Sat, 14 May 2016, 10:45 AM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4422 Wes Neely                            2066 Adam Davis                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002 11.726 110.90                     0.008 11.127 111.37
        I/SA  Dial: 11.72 (+/-):  0.006           F/SA  Dial: 11.12 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Johnson   ) 0.024 11.691  0.011      (B Skillman  ) 0.034 11.063  0.013
 Qualified:            #38 11.727 -0.573                       #26 11.098 -0.752

10:33 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,392 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Two good lights, Neely gets a small advantage and puts together a .008 package to take the win.

Wes Neely's MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3074 Tommy Turner                         2020 Brenda Grubbs                
E2                   0.057 12.132 107.61     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.461 108.97
         M/S  Dial: 12.07 (+/-):  0.062           A/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.061
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Summers   ) -0.014 12.100  0.110      (S Simmons Jr) 0.049 10.350  0.010
 Qualified:            #25 12.098 -0.752                       #37 10.377 -0.623

Grubbs gets the advantage off the line and goes around Turner for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2217 Brian Rogers                         505B Michael Brand                
E2                  -0.024 10.928 108.25     ****WINNER****  0.021 11.349 100.01
         D/S  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.148           G/SA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-):  0.149
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Hill      ) 0.088 10.777  0.037      (G Glazener  ) 0.028 11.171  0.021
 Qualified:            #31 10.793 -0.707                       #19 11.189 -0.811

Rogers leaves a little too soon and gives the win to Brand.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   23 Jeff Hairrington                      456 Gary Robillard               
E2                   0.058 10.189 124.46     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.610 121.91
        FS/E  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.079           FS/H  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Payne     ) 0.030 10.130  0.030      (J Zimmerman ) 0.010 10.570  0.020
 Qualified:            #20 10.142 -0.808                        #8 10.592 -0.908

Robillard gets a big holeshot and holds off Hairrington for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3909 Drew Skillman                        1584 Don Pires                    
E2                   0.002  9.005 141.56     ****WINNER****  0.000 12.042 107.43
        FS/B  Dial: 8.97 (+/-):  0.035            K/SA  Dial: 12.02 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.032  8.940 -0.010      (D Rampy     ) 0.017 12.045  0.005
 Qualified:             #3  8.978 -1.022                       #39 12.097 -0.553

Pires gets a perfect light and holds off Skillman for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  286 Jeff Adkinson                           1 Kevin Helms                  
E2                   0.027 10.520 117.61     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.156 144.98
        A/SA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.040           FS/B  Dial: 9.11 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Strickland) 0.020 10.525 -0.005      (J Parker    ) 0.021  9.164  0.044
 Qualified:            #47 10.839 -0.161                       #11  9.148 -0.852

Helms out of the gate with the advantage and goes around Adkinson for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2007 Daren Poole-Adams                    4903 Brandon Bakies               
E2                   0.044 10.416 124.88     ****WINNER****  0.017 10.987 113.49
        FS/G  Dial: 10.49 (+/-): -0.074           F/SA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.001 10.494  0.014      (T Joseph    ) 0.053 10.931 -0.069
 Qualified:             #9 10.446 -0.904                       #21 11.047 -0.803

Bakies gets the advantage off the line and runs the number to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2061 Robert Strane                          10 Charlie Downing              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040 12.669  99.28                     0.040 10.875 115.17
        O/SA  Dial: 12.64 (+/-):  0.029           FS/J  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Stephenson) 0.021 12.706  0.086      (B Howell    ) 0.041 10.997 -0.003
 Qualified:            #40 12.648 -0.502                        #4 10.803 -0.997

No advantage for either driver off the line, Strane takes the stripe and the win.

Robert Strane's MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3569 Patrick Downing                      2561 Gene Jordan                  
E2                   0.098 11.960  99.36     ****WINNER****  0.016 10.566 116.39
        L/SA  Dial: 11.89 (+/-):  0.070          AA/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.076
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Pinkston  ) 0.033 11.857  0.027      (R Campbell  ) 0.008 10.483  0.063
 Qualified:            #12 11.852 -0.848                       #48 10.502 -0.098

Jordan gets a big holeshot and goes around Downing for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2707 Mickey Whaley                        3321 Marion Stephenson            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058 10.512 120.98                     0.093 11.513 101.10
        B/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.002           I/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Novosel   ) 0.084 10.488 -0.002      (K Adkinson  ) 0.089 11.438 -0.012
 Qualified:            #30 10.524 -0.726                       #18 11.482 -0.818

Whaley gets the holeshot and runs his number to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2952 Jeff Longhany                        4860 Jimmy Hidalgo                
E2                   0.052 10.427 123.23     ****WINNER****  0.023 11.152 115.22
        A/SA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-): -0.013           G/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Pennington) 0.072 10.388 -0.012      (L Norton    ) 0.116 11.120  0.010
 Qualified:            #29 10.268 -0.732                       #17 11.164 -0.836

Hidalgo gets the advantage off the line and holds off Longhany to move on to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.                    2213 Kenneth Stott                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007 11.314  92.76                    -0.009 11.637 101.03
        F/SA  Dial: 11.12 (+/-):  0.194           I/SA  Dial: 11.56 (+/-):  0.077
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Marshall  ) 0.053 11.049 -0.051      (P North     ) 0.095 11.513  0.003
 Qualified:            #10 10.946 -0.904                       #22 11.502 -0.798

Stott leaves a little too soon and gives the win to Hidalgo Jr.

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