Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 06:45 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  778 Jimmy DeFrank                        7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E4                   0.050 11.377 115.92     ****WINNER****  0.011 11.056 114.38
       F/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.023           E/SA  Dial: 11.06 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Faul      ) 0.022 11.376 -0.004      (H Pierce    ) 0.013 10.976 -0.054
E2    (P Marvetz   ) 0.058 11.416  0.086      (C Denton    ) 0.021 11.020 -0.040
E1    (J Schloe    ) 0.033 11.350  0.010      (J Adams     ) 0.037 11.024  0.014
 Qualified:            #52 11.356 -0.794                       #29 10.976 -1.024

3:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Chad Loge                            3220 Randy Wilkes                 
E4                   0.036 10.496 124.34     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.406 126.46
       B/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.004          A/FIA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Coulter   ) 0.046 10.429 -0.021                     0.023 10.363 -0.017
E2    (M Method    ) 0.091 10.666  0.186      (J Waldo     ) 0.039 10.423  0.023
E1    (T Janes     ) 0.032 10.455  0.005      (D Forester  ) 0.003 10.442  0.082
 Qualified:            #16 10.460 -1.090                       #39 10.352 -0.948

Wilkes remains alive for the Stock title.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Dan Fletcher                         4144 Jerry Hefler                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011 10.664 114.33                     0.015 12.455  97.94
       B/SA  Dial: 10.67 (+/-): -0.006           M/SA  Dial: 12.47 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Corda     ) 0.005 10.611  0.001      (B Cunningham) 0.003 12.444 -0.006
E2    (C Echmalian ) 0.017 10.649 -0.041      (C Holroyd   ) 0.053 12.472  0.042
E1    (B Phillips  ) 0.009 10.650  0.030      (C Smith     ) 0.008 12.416  0.006
 Qualified:            #45 10.686 -0.864                       #58 12.455 -0.695

Fletcher for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7402 Tibor Kadar                          7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E4                   0.027 12.193 101.71     ****WINNER****  0.033 10.171 131.82
       L/SA  Dial: 12.16 (+/-):  0.033          A/FIA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Durham    ) 0.015 12.197 -0.003      (S Wann      ) 0.050 10.143  0.013
E2    (B Howell    ) 0.033 12.210  0.050      (M Williams  ) 0.075 10.183  0.033
E1    (B Pott      ) 0.032 12.136 -0.044      (J Meador    ) 0.045 10.130  0.020
 Qualified:            #47 12.139 -0.861                        #5 10.120 -1.180

This could decide the title if Kadar wins. NO! His loss hands the title to Wilkes. He and Kadar are tied by the tie breaker goes to wilkes along with the title.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Peter Biondo                         6570 Toby Lang                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.707 116.30                     0.023 11.580 112.39
       C/SA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.027           F/SA  Dial: 11.59 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Gaynor    ) 0.032 10.669  0.029      (D Wann      ) 0.055 11.555 -0.025
E2    (K Etter     ) 0.014 10.676  0.006      (C Jimerfield) 0.028 11.592 -0.018
E1    (T Seipel    ) 0.027 10.702  0.052      (M Johnston  ) 0.002 11.607  0.037
 Qualified:            #22 10.639 -1.061                       #73 11.857 -0.293

Biondo goes on. Next round is Glasbrenner vs Biondo; Wilkes vs McClanahan and Fletcher gets the by into the semis.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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