Fri, 09 Nov 2018, 12:01 PM Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Jerry Stein                           732 Phil Mandella                
E1                   0.050 10.669 121.94     ****WINNER****  0.009 11.310 109.03
        D/SA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-): -0.011           H/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #30 10.710 -0.840                       #59 24.901 12.751

8:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,916 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.

Phil Mandella leaves with a great nine light and gets the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0400 seconds (approximately 7 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeff Jerome                          703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1                   0.072 10.635  95.39     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.106 110.04
        A/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.365           A/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.894
 Qualified:            #58 10.866 -0.134                       #29 10.159 -0.841

Heads-up! Two big wheel stands at the green and Rizzoli gets the decisive win.

Jerome makes his best pass of the weekend by a bunch, but it's not enough.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7888 John Roderick                        3321 Marion Stephenson            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011 11.113 115.83                     0.005 10.813 121.03
        G/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-): -0.017           B/SA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-): -0.027
 Qualified:            #28 11.152 -0.848                       #57 10.859 -0.391

Great five light for Stephenson, but he takes too much stripe. Roderick gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7797 Don Keen                             4688 Mike Cotten                  
E1                   0.109 10.441 125.12     ****WINNER****  0.062 11.574 111.14
        C/SA  Dial: 10.43 (+/-):  0.011           J/SA  Dial: 11.57 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:             #2 10.395 -1.005                       #31 11.610 -0.840

Keen is late and Mike Cotten runs four to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0548 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7446 Chuck Rayburn                        2020 Brenda Grubbs                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  9.735 120.13                     0.032  9.925 131.91
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.965          AA/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.775
 Qualified:            #24  9.833 -0.867                       #53 10.065 -0.635

Heads-up!

Two huge wheelstands and Rayburn's Belvedere heads towards the centerline. He horses it back to the groove and takes an easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5009 Scott Burton                         7411 Jon Irving                   
E1                   0.023 10.314 120.12     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.849 121.06
        B/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-): -0.036           D/SA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #23 10.377 -0.873                       #52 10.884 -0.666

Jon Irving has the better light and misses his dial by just -0.001 for the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  627 Brian Seaburg                        1044 John Shaul                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032 13.769  95.03                     0.039  9.846 133.71
        T/SA  Dial: 13.75 (+/-):  0.019          AA/SA  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:            #55 13.906 -0.494                       #26  9.842 -0.858

Close RT's and Brian Seaburg gets the win. MOV: 0.0446 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Justin Lamb                          6360 Bill Bushmaker               
E1                   0.044  9.719 135.18     ****WINNER****  0.042 11.361 115.64
        FS/D  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.009            I/SA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #47  9.855 -0.745                       #18 11.407 -0.893

Lamb's 2018 Championship season comes to an end early, as Bill Bushmaker just keeps the bumper out in front for the super close finish. MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  715 Justin Jerome                        6942 Gary Gandee Jr               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053 10.951 119.67                     0.087 14.105  87.99
        F/SA  Dial: 10.91 (+/-):  0.041           U/SA  Dial: 14.15 (+/-): -0.045
 Qualified:            #21 10.971 -0.879                       #50 14.145 -0.705

Big difference in dial ins and Justin Jerome gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  713 Jim Durham                           7575 Mark Kirby                   
E1                   0.013 10.878 118.47     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.949 111.67
        E/SA  Dial: 10.90 (+/-): -0.022           F/SA  Dial: 10.91 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #39 10.899 -0.801                       #10 10.937 -0.913

Only 0.01 difference in dials, 0.001 in RT's, but Mark Kirby gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5809 Brad Burton                          6383 Will Kelly                   
E1                   0.022 10.636 119.69     ****WINNER****  0.021 11.112 117.71
        D/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.014           G/SA  Dial: 11.12 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #16 10.651 -0.899                       #45 11.220 -0.780

Will Kelly is just 0.001 better in RT's , but runs closer to his dial for the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7010 Duane Dickens                        5400 Al Corda                     
E1                   0.098 11.560 109.13     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.216 119.46
        J/SA  Dial: 11.59 (+/-): -0.030           B/SA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #33 11.624 -0.826                        #4 10.257 -0.993

Al Corda scores a seven light and gets the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0450 seconds (approximately 7 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Leo Glasbrenner                      5016 Steve Scherschligt           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.580 123.38                    -0.286 11.396  92.18
        C/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.010           H/SA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.226
 Qualified:            #36 10.591 -0.809                        #7 11.192 -0.958

Steve Scherschligt is way red and Leo Glasbrenner goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                         785 Tony Mandella                
E1                   0.063 10.163 128.05     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.813 117.42
        A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.013           E/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.063
 Qualified:            #42 10.206 -0.794                       #13 10.799 -0.901

Tony Mandella leaves with a six light and gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Ryan Mangus                           700 Craig Scheer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.756 121.29                    -0.035 10.112 133.26
        E/SA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.036            A/S  Dial: 10.14 (+/-): -0.028
 Qualified:            #14 10.800 -0.900                       #43 10.157 -0.793

Scheer goes red and Mangus goes to the next round.

