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Friday Results for Qualifying Round 1

JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.775/203.86, Now #1 2:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,413 feet, track temperature 102 degrees. Local racer Lawrence made his first pass of the year to open the Pro Stock session. Left Lane: Ryan Ondrejko Runs 13.862/85.64, Now #3 Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.686/206.48, Now #1 This is Ondrejko's debut in Pro Stock, at the helm of Jim Yates' Wiley X GXP. He chirped the tires hard on the launch and lifted. Nice, straight pass by Schmidt. Left Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 7.087/184.40, Now #4 Right Lane: Dave River Runs 7.019/197.39, Now #3 Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.791/203.77, Now #4 Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.671/207.05, Now #1 Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.688/205.88, Now #3 Right Lane: David Beckley Runs 6.754/207.78, Now #4 Northrop had an other-wordly 0.985 60-foot time. Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.667/207.69, Now #2 Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.656/207.91, Now #1 Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.713/205.38, Now #7 Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.674/206.54, Now #4 Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.741/206.57, Now #8 Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 7.091/192.93, Now #14 Gray's car shuddered and bounced early in the run, using up a lot of the lane. Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.720/207.66, Now #9 Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.665/206.92, Now #2 Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.716/206.89, Now #9 Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 14.170/58.77, Now #19 Krisher's car shook and was all over the lane, so he lifted. KJ replaced his dad in the ninth spot. Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.639/208.42, Now #2 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.638/207.88, Now #1 Nice runs to take over the top two spots. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.799, 660ft-4.273/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.556. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.267/165.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.553. Warren Johnson is on the bump spot at 6.720. Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.623/209.04, Now #2 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.617/210.08, Now #1 New #1 and #2... Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.261/165.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.542. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.267/166.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.542. Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.656/208.04, Now #6 Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.616/208.55, Now #1 And Coughlin knocks Edwards off the top spot to end the session, resetting the track ET record in the process. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.258/165.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.537. That puts Steve Schmidt on the bump spot at 6.686.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 1

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.616@ 208.55 2. Mike Edwards A.R.T./Young Life GXP 6.617 210.08& 3. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.623 209.04 4. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.638 207.88 5. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.639 208.42 6. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.656 208.04 7. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.656 207.91 8. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.665 206.92 9. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.667 207.69 10. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.671 207.05 11. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.674 206.54 12. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.688 205.88 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.713 205.38 14. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.716 206.89 15. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.720 207.66 16. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.741 206.57 17. David Beckley Mountain View Tires Stratus 6.754 207.78 18. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.775 203.86 19. Bob Benza BNB Racing GXP 6.791 203.77 20. Dave River River Racing Cobalt 7.019 197.39 21. Mark Hogan GTO 7.087 184.40 22. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 7.091 192.93 23. Ryan Ondrejko Wiley X GXP 13.862 85.64 24. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 14.170 58.77 25. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co DQ @ = Track ET Record & = Track Speed Record

