Sun, 14 Nov 2004, 06:51 PM Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
    7 Jody Lang                            6730 Jim Waldo
E5   ****WINNER****  0.022 12.473  0.043                     0.058 10.327  0.027
       M/SA  Dial: 12.43                         A/FI  Dial: 10.30
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Passerby  ) 0.010 12.439  0.009      (L Zane      ) 0.011 10.321  0.011
E3    (E Waldo     ) 0.024 12.380 -0.030      (C Holroyd   ) 0.064 10.289 -0.011
E2    (G Harper    ) 0.032 12.524  0.094      (T Janes     ) 0.131 10.311  0.021
E1    (A Corda     ) 0.006 12.394  0.024      (D Holder    ) 0.003 10.352  0.072
 Qualified:            #48 12.362 -0.788                       #31 10.270 -0.980

3:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,190 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

A little dance on the starting line as Waldo lights both lights twice before they finally get it right. Lang will get the best RT and steals the win. Jody Lang's MOV: 0.0207 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Weird??

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3231 Harry Doolittle                         5 Brad Plourd
E5   ****WINNER****  0.021 12.418  0.008                     0.061 10.848  0.018
      H/FIA  Dial: 12.41                        B/FIA  Dial: 10.83
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Coulter   ) 0.022 12.452 -0.018      (R Pauley    ) 0.009 10.856  0.036
E3    (T Lang      ) 0.027 12.446  0.016      (B Mulry     ) 0.048 10.786  0.016
E2    (J McCormack ) 0.042 12.436  0.056      (J Irving    ) 0.046 10.782  0.032
E1    (L Norton    ) 0.067 12.351  0.041      (B Fulper    ) 0.038 10.717  0.007
 Qualified:             #8 12.347 -1.103                       #30 10.719 -0.981

Doolittle will meet Lang in the final as he has all the numbers

3:46 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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