Sat, 11 Nov 2017, 13:02 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
 7980 Steve Wann                            611 Cal Method                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.070  9.991 132.31                     0.035 11.293 110.59
        A/SA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): -0.009           H/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.049  9.975  0.015      (D Gibson    ) 0.002 11.327  0.037
E2    (K Cocuzza   ) 0.063 10.029  0.059      (M Nelson    ) 0.022 11.318  0.038
E1    (L Lindholm  ) 0.047 10.014  0.024      (T Ferruggia ) 0.018 11.267 -0.023
 Qualified:             #2  9.892 -1.108                       #13 11.215 -0.935

9:52 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,201 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Down to the final eight.

Method gets the starting line advantage and holds off Wann for the double breakout victory.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                          78 Chad Loge                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.224 127.65                     0.046 10.351 124.32
        A/SA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.024           B/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Jerome    ) 0.042 10.174  0.004      (T Seymour   ) 0.053 10.347  0.027
E2    (R Pauley    ) 0.081 10.188  0.008      (J Calvert   ) 0.040 10.349  0.009
E1    (L Gilley    ) 0.031 10.238  0.038      (C Scheer    ) 0.060 10.335 -0.015
 Qualified:            #41 10.205 -0.795                       #24 10.349 -0.901

Better light for Luneack and the breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3222 Chris Stephenson                     703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.623 122.99                     0.030 10.282 122.77
        D/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.027           A/SA  Dial: 10.31 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Ancona    ) 0.024 10.655  0.035      (M McMahan   ) 0.024 10.307  0.017
E2    (D Blabolil  ) 0.078 10.713  0.193      (J Durham    ) 0.032 10.323  0.023
E1    (D Skillman  ) 0.056 10.582 -0.038      (J Stein     ) 0.013 10.285 -0.015
 Qualified:             #8 10.581 -0.969                       #55 10.420 -0.580

Two wheels up leaves and just 0.005 difference in RT's.

Chris Stephenson's MOV: Double breakout.

He races Method tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   23 Jeff Adkinson                           4 Austin Williams              
E4                  -0.013 10.730  99.07     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.718  87.37
        B/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.190           G/SA  Dial: 11.06 (+/-):  0.658
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Mandella J) 0.017 10.557  0.007      (B Cunningham) 0.017 11.095  0.055
E2    (A Bushmaker ) 0.028 10.608  0.068      (J Lang      ) 0.013 11.066  0.026
E1    (D Dickens   ) 0.001 10.529 -0.021      (M Stephenson) 0.069 11.012 -0.988
 Qualified:            #47 10.517 -0.733                       #29 11.113 -0.887

Williams gets the red light win and will face Luneack tomorrow.

9:59 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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