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Thu, 25 Oct 2018, 18:06 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Class Eliminations
By Rick Green





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  652 Bob Gullett                          7784 Paul Wong                    
C2                   0.051 11.751  89.03     ****WINNER****  0.119 13.877  82.22
         F/S Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.249            U/S Index: 14.90 (+/-): -1.023
 Prior rounds:
C1    (A Kimball   ) 0.037 11.073 118.17                     0.189 14.103  75.26
 Qualified:            #14 11.059 118.65                        #7 13.916  81.65
Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 4,742 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Gullett with the starting line advantage, but wong held on for the Stick Combo Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  715 Justin Jerome                        4129 Bill Basham                  
C2   ****WINNER****  0.040 11.064 117.93                     0.023 11.344 113.58
        F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.986           F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.706
 Prior rounds:
C1                   0.024 11.244 101.67      (R Ariotti   ) -0.013 11.368 113.17
 Qualified:            #20 11.127 117.47                       #61 11.327 113.86
Basham with the starting line advantage, but Jerome chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 706 Buddy Jensen                 
C2                                            ****WINNER**** -0.017 11.446 113.06
                                                  F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.604
 Prior rounds:
C1                                           (E Blake     ) 0.135 11.463 112.72
 Qualified:                                                      #65 11.347 115.55
Jensen with the bye into the final where he will face Jerome.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6969 Greg Marshall                         627 Brian Seaburg                
C2                   0.088 12.081 107.70     ****WINNER****  0.149 13.636  95.19
        K/SA Index: 12.86 (+/-): -0.779           T/SA Index: 14.64 (+/-): -1.004
 Prior rounds:
C1    (R Pauley    ) 0.107 12.207 107.10      (N Warling   ) 0.061 13.995  73.50
 Qualified:            #58 12.102 107.47                       #67 13.990  88.05
Marshall with the starting line advantage, but Seaburg was able to hold on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7947 Bill O'Connor                
C2                                            ****WINNER****  0.122 16.973  76.46
                                                  EF/S Index: 17.75 (+/-): -0.777
 Prior rounds:
C1                                           (L Lindholm  ) 0.062 16.990  76.52
 Qualified:                                                      #53 16.979  76.31
O'Connor with the bye and he will face Seaburg in the Auto Combo final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5016 Steve Scherschligt                   5702 Barry Pollard                
C2   ****WINNER****  0.082 11.376 115.00                     0.029 11.439 113.21
        H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -0.984           H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -0.921
 Prior rounds:
C1    (P Mandella J) 0.016 11.467 106.02      (M McMahan   ) 0.019 11.442 112.97
 Qualified:            #23 11.443 114.11                       #21 11.442 112.97
Pollard with the starting line advantage, but Scherschligt chased him down for the win in a close one for the Class trophy. Steve Scherschligt's MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5009 Scott Burton                         3321 Marion Stephenson            
C2                   0.030 10.654  97.69     ****WINNER****  0.041 10.407 100.29
        B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.786           B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -1.033
 Prior rounds:
C1    (C Hall      ) 0.007 10.545 119.38                     0.077 11.047  93.26
 Qualified:            #10 10.476 125.02                        #4 10.429 113.31
Burton with the starting line advantage, but stephenson chased him dow for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   76 Jerry Stein                          5809 Brad Burton                  
C2                   0.042 10.832 119.60     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.825 119.43
        D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.908           D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.915
 Prior rounds:
C1    (L Glasbrenne) 0.005 10.855 119.34      (N Webber    ) 0.020 10.924 119.30
 Qualified:            #32 10.855 119.34                       #39 10.898 119.42
Burton with the starting line advantage and the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7446 Chuck Rayburn                
C2                                            ****WINNER****  0.032  9.882 131.66
                                                 AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.998
 Prior rounds:
C1                                           (B Grubbs    ) 0.067  9.957 127.50
 Qualified:                                                       #6  9.887 134.20
