Sun, 28 Oct 2012, 11:47 AM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5702 Barry Pollard                        5680 Marlene Nelson               
E4                   0.080 11.712 111.08     ****WINNER****  0.063 12.301 106.82
        H/SA  Dial: 11.72 (+/-): -0.008           I/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Waldo     ) 0.053 12.510  0.780      (M Loge      ) 0.024 12.296  0.036
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.079 11.714  0.014      (A Bushmaker ) 0.126 12.261 -0.009
E1    (W Kelly     ) 0.070 11.720  0.020      (J Foshee    ) 0.090 12.308  0.018
 Qualified:            #71 11.722 -0.638                       #88 12.290 -0.220

8:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.95 inches, adjusted altitude 3,101 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Marlene Nelson's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0080 seconds (approximately 16 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Bo Butner                            6821 Mark Faul                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.106 140.25                     0.030 11.754 110.23
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.08 (+/-):  0.026            H/SA  Dial: 11.72 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Corda     ) 0.037  9.090  0.010      (J Storms    ) 0.017 11.709 -0.031
E2    (K Mozeris   ) 0.022  9.101  0.041      (M Stephenson) 0.028 11.793  0.043
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.040  9.088  0.028      (B DeArmond  ) 0.032 11.754  0.034
 Qualified:             #3  9.088 -1.082                       #78 11.833 -0.527

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7446 Chuck Rayburn                           7 Scott Burton                 
E4                   0.095 10.028 130.43     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.508 118.99
       CC/SA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.038            B/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.074  9.989  0.029      (T Mandella  ) 0.029 10.524  0.034
E2    (M Alley     ) 0.129  9.949 -0.011      (E B Snow Sr ) 0.053 10.621  0.141
E1    (D Gertschen ) 0.144 10.012 -0.768      (T Gaynor    ) 0.042 10.541  0.061
 Qualified:            #40  9.970 -0.810                       #11 10.475 -0.965

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   49 Jeff Teuton                          7402 Tibor Kadar                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.033 11.015 120.16                    -0.008 10.380 119.50
        F/SA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-):  0.045           A/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.080
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Adkinson  ) 0.020 10.988  0.028      (B Burton    ) 0.023 10.299  0.009
E2    (J Dourlet   ) 0.013 10.957 -0.003      (D Lambeck   ) 0.050 10.307 -0.883
E1    (L Lindholm  ) 0.053 10.972  0.012      (D Bridgewate) 0.052 10.386  0.086
 Qualified:             #4 10.984 -1.076                       #10 10.215 -0.975

Kadar leaves a little too soon and gives the win to Teuton.

Teuton will take on Nelson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  713 Jim Durham                           7784 Paul Wong                    
E4                  -0.246 11.282  92.34     ****WINNER****  0.218 13.985  93.42
        E/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-):  0.252            U/S  Dial: 14.01 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Barcelon  ) 0.097 11.006 -0.054      (L Gilley    ) 0.089 14.025  0.035
E2    (R Kagawa    ) 0.040 11.075  0.095      (R Skillman  ) 0.001 14.045  0.055
E1    (K Pott-Hall ) 0.300 11.000  0.030      (M Johnston  ) 0.125 14.204  0.264
 Qualified:             #8 10.885 -1.015                       #37 14.079 -0.821

Durham leaves way too early and gives the win to Wong.

Wong will take on Burton in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                             79 Leo Glasbrenner              
E4                   0.011 10.852 116.96     ****WINNER****  0.005 10.613 118.13
        D/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.052           C/SA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Loge      ) 0.072 10.927 -0.823      (M Brand II  ) 0.012 10.587  0.017
E2    (S Murray    ) 0.019 10.798 -0.002      (E Waldo     ) 0.049 10.564  0.024
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.017 10.975  0.155      (J Stein     ) 0.029 10.584 -1.016
 Qualified:            #24 10.858 -0.892                        #6 10.566 -1.034

Glassbrenner gets a small advantage off the line and hangs on for the win.

Glasbrenner will take on Butner in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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