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Fri, 14 Nov 2008, 09:10 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
By David Gerard





POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6273 Angela Bushmaker                     6261 Larry Peterson               
E2                  -0.015 12.029 108.51     ****WINNER****  0.121 10.573 123.44
       K/SA  Dial: 12.07 (+/-): -0.041           B/SA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Shaul     ) 0.067 12.016  0.006      (J Mozeris   ) 0.061 10.603  0.083
 Qualified:            #37 12.004 -0.946                       #20 10.521 -1.029
5:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,693 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

It's been full dark for a while and it looks like the Red Light Fairy will be paying us a visit.

Bushmaker misses the green by -0.015 to give the win to Peterson.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           7881 Chris Denton                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053 10.851 113.33                     0.044 12.148 110.66
       E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.031           J/SA  Dial: 12.23 (+/-): -0.082
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dickens   ) 0.039 10.814  0.034      (J Matyas    ) 0.069 12.129 -0.041
 Qualified:             #5 10.804 -1.196                       #58 12.127 -0.623
Breakout win for Wann.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr                         600 Jeff Lane                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013 11.339 108.52                     0.051 10.617 117.47
       D/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-):  0.019           C/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Accardo   ) 0.039 11.424  0.104      (L Lindholm  ) 0.067 10.566 -0.014
 Qualified:            #61 11.327 -0.523                        #8 10.542 -1.158
Good light for Val Torres Jr's and a MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  770 John Ancona                           741 John Irving                  
E2                  -0.073 10.715 123.46     ****WINNER****  0.087 11.155 117.79
       C/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-): -0.035           E/SA  Dial: 11.22 (+/-): -0.065
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Engelking ) 0.004 10.857  0.047      (J Waldo     ) 0.036 11.200  0.010
 Qualified:            #31 10.705 -0.995                       #48 11.214 -0.786
Ancona is red and Irving goes to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7941 Tony Janes                             74 Andy Durham                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056 12.559 105.14                    -0.046 10.535 112.70
       K/SA  Dial: 12.57 (+/-): -0.011           B/SA  Dial: 10.43 (+/-):  0.105
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Meador    ) 0.032 12.477  0.007      (B Cunningham) -0.007 10.413 -0.027
 Qualified:            #62 12.465 -0.485                        #9 10.407 -1.143
Durham this time. Janes gets a free one.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richie Pauley                        6300 Glenn Person                 
E2                   0.056 10.509 125.52     ****WINNER****  0.048 10.497 123.41
       C/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -1.191           C/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -1.203
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Verlingo  ) 0.205 10.593 -1.107      (D Holder    ) -0.024 10.616  0.006
 Qualified:            #33 10.739 -0.961                       #15 10.647 -1.053
Heads up race! Person has all of the numbers to take the close win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5306 Johnny Diekema                         75 Don Keen                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041 10.775 120.57                     0.111 10.588 127.15
       B/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.025            B/S  Dial: 10.58 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Loge      ) 0.051 10.726  0.026      (J Schloe    ) 0.066 10.542 -0.048
 Qualified:            #56 10.865 -0.685                       #38 10.566 -0.934
Keen is late and gives and easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7432 Ryan Schloe                          703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E2                   0.091 11.510 114.90     ****WINNER****  0.033 11.556 109.59
       F/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.060           E/SA  Dial: 11.46 (+/-):  0.096
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Coulter   ) 0.092 11.444 -0.066      (P Cannan    ) 0.036 11.436 -0.034
 Qualified:            #52 11.450 -0.700                       #70 11.767 -0.233
Kyle Rizzoli's MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7131 Don Forester                          776 Doug Lambeck                 
E2                   0.047 12.009 108.21     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.401 122.29
       M/SA  Dial: 12.05 (+/-): -0.041           A/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.038 11.964  0.044      (D Gibson    ) 0.033 10.372  0.032
