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Thu, 26 Oct 2017, 15:40 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Class Eliminations
By Rick Green





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  624 Don Little                                 Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.080 10.195 112.85     
       AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.685   
 Qualified:            #28 10.023 129.62                     Bye
Little with the bye...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 713 Jim Durham                   
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.009 11.172 103.96
                                                  F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.878
 Qualified:                                                      #18 11.134 118.26
Durham with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  580 Steve Couch                           543 Craig Maddox                 
C1                   0.056 11.317 116.38     ****WINNER****  0.046  9.459 140.75
        FS/H Index: 11.69 (+/-): -0.373           FS/B Index: 10.17 (+/-): -0.711
 Qualified:            #70 11.344 116.73                       #50  9.410 141.42
Maddox with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   74 Larry Gilley                         6851 John Buczynski               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.009 11.223 100.43                     0.037 11.342 115.12
        E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.677           E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.558
 Qualified:            #13 10.965 118.75                       #57 11.196 116.63
Gilley with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5799 Brian Schultz                         741 John Irving                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.100 11.750  83.39                           No Time      
        E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.150           E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): 88.099
 Qualified:             #3 10.861 120.91                       #20 11.014 119.06
Irving left before the tree was activated and Schultz gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5054 Jay Randall                           627 Brian Seaburg                
C1                   0.160 14.680  88.22     ****WINNER****  0.063 13.863  78.09
        T/SA Index: 14.64 (+/-):  0.040           T/SA Index: 14.64 (+/-): -0.777
 Qualified:            #74 14.596  89.27                       #36 13.826  75.80
Seaburg with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6736 Terry Hembree                        3222 Chris Stephenson             
C1   ****WINNER****  0.028 11.040 119.38                     0.037 11.047 118.66
        E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.860           E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.853
 Qualified:            #11 10.959 120.88                       #44 11.103 118.52
Hembree with the starting line advantage and the win. Terry Hembree's MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3321 Marion Stephenson                     732 Phil Mandella Jr.            
C1                   0.069 12.196  77.20     ****WINNER****  0.051 11.479 100.29
        G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.004           G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.721
 Qualified:            #75 12.185  76.60                       #47 11.418 114.16
Mandella Jr. with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Mike Cotten                          4129 Bill Basham                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.073 11.291 102.12                     0.081 11.436 113.27
        F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.759           F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.614
 Qualified:            #24 11.176 117.52                       #60 11.382 113.50
Cotten with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7010 Duane Dickens                        6969 Greg Marshall                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.081 11.988 103.32                    -0.009 12.127 107.71
        K/SA Index: 12.86 (+/-): -0.872           K/SA Index: 12.86 (+/-): -0.733
 Qualified:             #4 11.844 109.08                       #61 12.220 106.39
Marshall is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Dickens the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   76 Chad Langdon                         7341 Rick Kolber                  
C1                  -0.003 11.112 114.40     ****WINNER****  0.000 10.940 105.43
        E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.788           E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.960
 Qualified:            #40 11.093 117.49                        #6 10.918 119.98
Langdon is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Kolber the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5227 John Cooper                           420 John Brimer                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.098 10.168 122.66                     0.069 10.600 123.98
       AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.712          AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.280
 Qualified:            #49 10.118 130.30                       #71 10.575 124.57
Brimer with the starting line advantage, but Cooper gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5730 Jim Hughes                            652 Bob Gullett                  
C1                   0.068 11.246 117.71     ****WINNER****  0.065 11.245 116.09
         D/S Index: 11.69 (+/-): -0.444            G/S Index: 12.10 (+/-): -0.855
 Qualified:            #69 11.337 116.18                       #41 11.296 116.13
Gullett with a few ticks advantage on the tree and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5576 Stephen Hagberg                      5400 Al Corda                     
C1   ****WINNER****  0.048 10.422 105.03                    -0.017 10.477  96.01
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.768           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.713
 Qualified:            #16 10.263 115.66                       #56 10.461  95.00
Corda goes red to give Hagberg the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           6636 Mick Alley                   
C1                   0.035 10.589 104.30     ****WINNER****  0.031 10.167 124.08
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.601           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -1.023
 Qualified:             #5 10.202 128.64                       #46 10.408 125.79
Alley with a slight advantage on the tree and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7635 Roger Hall                             75 Chris Hall                   
C1                  -0.121 10.928 119.84     ****WINNER****  0.054 10.825  98.46
        B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.512           B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.615
 Qualified:            #63 10.817 120.49                       #29 10.590 124.35
Roger Hall goes red to give Chris Hall the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 457J Jane Braswell                        6383 Will Kelly                   
C1                   0.108 11.491 113.50     ****WINNER****  0.125 11.417 110.69
        G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.709           G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.783
 Qualified:            #59 11.512 113.53                       #42 11.400 114.39
Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 27.83 inches, adjusted altitude 4,173 feet.