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA 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: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.696/205.88, Now #13 No Prior Run 6:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,588 feet, track temperature 95 degrees. Dave Northrop is on the bump spot at 6.688. Schmidt's first run was DQ'ed, not sure why (it's usually contaminated fuel or weight). He made a good second run, but did not make the twelve-car cutoff. Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.709/208.10, Now #15 Best prior run: 14.170/58.77, Was #25 Right Lane: Ryan Ondrejko Runs 6.708/205.72, Now #14 Best prior run: 13.862/85.64, Was #24 Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.631/208.30, Now #4 Best prior run: 7.091/192.93, Was #25 Right Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 7.023/190.94, Now #25 Best prior run: 7.087/184.40, Was #24 Wow! Gray had a great short time and jumped all the way to fourth - in a borrowed Nitro Fish Stratus. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.263/164.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.547. Left Lane: Dave River Runs 7.031/195.34, Now #24 Best prior run: 7.019/197.39, Was #24 Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.803/202.00, Now #23 Best prior run: 6.791/203.77, Was #23 Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.799/204.29, Now #22 Best prior run: 6.775/203.86, Was #22 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.682/206.13, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.741/206.57, Was #20 Morgan's car made several big moves on the launch. Left Lane: David Beckley Runs 6.680/207.37, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.754/207.78, Was #21 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.713/208.23, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.720/207.66, Was #20 WJ's car also waggled its tail on the launch, didn't improve much. Beckley made a very nice run, but won't get to keep it. Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.673/206.80, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.674/206.54, Was #12 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.625/208.62, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.716/206.89, Was #21 KJ didn't waggle and he ran low ET of the round so far. He'll get to keep that one. Now Ronnie Humphrey is on the bump spot at 6.671. Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.683/207.05, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.671/207.05, Was #12 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.678/206.04, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.713/205.38, Was #21 Gaines improved, but not enough to make the cut. Humphrey failed to improve, stays on the bump spot - but only Dave Northrop has a shot at bumping him out now. Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.662/207.02, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.665/206.92, Was #10 Right Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.981/162.33, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.688/205.88, Was #17 Northrop's car got out of the groove about 200 feet out and he failed to improve enough to move up the list. Jones also improved slightly, also no enough to do him any good. Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.629/208.04, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.656/207.91, Was #9 Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.657/207.72, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.667/207.69, Was #11 The remaining cars are already in the 12-car provisional field. Nice run by Brogdon, with a great 60-foot time, and he moved well into the top half of the field. Humphreys also improved, moved up one spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.259/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.545. Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.622/208.59, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.638/207.88, Was #7 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 25.049/0.00, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.656/208.04, Was #9 Line's car spun the right rear and tried to turn hard right, forcing him to lift. AJ went right down the track and moved up four spots, taking low ET of the session honors away from KJ. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.254/165.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.539. Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.587/209.88, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.617/210.08, Was #2 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.642/208.78, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.639/208.42, Was #8 Okay, everybody step back a couple steps. Edwards made a great run, eclipsing every run so far today. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.237/166.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.512. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.644/208.94, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.616/208.55, Was #2 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.613/208.78, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.623/209.04, Was #4 Coughlin's 60-foot time came up as a leisurely 1.001 and he had no chance of catching Edwards after that. Anderson got things sorted out and made the second-best run of the day. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.286/165.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.566. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.251/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.532.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Mike Edwards A.R.T./Young Life GXP 6.587@ 210.08& 2. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.613 209.04 3. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.616 208.94 4. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.622 208.59 5. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.625 208.62 6. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.629 208.04 7. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.631 208.30 8. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.639 208.78 9. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.656 208.04 10. