Fri, 07 Feb 2014, 13:09 PM Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6821 Mark Faul                            7500 Doug Holder                  
E1                   0.036 11.459 110.72     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.629 117.86
        I/SA  Dial: 11.46 (+/-): -0.001          CC/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:            #35 11.495 -0.805                       #70 10.723  0.123

9:11 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 1,484 feet, track temperature 55 degrees.

The first race to start the 2014 season!

Doug Holder takes the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.001!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                         701 John Calvert                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.079  9.912 131.77
        EF/S  Dial: 17.45 (+/-): 82.549         AAA/SA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-):  0.212
 Qualified:            #33 16.642 -0.808                       #68  9.537 -0.163

O'Conner is a No Show, so Calvert gets an easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                        1426 Jerry Hatch                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.039 10.699 123.25
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): 88.599           D/SA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #61 10.802 -0.598                       #26 10.708 -0.842

Looks like several No Shows this morning.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7432 Ryan Schloe                          T700 Paul Cannan                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.015 10.070 130.81
        F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): 88.149           A/SA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #43 11.100 -0.750                        #8 10.049 -0.951

Again!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 703D Kyle Rizzoli                         4689 Paula Cotten                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.137 10.993 106.44
        A/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): 88.999           F/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.043
 Qualified:            #41 10.241 -0.759                        #6 10.870 -0.980

Even more!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                         7003 John Schloe                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.015 10.552 123.79
        G/SA  Dial: 12.00 (+/-): 87.999           D/SA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.002
 Qualified:            #39 11.227 -0.773                        #4 10.540 -1.010

Final one for a while...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  737 Dwight Machael                       754P Debbie Pierce                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094 10.649  94.64                     0.022 20.961  34.81
        A/SA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.439           BF/S  Dial: 14.25 (+/-):  6.711
 Qualified:            #30 10.170 -0.830                       #65 14.265 -0.385

Machael is late, but Pierce slows down track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1044 John Shaul                           6001 Norm LaPointe                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.139 119.67                     0.063 12.465 104.44
        A/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.039           O/SA  Dial: 12.42 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #13 10.079 -0.921                       #48 12.429 -0.721

9:18 a.m. ...and we have out first delay for dusting and cleaning. Stuff in the right lane.

9:37 a.m. Well, that took a while! Back to racing!

John Shaul's MOV: 0.0416 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  754 Lindy Lindholm                       7360 Mike Loge                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048 11.406 116.36                    -0.011 11.369 115.81
        I/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-):  0.006           H/SA  Dial: 11.39 (+/-): -0.021
 Qualified:             #9 11.350 -0.950                       #44 11.401 -0.749

Lindy Lindholm's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Justin Lamb                           771 John Anacona                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.933 106.40                    -0.054 10.714 122.87
        E/SA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.143           C/SA  Dial: 10.67 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #14 10.780 -0.920                       #49 10.684 -0.716

Justin Lamb's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 771C Karen Comstock                       7411 Jon Irving                   
E1                  -0.072  9.052 151.51     ****WINNER****  0.109 12.335 105.08
      AAA/SA  Dial: 9.12 (+/-): -0.068            O/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #62  9.110 -0.590                       #27 12.309 -0.841

Again! Jon Irving's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6261 Larry Peterson                       7015 Alvin Williamson             
E1                   0.025 11.487 106.87     ****WINNER****  0.057 10.817 123.05
        H/SA  Dial: 11.49 (+/-): -0.003           E/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #53 11.454 -0.696                       #18 10.798 -0.902

Alvin Williamson's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.003.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7931 Cliff Hanson                         7274 Larry Gilley                 
E1                  -0.037 10.257 128.58     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.778 121.86
        A/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-): -0.043           E/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #58 10.365 -0.635                       #23 10.835 -0.865

Larry Gilley's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  713 Jim Durham                           7031 Gregg Luneack                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.744 122.88                     0.077 10.235 127.85
        E/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.004           A/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-): -0.045
 Qualified:            #11 10.762 -0.938                       #46 10.264 -0.736

Jim Durham runs 0.004 to his dial for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0143 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richard Pauley                       7067 Broc Broaddus                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.111 10.530 124.80                     0.140 12.466 106.80
        C/SA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.020           O/SA  Dial: 12.55 (+/-): -0.084
 Qualified:            #24 10.543 -0.857                       #59 12.529 -0.621

Richard Pauley's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  624 Don Little                             66 Mick Alley                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003 10.300 121.02                     0.033 10.185 128.51
       CC/SA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.030           A/SA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #67 10.298 -0.302                       #32 10.188 -0.812

Don Little starts with a strong 0.003 light for the close win. MOV: 0.0159 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7158 Sante Grossi                         7179 Bob Elliott                  
E1                   0.100 10.825 121.15     ****WINNER****  0.075 11.452 112.53
        E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.005           H/SA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-):  0.022
 Qualified:            #16 10.791 -0.909                       #51 11.444 -0.706

Bob Elliott runs 0.005 to his dial for the really close win. MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  741 John Irving                          7407 Joe Chaney                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.924 121.14                    -0.012 11.489  98.28
        E/SA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-): -0.016           I/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.209
 Qualified:            #38 10.915 -0.785                        #3 11.280 -1.020

John Irving's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  785 Tony Mandella                         700 Craig Scheer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.973 116.21                    -0.005 10.610 126.96
        F/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.027            B/S  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #28 11.011 -0.839                       #63 10.613 -0.587

Two big wheels up leaves!

