Sat, 09 Feb 2019, 14:46 PM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 723R Ryan Smith                            713 Jim Durham                   
E3                  -0.024 12.605 102.72     ****WINNER**** -0.500 10.827 121.72
        N/SA  Dial: 12.60 (+/-):  0.005           E/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-): -0.043
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Cotten    ) 0.047 12.568 -0.002      (J McCarthy J) 0.051 10.806 -0.044
E1    (C Ashley    ) 0.038 12.689  0.079      (B Gullett   ) 0.065 10.854  0.004
 Qualified:            #57 12.552 -0.448                       #35 10.829 -0.871

11:25 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,651 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

After a long rain delay this morning, the first pair comes to the line!

Smith goes red and then runs 0.005 to his dial. He gives the easy win to Durham.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Leo Glasbrenner                      7410 Robert Pond                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.485 124.55                    -0.002  9.859 134.82
        C/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-): -0.025          AA/SA  Dial: 9.86 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dourlet   ) 0.027 10.467  0.017      (K Rizzoli   ) 0.095  9.783 -0.007
E1    (L Lindholm  ) 0.023 10.478  0.008      (K Stoffer   ) 0.041  9.865  0.025
 Qualified:            #34 10.520 -0.880                       #26  9.797 -0.903

Leo Glasbrenner's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7650 Doug Gibson                          7931 Cliff Hanson                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033 10.699 121.97                    -0.001 10.343 124.43
        D/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.031           A/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Alvey     ) 0.052 10.655  0.015      (S Wann      ) 0.030 10.276  0.006
E1    (B Pott      ) 0.051 10.680  0.030      (B McClanahan) 0.018 10.311  0.011
 Qualified:            #25 10.645 -0.905                       #48 10.264 -0.736

Again!

Doug Gibson's MOV: opponent's -0.001 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jody Lang                            5400 Al Corda                     
E3   ****WINNER****  0.046 12.266  94.24                    -0.007 12.519  70.57
        M/SA  Dial: 12.13 (+/-):  0.136           A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  2.439
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Loge      ) 0.020 12.076 -0.004      (J Irving    ) 0.033 10.026  0.016
E1    (L Gilley    ) 0.014 12.162  0.062      (J Taylor    ) 0.002 10.023  0.013
 Qualified:            #44 12.085 -0.765                        #7  9.983 -1.017

Winner will face Gibson later today.

And another red light! Corda this time!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  728 Brent Calvert                         777 Earl Blake                   
E3                   0.040  8.299 163.65     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.893 120.75
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.32 (+/-): -0.021            F/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Ellam     ) 0.005  8.308  0.048      (J Roderick  ) 0.012 10.996  0.146
E1    (P Mandella J) 0.108  8.268 -0.362      (B Jensen    ) 0.149 10.834 -1.016
 Qualified:            #43  8.605 -0.795                        #6 10.829 -1.021

Finally! Two green lights...

Calvert's Mustang spun at the green and it costs him. Earl Blake's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7784 Paul Wong                            7010 Duane Dickens                
E3                  -0.067 10.561 114.01     ****WINNER****  0.042 11.569 112.11
        C/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.031           J/SA  Dial: 11.52 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Cotten    ) 0.057 10.520  0.030      (D Clarke    ) 0.018 11.507  0.047
E1    (R Mangus    ) 0.045 10.550  0.000      (T Seymour   ) 0.106 11.512  0.012
 Qualified:            #17 10.464 -0.936                        #9 11.457 -0.993

Duane Dickens' MOV: opponent's red light.

He faces Blake later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  601 Cody Lane                                  Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.072 11.233 113.48     
        H/SA  Dial: 12.15 (+/-): -0.917   
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J DeFrank   ) 0.060 11.234  0.004   
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.042 11.254  0.014   
 Qualified:            #16 11.211 -0.939                     Bye

NIce wheels up leave for Lane and the bye run win.

He races Durham in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5526 Dwayne Scheitlin                     1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E3                  -0.087 12.112  93.97     ****WINNER****  0.029 10.254 106.11
        A/SA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  1.922           FS/E  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.164
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Jerome    ) 0.045  9.857 -1.143      (G Luneack   ) 0.036 10.155  0.075
E1    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.063 10.209  0.049      (R Ariotti   ) 0.040 10.319  0.229
 Qualified:            #38 10.137 -0.863                       #30 10.056 -0.894

Dan Fletcher's MOV: opponent's red light.

11:42 a.m. He faces Glasbrenner later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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