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.657 207.72 11. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.662 207.02 12. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.671 207.05 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.673 206.80 14. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.678 206.04 15. David Beckley Mountain View Tires Stratus 6.680 207.78 16. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.682 206.57 17. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.688 205.88 18. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co 6.696 205.88 19. Ryan Ondrejko Wiley X GXP 6.708 205.72 20. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.709 208.10 21. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.713 208.23 22. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.775 204.29 23. Bob Benza BNB Racing GXP 6.791 203.77 24. Dave River River Racing Cobalt 7.019 197.39 25. Mark Hogan GTO 7.023 190.94 @ = Track ET Record

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3

JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA 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: Dave River Runs 7.030/197.36, Now #13 No Prior Run 12:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 2,398 feet, track temperature 91 degrees. I predict River will make the field on this run - of course, there are only twelve "qualified" cars in the sixteen-car field right now. The Pro Stock Motorcycles just finished and nobody ran well, but as we saw last night, that doesn't mean the cars will also be off the pace, and most Pro Stock drivers expected this session to be the best of the weekend. River came up a little short of his best run yesterday. Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.666/207.50, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.656/208.04, Was #9 Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.783/203.19, Now #13 No Prior Run Line is already in the field, but had a very bad run in the second session yesterday, so he gets to run early in this session. Line made a good run, strung together a bunch of sixes (the Devil made me say that). Left Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 7.042/196.24, Now #16 No Prior Run Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.662/207.72, Now #11 No Prior Run Krisher made the best run of the session so far and Hogan established the first bump time of the session. That will change. Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.694/206.04, Now #14 No Prior Run Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.705/205.44, Now #15 No Prior Run Both drivers had good 60-foot times, but it appears they were down a bit on top-end power from those speeds. Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.729/204.45, Now #16 No Prior Run Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.671/206.76, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.671/207.05, Was #13 Benza takes over the bump spot, Humphrey matches his best run from yesterday. Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.627/208.81, Now #6 No Prior Run Right Lane: David Beckley Runs 6.661/206.64, Now #12 No Prior Run Nice run by WJ, with a 0.990 short time, right down the groove. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.266/165.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.547. Beckley also made an impressive run - straight, smooth, and (best of all) quick enough to put him well into the field. Northrop is on the bump spot at 6.694. Left Lane: Ryan Ondrejko Runs 6.658/205.69, Now #12 No Prior Run Nice run by Ondrejko to move into the field. Now Humphrey is on the bump at 6.671. Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.697/206.10, Now #18 No Prior Run Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.665/206.83, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.662/207.02, Was #15 Wow - Morgan missed the cut. Jones failed to improve and is not safe at 15th. Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.679/206.32, Now #17 No Prior Run Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.620/208.94, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.616/208.55, Was #3 Gaines was not in the top twelve yesterday. He came up short. Coughlin could not quite match his numbers from yesterday on a good-looking run. That should end the bumping for this session. Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.650/207.82, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.657/207.72, Was #11 Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.661/207.82, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.631/208.30, Was #8 Humphreys improved, moved up one spot. Gray failed to improve. Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.627/208.20, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.639/208.42, Was #9 Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.678/207.75, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.629/208.04, Was #7 Brogdon's car squatted and spun the tires on the launch, posting a leisurely 1.023 60-foot time. Nice pass by Stanfield to move up a couple spots. Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.622/208.10, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.625/208.62, Was #5 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.621/207.53, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.622/208.59, Was #4 AJ had a 0.967 60-foot time. That's unreal! Both drivers trimmed off thousandths, stayed right where they started on the ladder. Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.612/208.46, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.613/208.78, Was #2 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.596/209.72, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.587/209.88, Was #1 Last pair. Anderson made a great run yesterday and Edwards was three hundredths quicker! In Pro Stock, that's an eternity. So far, Coughlin was low of the round at 6.620. Great runs in both lanes, the two quickest of the session, but once again Edwards was hundredths quicker than Anderson. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.248/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.530. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.245/166.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 3