 Qualified:             #1 11.910 -1.240                       #19 10.263 -1.037
Lambeck pushes Forester out for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7700 Larry Maxwell                        7784 Paul Wong                    
E2                  -0.029 11.248 116.77     ****WINNER****  0.049 10.820 122.89
       F/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.002           C/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Gaynor    ) 0.020 11.246  0.066      (T Lang      ) 0.001 10.786 -0.004
 Qualified:            #18 11.110 -1.040                       #36 10.751 -0.949
Red light win for Wong.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6360 Bill Bushmaker                       6780 Eric Waldo                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.091 11.715 112.18                    -0.006 10.796 123.86
       I/SA  Dial: 11.69 (+/-):  0.025            B/S  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.056
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J S Gray    ) 0.040 11.634  0.024      (B DeArmond  ) 0.025 10.758  0.028
 Qualified:            #30 11.603 -0.997                       #47 10.692 -0.808
Waldo goes red by -0.006 and Bushmaker will see the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  777 Earl Blake                              3 Jody Lang                    
E2                  -0.098 11.267 118.02     ****WINNER****  0.042 12.563  91.86
       F/SA  Dial: 11.29 (+/-): -0.023           M/SA  Dial: 12.38 (+/-):  0.183
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Hall      ) 0.053 11.272  0.022      (C Echmalian ) 0.035 12.459  0.079
 Qualified:            #39 11.240 -0.910                       #57 12.527 -0.623
Lang with the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                         720 Carl Battis                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.078 10.935 122.60                    -0.039 10.296 127.82
       C/SA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-):  0.085           A/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Faul      ) 0.028 10.688 -1.012      (J Irving    ) 0.013 10.294  0.014
 Qualified:            #34 10.739 -0.961                       #16 10.248 -1.052
...and another red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1962 Billy Leber                          5319 Bob Unkefer                  
E2                  -0.002 13.641  79.45     ****WINNER****  0.006 11.621 114.35
      AA/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  3.111           H/SA  Dial: 11.62 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Mosbek    ) 0.019 10.542  0.032      (B Phillips  ) 0.051 11.632  0.002
 Qualified:            #64 10.479 -0.421                       #46 11.640 -0.810
Leber red lights and Unkefer wastes a seven package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Jeff Jerome                          7007 Roger Bedford                
E2                   0.067 11.314 116.38     ****WINNER****  0.027 10.601 116.95
       G/SA  Dial: 11.31 (+/-):  0.004           B/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Corda     ) 0.063 11.295  0.005      (M Nelson    ) 0.098 10.553  0.013
 Qualified:            #14 11.244 -1.056                       #32 10.585 -0.965
Two 0.001 dials in a row! Bedford takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7098 Kevin Dupre                          7911 Clark Holroyd                
E2                   0.049 11.041 108.16     ****WINNER****  0.053 10.357 119.63
       F/SA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.061           A/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Thomas    ) 0.029 11.083  0.073      (G Thomson   ) 0.048 10.315  0.005
 Qualified:             #7 10.970 -1.180                       #25 10.292 -1.008
Holroyd gets the 0.007 over his dial win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3231 Harry Doolittle                      7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E2                  -0.016 12.274 106.14     ****WINNER****  0.084 11.041 119.26
       N/SA  Dial: 12.28 (+/-): -0.006           E/SA  Dial: 11.07 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Luneack   ) 0.013 12.151  0.011      (C Jimerfield) 0.029 11.080  0.050
 Qualified:             #6 12.112 -1.188                       #24 10.982 -1.018
Glasbrenner with the win, as Doolittle is too quick on both ends of the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   11 Lee Zane                              778 Jimmy DeFrank                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.989 119.08                     0.033 10.397 124.95
       D/SA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-):  0.029           B/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Pott      ) -0.007 10.940 -0.030      (A Ford      ) 0.027 10.376 -0.024
 Qualified:            #28 10.847 -1.003                       #10 10.446 -1.104
Lee Zane's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Last pair for Stock tonight.

6:05 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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