Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 11:55 AM Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  791 Randy Bursell                        6711 Tommy Gaynor                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.023 10.777 126.49
        I/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-): 87.699           C/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.127
 Qualified:            #47 28.000 15.700                       #24 10.668 -0.732

8:24 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 544 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

It's still overcast and cool, so breakouts are going to be easy!

Bursell is a no show and Gaynor gets the free pass to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                             795 Brian McClanahan             
E1                   0.024 12.444 101.66     ****WINNER****  0.027  9.860 123.58
        N/SA  Dial: 12.41 (+/-):  0.034          CC/SA  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #46 13.045  0.045                       #23  9.867 -0.733

Big wheels up leave for McClanahan and he just catches Lang right in the lights for the very close win. Just 0.003 difference in RT's.

Jody Lang's package: 0.058. Brian McClanahan's package: 0.057.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                     6821 Mark Faul                    
E1                   0.094 10.469 123.34     ****WINNER****  0.004 11.128 114.58
        B/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-): -0.021           C/SA  Dial: 11.07 (+/-):  0.058
 Qualified:            #22 10.476 -0.774                       #45 11.104 -0.296

Mark Faul nails the tree with a great 0.004 light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0110 seconds (approximately 24 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4153 William Carrell                      7407 Joe Chaney                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074 11.517 104.19                     0.240 11.356 114.41
        H/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.037           I/SA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #28 11.440 -0.710                        #5 11.366 -0.934

Chaney is late at the green and Chaney runs 0.006 to his dial for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7025 Jerry Stein                          7355 Chad Loge                    
E1                   0.060 10.729 119.12     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.928 112.12
        D/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.001           C/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:            #16 10.735 -0.815                       #39 10.866 -0.534

Chad Loge gets a big starting line advantage and pushes Stein out by just -0.001. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0060 seconds (approximately 13 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                           7070 Larry Edgecombe              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.121 10.771 103.65                     0.377 10.793 119.78
        D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.779           D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.757
 Qualified:            #11 10.693 -0.857                       #34 10.892 -0.658

Heads-up! Edgecombe gives up any chance to win with a terrible light. Meador gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7573 Steve Valkanoff                      7857 John Gray                    
E1                   0.291 13.485 101.68     ****WINNER****  0.017 11.270  94.89
         R/S  Dial: 13.18 (+/-):  0.305           F/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-):  0.240
 Qualified:            #37 13.331 -0.619                       #14 11.017 -0.833

Valkanoff is late this time and Gray gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6799 John Gaynor                           728 Brent Calvert                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.020  9.705 135.74
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): 88.599          CC/SA  Dial: 9.76 (+/-): -0.055
 Qualified:            #38 10.841 -0.559                       #15  9.769 -0.831

Gaynor breaks before the burnout and is pushed away. Calvert gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T700 Paul Cannan                          7083 Andy Durham                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067 10.139 128.64                     0.070  9.352 138.44
        A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.009          AA/SA  Dial: 9.36 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #12 10.151 -0.849                       #35  9.363 -0.637

Paul Cannan runs 0.009 to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.008.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          7797 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042 10.845 108.54                    -0.046 10.682 123.36
        D/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-):  0.115            C/S  Dial: 10.71 (+/-): -0.028
 Qualified:            #10 10.659 -0.891                       #33 10.692 -0.658

Two wheels up leaves, but Keen is too quick on the light. Lamb goes to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7575 Mark Kirby                            758 Barry Polley                 
E1                   0.037 10.974 109.26     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.321 120.09
        F/SA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.054           A/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:             #6 10.921 -0.929                       #29 10.293 -0.707

Barry Polley chases Kirby down for the win. MOV: 0.0554 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7616 Ryan Mangus                          7411 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051 11.315 102.75                     0.048 10.898 116.20
        F/SA  Dial: 11.26 (+/-):  0.055           E/SA  Dial: 10.91 (+/-): -0.012
 Qualified:            #40 11.331 -0.519                       #17 10.885 -0.815

Ryan Mangus' MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.012.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richard Pauley                         71 Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.460 122.51                     0.039 10.298 119.31
        C/SA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.020           A/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:             #2 10.423 -0.977                       #25 10.282 -0.718

Close race in the lights. Richard Pauley gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0153 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeff Jerome                          5306 Johnny Diekema               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066 11.206 115.96                     0.025 10.607 115.38
        G/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-):  0.056           B/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.097
 Qualified:            #13 11.158 -0.842                       #36 10.628 -0.622

WOW! Diekema wins the starting line and Jeff Jerome wins the top end. MOV: 0.0001 seconds (approximately 0 inches).

Jeff Jerome's package: 0.122. Johnny Diekema's package: 0.122.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 Caroline Jimerfield                   713 Jim Durham                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071 12.094 109.43                     0.096 10.893 120.31
        J/SA  Dial: 12.06 (+/-):  0.034           E/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #42 12.068 -0.382                       #19 10.895 -0.805

Another close race. Caroline Jimerfield takes the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0048 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

Caroline Jimerfield's package: 0.105. Jim Durham's package: 0.109.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7787 Dick Dreher                           750 Ron Bradley                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.163 14.858  82.02                    -0.007 11.195 116.95
        C/SA  Dial: 10.69 (+/-):  4.168           H/SA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:            #27 10.690 -0.710                        #4 11.215 -0.935

Dick Dreher is really late, but Bradley is just a little early. MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7316 Ron Nickels                          7981 Don Wann                     
E1                   0.066 12.452  97.95     ****WINNER****  0.047 11.609 104.07
        L/SA  Dial: 12.36 (+/-):  0.092           I/SA  Dial: 11.53 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:            #43 12.332 -0.368                       #20 11.501 -0.799

Don Wann's MOV: 0.0324 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7274 Larry Gilley                         771C Karen Comstock               
E1                   0.103 10.909 116.78     ****WINNER****  0.064 10.852 115.55
        E/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.039           B/SA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:            #18 10.887 -0.813                       #41 10.762 -0.488

Comstock races the top end for a close three foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                         7360 Mike Loge                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031 10.146 116.87                     0.083 11.474 111.36
        A/SA  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.036           H/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.024
 Qualified:             #9 10.091 -0.909                       #32 11.466 -0.684

John Calvert's MOV: 0.0409 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         7446 Chuck Rayburn                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 11.044 114.42                     0.037  9.684 133.72
        E/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-):  0.014          CC/SA  Dial: 9.67 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #31 11.002 -0.698                        #8  9.688 -0.912

A pair of fourteens give Fletcher the five foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  778 Jimmy DeFrank                         796 Tony Hewes                   
E1                   0.051 10.363 126.93     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.937 115.70
        B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.023           D/SA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #7 10.321 -0.929                       #30 10.847 -0.703

Tony Hewes gets the better RT and runs 0.007 for the win. MOV: 0.0297 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  776 Doug Lambeck                         7980 Steve Wann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065 10.132 124.00                     0.017 10.860 118.55
        A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.002           D/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.090
 Qualified:             #3 10.064 -0.936                       #26 10.838 -0.712

Wann has a much better light, but Doug Lambeck runs 0.002 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0404 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7272 Dave Moreno                            75 Kayla Mozeris                
E1                   0.049 11.546 114.82     ****WINNER****  0.084 11.411  92.33
         B/S  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.656           F/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.331
 Qualified:            #44 10.873 -0.327                       #21 11.065 -0.785

Lots of games near the lights, as Moreno slows. Mozeris gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7644 Eric Reyes                   
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.028  9.334 114.93
                                                 BB/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-): -0.966
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.233 -1.067

Reyes gets the number one qualifier bye run.

8:48 a.m.

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