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Mike Edwards A.R.T./Young Life GXP 6.587 210.08 2. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.612 209.04 3. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.616 208.94 4. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.621 208.59 5. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.622 208.62 6. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.627 208.81 7. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.627 208.78 8. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.629 208.04 9. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.631 208.30 10. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.650 207.82 11. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.656 208.04 12. Ryan Ondrejko Wiley X GXP 6.658 205.72 13. David Beckley Mountain View Tires Stratus 6.661 207.78 14. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.662 208.10 15. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.662 207.02 16. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.671 207.05 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.679 206.32 18. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.694 206.04 19. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.697 206.57 20. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co 6.705 205.88 21. Bob Benza BNB Racing GXP 6.729 204.45 22. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.783 204.29 23. Dave River River Racing Cobalt 7.030 197.39 24. Mark Hogan GTO 7.042 196.24 25. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt NT

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 4

JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA 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: Steve Spiess Runs 6.676/205.69, Now #17 No Prior Run Right Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 7.058/192.82, Now #25 Best prior run: 7.042/196.24, Was #24 4:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,513 feet, track temperature 91 degrees. Ronnie Humphrey is on the bump spot at 6.671. Spiess did n ot run in the first session today, haven't heard why he missed out, but he has a tough challenge now because conditions are worse than they were earlier. Spiess made a nice run, missed the field by five thousandths of a second. Hogan failed to improve. Left Lane: Dave River Runs 7.013/196.59, Now #24 Best prior run: 7.030/197.36, Was #24 Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.719/204.85, Now #22 Best prior run: 6.729/204.45, Was #22 benza picked up a hundredth, not enough to make any difference. Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.754/203.58, Now #23 Best prior run: 6.783/203.19, Was #23 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.717/204.73, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.697/206.10, Was #20 Morgan's car was hunting around a bit, he came up short of the cutoff. Lawrence improved, but also not enough to make a difference. Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.710/205.04, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.705/205.44, Was #21 Right Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.726/204.91, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.694/206.04, Was #19 No help for either driver, Humphrey can almost take a deep breath... Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.703/205.72, Now #16 Best prior run: 6.671/207.05, Was #16 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.680/205.63, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.679/206.32, Was #18 Gaines was the last driver in line with a chance to bump Humphrey from the field.Humphrey's car spun the tires for a 1.001 60-foot time, but Gaines came up short and Humphrey will be part of the field tomorrow. Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.646/206.35, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.662/207.02, Was #15 Right Lane: Ryan Ondrejko Runs 6.702/204.48, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.658/205.69, Was #12 Jones had a stout 0.972 60-foot time and made his best run of the weekend. He moved way up the list. Ondrejko did n ot improve, losta spot to Jones. Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.749/207.78, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.662/207.72, Was #15 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.642/207.24, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.656/208.04, Was #12 Line has been in the finals here three of the last four years, but has not had a good weekend so far this year. Krisher did not have a good day yesterday, made one of the better runs in the first session today. Krisher spun the tires hard, posted a 1.058 60-foot time, and stayed 15th. Line made the best run nof the session so far and moved up to tenth. Left Lane: David Beckley Runs 6.653/206.70, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.661/206.64, Was #14 Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.657/206.80, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.650/207.82, Was #12 Side-y-side all the way, no improvement for either driver. Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.643/207.40, Now #9 Best prior run: 6.631/208.30, Was #9 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.636/207.56, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.627/208.20, Was #7 Stanfield has been very consistent across his three previous runs, just a couple hundredths apart. Stanfield made another run right in the middle of his other three, best of the session so far. Gray also started to show consistency, his 6.64 right in the middle of his last two - a 6.63 and a 6.66. Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.634/206.89, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.629/208.04, Was #8 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.636/207.69, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.627/208.81, Was #6 WJ posted a nice 0.987 60-foot time, quick for him, right in the midst of the better runs of the session, and Brogdon was right there with him, starting with a 0.978 short time. Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 15.057/53.81, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.621/207.53, Was #4 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.627/207.88, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.622/208.10, Was #5 AJ's three runs have been 6.63 and two 6.62s, KJ's a 6.71 and two 6.62s. AJ shook anjd slowed early, but KJ ran another 6.62 (that's three for him), low of the session so far. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.624/207.88, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.616/208.55, Was #3 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.616/207.88, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.612/208.46, Was #2 Coughlin joined the 6.62 set, but Anderson reset low ET of the session in the other lane. Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.591/208.71, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.587/209.88, Was #1 And the only driver in the six-fifties this weekend is...this guy. Edwards has been in a zone of his own, his worst run (a 6.617) almost as good as Anderson's best of this session. Once again, Edwards drives a stake into the hearts of the other fifteen drivers in the field, alone in the fifties for the third time in four qualifying sessions.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 4

