to bump Krisher from the field. Nope. Stanfield, however, ran a career-best speed enroute to the third spot on the list. Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.615/210.14, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.628/209.98, Was #11 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.582/210.70, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.600/210.05, Was #5 WJ showed a lot of power and a huge speed last round, but was among the slowest over the first 60 feet. Line was third-quickest last round. This time WJ posted a nice 0.988 60-foot time, improved his ET, but didn't make it into the top half. Line made a nice run, moved back into third spot. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.610/209.85, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.613/209.72, Was #7 Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 12.244/71.13, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.599/209.14, Was #5 Gray's car shook and danced, hs lifted. Coughlin picked up a few thousandths, stayed seventh. Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.588/209.85, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.607/208.78, Was #6 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.568/210.77, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.574/210.93, Was #1 Last pair of the session, Anderson hanging on to low ET and top speed so far. Well, AJ made a good run, fourth best of the day, but Anderson stepped up with another track ET record and goes into Saturday solidly atop the list. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.227/167.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.568@ 210.93& 2. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GXP 6.578 210.11 3. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.582 210.70 4. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.588 209.85 5. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.599 209.75 6. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.599 209.14 7. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.610 209.85 8. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.613 208.78 9. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.615 210.14 10. Tom Hammonds Race For Achievement Cobalt 6.625 208.65 11. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.625 208.26 12. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.629 209.46 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.630 208.59 14. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.632 209.10 15. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.639 208.55 16. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.645 207.66 17. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.659 207.62 18. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.661 208.04 19. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.670 208.71 20. Erica Enders Dragstar Racing Mustang 6.723 204.63 21. John Gaydosh Jr Gaydosh Performance GTO 6.763 203.89 @ = Track ET Record

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3

COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals 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: Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.731/204.48, Now #13 No Prior Run 12:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 1,977 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Yesterday the drivers were hoping this session would see better conditions than yesterday, but the air temperature rose quicker than expected and it's close, but not better. We won't have a bump time until four non-qualified cars have run... Enders made a good run, but that time won't hold up long. Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 14.938/55.58, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.599/209.14, Was #6 Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.640/208.46, Now #13 No Prior Run Gray came up already in sixth spot, but had a bad run in the second session yesterday and the order for this session is based on the times from round 2 qualifying - event though those 13th or lower start off fresh today. Gray shook hard, two bad runs in a row. Humphrey got down the track okay, but that time may not be good enough either. Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.638/208.81, Now #13 No Prior Run Right Lane: Dave Northrop No Time, Now #20 No Prior Run Northrop was pushed away after the burnout, leaving a small trail of "stuff" on the launch pad. KJ made a full pass, but it wasn't as quick or fast as expected and he may have to make a last-ditch effort this afternoon. Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.624/208.94, Now #10 No Prior Run Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.629/207.98, Now #14 No Prior Run Two more qualify, bumping Enders. We now have a bump time and Ronnie Humphrey is on the bump spot at 6.640. Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.769/203.61, Now #19 No Prior Run Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.616/208.94, Now #10 No Prior Run Gaydosh's car made a big wiggle on the launch. Jones made a nice run, bumping Humphrey. That puts Kurt Johnson on the bump spot at 6.638. Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.692/206.45, Now #18 No Prior Run Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.574/209.69, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.629/209.46, Was #14 Humphreys is the last driver with a shot at bumping KJ from the field. He came up way short, but Krisher showed that the conditions will support a very good run, moving all the way up to the second spot. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.229/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.501. The 16-car field is set for this session and KJ is sixteenth. Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.626/208.55, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.625/208.65, Was #13 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.617/207.88, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.625/208.26, Was #14 Good-looking runs in both lanes, Gaines with an awesome 0.974 60-foot time. Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.604/209.14, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.613/208.78, Was #9 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.598/211.26, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.615/210.14, Was #10 WJ has been in all 29 of the Southern Nationals. Morgan had a nice 0.979 60-foot time, improves, stays ninth. WJ had a very good (for him) 0.997 and reset the track speed record, moving four rungs up the ladder. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.257/167.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.528. Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.581/210.01, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.599/209.75, Was #7 Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.578/210.14, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.610/209.85, Was #10 Both had great short times and both ran big speeds, moving up the ladder. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.232/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.507. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.233/167.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.505. Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.570/211.13, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.582/210.70, Was #6 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.582/208.94, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.588/209.85, Was #7 Two more great short times, AJ the quickest of the session. Huge speeds once again, Line joining WJ in the elite 211 mph club. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.230/167.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.500. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.225/166.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.504. Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.557/210.93, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.568/210.77, Was #1 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.565/210.28, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.578/210.11, Was #5 In case you missed the news reports, the racing surface here was ground smooth during the off-season and the Pro Stock times and speeds reflect that smoothness. Huge runs, Anderson resetting the track ET record once again (but WJ hangs on to9 the speed mark. ) Edwards got to the line first and beat Anderson's track record from yesterday, but only held the record for a hundredth of a second, so the track ET record was broken twice in less than the blink of an eye. With one qualifying session left, Anderson stays #1 and Kurt Johnson is on the bump spot at 6.638.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 3

