Sat, 23 Feb 2013, 14:01 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7411 Jon Irving 7077 Jeff Interlicchia
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.021 12.241 102.86 0.051 11.023 114.54
N/SA Dial: 12.19 (+/-): 0.051 D/SA Dial: 11.03 (+/-): -0.007
Qualified: #15 12.163 -0.837 #44 10.964 -0.586
11:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,636 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.Jon Irving gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.007.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7042 Errol Farmer 6111 Mary Ann Method
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.037 11.340 111.84 0.050 10.522 120.80
E/SA Dial: 11.26 (+/-): 0.080 B/SA Dial: 10.45 (+/-): 0.072
Qualified: #49 11.212 -0.488 #20 10.436 -0.814
Close at the finish line! Errol Farmer gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 12 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
580 Steve Couch 6821 Mark Faul
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.156 11.428 114.48
E/SA Dial: 11.33 (+/-): 88.669 H/SA Dial: 11.41 (+/-): 0.018
Qualified: #53 11.354 -0.346 #24 11.368 -0.782
Couch's Challenger doesn't move at the green, so Faul gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
777 Earl Blake 6070 Gary Coe
E1 -0.008 11.195 106.46 ****WINNER**** 0.554 9.115 150.80
F/SA Dial: 11.03 (+/-): 0.165 AAA/SA Dial: 9.03 (+/-): 0.085
Qualified: #11 10.975 -0.875 #40 9.052 -0.648
Blake is red by just -0.008 and gives the free pass to round two to Coe.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7307 Jeff Jerome 6261 Larry Peterson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.155 11.150 117.40 -0.076 11.429 109.11
G/SA Dial: 12.00 (+/-): -0.850 G/SA Dial: 12.00 (+/-): -0.571
Qualified: #10 11.112 -0.888 #39 11.348 -0.652
Heads-up! Another red light and Jerome gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
737 Dwight Machael 7769 Richard Unterseh
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.084 14.421 74.33 -0.052 12.334 107.22
B/SA Dial: 10.54 (+/-): 3.881 O/SA Dial: 12.29 (+/-): 0.044
Qualified: #32 10.516 -0.734 #3 12.228 -0.922
Three in a row! Dwight Machael's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
75 Kayla Mozeris 771C Karen Comstock
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.014 11.765 108.73 0.031 10.863 123.95
J/SA Dial: 11.71 (+/-): 0.055 B/SA Dial: 10.82 (+/-): 0.043
Qualified: #21 11.637 -0.813 #50 10.773 -0.477
Two distaff drives to the line and it's a close finish. Mozeris gets the hole shot win with a 0.014 light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
624 Don Little 7628 Richard Meierhenry
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.048 10.142 128.87 -0.054 12.051 107.79
A/SA Dial: 10.13 (+/-): 0.012 K/SA Dial: 12.09 (+/-): -0.039
Qualified: #4 10.088 -0.912 #33 11.941 -0.709
BIG wheel stand for Little off the line and he gets the red light win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7025 Jerry Stein 4783 Rusty Hall
E1 0.039 10.630 120.88 ****WINNER**** 0.033 10.120 129.84
C/SA Dial: 10.66 (+/-): -0.030 CC/SA Dial: 10.10 (+/-): 0.020
Qualified: #18 10.569 -0.831 #47 10.077 -0.523
Rusty Hall's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7474 Justin Lamb 5733 Dane McIntosh
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 10.853 110.92 0.021 10.941 123.22
D/SA Dial: 10.77 (+/-): 0.083 B/S Dial: 10.81 (+/-): 0.131
Qualified: #22 10.740 -0.810 #51 10.799 -0.401
McIntosh's wheelstand pushes the Camaro towards the center line and he has to lift. Lamb takes the eight foot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5799 Brian Schultz 752A Josh Edwards
E1 0.016 10.922 119.62 ****WINNER**** 0.027 10.848 104.72
D/SA Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.628 D/SA Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.702
Qualified: #42 10.933 -0.617 #13 10.685 -0.865
Heads-up! Schultz wins the starting line by 0.011 and Edwards wins the finish line by eleven feet
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7355 Chad Loge 7402 Tibor Kadar
E1 0.069 11.568 111.63 ****WINNER**** 0.076 10.200 119.02
H/SA Dial: 11.52 (+/-): 0.048 A/SA Dial: 10.17 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #36 11.477 -0.673 #7 10.108 -0.892
Only 0.007 difference at the green and 0.0115 at the finish line. Tibor Kadar's MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 23
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7707 Dennis Alvey 1044 John Shaul
E1 0.121 10.274 128.84 ****WINNER**** 0.066 10.140 129.59
A/S Dial: 10.31 (+/-): -0.036 A/SA Dial: 10.13 (+/-): 0.010
Qualified: #34 10.271 -0.679 #5 10.098 -0.902
John Shaul's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0090 seconds (approximately 20 inches), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7067 Broc Broaddus 7575 Mark Kirby
E1 -0.161 12.656 105.24 ****WINNER**** -0.006 11.025 111.04
O/SA Dial: 12.58 (+/-): 0.076 F/SA Dial: 10.98 (+/-): 0.045
Qualified: #43 12.546 -0.604 #14 10.990 -0.860
Broaddus is too quick off the line and red lights by -0.006. Kirby goes to the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5415 John Dourlet 7706 Kelly Pott-Hall
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.004 10.154 129.54 -0.041 11.759 110.61
CC/SA Dial: 10.15 (+/-): 0.004 K/S Dial: 11.73 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #48 10.091 -0.509 #19 11.725 -0.825
