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Sat, 3 May 2008, 10:48 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Class Eliminations
By Rick Green





MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3609 John McCarthy                        3163 Jim Schaechter               
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.025 13.885  93.89     ****WINNER****  0.021 11.323 113.92
       T/SA Index: 14.70 (+/-): -0.815            H/S Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.977
 Qualified:            #57 13.929  94.48                       #44 11.423 115.39
Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,063 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.



 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3384 Mike McGinley                        3077 Bill Dyer                    
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.014 12.333 105.78     ****WINNER**** -0.011 12.369 105.24
       N/SA Index: 13.30 (+/-): -0.967            N/S Index: 13.25 (+/-): -0.881
 Qualified:            #83 No Time                             #41 12.358 106.27


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3492 Donnie Beeler                        3058 Jimmy Gower                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.061 11.447 114.25     ****WINNER**** -0.071 12.517 104.97
        G/S Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.753            O/S Index: 13.40 (+/-): -0.883
 Qualified:            #19 11.225 117.62                       #28 12.470 105.94


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3099 Bill Koski                           3066 Bert Morgan                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.086 14.289  92.45     ****WINNER****  0.105 13.298  98.08
        U/S Index: 14.95 (+/-): -0.661           R/SA Index: 14.35 (+/-): -1.052
 Qualified:            #68 14.306  92.90                       #13 13.334  96.05


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3325 Nichole Stephenson                   3063 Gary Summers                 
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.112 14.796  87.77     ****WINNER**** -0.026 12.154 107.59
       DF/S Index: 15.90 (+/-): -1.104            M/S Index: 13.15 (+/-): -0.996
 Qualified:             #3 14.789  89.64                       #35 12.231 107.82


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3746 Jack Larsen                          3997 William Zaskowski            
C1                  -0.006 15.489  84.43                     0.067 16.370 114.96
        V/S Index: 15.55 (+/-): -0.061            E/S Index: 11.95 (+/-):  4.420
 Qualified:            #79 15.546  81.62                       #71 11.467 116.26
Larse will not get the class trophy because he didn't run a .5 under the index. Zaskowski will not get the class win because hasn't run .5 under the index.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4261 Gerald Nivans                        5103 Danny Byrd                   
C1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.081 11.128 117.87
       W/SA Index: 16.95 (+/-): 83.049            F/S Index: 12.10 (+/-): -0.972
 Qualified:            #52 16.119  81.25                       #17 11.114 118.99
Nivans broke on the burnout and he will not get the class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Ben Wenzel                           3913 Wade Owens                   
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.003 10.733 122.73     ****WINNER****  0.077 12.092 107.20
        D/S Index: 11.80 (+/-): -1.067           M/SA Index: 13.15 (+/-): -1.058
 Qualified:            #12 10.779 122.87                       #11 12.119 108.00


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Troy Henderson                             Bye
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.021 10.356 127.88     
        A/S Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.894    
 Qualified:            #25 10.311 128.70                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5787 Mike Koppien                         4909 Dempsey Pendarvis            
C1                   0.009 10.094 129.93     ****WINNER****  0.059  9.997 131.39
      AA/SA Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.806          AA/SA Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.903
 Qualified:            #50 10.066 129.53                       #53 10.070 131.68


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2853 Kevin Cradduck                             Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.267 109.13     
      AA/SA Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.633    
 Qualified:            #65 10.182 129.34                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3446 Judi Bureski                           31 Greg Hill                    
C1                   0.011 11.210 116.34     ****WINNER****  0.089 10.965 117.96
       E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.790           E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -1.035
 Qualified:            #66 11.289 115.55                       #21 11.044 118.28


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3189 Jerry Simpson                         441 Mitch Truman                 
C1                   0.019 11.201 115.32     ****WINNER****  0.041 11.137 115.79
       E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.799           E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.863
 Qualified:            #62 11.263 116.23                       #46 11.128 117.58


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4338 George Cox                           4772 David Buckner                
C1                  -0.005 11.175 115.25     ****WINNER****  0.066 11.052  99.33
       E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.825           E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.948
 Qualified:            #60 11.242 117.39                       #26 11.064 119.94