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Mike Edwards A.R.T./Young Life GXP 6.587@ 210.08& 2. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.612 209.04 3. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.616 208.94 4. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus 6.621 208.59 5. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.622 208.62 6. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.627 208.81 7. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.627 208.78 8. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.629 208.04 9. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.631 208.30 10. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.642 208.04 11. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.646 207.02 12. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.650 207.82 13. David Beckley Mountain View Tires Stratus 6.653 207.78 14. Ryan Ondrejko Wiley X GXP 6.658 205.72 15. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.662 208.10 16. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.671 207.05 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.676 206.80 18. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.679 206.32 19. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.694 206.04 20. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.697 206.57 21. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co 6.705 205.88 22. Bob Benza BNB Racing GXP 6.719 204.85 23. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.754 204.29 24. Dave River River Racing Cobalt 7.013 197.39 25. Mark Hogan GTO 7.042 196.24 @ = Track ET Record

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 1

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Johnny Gray (Johnny Gray Racing Stratus) 0.013 6.657 206.86 (L) Rodger Brogdon (Charter GXP) -0.043(R) 6.720 204.32 1:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,647 feet, track temperature 84 degrees. This is Brogdon's eighth career start, the first time he's faced Gray. Brogdon swapped feet a bit early and we have an upset right off the bat. (W) Greg Stanfield (Attitude Apparel GXP) 0.017 6.672 206.70 (L) Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.027 6.681 206.64 Line is 12-7 against Stanfield, 7-4 in round one. However, Line struggled during qualifying, Stanfield made four consistent, quick runs. These two pre-staged, then both just sat there, neither wanting to stage first. Line finally moved in after about 40 seconds, both had good lights, but Stanfield had the better light and was never headed. Greg Stanfield's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0196 seconds (approximately 6 feet). (W) Warren Johnson (K&N Filters GXP) 0.060 6.668 207.21 (L) Rickie Jones (Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus) 0.047 6.705 205.13 Jones is 1-0 against WJ, at Topeka last year. Jones was off the line first, by a little over a hundredth, but that wasn't enough and WJ evened the score. Warren Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(-0.006), 660ft(0.005), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0249 seconds (approximately 7 feet). (W) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) 0.036 6.648 207.46 (L) Justin Humphreys (RaceRedi Motorsports GXP) -0.011(R) 6.682 206.57 Humphreys is 4-2 against KJ, 2-1 in first round meetings. Kurt Johnson wins on a red light. KJ ran low ET of the round so far...but Mike Edwards hasn't run yet. (W) Allen Johnson (Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus) 0.067 6.641 207.02 (L) David Beckley (Mountain View Tires Stratus) 0.060 6.690 205.85 Beckley is making his sixth start and AJ won the only other time they met. They left almost together and AJ steadily pulled away for the win. Allen Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.029), 1,000ft(0.036). MOV: 0.0421 seconds (approximately 13 feet). He ran low ET of the round and will have lane choice against Kurt Johnson next round. (W) Mike Edwards (A.R.T./Young Life GXP) 0.077 6.626 207.85 (L) Ronnie Humphrey (Troy Humphrey Stratus) -0.005(R) 6.797 204.01 Humphrey is making his fourth career start and this is the first time he's raced Edwards. Humphreys recorded the third red light of the round and Edwards ran low ET of the round - again.Edwards has lane choice against Gray in the quarterfinals. (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.073 6.664 207.15 (L) Ron Krisher (Valvoline Cobalt) -0.017(R) 6.662 207.02 Anderson is 15-4 against Krisher, 7-1 in the first round. However, Krisher has won here, Anderson has not. Krisher carded our fourth red light of the round and gave one up, running quicker than Anderson. Anderson wins on the red light and will have lane choice against Stanfield in round two. (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.043 6.637 207.24 (L) Ryan Ondrejko (Wiley X GXP) 0.023 6.716 203.68 This is Ondrejko's first race in Pro Stock and he gets to race the champion in his first round of eliminations. Ondrejko had the better light, led for almost 330 feet. Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.014), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.022), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0596 seconds (approximately 18 feet). Coughlin will have lane choice against WJ in round two.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.080 6.664 206.45 (L) Greg Stanfield (Attitude Apparel GXP) -9.999(R) NT-Broke Before Staging 3:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 2,858 feet, track temperature 89 degrees. Anderson is 15-10 against Stanfield, but it's all even at 3-3 in round two matches. Bad break for Stanfield, his car pushed away after the burnout after being a model of consistency all weekend. Anderson sailed down the groove with no apparent problems. (W) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) 0.014 6.656 206.73 (L) Allen Johnson (Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus) 0.034 6.642 206.73 KJ is 11-9 against AJ, 7-5 in round two, but AJ has been on a hot streak lately, winning Topeka. So much for "hot streak," KJ had an awesome light against AJ's good light and held him off for the holeshot win. Kurt Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 2 feet). (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.036 6.679 207.11 (L) Warren Johnson (K&N Filters GXP) 0.040 6.689 206.89 Jeg is 30-22 against WJ, 10-5 in round two. It was almost even at the green, but the Cagnazzi power outran the WJ power today. Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins: 60ft(0.015), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0149 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Jeg faces Anderson in the semifinals, Anderson has lane choice. (W) Mike Edwards (A.R.T./Young Life GXP) 0.095 6.633 207.50 (L) Johnny Gray (Johnny Gray Racing Stratus) 0.087 6.655 206.42 Edwards has a 2-1 edge against Gray. They have never faced each other in round two before today. Gray got a small edge at the green, led for awhile, but needed more than that to hold Edwards off on the top end. Edwards ran low ET of the round once again to earn lane choice against Kurt Johnson in the semifinals. Mike Edwards' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(-0.016), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0142 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.051 6.663 206.99 (L) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.049 6.670 206.67 4:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 2,858 feet, track temperature 91 degrees. Anderson holds a 33-21 edge against Coughlin in prior events, but that narrows to 8-6 in semifinals matchups. Anderson had a tiny starting line edge, led most of the way, and Coughlin outran him in a top-end charge. It was dead-even at 1,000 feet. Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.013), 330 ft(-0.009), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(0.000). MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 20 inches). (W) Mike Edwards (A.R.T./Young Life GXP) 0.085 6.638 207.34 (L) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) 0.033 6.691 206.64 Edwards is only 12-25 against KJ, but these two are 3-3 in semifinals matchups. KJ got a big starting line advantage, chased him all the way and nipped him in the lights. Mike Edwards' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.033), 330 ft(-0.025), 660ft(-0.010), 1,000ft(-0.004). MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 6 inches). Edwards will have lane choice against Coughlin in the final round.

Sunday Results for Final Round

JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.016 6.663 207.30 (L) Mike Edwards (A.R.T./Young Life GXP) -0.021(R) 6.709 204.48 5:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,941 feet, track temperature 92 degrees. Coughlin is 18 - 8 against Edwards in prior events, but only 2 - 1 against Edwards in prior final rounds. Edwards has shown a two to three hundredths performance advantage in all three rounds today, so he had to be the favorite in this final round, as long as he stayed within a couple hundredths of Coughlin on the tree. Edwards went red and Coughlin pulls off a magic act, running exactly the same ET he ran in the semifinals. Unbelievable!

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