John Dourlet leaves with a strong 0.004 light. MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7881 Chris Ashley 7593 Richard Pauley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.072 11.685 113.19 0.063 10.545 122.89
I/SA Dial: 11.68 (+/-): 0.005 C/SA Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.005
Qualified: #41 11.663 -0.637 #12 10.530 -0.870
Chris Ashley runs 0.005 to his dial. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.005
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6477 Aldon Miller 7086 Matthew Hawk
E1 0.050 10.628 120.91 ****WINNER**** 0.045 12.439 100.44
C/SA Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.022 L/SA Dial: 12.44 (+/-): -0.001
Qualified: #25 10.624 -0.776 #54 12.391 -0.309
Matthew Hawk misses his dial in by just -0.001. MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
652 Bob Gullett 706 Buddy Jensen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.062 11.006 119.04 -0.173 11.396 114.31
G/S Dial: 11.02 (+/-): -0.014 G/SA Dial: 11.39 (+/-): 0.006
Qualified: #9 11.009 -0.891 #38 11.345 -0.655
BIG red light for Jensen. Gullett to the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
701 John Calvert 5567 Alan Schoenenberger
E1 0.059 10.347 116.44 ****WINNER**** 0.085 10.154 130.94
A/SA Dial: 10.21 (+/-): 0.137 CC/SA Dial: 10.10 (+/-): 0.054
Qualified: #17 10.168 -0.832 #46 10.074 -0.526
Calvert slows on the top end and give the win to Alan Schoenenberger. MOV: 0.0573 seconds (approximately 10 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5009 Scott Burton 1650 Gregory Gay
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.075 10.481 105.61 0.061 10.788 122.34
B/SA Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.769 B/SA Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.462
Qualified: #16 10.414 -0.836 #45 10.711 -0.539
Heads-up! Scott Burton's MOV: 0.2938 seconds (approximately 53 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4023 Zack Torres 5742 Al Corda
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 11.682 110.67 0.072 10.499 125.79
G/SA Dial: 11.64 (+/-): 0.042 B/SA Dial: 10.47 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #52 11.610 -0.390 #23 10.441 -0.809
Hole shot win for Zack Torres. MOV: 0.0377 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5526 Dwayne Scheitlin 7947 Bill O'Connor
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.096 10.296 127.27 0.019 17.409 74.53
A/SA Dial: 10.26 (+/-): 0.036 EF/S Dial: 17.45 (+/-): -0.041
Qualified: #27 10.239 -0.761 #56 17.305 -0.145
Dwayne Scheitlin times weren't spectacular, but O'Connor's RT advantage is thrown away as he breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7797 Don Keen 5775 Bob Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 10.693 124.29 0.095 10.679 122.20
C/S Dial: 10.69 (+/-): 0.003 D/SA Dial: 10.67 (+/-): 0.009
Qualified: #37 10.684 -0.666 #8 10.658 -0.892
Both cars run close to their indexes.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Brad Burton 726 Dave Gertschen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 10.985 116.96 0.032 10.191 132.02
E/SA Dial: 11.01 (+/-): -0.025 BB/SA Dial: 10.22 (+/-): -0.029
Qualified: #28 10.941 -0.759 #57 10.197 -0.103
Brad Burton's MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1781 Dan Fletcher 7106 Dave Workman
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 11.170 105.49 0.094 12.517 98.17
F/SA Dial: 11.15 (+/-): 0.020 L/SA Dial: 12.50 (+/-): 0.017
Qualified: #26 11.082 -0.768 #55 12.449 -0.251
Dan Fletcher goes on to round two. MOV: 0.0425 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5798 Matthew Malenke 778 Jimmy DeFrank
E1 -0.078 12.397 104.95 ****WINNER**** 0.016 10.396 127.51
J/SA Dial: 12.45 (+/-): -0.053 B/SA Dial: 10.38 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #58 12.365 -0.085 #29 10.507 -0.743
Jimmy DeFrank gets the free pass to the next round. MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2 Leo Glasbrenner 741 John Irving
E1 0.068 10.663 122.32 ****WINNER**** 0.010 11.120 110.94
D/SA Dial: 10.63 (+/-): 0.033 E/SA Dial: 11.07 (+/-): 0.050
Qualified: #6 10.655 -0.895 #35 11.027 -0.673
John Irving wins with a hole shot. MOV: 0.0411 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6842 Daniel Cyr 7793 Wes McGann
E1 0.014 10.390 126.44 ****WINNER**** 0.005 10.952 119.38
B/SA Dial: 10.37 (+/-): 0.020 D/SA Dial: 10.93 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #2 10.293 -0.957 #31 10.815 -0.735
Close race at the finish line. Wes McGann takes the hole shot win with a strong 0.005 light. MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately
17 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7179 Bob Elliott 6241 Casey Plaizier
E1 0.059 12.729 103.10 ****WINNER**** 0.039 10.947 108.40
L/SA Dial: 12.68 (+/-): 0.049 D/SA Dial: 10.89 (+/-): 0.057
Qualified: #59 12.649 -0.051 #30 10.813 -0.737
Another close race. Casey Plaizier's MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 23 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5227 John Cooper Bye
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.058 10.997 99.67
B/SA Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.253
Qualified: #1 10.279 -0.971 Bye
Bye run for Cooper.11:55 a.m.
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