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  315 Michael Lund                         4688 Mike Cotten                  
C1                   0.014 11.574 114.77     ****WINNER****  0.084 11.426 107.62
       H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -0.876           H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -1.024
 Qualified:            #48 11.606 114.56                        #7 11.376 115.95


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3834 Jim Hanlon                           5455 Jerry Stealy                 
C1                  -0.063 12.091 107.53     ****WINNER****  0.317 11.326 102.22
       H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -0.359           H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -1.124
 Qualified:            #77 12.208 107.57                        #2 11.325 117.84


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                4041 Verne Buchanan               
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.031 11.417 113.93
                                                 H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -1.033
 Qualified:                                                      #32 11.525   NS  


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5939 David Picht                          5566 Bill Feist                   
C1                   0.021 10.903 121.69     ****WINNER****  0.188 10.703 122.82
        C/S Index: 11.65 (+/-): -0.747            C/S Index: 11.65 (+/-): -0.947
 Qualified:            #61 10.895 121.15                       #51 10.818 123.50
Feist wins class by about six feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5243 Dale Findell                         4770 Ray Buckner                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.052 11.331 115.78                     0.027 11.410 114.75
       G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.969           G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.890
 Qualified:            #29 11.371 116.20                       #54 11.483 114.90


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3023 Chuck Belanger                       4689 Paula Cotten                 
C1                  -0.093 11.496 111.83     ****WINNER****  0.140 11.384 115.54
       G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.804           G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.916
 Qualified:            #55 11.493 112.84                       #49 11.465 116.28


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   39 Keith Lynch                          5015 Ron Mattson                  
C1                  -0.006 11.415 112.55     ****WINNER****  0.069 11.417 112.81
       G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.885           G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.883
 Qualified:            #59 11.538 112.61                       #38 11.387 114.30


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                3120 Lyn Smith                    
C1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.032 11.322 102.57
                                                 G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.978
 Qualified:                                                      #14 11.290 116.83


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  256 Amy Faulk                            3633 Brian Folk                   
C1                  -0.051 10.741 109.06     ****WINNER****  0.039 11.015 123.96
       D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -1.109           D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.835
 Qualified:             #4 10.755 123.69                       #73 11.405 103.42


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3391 Jerry Bennett                        5989 Jamey Picht                  
C1                   0.073 11.069 117.51     ****WINNER****  0.094 10.930 119.56
       D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.781           D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.920
 Qualified:            #67 11.155 116.51                       #70 11.231 104.11


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5070 Brad VanLant                         3468 Corey Duckett                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.064 11.040 109.69                     0.027 11.111 117.00
       D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.810           D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.739
 Qualified:            #27 10.919 105.12                       #63 11.124 117.69


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1663 Robert Schroeder                     3639 Nick Folk                    
C1                   0.138 10.219 121.23     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.260 120.92
       A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-): -1.081           A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-): -1.040
 Qualified:            #15 10.297 127.05                       #20 10.332 128.21


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5024 Darren Robinson                         2 Peter Biondo                 
C1                   0.371 12.487  82.33     ****WINNER****  0.067 10.235 127.20
       A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-):  1.187           A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-): -1.065
 Qualified:            #75 10.939 122.50                       #40 10.407 126.58


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4145 Floyd Russo                                Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.078 10.222 129.40     
       A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-): -1.078    
 Qualified:             #9 10.231 129.42                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3203 Tommy Mattingly                      3045 David Mercer                 
C1   ****WINNER****  0.018 12.548 102.95                    -0.008 12.623 103.34
       O/SA Index: 13.45 (+/-): -0.902           O/SA Index: 13.45 (+/-): -0.827
 Qualified:            #45 12.574 103.80                       #56 12.656 104.04


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 594 Greg Greening                
C1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.054 12.364 102.61
                                                 O/SA Index: 13.45 (+/-): -1.086
 Qualified:                                                       #8 12.377 105.76


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3651 Bob Gere                             2209 Jorge Carnero                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.023 11.749 110.42                    -0.040 11.948  95.72
       L/SA Index: 13.00 (+/-): -1.251           L/SA Index: 13.00 (+/-): -1.052
 Qualified:            #37 12.086 109.84                       #39 12.092   NS  


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                3200 Tim Lowe                     
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.077 12.020 102.92
                                                 L/SA Index: 13.00 (+/-): -0.980
 Qualified:                                                      #18 12.019 108.88


