Fri, 10 Nov 2017, 14:13 PM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                         705 John Ancona                  
E2                   0.091 10.645 124.17     ****WINNER****  0.001 10.563 115.84
        C/SA  Dial: 10.61 (+/-):  0.035          AA/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.073
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Gullett   ) 0.115 10.609 -0.031      (J Meador    ) 0.105 10.471 -0.069
 Qualified:            #44 10.641 -0.759                       #59 10.545 -0.155

10:33 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,237 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Johnson is late and John Ancona isn't.

He leaves with a one lights for the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0521 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                           78 Chad Loge                    
E2                  -0.003  8.475 159.59     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.349 126.42
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.43 (+/-):  0.045            B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Glasbrenne) 0.007  8.429  0.029      (C Scheer    ) 0.060 10.335 -0.015
 Qualified:             #9  8.438 -0.962                       #24 10.349 -0.901

Chad Loge runs 0.009 to his dial for the win. MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5680 Marlene Nelson                        611 Cal Method                   
E2                   0.029 12.122 108.78     ****WINNER****  0.022 11.318 113.94
        J/SA  Dial: 12.15 (+/-): -0.028           H/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bushmaker ) 0.049 12.131  0.051      (T Ferruggia ) 0.018 11.267 -0.023
 Qualified:            #57 12.099 -0.351                       #13 11.215 -0.935

Cal Method's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeff Jerome                          7360 Mike Loge                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002 10.371 125.15                     0.053 11.258 116.77
        B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.031           I/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Broaddus  ) 0.079 10.358  0.008      (D Little    ) 0.019 11.243  0.003
 Qualified:            #20 10.341 -0.909                        #5 11.267 -1.033

Nice two light for Jeff Jerome and the win. MOV: 0.0284 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Loge runs eight to his dal to no avail.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richie Pauley                        7031 Gregg Luneack                
E2                   0.075 10.541 124.78     ****WINNER****  0.081 10.188 129.43
        C/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-): -0.029           A/SA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.065 10.544 -0.026      (L Gilley    ) 0.031 10.238  0.038
 Qualified:            #27 10.506 -0.894                       #41 10.205 -0.795

Gregg Luneack runs 0.008 to his dial in the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  202 Daniel Blabolil                      3222 Chris Stephenson             
E2                  -0.080 14.293  63.85     ****WINNER****  0.078 10.713 107.26
        C/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  3.793           D/SA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.193
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Langdon   ) 0.030 10.522  0.002      (D Skillman  ) 0.056 10.582 -0.038
 Qualified:            #52 10.794 -0.606                        #8 10.581 -0.969

Chris Stephenson's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6273 Angela Bushmaker                       23 Jeff Adkinson                
E2                   0.028 11.876 110.23     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.608 109.47
        K/SA  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.086           B/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Stein     ) -0.039 11.804 -0.036      (D Dickens   ) 0.001 10.529 -0.021
 Qualified:            #32 11.774 -0.876                       #47 10.517 -0.733

Identical RT's and Jeff Adkinson runs closer to his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0181 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           777B Kim Cocuzza                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.063 10.029 124.34                     0.002 11.372 115.67
        A/SA  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  0.059            G/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.132
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Lindholm  ) 0.047 10.014  0.024      (A Corda     ) 0.166 11.386  0.196
 Qualified:             #2  9.892 -1.108                       #46 11.257 -0.743

Cocuzza leaves with a geat two light, but can't run the number. Steve Wann gets by in the lights for the win.MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  713 Jim Durham                           703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E2                   0.032 10.779 122.44     ****WINNER****  0.032 10.323 119.57
        E/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.039           A/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.042 10.732 -0.038      (J Stein     ) 0.013 10.285 -0.015
 Qualified:            #11 10.760 -0.940                       #55 10.420 -0.580

Close race. Identical RT's!

Kyle Rizzoli's MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6254 Darcy Clarke                          732 Phil Mandella Jr.            
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.018 11.172 117.24
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.07 (+/-): 89.929           G/SA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Grossi    ) 0.091 10.073 -0.017      (D Scheitlin ) 0.087 11.139 -0.021
 Qualified:            #54 10.116 -0.584                       #39 11.167 -0.833

Clarke's Fury leaves a big puddle on the line before staging and gets pushed away. Free pass to round two for Mandella.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 B.J. Graham                          T733 Tim Seymour                  
E2                   0.128 13.220  99.07     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.309 140.59
        T/SA  Dial: 13.12 (+/-):  0.100           FS/B  Dial: 9.23 (+/-):  0.079
 Prior rounds:
E1                   -0.079 13.130 -0.030      (M Cotten    ) 0.037  9.234  0.004
 Qualified:             #1 13.164 -1.236                       #45  9.242 -0.758

Over a four second head start for Graham, but he is way late on the lights.

Seymore gets the twenty foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7053 Bernie Cunningham                    7375 Ken Etter                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038 10.671 123.95                     0.089 10.029 129.40
        C/SA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  0.081           A/SA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Holder    ) 0.029 10.647  0.027      (J Roderick  ) 0.087  9.986  0.006
 Qualified:            #51 10.770 -0.630                        #7  9.988 -1.012

Really close side by side finish.

Bernie Cunningham's MOV: 0.0095 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jody Lang                               4 Austin Williams              
E2                   0.012 12.093 102.44     ****WINNER****  0.013 11.066 113.81
        M/SA  Dial: 12.06 (+/-):  0.033           G/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B O'Connor  ) -0.002 12.025 -0.025      (M Stephenson) 0.069 11.012 -0.988
 Qualified:            #43 12.085 -0.765                       #29 11.113 -0.887

Just one thousands difference at the green and six thousands in the lights!

Austin Williams' MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      7650 Doug Gibson                  
E2                   0.043 10.501 124.30     ****WINNER****  0.010 11.362 115.34
        C/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.001           G/SA  Dial: 11.33 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Shaul     ) 0.028 10.482 -0.018      (J Jerome    ) 0.002 11.309 -0.041
 Qualified:            #35 10.540 -0.860                       #50 11.358 -0.642

Doug Gibson gets the super close hole shot win with a ten light. Shipp runs 0.001 to her dial to nos avail. MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  795 Brian McClanahan                     2543 Mike McMahan                 
E2                   0.007  9.969 113.89     ****WINNER****  0.162 11.284 116.51
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.179            H/SA  Dial: 11.26 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Aceves    ) 0.034  9.798 -0.012      (J DeFrank   ) 0.035 11.239  0.019
 Qualified:            #33  9.832 -0.868                       #19 11.239 -0.911

What a way to wrap up the round! McClanahan leave with a one light and then slows. Mike McMahan was way late at the green and JUST runs him down for the win. MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

10:48 a.m.

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