Braswell with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                         737 Dwight Machael               
C1   ****WINNER**** -0.011 10.348 127.27                           No Time      
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.842           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): 88.809
 Qualified:            #25 10.318 127.80                       #62 10.557 122.88
Luneack with the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7067 Broc Broaddus                          79 Nanette Stein                
C1                   0.061 13.018 102.58     ****WINNER****  0.163 12.610 103.74
        O/SA Index: 13.37 (+/-): -0.352           O/SA Index: 13.37 (+/-): -0.760
 Qualified:            #65 12.818 103.34                       #58 12.673 103.21
Broaddus with the starting line advantage, but Stein gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6001 Norman LaPointe                            Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.065 12.739 103.13     
        O/SA Index: 13.37 (+/-): -0.631   
 Qualified:            #54 12.632 103.69                     Bye
LaPointe with the single.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                         2 Brad Burton                  
C1                   0.018 11.068 102.45     ****WINNER****  0.027 11.014 118.53
        D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.672           D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.726
 Qualified:            #51 10.982 106.06                       #45 10.956 119.27
Shipp with the starting line advantage, but Burton gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5526 Dwayne Scheitlin                     7402 Tibor Kadar                  
C1                   0.042 10.255 124.17     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.235 114.40
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.935           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.955
 Qualified:            #34 10.371 126.41                       #64 10.583  93.29
Kadar with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6633 Joe Sorensen                         5020 Norman Warling               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.052 11.992 108.50                     0.023 12.134 107.23
        M/SA Index: 13.07 (+/-): -1.078           M/SA Index: 13.07 (+/-): -0.936
 Qualified:            #30 12.221 106.09                       #17 12.146 106.81
Warling with the starting line advantage, but Sorensen gets the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7784 Paul Wong                    
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.098 13.990  83.37
                                                   U/S Index: 14.90 (+/-): -0.910
 Qualified:                                                      #12 13.961  83.70
Wong with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7797 Don Keen                     
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.014 10.609 123.32
                                                  C/SA Index: 11.59 (+/-): -0.981
 Qualified:                                                      #14 10.657 122.85
Keen with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 771C Karen Comstock                        701 John Calvert                 
C1                   0.081  9.132 148.14     ****WINNER****  0.063  8.661 156.35
       FS/AA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.428           FS/AA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.899
 Qualified:            #67  9.101 149.27                       #10  8.593 157.83
Calvert with the starting line advantage and the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7360 Mike Loge                             611 Cal Method                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.004 11.521 108.86                     0.072 11.520 111.99
        H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -0.839           H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -0.840
 Qualified:            #38 11.546 113.96                       #26 11.488 111.99
Loge with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2543 Mike McMahan                         5702 Barry Pollard                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.100 11.406 115.06                     0.053 11.465 113.00
        H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -0.954           H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -0.895
 Qualified:            #31 11.513 113.87                        #7 11.383 113.29
Pollard with the starting line advantage, but McMahan gets the win. Mike McMahan's MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7025 Jerry Stein                          7411 Jon Irving                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.869 119.64                     0.053 10.869 119.58
        D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.871           D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.871
 Qualified:            #48 10.965 118.55                       #39 10.932 118.63
Stein with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7002 Jim Meador                   
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.027 10.856 121.26