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.557@ 210.93 2. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GXP 6.565 210.28 3. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.570 211.13 4. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.574 209.69 5. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.578 210.14 6. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.581 210.01 7. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.582 209.85 8. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.598 211.26& 9. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.599 209.14 10. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.604 209.14 11. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.616 208.94 12. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.617 208.26 13. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.624 208.94 14. Tom Hammonds Race For Achievement Cobalt 6.625 208.65 15. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.629 208.55 16. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.638 209.10 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.640 208.71 18. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.692 207.66 19. Erica Enders Dragstar Racing Mustang 6.731 204.63 20. John Gaydosh Jr Gaydosh Performance GTO 6.769 203.89 21. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus NT @ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 4

COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals 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: Dave Northrop Runs 6.723/203.61, Now #19 No Prior Run 2:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 1,984 feet, track temperature 108 degrees. Kurt Johnson is on the bump spot at 6.638. Northrop made a clean, straight run, missed the cut. Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.740/203.68, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.731/204.48, Was #20 Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.769/204.01, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.769/203.61, Was #21 It's gotta be tough coming into the final session a tenth slower than the bump time. Enders had a very good launch, a 0.986 60-foot time, ran out of steam on the top end. Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.653/207.56, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.640/208.46, Was #17 Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 12.947/66.33, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.692/206.45, Was #18 These two were the last drivers in line with a chance to bump KJ from the field. Nope! Humphreys shook and slowed, Humphrey came up short. Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.658/207.53, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.629/207.98, Was #15 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.642/208.26, Now #16 Best prior run: 6.638/208.81, Was #16 Both drivers are safely in the field, but the bottom of the field is not a good starting spot at this event (or most others, for that matter). Johnson's car appeared to bobble a bit on the launch and his 1.000 60-foot time bears that out. No improvement for either driver, they both have a tough row to hoe tomorrow. Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.661/207.46, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.617/207.88, Was #12 Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.628/207.94, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.625/208.65, Was #14 Both drivers had good short times, Hammonds with very consistent results in his last three runs. Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.629/208.71, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.616/208.94, Was #11 Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.655/207.11, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.624/208.94, Was #13 Two more good-looking runs, no improvement. In fact, most this session have fallen off slightly from the performance they showed in the first session of the day. Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.642/209.49, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.598/211.26, Was #8 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 10.735/80.82, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.604/209.14, Was #10 Both drivers have steadily improved with each of their three runs so far this weekend, but both lost ground in this session. WJ lost a few hundredths, Morgan had problems early and pushed in the clutch. Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.636/208.07, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.582/208.94, Was #7 Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 14.017/59.69, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.599/209.14, Was #9 AJ has also steadily improved with each run so far, while Gray had a very good run right out of the box, then two aborted passes. For the third run in a row, Gray's car started dancing about 100 feet out and he will not have lane choice against "The Professor" tomorrow. AJ made a good run, like most losing about five hundredths from earlier today. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.596/209.46, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.578/210.14, Was #5 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.614/209.46, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.581/210.01, Was #6 Same story here, both drivers with a nice pattern of small improvements with each of their first three runs. Both lost a little from their earlier run today, Jeg posting the best run of the session so far. Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.602/209.04, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.574/209.69, Was #4 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.589/210.24, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.570/211.13, Was #3 Both had very good runs earlier today, both were not quite as quick or fast this time out, but Line took over as 'best of the session" and Krisher wasn't far behind. Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.578/209.92, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.565/210.28, Was #2 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.588/210.24, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.557/210.93, Was #1 Great short times for both - 0.983 for Edwards and 0.984 for Anderson. Great runs for both, Edwards best of the session, Anderson second-best, and they stay #1 and #2 going into eliminations tomorrow.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 4

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.557@ 210.93 2. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GXP 6.565 210.28 3. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.570 211.13 4. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.574 209.69 5. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.578 210.14 6. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.581 210.01 7. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.582 209.85 8. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.598 211.26& 9. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.599 209.14 10. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.604 209.14 11. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.616 208.94 12. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.617 208.26 13. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.624 208.94 14. Tom Hammonds Race For Achievement Cobalt 6.625 208.65 15. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.629 208.55 16. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.638 209.10 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.640 208.71 18. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.692 207.66 19. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.723 207.62 20. Erica Enders Dragstar Racing Mustang 6.731 204.63 21. John Gaydosh Jr Gaydosh Performance GTO 6.769 204.01 @ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 1

