Fri, 16 Jul 2010, 10:14 PM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Class Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  735 Chris Tastard                        7053 Bernie Cunningham            
C3                   0.086 10.762 121.18     ****WINNER****  0.054 10.666 111.12
       C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.638           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.734
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #37 10.763 121.43                       #41 10.779 121.90

7:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,300 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Cunningham from start to finish. He is the final for C/SA Class Champion.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7593 Richie Pauley                
C3                                            ****WINNER**** -0.036 13.125  73.83
                                                 C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-):  1.725
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:                                                      #32 10.739 121.80

Pauley goes a big wheel stand and then has the car fall out of the sky. He slowly motors on down on his Bye Run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7857 John Gray                            4689 Paula Cotten                 
C3                   0.011 11.428 111.97     ****WINNER****  0.237 11.149 116.70
       G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.572           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.851
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #54 11.536 103.10                       #17 11.243 116.21

Good light and terrible light. Paula Cotten wins G/SA. MOV: 0.0532 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  713 Jim Durham                            777 Earl Blake                   
C3   ****WINNER**** -0.016 11.241 116.48                    -0.500 12.028  88.17
       F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.609           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-):  0.178
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #14 11.072 117.61                       #34 11.198 115.69

Blake completely misses the green and give the easy class win to Durham.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  776 Doug Lambeck                         6791 Tom Gaynor                   
C3                   0.064 10.242 126.59     ****WINNER****  0.078 10.013 131.52
       A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.758           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.987
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #12 10.213 126.41                        #4 10.134 130.78

Old school vs. new school.

Lambeck wins the bottom end and Gaynor the top. He runs a stout 131.52 MPH too for the A/SA win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6261 Larry Peterson                        778 Jimmy DeFrank                
C3                  -0.003 10.489 122.44     ****WINNER****  0.043 10.347 125.62
       B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.761           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.903
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #21 10.513 122.23                        #1 10.343 125.63

Jimmy DeFrank wins on a -0.003 red light by Peterson.

7:10 p.m.

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