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Fri, 12 Sep 2014, 12:54 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Class Eliminations
By Larry Sullivan





CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2400 Monty Bogan                            16 Joe Lisa                     
C1                   0.144 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.004 10.983 119.37
        E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): 88.299           E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.717
 Qualified:            #30 11.140 117.34                       #26 11.058 118.79
12:13 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,290 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

There three cars in E/SA. Bogan broke on the launch, stopped before he got to the 330.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1129 Victor Guilmino                            Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.072 10.912 121.32     
        E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.788   
 Qualified:             #3 10.807 122.24                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 P270 Ricky Pennington                     158N Eddie Brooks                 
C1   ****WINNER****  0.029 10.686 124.52                     0.071 10.868 122.93
        D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -0.864           D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -0.682
 Qualified:             #7 10.691 124.78                       #52 28.000   NS  
There are three in D/SA. This was Brooks' first run down the track today.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2924 Bud Rowe                                   Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.877 106.72     
        D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -0.673   
 Qualified:             #6 10.684 123.59                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2561 Gene Jordan                          1522 Jeff Myers                   
C1                   0.027 10.352 126.15     ****WINNER****  0.056 10.222 123.08
       BB/SA Index: 10.30 (+/-):  0.052          BB/SA Index: 10.30 (+/-): -0.078
 Qualified:            #45 10.286 126.96                       #42 10.010 132.78
There are also three in BB/SA.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                1115 Dave Thomas                  
C1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.013 11.069  94.84
                                                 BB/SA Index: 10.30 (+/-):  0.769
 Qualified:                                                      #19  9.568 142.81


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3193 Mark Williams                        2323 Heather Lamar                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.033 10.533 124.64                     0.176 25.097  24.04
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.717           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): 13.847
 Qualified:            #17 10.484 125.20                       #41 10.931 121.61
There are eight cars in B/SA. Lamar slowed almost immediately.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1259 Tom Seemann                          1470 Adam Keir                    
C1                  -0.001 10.434 126.13     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.081 130.54
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.566           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.919
 Qualified:            #25 10.351 126.67                        #9 10.162 129.31
There are four cars in A/SA.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Robbie Shaw                          2952 Jeff Longhany                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.421 111.79                    -0.009 10.746 101.13
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.579           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.254
 Qualified:            #10 10.162 130.56                       #38 10.545 125.10


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2032 Jack Zimmerman                        210 Ryan Hardison                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.065 10.342 126.58                     0.061 10.357 127.02
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.908           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.893
 Qualified:            #21 10.560 124.01                       #48 16.867  84.02
Jack Zimmerman's MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  216 Michael Beard                        2466 Gale Pinkston                
C1                  -0.021 11.585 113.73     ****WINNER**** -0.011 11.477 113.90
        G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.415           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.523
 Qualified:            #56 No Time                             #36 11.502 113.67
There are three in G/SA. Beard's having a bad day - broke on his qualifying run and went red here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 154 Anthony Fetch                
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.029 11.334 115.05
                                                  G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.666
 Qualified:                                                      #33 11.452 115.81


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        2007 Daren Poole-Adams            
C1                  -0.038 10.019 131.19     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.136 131.55
       CC/SA Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.581          CC/SA Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.464
 Qualified:            #22  9.921 132.53                       #47 10.939 100.40
This is for the CC/SA trophy.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2923 Gregory Rowe                          131 Sterling Simmons             
C1                   0.027 10.681 123.15     ****WINNER****  0.035 10.595 115.98
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.719           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.805
 Qualified:            #20 10.678 123.41                        #2 10.485 125.17
There are ten cars in C/SA. Simmons earns a bye to the semifinals. Sterling Simmons' MOV: 0.0784 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   24 Jeff Hairrington                     1139 John Leach                   
C1                   0.007 10.815 101.01     ****WINNER****  0.068 10.425 125.92
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.585           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.975
 Qualified:            #39 10.952  96.59                       #18 10.638 124.36


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1150 Russell Linke                        2707 Mickey Whaley                
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.004 10.649 124.89                    -0.022 10.814 122.34
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.751           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.586
 Qualified:            #14 10.608 125.08                       #37 10.935 102.56


