Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 14:37 PM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
 7474 Justin Lamb                          6821 Mark Faul                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002 10.951 107.04                    -0.008 11.199 117.25
        D/SA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.161           C/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.069
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Keen      ) 0.042 10.845  0.115      (D Bridgewate) 0.004 11.128  0.058
 Qualified:            #10 10.659 -0.891                       #45 11.104 -0.296

11:23 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 959 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Justin Lamb cuts a 0.002 on the win. MOV: opponent's -0.008 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7616 Ryan Mangus                          4153 William Carrell              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035 11.390 102.61                     0.089 11.595  96.55
        F/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.090           H/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.115
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.051 11.315  0.055      (J Chaney    ) 0.074 11.517  0.037
 Qualified:            #40 11.331 -0.519                       #28 11.440 -0.710

Ryan Mangus' MOV: 0.0791 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6711 Tommy Gaynor                         T700 Paul Cannan                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.761 125.90                     0.029 10.195 126.76
        C/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-):  0.031           A/SA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bursell   ) 0.023 10.777  0.127      (A Durham    ) 0.067 10.139  0.009
 Qualified:            #24 10.668 -0.732                       #12 10.151 -0.849

Two close lights and another 0.0001 MOV! Gaynor goes on to round three.

Tommy Gaynor's package: 0.054. Paul Cannan's package: 0.054.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richard Pauley                       7857 John Gray                    
E2                   0.051 10.502 122.62     ****WINNER****  0.013 11.101 114.04
        C/SA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.022           F/SA  Dial: 11.07 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Rizzoli   ) 0.022 10.460  0.020      (S Valkanoff ) 0.017 11.270  0.240
 Qualified:             #2 10.423 -0.977                       #14 11.017 -0.833

John Gray gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0297 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                            795 Brian McClanahan             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003 10.771 118.95                     0.040  9.936 132.96
        D/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.031          CC/SA  Dial: 9.86 (+/-):  0.076
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Edgecombe ) 0.121 10.771 -0.779      (J Lang      ) 0.027  9.860  0.030
 Qualified:            #11 10.693 -0.857                       #23  9.867 -0.733

Big head start for Meador and he holds off McClanahan for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 771C Karen Comstock                        758 Barry Polley                 
E2                  -0.083 10.870 122.62     ****WINNER****  0.114 10.344 125.99
        B/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.050           A/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Gilley    ) 0.064 10.852  0.062      (M Kirby     ) 0.015 10.321  0.021
 Qualified:            #41 10.762 -0.488                       #29 10.293 -0.707

Barry Polley's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 Caroline Jimerfield                   796 Tony Hewes                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053 12.117 109.03                     0.031 11.042 119.40
        J/SA  Dial: 12.09 (+/-):  0.027           D/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.092
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Durham    ) 0.071 12.094  0.034      (J DeFrank   ) 0.038 10.937  0.007
 Qualified:            #42 12.068 -0.382                       #30 10.847 -0.703

Caroline Jimerfield gives up a lot off the line, but has the best package. MOV: 0.0433 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                           75 Kayla Mozeris                
E2                  -0.035 10.114 129.18     ****WINNER****  0.012 11.108 114.26
        A/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.014           F/SA  Dial: 11.12 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Loge      ) 0.031 10.146  0.036      (D Moreno    ) 0.084 11.411  0.331
 Qualified:             #9 10.091 -0.909                       #21 11.065 -0.785

Kayla Mozeris takes a great 0.012 light for the win. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  728 Brent Calvert                         776 Doug Lambeck                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.844 133.66                     0.050 10.189 124.13
       CC/SA  Dial: 9.77 (+/-):  0.074            A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gaynor    ) 0.020  9.705 -0.055      (S Wann      ) 0.065 10.132  0.002
 Qualified:            #15  9.769 -0.831                        #3 10.064 -0.936

Brent Calvert starts with a great 0.011 light to score the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0043 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeff Jerome                          7644 Eric Reyes                   
E2                  -0.029 11.279 115.30     ****WINNER**** -0.014 12.538 100.97
        G/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.039          BB/SA  Dial: 9.13 (+/-):  3.408
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Diekema   ) 0.066 11.206  0.056                     0.028  9.334 -0.966
 Qualified:            #13 11.158 -0.842                        #1  9.233 -1.067

Eric Reyes' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         7981 Don Wann                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 11.114 107.38                    -0.054 11.576 111.46
        E/SA  Dial: 11.09 (+/-):  0.024           I/SA  Dial: 11.54 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Rayburn   ) 0.014 11.044  0.014      (R Nickels   ) 0.047 11.609  0.079
 Qualified:            #31 11.002 -0.698                       #20 11.501 -0.799

Fletcher goes on to round three, as Wann goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7355 Chad Loge                            7787 Dick Dreher                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071 11.096 101.05                           No Time      
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.304           C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): 88.599
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stein     ) 0.015 10.928  0.038      (R Bradley   ) 0.163 14.858  4.168
 Qualified:            #39 10.866 -0.534                       #27 10.690 -0.710

Heads-up! Dreher is a no show and Loge gets the single to the next round.

11:33 a.m.

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