Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 05:14 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  737 Dwight Machael                             Bye
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.028 10.589 124.96     
       B/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.011    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Waldo     ) 0.054 10.561 -0.029   
E2    (N Stephenson) 0.005 10.635  0.005   
E1    (B McClanahan) 0.006 10.617  0.017   
 Qualified:            #37 10.606 -0.944                     Bye

2:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,453 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4783 Rusty Hall                              4 Jimmy DeFrank                
E4                  -0.021 10.585 124.02     ****WINNER****  0.029 10.202 116.08
       C/SA  Dial: 10.67 (+/-): -0.085          AA/SA  Dial: 10.04 (+/-):  0.162
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Nelson    ) 0.033 10.635  0.005      (D Glenn     ) 0.064 10.161  0.131
E2    (S Wann      ) 0.024 10.677  0.007      (T Hembree   ) 0.026 10.073 -0.007
E1    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.019 10.681  0.031      (D Dickens   ) 0.064 10.228  0.138
 Qualified:             #6 10.602 -1.098                       #47 10.075 -0.825

Jimmy DeFrank wins on a red light. He gets a bye to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1044 John Shaul                           7307 Jeff Jerome                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.968 132.00                     0.040 11.367 113.37
      AA/SA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-):  0.058            G/SA  Dial: 11.37 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Peterson  ) 0.122  9.923 -0.007      (G Person    ) 0.010 11.325  0.005
E2    (P Mandella  ) 0.018 10.060  0.070      (H Doolittle ) 0.048 11.346 -0.044
E1    (T Janes     ) 0.023 10.021  0.081      (V Torres Jr ) 0.025 11.411  0.051
 Qualified:            #36  9.950 -0.950                       #32 11.343 -0.957

John Shaul wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5300 Al Corda                             1962 Billy Leber                  
E4                   0.004 10.638 125.71     ****WINNER****  0.000 10.318 124.36
       C/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.012          AA/SA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Holder    ) 0.013 10.608 -0.002      (R Pauley    ) 0.020 10.372  0.082
E2    (C Allen     ) 0.086 10.646  0.006      (J Hill      ) 0.025 10.344  0.014
E1    (L Mac Kay   ) 0.036 10.726 -0.974      (B Stewart   ) 0.005 10.372  0.052
 Qualified:            #17 10.648 -1.052                       #67 10.491 -0.409

Double-oh for Corda, triple-oh for leber...and Billy Leber wins on a double-breakout. He races Machael in the quarterfinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Jody Lang                              75 Kyle Rizzoli                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.004 12.751  98.00                     0.008 10.302 127.22
       N/SA  Dial: 12.74 (+/-):  0.011           A/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Lambeck   ) 0.003 12.918  0.208      (C Jimerfield) 0.014 10.315  0.025
E2    (J Emmons    ) 0.023 12.751  0.001      (M Ann Method) 0.030 10.368  0.028
E1    (D Keen      ) 0.018 12.805  0.055      (G Reimer    ) 0.000 10.475  0.155
 Qualified:            #66 12.890 -0.410                       #34 10.347 -0.953

Double-oh in both lanes...Jody Lang's MOV: 0.0155 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Jody Lang's package: 0.015. Kyle Rizzoli's package: 0.030. Lang faces Shaul in the quarterfinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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