Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 15:32 PM Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   58 Derek Hake                           4311 Jeff Lopez                   
E5                   0.065 11.510 112.52     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.260 138.86
        I/SA  Dial: 11.57 (+/-): -0.060           FS/C  Dial: 9.19 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Long Jr   ) 0.064 11.578 -0.722      (S Holt      ) 0.037  9.269 -0.011
E3    (C Chaney    ) 0.032 11.596  0.006      (T Ames      ) 0.023  9.304  0.044
E2    (D Janac     ) 0.021 11.615  0.045      (T Erwin     ) 0.046  9.259  0.009
E1    (E Plaizier  ) 0.083 11.588  0.038      (H Park      ) 0.070  9.253 -0.027
 Qualified:            #30 11.522 -0.778                        #5  9.228 -1.072

2:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,057 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Lopez gets a big holeshot and Hake breaks out trying to hold him off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 400D Slate Cummings                       4228 Thomas Marlow                
E5                   0.009 10.362 111.84     ****WINNER****  0.011 10.299 123.67
        B/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.082           FS/F  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Hutto     ) 0.043 10.392  0.032      (P DeVore    ) 0.006 10.411  0.151
E3    (H Pierdolla ) 0.021 10.409  0.019      (B Bogues    ) 0.085 10.305  0.065
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.021 10.566  0.276      (T Snively   ) 0.047 10.245  0.015
E1    (B Grubbs    ) 0.019 10.365  0.055      (B Brannon   ) 0.019 10.263  0.003
 Qualified:            #21 10.426 -0.824                        #4 10.094 -1.106

Marlow is a couple of ticks off the line but he is able to go around CUmmings and take the win.

it will be Marlow taking on Lopez in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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