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Fri, 20 Jun 2008, 01:06 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
By Larry Sullivan





ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1638 Ron Morehead                         1582 Don Fardie                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 11.921 110.17                    -0.033 11.142 117.06
       J/SA  Dial: 11.98 (+/-): -0.059            F/S  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #73 12.223 -0.527                       #33 11.100 -1.000
12:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,885 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.



 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1570 Frank Bialas                         1199 Steve Calabro                
E1                  -0.077 10.644 123.11     ****WINNER****  0.062 10.035 131.63
       B/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.134          AA/SA  Dial: 10.23 (+/-): -0.195
 Qualified:            #28 10.515 -1.035                       #68 10.233 -0.667


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1981 Billy Pires                          1798 Evan Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.876 121.54                     0.052 11.198 108.48
       C/SA  Dial: 10.83 (+/-):  0.046            H/S  Dial: 11.10 (+/-):  0.098
 Qualified:            #44 10.767 -0.933                        #4 11.098 -1.202
Billy Pires' MOV: 0.0657 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1167 Michael Meier                        1518 Bob Broadbent                
E1                   0.038 11.896 111.09     ****WINNER****  0.017 10.710 109.99
       E/SA  Dial: 11.56 (+/-):  0.336            B/S  Dial: 10.58 (+/-):  0.130
 Qualified:            #77 11.571 -0.429                       #37 10.538 -0.962


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 115F John Fedeli Jr                       1056 Todd Bednaz                  
E1                   0.010 12.267 104.57     ****WINNER****  0.060 10.646 124.17
       K/SA  Dial: 12.28 (+/-): -0.013            C/S  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:            #71 12.322 -0.628                       #31 10.642 -1.008


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1614 Barry Parker                         1071 Donald Wilgis                
E1                   0.069 10.686 117.16     ****WINNER****  0.048 11.245 115.17
       B/SA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.006           G/SA  Dial: 11.22 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #53 10.682 -0.868                       #13 11.198 -1.102
Donald Wilgis' MOV: 0.0026 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1044 John Shaul                           1351 Tex Miller                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052 10.090 130.80                     0.039 11.085 114.36
       A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.010           E/SA  Dial: 11.09 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:             #2 10.071 -1.229                       #42 11.061 -0.939


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2504 Shelby Cohen                         1152 Ed Bednaz                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030 12.046 106.50                     0.033 10.344 127.34
       I/SA  Dial: 12.03 (+/-):  0.016            A/S  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #79 12.320 -0.280                       #39 10.291 -0.959
Shelby Cohen's MOV: 0.0311 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1559 Tom O'Loughlin                       1499 Jim Boudreau                 
E1                   0.059 11.334 114.70     ****WINNER****  0.053 10.501 122.37
       F/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.054           B/SA  Dial: 10.46 (+/-):  0.041
 Qualified:            #49 11.259 -0.891                        #9 10.429 -1.121
Jim Boudreau's MOV: 0.0197 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1065 James Conte                          1212 Bob Medeiros                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.025 10.670 122.61                    -0.116 11.517 113.42
       C/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.020           G/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #19 10.616 -1.084                       #59 11.509 -0.791


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1315 Jason Kinash                         1188 Bill Nees Jr                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.014 11.953 108.68                    -0.041 14.056  91.77
       K/SA  Dial: 12.00 (+/-): -0.047           R/SA  Dial: 13.98 (+/-):  0.076
 Qualified:            #38 11.990 -0.960                       #78 13.970 -0.380


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        1921 Tom Dauber                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  9.954 131.73                    -0.003 11.492 113.53
      AA/SA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.064            F/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:            #29  9.868 -1.032                       #69 11.503 -0.647


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  198 Steve Szupka                         1308 Ralph Porpora                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029 11.544 114.00                     0.130 10.286 126.68
       I/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-):  0.034            A/S  Dial: 10.38 (+/-): -0.094
 Qualified:            #12 11.497 -1.103                       #52 10.380 -0.870


