Sun, 01 Sep 2013, 08:16 AM
Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Chevrolet Performance
U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3339 Travis Sturgell 4312 P.B. Candies
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.059 10.735 122.34 -0.023 9.105 150.70
C/SA Dial: 10.73 (+/-): 0.005 FS/DC Dial: 9.05 (+/-): 0.055
Prior rounds:
E3 (S Dziorny ) 0.058 10.749 -0.001 (A Corda ) 0.029 9.136 0.016
E2 (K Lynch ) 0.046 10.744 -0.056 (R Campbell ) 0.025 9.108 -0.012
E1 (M Skinner ) 0.042 10.814 0.034 (V Buchanan ) 0.018 9.111 0.081
Qualified: #133 10.645 -0.755 #13 9.033 -1.167
8:03 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 82 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,829 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.We start Sunday's eliminations with a red light. Sturgell runs 0.005 to his
dial
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3610 Leonard Mattingly 3384 Mike McGinley
E4 -0.006 10.384 127.93 ****WINNER**** 0.014 11.386 114.88
B/SA Dial: 10.38 (+/-): 0.004 H/SA Dial: 11.38 (+/-): 0.006
Prior rounds:
E3 (S Bell ) 0.010 10.489 0.079 (C Mattingly ) 0.013 11.458 0.008
E2 (D Fezell ) 0.032 10.430 0.020 (E Reyes ) -0.048 11.430 -0.720
E1 (T Turner ) 0.062 10.407 0.017 (M Buth ) 0.037 11.391 0.051
Qualified: #55 10.329 -0.921 #79 11.279 -0.871
Mike McGinley runs 0.006 to his dial for the win. MOV: opponent's -0.006red light.Mike McGinley's package: 0.020.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1020 Francois Periard 1547 Jack Matyas
E4 -0.051 10.388 126.73 ****WINNER**** 0.096 9.720 136.46
B/SA Dial: 10.38 (+/-): 0.008 CC/SA Dial: 9.73 (+/-): -0.010
Prior rounds:
E3 (C Blossom ) 0.094 10.443 0.023 (J Myers ) 0.030 9.787 0.057
E2 (R Fulton ) 0.010 10.411 0.011 (E Brooks ) 0.060 9.722 -0.018
E1 (R Gresens ) -0.063 10.380 0.010 (D Connolly ) 0.049 9.762 0.032
Qualified: #64 10.348 -0.902 #72 9.719 -0.881
...and another red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1608 Gary Richard 3540 Chuck Downing
E4 -0.052 8.917 152.99 ****WINNER**** 0.113 10.830 121.04
FS/DC Dial: 8.95 (+/-): -0.033 F/S Dial: 10.81 (+/-): 0.020
Prior rounds:
E3 (R Wilkes ) 0.033 9.015 0.035 (H Costello ) 0.025 10.899 0.019
E2 (M Kubiak ) 0.167 8.982 0.022 (J McCormack ) 0.063 10.942 0.092
E1 (K LaPorte ) -0.021 8.991 0.021 (P Cambria ) 0.011 10.894 -0.006
Qualified: #6 8.955 -1.245 #46 10.857 -0.943
I'm seeing a pattern here: Red Light!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3361 Bo Butner 778 Jimmy DeFrank
E4 0.057 8.865 141.21 ****WINNER**** 0.013 10.318 125.95
FS/DC Dial: 8.88 (+/-): -0.015 B/SA Dial: 10.30 (+/-): 0.018
Prior rounds:
E3 (D Edwards ) 0.025 9.010 0.140 (K Sepanek ) 0.032 10.348 0.008
E2 (J Emmons ) 0.026 8.892 0.042 (B Sempsrott ) 0.029 10.452 0.122
E1 (J Teuton ) 0.010 8.931 0.031 (S Pourciau ) 0.018 10.381 0.051
Qualified: #3 8.846 -1.354 #27 10.249 -1.001
Jimmy DeFrank has a great 0.013 light and will race McGinley next round. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0110 seconds (approximately 2
feet), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3277 Rick Winchester 14 Jim Boudreau
E4 -0.012 11.524 113.23 ****WINNER**** -0.038 10.417 126.77
I/SA Dial: 11.51 (+/-): 0.014 B/SA Dial: 10.41 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E3 (T Frantz ) 0.037 11.538 0.028 (M Pustelny ) 0.060 10.442 0.012
E2 (L Stewart ) 0.016 11.532 -0.018 (S Richardson) 0.029 10.348 -0.902
E1 (C Stephenson) 0.082 11.528 -0.002 (B Gibson ) 0.029 10.418 -0.012
Qualified: #106 11.482 -0.818 #50 10.317 -0.933
Jim Boudreau's MOV: opponent's red light. He faces Downing in round five.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4499 Kevin Stubbs 6104 Brad Plourd
E4 0.016 10.445 114.70 ****WINNER**** 0.052 11.585 97.08
C/S Dial: 10.45 (+/-): -0.005 H/SA Dial: 11.52 (+/-): 0.065
Prior rounds:
E3 (C Fitzsimmon) 0.024 10.613 0.013 (C Holbrook ) 0.068 12.157 0.667
E2 (J Ronzello ) 0.010 10.557 -0.043 (J Shipp ) 0.035 11.480 0.000
E1 (T Rambo ) 0.018 10.566 0.076 (M Ficacci ) 0.081 11.471 -0.079
Qualified: #28 10.353 -0.997 #116 11.343 -0.807
Brad Plourd was late, but still wins. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.005. He will see Matyas later.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2808 Bobby Warren 5009 Scott Burton
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.481 126.36 -0.003 10.356 125.94
C/SA Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.019 B/SA Dial: 10.38 (+/-): -0.024
Prior rounds:
E3 (J Boburka ) 0.042 10.632 0.092 (D Walther ) 0.045 10.402 0.002
E2 (S Cummings ) 0.045 10.535 0.035 (K Stott ) 0.022 10.401 0.021
E1 (E Bednaz ) 0.012 10.522 0.012 (S Novosel ) 0.028 10.420 0.030
Qualified: #49 10.463 -0.937 #57 10.334 -0.916
Bobby Warren starts with a strong 0.007 light. MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light. He races Sturgell in the next round.8:13
a.m.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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