Sat, 24 Apr 2010, 04:44 PM
Pro Extreme Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green
CECIL, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Extreme at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL Hardee's Georgia Drags VI:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
21 Wes Johnston 2 Joshua Hernandez
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 3.770 202.52 0.092 4.150 198.99
Qualified: #9 3.804 199.26 #8 3.784 204.51
Johnston was out of the gate first and never trailed for the win light. Johnston with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Hernandez with just a whisp of tire smoke right off the starting line...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
488 Gaylen Smith 151 Alex Hossler
E1 0.086 9.045 47.79 ****WINNER**** 0.043 4.075 166.85
Qualified: #10 3.818 198.12 #7 3.761 186.82
Hossler with the starting line advantage and then shook hard and pedaled it to hold on for the win. Smith with a lot of tire shake right off the starting line and coasted on through the 660.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
915 Kelly Martin 4 Jason Scruggs
E1 0.029 3.804 200.44 ****WINNER**** 0.028 3.732 205.69
Qualified: #13 3.862 200.44 #4 3.702 192.80
They leave together, but then Scruggs increased his lead at each increment for the win by 22 feet. Martin with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2007 Joey Martin 69 Frankie Taylor
E1 -0.004 3.898 193.63 ****WINNER**** 0.119 3.707 204.20
Qualified: #15 3.964 191.21 #2 3.650 206.89
Martin was just a little too quick on the tree and Taylor gets the easy win. He has another great looking pass and was just a few ticks shy of backing up his pass last night for the National record. Martin ran his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Taylor will have lane choice over Hossler in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Todd Tutterow 67 Zach Barklage
E1 0.055 4.310 198.85 ****WINNER**** 0.049 3.868 194.66
Qualified: #5 3.719 208.78 #12 3.848 195.31
Barklage with a slight starting line line advantage and never trailed to take the win. Barklage will give up lane choice to Scruggs in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Bubba Stanton 6 Quain Stott
E1 0.063 3.865 197.71 ****WINNER**** 0.052 3.764 204.70
Qualified: #14 3.920 189.66 #3 3.701 203.92
Stott with a slight starting line advantage and never trails for the win light...Stanton with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
277 Terry Leggett 3 Jason Hamstra
E1 0.061 4.947 101.45 ****WINNER**** 0.094 3.807 198.76
Qualified: #17 4.068 180.43 #6 3.757 205.57
Legget with the starting line advantage and then got loose and over by the centerline before he clicked it off. Hamstra started to lose traction and pedaled it one time, but got it to hook back up to take the win. Hamstra will give up lane choice to Stott in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Sheikh Khalid Al-thani 1130 John Stanley
E1 -0.002 3.760 207.50 ****WINNER**** 0.042 3.971 185.77
Qualified: #1 3.637 212.49 #16 4.044 189.02
Khalid was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light...Stanley with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Stanley will give up lane choice to Johnston in the next round
