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Pro Stock
Results for Elimination Round 1
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier)    0.036      6.688 206.48
 (L) Kenny Koretsky (Nitrofish Wear Stratus)     0.004     12.840  66.75
12:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 1,407 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Koretsky is just three points out of the top ten behind Rickie Smith. Coughlin holds a 3-1 advantage over Koretsky.

Koretsky makes a hard move to the right as soon as he hits the throttle and has to give up on the run.

 (W) Larry Morgan (Mopar Stratus)                0.045      6.674 206.67
 (L) Allen Johnson (Mopar Stratus)               0.020      6.732 204.51
Johnson gets the hole-shot, Morgan reels him in quickly and drives around at the 330' mark, and runs a career best ET to take the win.
 (W) V. Gaines (Kendall Oil Stratus)             0.075      6.720 205.79
 (L) Mike Edwards (Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am)   0.122      6.701 206.20
Gaines gets a big hole-shot and hangs on for the win.
 (W) Rickie Smith (Dart Cavalier)                0.019      6.727 204.98
 (L) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am)             0.049      6.712 206.70
Smith needs a round win to pass Warren Johnson in the POWERade points standings. He gets the hole-shot and makes it stick, holding off Line to take the win.
 (W) Steve Johns (LivinIt.org Cavalier)          0.073      6.682 206.39
 (L) Mark Whisnant (Pirana-Z Cavalier)           0.025      6.730 204.32
Whisnant gets a big hole-shot but doesn't have the power to hold off Johns. Johns will have lane choice over Gaines in round two.
 (W) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.010      6.709 205.69
 (L) Ron Krisher (Valvoline Cavalier)            0.115      8.427 112.63
Krisher has problems off the line and has to shut down. Morgan will have lane choice over Connolly in round two.
 (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment Grand0.030      6.690 206.32
 (L) JR Carr (Carr Motorsports Cavalier)         0.041      6.723 205.22
Anderson is 2-0 against Carr...make that 3-0. He goes right down the groove, not quite matching his record run last night. He will give up lane choice to Coughlin in round two.
 (W) Bruce Allen (Reher-Morrison Grand Am)       0.027      6.717 205.26
 (L) Greg Stanfield (Carr Motorsports Cavalier)  0.035      6.724 196.85
This is Allen's 302nd career start, he is 1-0 against Stanfield. Allen gets a slight advantage off the line, they swap the lead a couple of times, then Allen pulls ahead to take the win. Allen will have lane choice over Smith in round two.

Pro Stock
Results for Elimination Round 2
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Bruce Allen (Reher-Morrison Grand Am)       0.036      6.721 205.32
 (L) Rickie Smith (Dart Cavalier)                0.030      6.728 205.22
1:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 1,407 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Smith gets a slight jump off the line and hangs on to the lead until they go through the lights.

Bruce Allen's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(-0.006), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment Grand0.029      6.704 206.26
 (L) Jeg Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier)    0.028      6.713 206.67
Anderson moves on to the next round and will have lane choice over Allen.
 (W) Steve Johns (LivinIt.org Cavalier)          0.054      6.728 205.04
 (L) V. Gaines (Kendall Oil Stratus)             0.061      6.749 205.26

 (W) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.016      6.714 205.13
 (L) Larry Morgan (Mopar Stratus)                0.062      6.704 205.88
Connolly gets the hole-shot and takes the win. He will have lane choice over Johns in round three.

Pro Stock
Results for Elimination Round 3
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.065      6.719 205.60
 (L) Steve Johns (LivinIt.org Cavalier)          0.295     11.118  80.76
3:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 1,557 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Johns is really late off the line, he gets about 300 feet out and clicks it off.

 (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment Grand0.019      6.714 206.20
 (L) Bruce Allen (Reher-Morrison Grand Am)       0.045      6.734 205.16
Allen gives Anderson the advantage off the line, then Anderson pulls away for the win. Anderson will have lane choice over Connolly in the final round.

Pro Stock
Results for Final Round 
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                       RT        ET   Speed

 (W) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.013     NT-No Time
 (L) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment Grand-0.003(R)  6.705 206.48
4:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,728 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

If Anderson wins here, he will break the record for the most wins in a season in the professional classes. He leaves a little too quickly, then Connolly breaks as he comes off the line and rolls down the track.