                                                  D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.884
 Qualified:                                                      #23 10.859 120.85
Meador with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                        5680 Marlene Nelson               
C1                  -0.013 16.942  76.98     ****WINNER**** -0.500 12.524 105.47
        EF/S Index: 17.75 (+/-): -0.808           J/SA Index: 12.66 (+/-): -0.136
 Qualified:            #43 16.950  77.31                       #72 12.461 105.52
O'connor goes red to give Nelson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6254 Darcy Clarke                          795 Brian McClanahan             
C1                   0.060 10.488 125.37     ****WINNER****  0.122 10.105 130.68
       AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.392          AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.775
 Qualified:            #68 10.439 125.80                       #37 10.066 131.90
Clarke with the starting line advantage, but McClanahan gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7307 Jeffrey Jerome                        428 Kevin Helms                  
C1                   0.029 10.584 124.78     ****WINNER****  0.076 10.521 122.20
        B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.856           B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.919
 Qualified:            #22 10.557 125.11                       #35 10.622  97.12
Jerome with the starting line advantage, but Helms gets the win. Kevin Helms' MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                  72 Scott Burton                 
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.049 10.532 124.16
                                                  B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.908
 Qualified:                                                       #8 10.468 124.63
Burton with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 603M Larry McLanahan                      7474 Justin Lamb                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.071  9.001 150.56                     0.021  9.769 136.37
        FS/A Index: 9.86 (+/-): -0.859            FS/C Index: 10.47 (+/-): -0.701
 Qualified:             #9  8.891 152.19                       #53  9.721 137.41
Lamb with the starting line advantage, but McLanahan gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  541 Larry DeForrest                            Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.369 127.61     
        FS/F Index: 11.39 (+/-): -1.021   
 Qualified:             #2 10.275 127.56                     Bye
DeForrest with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7155 Leo Glasbrenner                      6247 Eddy Plaizier                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.082 10.705 115.67                     0.042 10.817 121.96
        C/SA Index: 11.59 (+/-): -0.885           C/SA Index: 11.59 (+/-): -0.773
 Qualified:            #15 10.659 122.37                       #33 10.770   NS  
Plaizier with the starting line advantage, but Glasbrenner gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  706 Buddy Jensen                          715 Justin Jerome                
C1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.099 11.220 117.23
        F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): 87.949           F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.830
 Qualified:            #66 11.585 110.49                       #27 11.186 117.61
Jerome with the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7702 B.J. Graham                                Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.065 13.578  95.61     
        T/SA Index: 14.64 (+/-): -1.062   
 Qualified:             #1 13.466  96.03                     Bye
Graham with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jody Lang                             754 Lindy Lindholm               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.014 12.567 104.00                     0.257 11.621 112.95
        N/SA Index: 13.22 (+/-): -0.653           I/SA Index: 12.51 (+/-): -0.889
 Qualified:            #73 13.112  63.77                       #52 11.759 111.68
Lang with the starting line advantage and the win. Jody Lang's MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   23 Jeff Adkinson                         778 Jimmy DeFrank                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.834  97.16                    -0.009 10.910  97.52
        B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.606           B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.530
 Qualified:            #21 10.555 125.08                       #32 10.603 123.78
DeFrank is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Adkinson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                         801 Mikael Lind                  
C1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.116 10.796 104.44
        C/SA Index: 11.59 (+/-): 88.409           C/SA Index: 11.59 (+/-): -0.794
 Qualified:            #55 10.860 121.17                       #19 10.700 123.02
Lind with the easy win.

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