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 723R Ryan Smith                           3909 Drew Skillman                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024 12.522  98.92                     0.016  8.813 146.54
        N/SA  Dial: 13.00 (+/-): -0.478           FS/A  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): -0.887
 Qualified:            #56 12.518 -0.482                       #27  8.846 -0.854

Skillman with the starting line advantage , but took too much stripe to give Smith the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Ryan Mangus                           700 Craig Scheer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024 12.522  98.92                     0.016  8.813 146.54
        E/SA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  1.802            A/S  Dial: 10.14 (+/-): -1.327
 Qualified:            #14 10.800 -0.900                       #43 10.157 -0.793

Ryan Mangus' MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T733 Tim Seymour                           800 Markus Svensson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065 14.631  68.19                    -0.040 10.063 132.37
        FS/B  Dial: 9.19 (+/-):  5.441             A/S  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #38  9.193 -0.807                        #9 10.022 -0.928

Tim Seymour's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                        7167 Ryan Priddy                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.125 16.434  78.95                     0.011  8.879 107.04
        EF/S  Dial: 16.46 (+/-): -0.026          FS/AA  Dial: 9.39 (+/-): -0.511
 Qualified:             #8 16.511 -0.939                       #37  8.592 -0.808

About a seven second head start for O'Connor. He was #1 qualifier in Q1.

Weird! Priddy dials the index and then runs a ton under! Bill O'Connor gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Larry Gilley                         7410 Robert Pond                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.749 122.06                     0.046  9.878 129.52
        E/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.009          AA/SA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-): -0.032
 Qualified:            #19 10.809 -0.891                       #48  9.967 -0.733

Larry Gilley runs nine to his dial. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7801 Pete Lanciers                         373 Bill Skillman                
E1                   0.142 10.933 120.31     ****WINNER****  0.034  8.840 140.53
        E/SA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.013           FS/A  Dial: 8.73 (+/-):  0.110
 Qualified:            #49 10.976 -0.724                       #20  8.816 -0.884

Lanciers is really late and Bill Skillman wasn't for the close win. MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 24 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  741 John Irving                          5526 Dwayne Scheitlin             
E1                   0.094 12.442 102.02     ****WINNER****  0.036 10.110 120.67
        N/SA  Dial: 12.45 (+/-): -0.008           A/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #54 12.492 -0.508                       #25 10.137 -0.863

Dwayne Scheitlin runs ten to his dial and gets the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0400 seconds (approximately 6 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jody Lang                            7980 Steve Wann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 12.067 108.86                    -0.007 10.420 127.29
        M/SA  Dial: 12.08 (+/-): -0.013           B/SA  Dial: 10.39 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #51 12.158 -0.692                       #22 10.374 -0.876

Wann goes red by just-0.007. Lang gets to play again later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.036 10.188 112.44
                                                  FS/E  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.762
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.852 -1.098

Number one qualifier, Fletcher, gets the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7670 Michael Williams                      795 Brian McClanahan             
E1                   0.023 10.986 116.44     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.710 134.06
        F/SA  Dial: 11.02 (+/-): -0.034          AA/SA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #35 11.040 -0.810                        #6  9.741 -0.959

Nice nine light for Brian McClanahan. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Jerry Emmons                         7022 Nanette Stein                
E1                   0.046 10.205 127.65     ****WINNER****  0.036 12.154 108.26
        A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.055           O/SA  Dial: 12.11 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #34 10.174 -0.826                        #5 12.191 -0.959

Nanette Stein's MOV: 0.0218 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                       701 John Calvert                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.799 100.46                    -0.009  8.531 161.15
        D/SA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-):  0.239          FS/AA  Dial: 8.56 (+/-): -0.029
 Qualified:            #11 10.639 -0.911                       #40  8.601 -0.799

Randi Lyn Shipp's MOV: opponent's -0.009 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  601 Cody Lane                            7650 Doug Gibson                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033 11.212 101.04                    -0.021 10.690 122.36
        G/SA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-):  0.162           D/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-): -0.050
 Qualified:            #12 11.094 -0.906                       #41 10.755 -0.795

Cody Lane's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  728 Brent Calvert                        6273 Angela Bushmaker             
E1                   0.051  8.831 136.57     ****WINNER****  0.113 11.965 109.39
        FS/A  Dial: 8.86 (+/-): -0.029            K/SA  Dial: 11.93 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #32  8.861 -0.839                        #3 11.650 -1.000

Angela Bushmaker is way late and still gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7265 Tommy Brown                           791 Randy Bursell                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.039 11.313 115.53
        K/SA  Dial: 12.65 (+/-): 87.349           H/SA  Dial: 12.15 (+/-): -0.837
 Qualified:            #15 11.751 -0.899                       #44 11.360 -0.790

Brown is a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  244 Jeff Taylor                          6711 Tommy Gaynor                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.213 138.68                     0.038 10.249 126.39
        FS/B  Dial: 9.20 (+/-):  0.013            FS/F  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #46  9.238 -0.762                       #17 10.304 -0.896

Close at the start and close at the finish. Jeff Taylor gets the nod. MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

8:56 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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