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2161 Jerry Donovan                        5036 Dirk Olson                   
C1                   0.454 12.916 102.54     ****WINNER****  0.093 10.561 116.81
        B/S Index: 11.50 (+/-):  1.416            B/S Index: 11.50 (+/-): -0.939
 Qualified:            #80 11.540  96.65                       #82 18.261  69.02


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3000 M.J. Quinn                           5021 Russ Speer                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.098 11.800 111.95                    -0.027 12.027 108.80
       J/SA Index: 12.75 (+/-): -0.950           J/SA Index: 12.75 (+/-): -0.723
 Qualified:            #42 11.862 106.16                       #69 12.113 108.78
Quinn with the class trophy.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5694 Jamie Greening                       3321 Marion Stephenson            
C1                   0.161 13.068 100.13     ****WINNER****  0.071 13.041  97.65
       P/SA Index: 13.75 (+/-): -0.682           P/SA Index: 13.75 (+/-): -0.709
 Qualified:            #43 12.864 102.81                       #64 13.028  99.09
Stephenson gets the class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Bruce Kastle                         5680 Marlene Nelson               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.226 11.789 112.34                     0.051 12.132 107.33
       I/SA Index: 12.60 (+/-): -0.811           I/SA Index: 12.60 (+/-): -0.468
 Qualified:            #81 13.293  99.12                       #74 12.223 108.18


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3222 Chris Stephenson                     3332 Dennis Dunlap                
C1                   0.019 12.147 107.75     ****WINNER****  0.305 11.576 111.91
       I/SA Index: 12.60 (+/-): -0.453           I/SA Index: 12.60 (+/-): -1.024
 Qualified:            #76 12.353  93.47                       #24 11.656 112.16


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 361 Kevin Walsh                  
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.234 12.021 108.34
                                                 I/SA Index: 12.60 (+/-): -0.579
 Qualified:                                                      #78 12.359 109.06


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  389 Dennis Ridgeway                      5411 Chris Knudsen                
C1                  -0.031 10.950 120.60     ****WINNER****  0.034 10.639 122.83
       N/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.750           C/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -1.061
 Qualified:            #84 No Time                             #22 10.746 122.53


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                6821 Mark Faul                    
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.020 10.836 121.23
                                                 C/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.864
 Qualified:                                                      #58 10.930 121.20


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3990 Tim Gillespie                        5343 James Findell                
C1                   0.097 11.131 117.45     ****WINNER****  0.024 11.159 117.17
       F/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -1.019           F/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.991
 Qualified:            #23 11.202 117.74                       #31 11.224 117.77


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3447 Daryl Bureski                        2885 David Rampy                  
C1                   0.012 11.665 112.10     ****WINNER****  0.031 11.039 108.72
       F/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.485           F/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -1.111
 Qualified:            #72 11.675 113.07                       #34 11.227 116.36


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3101 Jerry Newsome                        5204 Fred Suiter                  
C1                  -0.095 17.458  76.37     ****WINNER****  0.185 10.719 112.26
       B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-):  5.908           B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -0.831
 Qualified:            #85 No Time                              #5 10.459 119.92


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5300 Al Corda                              489 Sam Pourciau                 
C1   ****WINNER****  0.044 10.519 110.69                    -0.008 10.480 110.91
       B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.031           B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.070
 Qualified:            #47 10.695 108.98                       #16 10.549 125.94


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3911 Jeremy Duncan                         585 Brett Speer                  
C1                   0.038 10.435 124.79     ****WINNER****  0.061 10.385 125.61
       B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.115           B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.165
 Qualified:            #33 10.625 124.10                       #10 10.514 125.53


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5545 Gary Stinnett                         383 Larry Hill                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.062 10.335 127.28                     0.051 10.443 125.27
       B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.215           B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.107
 Qualified:             #6 10.465 126.45                       #36 10.632 124.40


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3585 Jim Harrison                         1315 Jason Kinash                 
C1   ****WINNER****  0.034 11.865 102.94                     0.221 11.744 111.54
       K/SA Index: 12.95 (+/-): -1.085           K/SA Index: 12.95 (+/-): -1.206
 Qualified:            #30 12.022 108.96                        #1 11.824 111.77

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