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Sun, 22 Apr 2012, 14:20 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Texas Motorplex:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Jimmy Hidalgo Sr                      449 Michael Colaluca             
E4   ****WINNER****  0.040 11.342 116.89                     0.013 12.417 101.07
        H/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.002           L/SA  Dial: 12.43 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Brimer    ) 0.030 11.345  0.025      (V Buchanan  ) 0.084 12.414  0.034
E2    (B Cummings  ) 0.037 11.272  0.002      (D Davidson  ) 0.029 12.362 -0.018
E1    (J Hibbard   ) 0.043 11.279  0.019      (D Buckner   ) 0.036 12.389 -0.021
 Qualified:             #6 11.231 -0.919                       #45 12.383 -0.317

1:14 p.m. Colaluca had Hidalgo covered and took too much stripe.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  411 Jared Swinehart                      4691 Darrell Erwin                
E4                   0.141 11.018 119.05     ****WINNER****  0.036 11.304 111.50
        D/SA  Dial: 11.06 (+/-): -0.042           G/SA  Dial: 11.29 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Helms     ) 0.014 11.066  0.006      (S Cummings  ) 0.027 11.314  0.034
E2    (M Walls     ) 0.025 10.997  0.017      (I Talbot    ) 0.088 11.238 -0.762
E1    (B McClister ) 0.025 11.037  0.007      (R Carrell   ) 0.149 11.299  0.069
 Qualified:            #31 10.971 -0.579                       #22 11.248 -0.752

Swinehart was late and Erwin "backed into him" on the top end to earn a bye to the finals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 464Q Austin Williams                         5 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E4                   0.026 11.121 116.34     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.375 119.24
        F/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-): -0.009           A/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Ratcliff  ) 0.004 11.184  0.074      (J Pitt      ) 0.018 10.556  0.166
E2    (S Pourciau  ) 0.035 11.095  0.015      (T Emmons    ) 0.013 10.388  0.048
E1    (C Haralson  ) 0.029 11.080 -0.020      (D Kirkland  ) 0.058 10.297 -0.003
 Qualified:            #20 11.069 -0.781                       #23 10.250 -0.750

"The Country Puppy" took the stripe by 0.0150 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout and will face his father in the semifinals.