Tony Mandella's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5035 Keith Lynch                          6070 Gary Coe                     
E1                   0.071  9.966 130.25     ****WINNER****  0.044  8.868 154.85
        A/SA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-): -0.084         AAA/SA  Dial: 8.92 (+/-): -0.052
 Qualified:             #5  9.993 -1.007                       #40  8.940 -0.760

Gary Coe's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  796 Tony Hewes                           7446 Chuck Rayburn                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032 10.860 122.12                     0.006  9.752 134.11
        D/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.040          CC/SA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.072
 Qualified:            #52 10.848 -0.702                       #17  9.695 -0.905

Close in the lights! Tony Hewes' MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 15 inches). Rayburn scores a 0.006 light to no avail.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Jeff Jerome                            72 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1                   0.030 11.157 117.96     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.589 120.14
        G/SA  Dial: 11.19 (+/-): -0.033           D/SA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-): -0.031
 Qualified:            #36 11.203 -0.797                        #1 10.456 -1.094

Leo Glasbrenner's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0028 seconds (approximately 6 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                          611 Cal Method                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029 10.366 115.81                     0.046 11.441 106.71
        B/SA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.006           H/SA  Dial: 11.46 (+/-): -0.019
 Qualified:            #15 10.335 -0.915                       #50 11.440 -0.710

Biondo leaves hard with the wheels in the air. He runs 0.006 to his dial, as Method breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  766 Dave Belli                           7059 Robert Turner                
E1                  -0.060 10.539 120.65     ****WINNER****  0.018 11.648 110.50
        C/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.061           H/SA  Dial: 11.81 (+/-): -0.162
 Qualified:            #31 10.585 -0.815                       #66 11.802 -0.348

Robert Turner's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7423 Charlie Allen                        7772 Vince Porter                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057 12.560 104.43                     0.202  9.096 141.05
        O/SA  Dial: 12.56 (+/-):  0.000          AA/SA  Dial: 9.14 (+/-): -0.044
 Qualified:            #57 12.503 -0.647                       #22  9.110 -0.890

Charlie Allen runs right on his dial! MOV: Took the stripe by 0.1013 seconds (approximately 21 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7272 Dave Moreno                          7185 Dave Bridgewater             
E1                  -0.029 15.735  75.38     ****WINNER**** -0.078 10.128 133.65
         B/S  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  5.145           A/SA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-): -0.032
 Qualified:            #60 10.597 -0.603                       #25 10.153 -0.847

Dave Bridgewater's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7776 Chris Whitney                        7797 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.024 10.283 130.59                    -0.035 10.636 125.65
         B/S  Dial: 10.32 (+/-): -0.037            C/S  Dial: 10.61 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:            #19 10.299 -0.901                       #54 10.660 -0.690

Chris Whitney's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7021 Steve Kathary                        7410 Robert Pond                  
E1                  -0.005 10.903 122.48     ****WINNER****  0.069 10.282 109.99
        E/SA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.063            A/S  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.302
 Qualified:            #37 10.904 -0.796                        #2  9.891 -1.059

Robert Pond's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7650 Doug Gibson                          7962 George Thomson               
E1                   0.073 11.419 114.33     ****WINNER****  0.047 11.119 118.85
        H/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-): -0.091           G/SA  Dial: 11.16 (+/-): -0.041
 Qualified:            #55 11.462 -0.688                       #20 11.104 -0.896

George Thomson's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  778 Jimmy DeFrank                         784 Randy Chen                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.387 113.74                    -0.046 11.455 114.85
        B/SA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.127           H/SA  Dial: 11.50 (+/-): -0.045
 Qualified:            #21 10.357 -0.893                       #56 11.498 -0.652

Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Jody Lang                             795 Brian McClanahan             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010 12.275 100.73                     0.061  9.780 136.02
        M/SA  Dial: 12.27 (+/-):  0.005          CC/SA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #64 12.278 -0.572                       #29  9.770 -0.830

Jody Lang has a nice 0.015 package for the win. MOV: 0.0763 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1977 Michael Iacono                       7077 Jeff Interlicchia            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033 10.921 119.88                    -0.067 10.541 125.20
        F/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.029           B/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #12 10.924 -0.926                       #47 10.522 -0.728

Michael Iacono's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  776 Doug Lambeck                           77 Jerry Stein                  
E1                   0.052 10.058 130.25     ****WINNER****  0.041 10.820 117.17
        A/SA  Dial: 10.06 (+/-): -0.002           D/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #10 10.060 -0.940                       #45 10.807 -0.743

Lambeck's Camero drives towards the centerline when the front end comes back down. That costs him, as he breaks out by -0.002 to a charging Stein.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                           724P Seth Polvadore               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032 10.588 123.81                     0.025 11.572 110.15
        D/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.018           I/SA  Dial: 11.59 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:             #7 10.575 -0.975                       #42 11.542 -0.758

Jim Meador's MOV: Opponent broke out.

10:00 a.m.

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