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Warren Johnson (K&N Filters GXP) 0.090 6.806 180.50 (L) Johnny Gray (Johnny Gray Racing Stratus) 0.032 6.923 173.12 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). (W) Allen Johnson (Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus) 0.033 6.661 207.43 (L) Larry Morgan (Lucas Oil Stratus) 0.095 6.655 208.07 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). (W) Greg Stanfield (Attitude Apparel GXP) 0.031 6.643 208.17 (L) Rickie Jones (Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus) 0.031 6.677 207.34 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). (W) Rodger Brogdon (Charter GXP) 0.056 6.667 207.46 (L) Ron Krisher (Valvoline Cobalt) 0.082 6.649 207.37 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). (W) Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.074 6.628 208.78 (L) Tom Hammonds (Race For Achievement Cobalt) 0.067 6.651 207.59 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). (W) Mike Edwards (Young Life/Penhall GXP) 0.044 6.603 209.43 (L) Steve Spiess (Spiess Construction Cobalt) -0.026(R) 6.703 206.39 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. (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.081 6.618 209.46 (L) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) -9.999(R) NT-Broke Before Staging 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. (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.053 6.648 208.10 (L) V. Gaines (Kendall Oil Stratus) 0.032 6.712 206.39 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.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.055 6.646 207.69 (L) Rodger Brogdon (Charter GXP) 0.065 6.668 207.40 4:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,477 feet, track temperature 85 degrees. Brogdon is the 57th different opponent Coughlin has faced. By the way, Brogdon's races and starts in the first-round notes include his Pro Stock Truck career. Coughlin grabbed a hundredths of a second edge at the green, steadily opened the gap to win by about 10 feet. (W) Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.024 6.628 208.46 (L) Greg Stanfield (Attitude Apparel GXP) 0.025 6.707 202.79 Line holds an 11-7 record against Stanfield, 7-5 in the second round. Almost identical, very good lights for both drivers, but Line had the power to pull away to win by over a car length, Stanfield slowing on the top end. (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.038 6.646 208.26 (L) Warren Johnson (K&N Filters GXP) 0.086 6.673 208.10 Anderson holds a 19-13 edge against WJ, 7-5 in second round matches. But they will have to wait a bit to find out who wins this one, starter Rick Stewart shutting them off as (hopefully) brief sprinkles move through the area. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 2,421 feet, track temperature 83 degrees. 5:25 p.m. Now everybody is scrambling for cover, must be raining harder. 5:39 p.m. Now it's not raining and a couple laps with the jet dried things out, so we're back to racing again. Anderson was away first, with a big advantage, and won going away. He tied Coughlin on ET, will have lane choice in the semifinals based on speed. (W) Mike Edwards (Young Life/Penhall GXP) 0.032 6.628 208.20 (L) Allen Johnson (Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus) 0.054 6.669 207.05 Edwards has an 11-5 record against AJ in prior events, 4-2 in second-round matches. Edwards was away first and also won going away, by about a car length. And he also ties his semifinals opponent's ET, also losing lane choice, to Line, on speed. That's just plain wierd!

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.055 6.637 207.56 (L) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.066 6.632 208.14 8:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,213 feet, track temperature 73 degrees. Anderson and Coughlin are facing each other for the 52nd time. In prior events, Anderson has a 32-19 record against Coughlin, 7-4 in semifinals. They ran identical ETs in the quarterfinals, Anderson earning lane choice with the faster speed. Jeg got a hundredth on the tree, Anderson got half of that back on the race track. Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins: 60ft(0.022), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 23 inches). (W) Mike Edwards (Young Life/Penhall GXP) 0.020 6.639 207.72 (L) Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.034 6.649 208.42 Line and Edwards are facing each other for the 16th time. Line holds a 10-5 record against Edwards in prior events, 4-1 in semifinals. As with the first pair, both drivers ran the same ET in the quarterfinals, Line getting lane choice on speed Edwards got a hundredth and change on the tree, another hundredth on the track. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0245 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Coughlin will have lane choice against Edwards in the final round.

Monday Results for Final Round

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Mike Edwards (Young Life/Penhall GXP) 0.019 6.645 208.17 (L) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.043 7.190 155.11 10:05 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,011 feet, track temperature 75 degrees. The final pair of cars for the event. Coughlin has an 18-6 record against Edwards in prior events, 2-0 in final rounds, but Edwards nailed the usually quick Coughlin to the tree and won going away, Coughlin slowing past half track. Coughlin's car was making a lot of "darty" moves, apparently missing the setup for today's changed conditions. That's it, this event is now in the books.

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