Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 18:50 PM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6104 Brad Plourd                          2066 Adam Davis                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008 12.178 100.25                     0.027 11.055 109.61
        K/SA  Dial: 12.18 (+/-): -0.002           F/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.038 12.174  0.024      (J Zimmerman ) 0.007 11.065  0.005
E1    (R Campbell  ) 0.039 12.195  0.085      (S LaMar     ) 0.022 11.014  0.004
 Qualified:            #37 12.129 -0.521                       #21 11.060 -0.790

6:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 3,380 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Plourd gets the holeshot and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  202 Dan Blabolil                           27 Mickey Whaley                
E3                   0.120 10.471 119.13     ****WINNER****  0.033 10.548 125.35
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.929           C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.852
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Simmons   ) 0.020 10.510 -0.890      (K Hawkins   ) 0.073 10.706  0.026
E1    (B Plage     ) 0.078 10.528  0.068      (J Marshall  ) 0.017 10.696  0.056
 Qualified:            #11 10.517 -0.883                       #27 10.700 -0.700

Whaley gets out of the gate first and takes the heads-up win.

Mickey Whaley's MOV: 0.0100 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 W200 James Williamson III                 1587 Don Fezell                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.044 11.795 110.55                    -0.072 10.253 130.25
        H/SA  Dial: 11.77 (+/-):  0.025           FS/A  Dial: 8.65 (+/-):  1.603
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Rowe      ) 0.034 11.778  0.038                     -0.059  8.675  0.105
E1    (D Poole-Adam) 0.038 11.718 -0.032      (D Pope      ) 0.103  8.597  0.027
 Qualified:            #41 11.810 -0.340                        #2  8.594 -1.106

Fezell leaves a little too early and goes red, giving the win to Williamson.

Williamson will take on Whaley in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  428 Kevin Helms                          1710 Jerry MacNeish               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  8.986 143.69                     0.073 10.694 111.09
        FS/B  Dial: 8.93 (+/-):  0.056             D/S  Dial: 10.67 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Guilmino I) 0.019  9.884  0.964      (S Szupka    ) 0.053 10.657  0.007
E1    (J Hairringto) 0.015  8.905 -0.015      (A Currie    ) 0.096 12.280  1.710
 Qualified:             #3  8.911 -1.089                        #9 10.597 -0.903

Helms gets a big holeshot and hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     2959 Kevin Riner                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.539 120.90                     0.010 10.848 119.88
        A/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-):  0.069           B/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.078
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Berberich ) 0.020 10.453  0.023      (J Longhany  ) 0.005 10.785 -0.015
E1    (J Wayne Tota) 0.032 10.417  0.027      (J Lisa      ) 0.022 10.789  0.049
 Qualified:            #35 10.461 -0.539                       #40 10.817 -0.433

Bertozzi takes the close win and will take on Plourd in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Greg Rowe                            2115 Joel Warren                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.090 10.449 122.59                     0.062 10.599 128.03
        B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.801           B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.651
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Pennington) -0.005 10.485  0.005      (J Beattie   ) 0.014 10.417  0.047
E1    (J Myers     ) 0.061 10.442 -0.008      (G Jordan    ) 0.007 10.498  0.148
 Qualified:            #28 10.554 -0.696                       #23 10.500 -0.750

Rowe is behind off the line but is able to drive around Warren and take the win.

Rowe will take on Helms in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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