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     1128 Wallace Dent                 
C1                  -0.009 10.678 124.17     ****WINNER****  0.073 10.635 124.57
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.722           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.765
 Qualified:            #32 10.847  98.47                        #8 10.561 124.89
Dent faces Hairrington in round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1608 Gary Richard                         2808 Bobby Warren                 
C1   ****WINNER****  0.066 10.583 125.32                     0.050 10.601 119.40
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.817           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.799
 Qualified:             #5 10.530 125.96                       #24 10.745 123.40
Richard chased Warren for a long way before he caught him. Gary Richard's MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 4 inches). He faces Linke in round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2107 Rodger Johnson                       1296 George Cable                 
C1   ****WINNER****  0.163 10.254 130.40                     0.058 10.578 114.16
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.996           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.672
 Qualified:            #27 10.621 129.64                       #55 28.000   NS  
Johnson races Williams in round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1351 Tex Miller                              6 Michael Brand                
C1                   0.049 11.418 109.17     ****WINNER****  0.030 11.064 118.34
        F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.432           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.786
 Qualified:            #13 11.054 119.79                       #31 11.297  92.83


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2211 Russell Johnson                      3751 Terry Nagel                  
C1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.025 10.990 118.52
        F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): 88.149           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.860
 Qualified:            #51 28.000   NS                         #16 11.084 117.70
Johnson did not run earlier and was a no-show here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 N229 Lee Norton                           6104 Brad Plourd                  
C1                   0.076 12.987  84.08     ****WINNER****  0.022 11.984 108.19
        O/SA Index: 13.15 (+/-): -0.163           K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -0.666
 Qualified:            #44 13.103  74.26                       #50 28.000   NS  
There are There are seven cars in the Auto Combo. This was Plourd's first run down the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2213 Kenneth Stott                           5 Katie Sepanek                
C1                   0.044 11.441 114.93     ****WINNER****  0.013 11.360 108.66
        I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.859           I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.940
 Qualified:            #34 11.763 112.04                       #11 11.478 112.81
This is for the I/SA trophy. Katie Sepanek's MOV: 0.1128 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Drew Skillman                        1162 Sal Biondo                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.040  9.035 150.18                     0.048  9.118 148.22
       AA/SA Index: 10.00 (+/-): -0.965          AA/SA Index: 10.00 (+/-): -0.882
 Qualified:             #1  8.986 150.80                       #28  9.397 126.74
This is for the AA/SA trophy. Drew Skillman's MOV: 0.0912 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         1352 Bill Hawk                    
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.002 10.446 127.91                           No Time      
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.804           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): 88.749
 Qualified:            #35 10.726  95.51                       #54 28.000   NS  
Hawk did not run in the qualifying session, was a no-show here. Fletcher races Zimmerman in round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Jeff Warren                          1117 J Wayne Totaro               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.046 10.233 130.95                     0.135 10.399 129.44
         A/S Index: 10.95 (+/-): -0.717            B/S Index: 11.20 (+/-): -0.801
 Qualified:            #23 10.272 130.95                        #4 10.309 130.24
There are four cars in the Stick Combo. There were two C/S cars entered for the event, but one was not here, so the other was added to the Combo.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   28 Larry Hill                           1710 Jerry MacNeish               
C1                   0.127 13.512  93.85     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.728 111.60
         R/S Index: 13.95 (+/-): -0.438            C/S Index: 11.35 (+/-): -0.622
 Qualified:            #43 13.753  83.45                       #15 10.575 122.26
MacNeish was shown o the original ladder as one of two C/Stock entries, but the other car is not here. He will face Warren in the Stock Combo final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3304 Rob Bihl                                9 DJ Pires                     
C1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.025 11.451 113.60
        P/SA Index: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999            H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.699
 Qualified:            #49 28.000   NS                         #40 11.774  84.20
Bihl did not make a qualifying run, did not show for this round either.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                3613 Randall Campbell             
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.059 12.824 102.74
                                                  Q/SA Index: 13.80 (+/-): -0.976
 Qualified:                                                      #12 12.982 100.72
This is the scheduled bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1967 James Marshall                       1587 Don Fezell                   
C1                  -0.008 12.301 107.27     ****WINNER**** -0.244  8.866 152.59
        J/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -0.149         AAA/SA Index: 9.70 (+/-): -0.834
 Qualified:            #46 12.482 106.32                       #29  9.109 149.51
Fezell will face Plourd in the semifinals.

That wraps up the first round of Stock Class Eliminations.

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