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1002 Jeffrey Bardekoff                    1457 Rich Hoerth                  
E1                  -0.051 10.311 128.07     ****WINNER****  0.007 12.064 108.12
       A/SA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.041           J/SA  Dial: 12.05 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #26 10.254 -1.046                       #66 12.036 -0.714
Rich Hoerth's package: 0.021.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1424 Joe Mocci                            1443 Wendy Caliendo               
E1                   0.045 12.374 101.19     ****WINNER****  0.009 10.811 118.24
       M/SA  Dial: 12.35 (+/-):  0.024           D/SA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:            #55 12.318 -0.832                       #15 10.755 -1.095
Wendy Caliendo's MOV: 0.0293 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Wendy Caliendo's package: 0.040.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1986 Shane Oakes                          1547 Jack Matyas                  
E1                  -0.008 11.438 114.86     ****WINNER**** -0.010 10.908 119.31
       G/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.058           E/SA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-): -0.022
 Qualified:            #46 11.375 -0.925                        #6 10.877 -1.123


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1209 Woody Pagano                         1945 Ed Fernandez                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047 10.616 123.38                    -0.009 13.898  92.67
       B/SA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.136           T/SA  Dial: 13.85 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #10 10.442 -1.108                       #50 13.814 -0.886


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1617 Gary Parker                          1616 Sam Murray                   
E1                   0.045 11.475 112.69     ****WINNER****  0.027 11.158 111.98
       H/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-):  0.065            D/S  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.078
 Qualified:            #21 11.373 -1.077                       #61 11.035 -0.765
Sam Murray's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   11 Lee Zane                             1020 Francois Periard             
E1                  -0.006 10.761 118.87     ****WINNER****  0.025 10.457 124.12
       D/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-): -0.009           A/SA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:             #8 10.727 -1.123                       #48 10.404 -0.896
Zane will have lots of free time to focus on his Pro Stock debut...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1608 Gary Richard                         1525 Dan Lynch                    
E1                  -0.019 11.204  95.69     ****WINNER****  0.030 11.556 111.66
       A/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.504           H/SA  Dial: 11.46 (+/-):  0.096
 Qualified:            #72 10.677 -0.623                       #32 11.446 -1.004


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1584 Don Pires Jr                         1021 Gene Monahan                 
E1                  -0.008 11.948  94.64     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.669 110.49
       H/SA  Dial: 11.67 (+/-):  0.278           I/SA  Dial: 11.59 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:            #58 11.653 -0.797                       #18 11.512 -1.088
ots of red bulbs today...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1406 Matt Rover                           1121 Lenny Williams               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.645 119.84                     0.045 11.270 114.58
       A/SA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-):  0.085           G/SA  Dial: 11.22 (+/-):  0.050
 Qualified:            #62 10.546 -0.754                       #22 11.226 -1.074
Matt Rover's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1773 Dusty Lowell                         1049 Ron Infantino                
E1                  -0.003 11.169 116.14     ****WINNER****  0.042 11.235 114.73
       F/SA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-):  0.069           E/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #16 11.055 -1.095                       #56 11.174 -0.826


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1531 Chris DePascale                      1168 Dean Cook II                 
E1                   0.040 12.075  97.28     ****WINNER****  0.115 11.523 114.06
       I/SA  Dial: 11.92 (+/-):  0.155            I/S  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.073
 Qualified:            #64 11.856 -0.744                       #24 11.448 -1.052


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Joe DeMarzo                           154 Anthony Fetch                
E1                   0.001 10.552 122.52     ****WINNER****  0.012 11.278 112.20
       B/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.052           E/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:            #23 10.481 -1.069                       #63 11.249 -0.751
Anthony Fetch's MOV: 0.0039 seconds (approximately 8 inches). Joe DeMarzo's package: 0.053.
Anthony Fetch's package: 0.050.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1109 John Gray Jr.                        1788 Bruce Noland                 
E1                   0.063 11.281 114.46     ****WINNER****  0.047 12.464 101.55
       G/SA  Dial: 11.26 (+/-):  0.021           M/SA  Dial: 12.45 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:             #7 11.177 -1.123                       #47 12.244 -0.906
Bruce Noland's MOV: 0.0238 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2066 Adam Davis                           1290 James Perrone                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018 11.227 114.37                    -0.010 11.476 106.01
       D/SA  Dial: 11.23 (+/-): -0.003           G/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #76 11.419 -0.431                       #36 11.336 -0.964