Rayburn with the bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7341 Rick Kolber                             4 Larry Gilley                 
C2                   0.033 10.946 119.33     ****WINNER****  0.124 10.846 120.43
        E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.954           E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -1.054
 Prior rounds:
C1    (C Stephenson) 0.032 11.109 102.17      (J Durham    ) 0.028 11.076 101.71
 Qualified:             #8 10.920 119.33                       #12 10.951 120.34
Kolber with the starting line advantage, but Gilley chased him down for the Class win in a close one. Larry Gilley's MOV: 0.0099 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7024 Mark Madison                          795 Brian McClanahan             
C2   ****WINNER****  0.034  9.820 134.95                     0.025  9.995 132.50
       AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -1.060          AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.885
 Prior rounds:
C1                   0.041 10.353 105.90      (J Brimer    ) 0.021  9.994 132.66
 Qualified:             #3  9.856 134.56                       #31  9.994 132.66
McClanahan with the starting line advantage, but Madison chased him down for the win. He will face Rayburn in the Class final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           5027 Donald Morris                
C2   ****WINNER****  0.059 10.139 117.05                     0.092 10.337 107.39
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -1.051           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.853
 Prior rounds:
C1                   0.031 10.027 131.46      (J Emmons    ) 0.149 10.492  99.47
 Qualified:             #1 10.027 131.46                       #18 10.260 109.44
Wann with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6636 Mick Alley                           5576 Stephen Hagberg              
C2   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.293 127.23                     0.029 10.284 128.04
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.897           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.906
 Prior rounds:
C1    (T Kadar     ) 0.041 10.371 126.83      (J Jerome    ) 0.051 10.284 122.38
 Qualified:            #45 10.371 126.83                       #24 10.284 122.38
Alley with a great light and the hole shot win. Mick Alley's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Wann in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5526 Dwayne Scheitlin                     7410 Robert Pond                  
C2                  -0.028 10.755  92.79     ****WINNER****  0.156 10.371 127.92
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.435           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.819
 Prior rounds:
C1    (G Luneack   ) 0.033 10.623  96.97      (D Clarke    ) 0.097 10.364 128.03
 Qualified:             #9 10.220 130.47                       #36 10.339 127.91
Scheitlin goes red to give Pond the win. He will have the bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jody Lang                            7022 Nanette Stein                
C2   ****WINNER****  0.015 12.512  96.71                     0.140 12.483 104.78
        N/SA Index: 13.22 (+/-): -0.708           N/SA Index: 13.22 (+/-): -0.737
 Prior rounds:
C1    (R Smith     ) 0.029 12.318 106.59                     0.067 12.502 104.32
 Qualified:            #27 12.318 106.59                       #52 12.444 104.93
Lang with the starting line advantage and holds on for the hole shot win for the class trophy.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                7888 John Roderick                
C2                                            ****WINNER**** -0.009 11.491 113.05
                                                  G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.709
 Prior rounds:
C1                                           (J Braswell  ) 0.034 11.345 114.34
 Qualified:                                                      #35 11.345 114.34
Roderick with the bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5400 Al Corda                              778 Jimmy DeFrank                
C2   ****WINNER****  0.011 10.550 106.39                           No Time      
        B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.890           B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): 88.559
 Prior rounds:
C1    (R Hall      ) 0.042 10.458 112.12      (D Machael   ) 0.018 10.829 103.79
 Qualified:             #5 10.434 110.11                       #68 10.809 103.20
DeFrank is a no show to give corda the easy win. He will face Stephenson in the Class final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6633 Joe Sorensen                          601 Cody Lane                    
C2   ****WINNER****  0.012 11.348 101.90                     0.036 11.522 113.99
        G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.852           G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -0.678
 Prior rounds:
C1                   -0.006 11.509 113.55      (W Kelly     ) 0.041 11.556  98.42
 Qualified:             #2 11.078 117.72                       #64 11.487 114.46
Sorensen with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Roderick in the class final.

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