Thu, 04 Oct 2018, 17:25 PM Stock Eliminator Final, Round 3 Class Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4041 Verne Buchanan                       4860 Jimmy Hidalgo                
C3                   0.043 11.313 115.84     ****WINNER****  0.078 11.172 113.77
        G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.687           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.828
 Prior rounds:
C2                   0.101 11.266 116.99      (C Brubaker  ) 0.028 11.185 107.08
C1    (B Marlow    ) 0.004 11.294 116.65                     0.032 11.214  96.14
 Qualified:            #19 11.225   NS                         #16 11.214  96.14

Hidalgo is a little behind off the line but is able to run down Buchanan and take the G/SA class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 400D Slate Cummings                       400B Britt Cummings               
C3   ****WINNER****  0.033 10.809 101.38                     0.028 10.829 101.45
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.441           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.421
 Prior rounds:
C2    (D Vassar    ) 0.069 10.788 109.86                     0.097 10.916  94.15
C1    (T Erwin     ) 0.035 10.416 115.89      (E Myers     ) 0.019 10.475 120.02
 Qualified:            #10 10.416 115.89                       #20 10.475 120.02

Britt gets a small advantage off the line but he can't hold off Slate. Slate takes the B/SA class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4705 Bobby Brannon                          49 Austin Ford                  
C3                   0.146 18.706  43.70     ****WINNER****  0.066 10.572 124.59
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-):  7.306           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.828
 Prior rounds:
C2    (J Pitt      ) 0.082 10.413 123.07                     0.008 10.777 122.05
C1    (D Latino    ) 0.048 10.603 105.59      (H Park      ) 0.087 10.561 124.61
 Qualified:            #15 10.603 105.59                        #8 10.561 124.61

Ford gets the advantage off the line and takes the C/SA class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4459 Derek Hake                           4691 Darrell Erwin                
C3   ****WINNER****  0.059 11.381 109.15                     0.030 11.559 113.59
        H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.769           H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.591
 Prior rounds:
C2    (K Doughty   ) 0.038 11.256 115.61                     0.000 11.583 113.10
C1                   0.032 11.246 116.09      (H Pierdolla ) 0.058 11.573 112.23
 Qualified:             #3 11.234 116.07                       #35 11.503 114.29

Erwin gets the holeshot but he can't hold off Hake. Hake gets the H/SA class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  383 Larry Hill                           4137 Keith Bakies                 
C3   ****WINNER****  0.065 10.091 126.82                     0.058 10.133 129.89
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.909           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.867
 Prior rounds:
C2    (C Chaney    ) 0.021 10.214 112.26                     0.026 10.277 114.30
C1    (A Faulk     ) 0.045 10.163 116.73      (L Gerber    ) 0.079 10.222 115.95
 Qualified:             #9 10.163 116.73                       #18 10.222 115.95

Hill is a little behind off the line but takes the stripe for the A/SA class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  795 Brian McClanahan                     4116 Justin Hutto                 
C3   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.922 133.83                     0.017 10.035 132.28
       AA/SA Index: 10.70 (+/-): -0.778          AA/SA Index: 10.70 (+/-): -0.665
 Prior rounds:
C2    (W Gary      ) 0.013  9.936 133.90                     0.050 10.058 132.09
C1                   0.034  9.936 133.94      (W Carrell   ) 0.036 10.103 131.19
 Qualified:            #22  9.935 134.19                       #43 10.103 131.19

McClanahan pulls away from Hutto with his quickest pass of the day to take the AA.SA class win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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