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1013 David Ficacci                        1783 Allison Smyth                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069 10.445 119.79                     0.005 10.808 121.18
       B/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.075           C/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:             #3 10.341 -1.209                       #43 10.761 -0.939
Smyth sawed the tree down, took too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Peter Biondo                         1178 Frank Genovesi               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012 10.565 119.08                     0.112 10.817 115.16
       B/SA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.085           C/SA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:             #5 10.378 -1.172                       #45 10.772 -0.928
Biondo had a tenth in hand as he passed the tree. Peter Biondo's MOV: 0.0422 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   18 Nick Reiter                          1478 John Bubka                   
E1                   0.100 11.046 119.88     ****WINNER****  0.070 11.726 111.68
       D/SA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-):  0.076            C/S  Dial: 11.65 (+/-):  0.076
 Qualified:            #41 10.897 -0.953                       #81 11.701  0.051
John Bubka's MOV: 0.0301 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1040 Stan Giermanski                      1179 Bob Letellier                
E1                  -0.003 11.225 116.16     ****WINNER****  0.032 10.549 123.06
       G/SA  Dial: 11.22 (+/-):  0.005           A/SA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:            #20 11.216 -1.084                       #60 10.517 -0.783


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1568 Leo Niedermeier Jr                   1333 Keith Ohanesian              
E1                  -0.008 12.051 107.99     ****WINNER****  0.016 12.116 107.80
       K/SA  Dial: 12.03 (+/-):  0.021           I/SA  Dial: 12.08 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #40 11.991 -0.959                       #80 12.544 -0.056


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1198 Donald Sabin                         1116 Jeanne Linke                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066 10.548 124.03                    -0.007 11.927 110.59
       A/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.018           K/SA  Dial: 11.91 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #54 10.464 -0.836                       #14 11.850 -1.100


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   19 Katie Sepanek                        1009 Bill Spanakos                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052 11.786  97.62                     0.118 12.920 101.09
       I/SA  Dial: 11.63 (+/-):  0.156           O/SA  Dial: 12.74 (+/-):  0.180
 Qualified:            #27 11.556 -1.044                       #67 12.747 -0.703
Nobody wanted the stripe here...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1150 Russell Linke                        1990 David Barton                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025 11.534 113.01                     0.026 10.145 128.44
       I/SA  Dial: 11.52 (+/-):  0.014          AA/SA  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #17 11.511 -1.089                       #57 10.098 -0.802
Russell Linke's MOV: 0.0229 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Russell Linke's package: 0.039.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1257 Glen Hartzler                           1 Michael Iacono               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031 11.465 113.71                     0.046 10.889 115.59
       H/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.015           C/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #11 11.346 -1.104                       #51 10.829 -0.871
Ouch! The 2007 Lucas Oil Champion breaks out by "a stinkin' thou." Glen Hartzler's package was 0.046, so Iacono would have had to make a perfect run to have a chance to win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2075 Don Himes                            2885 David Rampy                  
E1                   0.077 13.230  97.38     ****WINNER****  0.024 11.397 115.11
       P/SA  Dial: 13.13 (+/-):  0.100           F/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.117
 Qualified:            #70 13.106 -0.644                       #30 11.139 -1.011
David Rampy's MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1165 Dean Cook                            1280 Chuck Veach                  
E1                   0.057 10.953 120.88     ****WINNER****  0.045 11.616 111.09
        E/S  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  0.053           H/SA  Dial: 11.60 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #25 10.903 -1.047                       #65 11.730 -0.720


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1364 Raymond Skipper Jr.                  1666 Bryan Valentino              
E1                  -0.005 10.686 113.01     ****WINNER****  0.049 12.566 103.95
       B/SA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.006           K/SA  Dial: 12.40 (+/-):  0.166
 Qualified:            #35 10.585 -0.965                       #75 12.506 -0.444


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  151 Jim Harrington                          7 Dan Fletcher                 
E1                   0.022 12.391 104.03     ****WINNER****  0.016 10.435 109.89
       J/SA  Dial: 12.29 (+/-):  0.101           A/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.065
 Qualified:            #74 12.283 -0.467                       #34 10.334 -0.966
Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0429 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1134 Tom Kreeber                                Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041 11.062 118.09     
       G/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-): -1.238    
 Qualified:             #1 11.064 -1.236                     Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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