Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 11:24 AM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 723R Ryan Smith                           7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E2                  -0.004 12.707 101.49     ****WINNER****  0.037 10.506 123.96
        N/SA  Dial: 12.77 (+/-): -0.063           C/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dickens   ) 0.052 12.756  0.026      (M Kirby     ) 0.062 10.577  0.017
 Qualified:            #44 12.729 -0.271                        #6 10.513 -0.887

9:08 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 49 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 959 feet, track temperature 54 degrees.

We start the days' racing with a -0.004 red light by Smith.

Leo Glasbrenner gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                        5526 Dwayne Scheitlin             
E2                   0.019 17.259  75.06     ****WINNER****  0.000 10.254 119.63
        EF/S  Dial: 17.12 (+/-):  0.139           A/SA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lang      ) 0.035 17.161  0.081      (D McGaugh   ) 0.048 10.249 -0.021
 Qualified:            #43 17.146 -0.304                       #30 10.243 -0.757

Four second head start for O'Connor, but Dwayne Scheitlin puts up a perfect light for the win. MOV: 0.1143 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7341 Rick Kolber                          6477 Aldon Miller                 
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.096 11.425  83.67                    -0.058 12.783  71.88
        E/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.665           C/SA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-):  1.843
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Marshall  ) 0.001 10.738 -0.012      (K Comstock  ) 0.013 11.062  0.122
 Qualified:             #3 10.752 -0.948                       #41 10.967 -0.433

Rick Kolber's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  715 Justin Jerome                        7022 Nanette Stein                
E2                   0.028 11.016 117.30     ****WINNER****  0.049 12.351 105.39
        F/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-): -0.014           O/SA  Dial: 12.35 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Lanciers  ) 0.024 11.052 -0.008      (B Gullett   ) 0.041 12.380  0.040
 Qualified:            #20 11.036 -0.814                       #32 12.429 -0.721

Nanette Stein runs 0.001 to her dial for the breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 703D Kyle Rizzoli                          778 Jimmy DeFrank                
E2                   0.043 10.405 121.22     ****WINNER****  0.040  9.878 132.06
        B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.005          AA/SA  Dial: 9.87 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Randall   ) 0.039 10.481  0.051      (S Scherschli) 0.038  9.907  0.017
 Qualified:             #8 10.385 -0.865                       #21  9.888 -0.812

Just 0.003 difference in RT's and 0.003 to their dials.

Jimmy DeFrank gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0007 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Mike Cotten                          5306 Johnny Diekema               
E2                   0.043 10.850 118.67     ****WINNER****  0.029 11.148 113.95
        F/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-): -0.020           G/SA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ashley    ) 0.016 11.207  0.317      (D Clarke    ) 0.011 11.141 -0.029
 Qualified:             #2 10.855 -0.995                       #15 11.159 -0.841

Cotten breaks out and Johnny Diekema runs 0.008 to his dial for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5031 Michael Barrett                       732 Phil Mandella                
E2                  -0.052 10.345 126.38     ****WINNER****  0.033 11.163 116.74
        B/SA  Dial: 10.39 (+/-): -0.045           G/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Alvey     ) 0.103 10.382 -0.028      (P Cotten    ) 0.067 11.217  0.017
 Qualified:             #9 10.390 -0.860                       #22 11.192 -0.808

Barrett is red this time. Mandella gets the free pass to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7680 Tom Ferruggia                        7474 Justin Lamb                  
E2                   0.030  9.356 139.26     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.710 134.31
        FS/C  Dial: 9.28 (+/-):  0.076            FS/D  Dial: 9.67 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.050  9.327 -0.073      (G Luneack   ) 0.040  9.729 -0.121
 Qualified:             #1  9.223 -1.077                       #14  9.757 -0.843

Two Factory Stock Camaro's to the line. Just 0.004 difference in their RT's.

Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0324 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  601 Cody Lane                            T733 Tim Seymour                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045 11.310 114.33                     0.057  9.191 143.95
        H/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.010           FS/B  Dial: 9.18 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dourlet   ) 0.035 11.345  0.035      (J Stein     ) 0.042  9.241  0.021
 Qualified:            #12 11.302 -0.848                       #25  9.202 -0.798

Just 0.001 difference to their dials, but Lane has the better light for the three foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  707 Jesse Loeffler                       7888 John Roderick                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.996 116.86                     0.062 11.164 113.48
        F/SA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-):  0.036           G/SA  Dial: 11.21 (+/-): -0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Cramer    ) 0.045 11.025  0.005      (J Jerome    ) 0.102 11.181 -0.039
 Qualified:            #13 11.006 -0.844                       #26 11.206 -0.794

Stellar seven light for Jesse Loeffler and Roderick breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  706 Buddy Jensen                         7118 Leroy Duran                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010 11.093 112.13                     0.038 13.805  94.31
        F/SA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-):  0.043           T/SA  Dial: 13.76 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Johnston  ) 0.193 11.108  0.008      (T Kadar     ) 0.020 13.842  0.002
 Qualified:            #24 11.052 -0.798                       #36 13.789 -0.611

Buddy Jensen leaves with a ten light. MOV: 0.0301 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7360 Mike Loge                            7411 Jon Irving                   
E2                   0.058 11.570 112.14     ****WINNER****  0.099 10.981 110.51
        I/SA  Dial: 11.46 (+/-):  0.110           D/SA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Muller    ) 0.035 11.577  0.077      (C Hall      ) 0.025 11.225  0.275
 Qualified:            #23 11.497 -0.803                       #35 10.912 -0.638

Irving misses the green, but Loge slows to give him the three foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      7650 Doug Gibson                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065 10.491 123.46                    -0.058 10.720 121.56
        C/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.001           D/SA  Dial: 10.71 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Holder    ) 0.010 10.509 -0.011      (J Irving    ) -0.029 10.724 -0.016
 Qualified:             #4 10.502 -0.898                       #17 10.716 -0.834

Randi Lyn Shipp runs one to her dial for the red light win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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