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Sun, 01 Sep 2019, 09:12 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
By Dave Gerard





BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3933 Bo Fowler                            7356 Scott Loge                   
E1                   0.070 11.030 117.09     ****WINNER****  0.020 11.298 115.53
        G/SA  Dial: 11.07 (+/-): -0.040           I/SA  Dial: 11.29 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #99 11.012 -0.988                       #35 11.140 -1.160
7:50 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,293 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Stock eliminations finally get to start!

Loge gets a big starting line advantage and runs 0.008 to his dial. Fowler breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3218 Paul Boster                          1617 Gary Parker                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022 11.546 112.68                    -0.007 11.129 116.70
        I/SA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-):  0.116           H/SA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:           #126 11.424 -0.876                       #62 11.088 -1.062
Parker goes red by seven.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1741 Matt Welker                          3207 Andrew Hill                  
E1                   0.020 10.787 122.07     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.442 122.58
         E/S  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.067           D/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:            #77 10.616 -1.034                       #13 10.253 -1.297
Close finish.

Andrew Hill's MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1352 Bill Hawk                            7980 Steve Wann                   
E1                   0.007 10.309 121.59     ****WINNER****  0.084  9.957 126.39
        B/SA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-): -0.021           A/SA  Dial: 9.92 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:           #109 10.285 -0.965                       #45  9.888 -1.112
Wann was really late and Hawk nails the tree with a seven light.

Wann get the win though, as Hawk breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3384 Mike McGinley                        1117 J. Wayne Totaro              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026 11.400 114.59                    -0.039 10.214 131.84
        H/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.020            B/S  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.064
 Qualified:           #125 11.269 -0.881                       #61 10.131 -1.069
Red light win for McGinley.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3635 Tom Gillam                            243 Roy Hill                     
E1                  -0.036 10.728 122.79     ****WINNER****  0.242  8.662 160.38
         E/S  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.028           FS/B  Dial: 8.62 (+/-):  0.042
 Qualified:            #73 10.611 -1.039                        #9  8.622 -1.378
Big wheel stand and a big red light for Gillam.

Hill gets a free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1044 John Shaul                           3969 Joe Martens                  
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.004  9.944 132.01                    -0.115 10.114 132.32
        A/SA  Dial: 9.94 (+/-):  0.004             A/S  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #37  9.852 -1.148                      #101  9.965 -0.985
Shaul gets the red light win this time. He misses the green too, by just -0.004, and then runs 0.004 to his dial!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1047 Kenneth Richard                       362 Rich Rinke                   
E1                   0.086 11.533 115.26     ****WINNER****  0.056  9.969 118.72
        I/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.233           FS/F  Dial: 9.86 (+/-):  0.109
 Qualified:            #74 11.262 -1.038                       #10  9.852 -1.348
B0th drivers dump way early. Rinke gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 353C Jeff Blanchard                        320 Ken Whitcher                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.541 118.04                     0.439 11.211 114.98
        FS/G  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.371           H/SA  Dial: 11.16 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:            #29 10.176 -1.174                       #93 11.148 -1.002
Whitcher is dead late and Jeff Blanchard dumps early for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  172 Matt Butter                          1608 Gary Richard                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016 11.309 114.93                    -0.065 10.042 130.42
        H/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-):  0.059           B/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-): -0.058
 Qualified:           #113 11.217 -0.933                       #49 10.151 -1.099
Red light for Richard. Good light and the win for Butter.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1759 Anthony Bongiovanni                   317 Steven Dziorny               
E1                   0.121  8.648 150.36     ****WINNER****  0.059 11.861 109.06
        FS/A  Dial: 8.61 (+/-):  0.038            K/SA  Dial: 11.77 (+/-):  0.091
 Qualified:            #51  8.613 -1.087                      #115 11.724 -0.926
Bongiovanni is late and Steven Dziorny guesses right to take the close win. MOV: 0.0093 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Mike Cotten                           181 Frank Federico               
E1                  -0.007 11.658  88.40     ****WINNER****  0.047 11.604 113.42
        F/SA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.868           J/SA  Dial: 11.60 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #38 10.708 -1.142                      #102 11.472 -0.978
Frank Federico runs four to his dial for the win, as Cotton goes red by just -0.007.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1373 Dennis Martins                         43 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E1                  -0.013 11.623 112.02     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.568 124.73
        K/SA  Dial: 11.58 (+/-):  0.043           E/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.082
 Qualified:            #98 11.659 -0.991                       #34 10.538 -1.162
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.'s gets the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5147 James Tolston                         444 John Duzac                   
E1                  -0.004 10.919 123.16     ****WINNER**** -0.397 10.395 125.69
         E/S  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  0.019            C/S  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.065
 Qualified:           #117 10.732 -0.918                       #53 10.265 -1.085
Big red light for Duzac. Tolston goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  103 Howie Smith                          5333 Randy Hopkins                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043 11.974  96.68                     0.346  9.354 110.27
        M/SA  Dial: 11.92 (+/-):  0.054           FS/B  Dial: 8.75 (+/-):  0.604
 Qualified:            #67 11.806 -1.044                        #3  8.545 -1.455
Hopkins is late this time and gives it up early. Smith gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2543 Mike McMahan                         1329 Denny Ford                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032 11.233  98.17                     0.112 10.874 112.62
        H/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.103            A/S  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.824
 Qualified:            #47 11.048 -1.102                      #111 10.002 -0.948


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        3321 Marion Stephenson            
E1                  -0.500 13.638  88.88     ****WINNER**** -0.008 10.185 130.43
        FS/A  Dial: 8.85 (+/-):  4.788            B/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.105
 Qualified:            #79  8.670 -1.030                       #15  9.996 -1.254
Marion Stephenson gets a red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3659 Ellis Buth                           3222 Chris Stephenson             
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.001 10.967 119.38
         W/S  Dial: 16.40 (+/-): 83.599           F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -0.883
 Qualified:           #127 15.529 -0.871                       #63 10.795 -1.055
Buth can't start the car and Chris Stephenson posts a one light for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3522 Gary Merrick                         3340 Chuck Beach                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070 10.174 130.59                    -0.025 10.825 121.30
        A/SA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-):  0.054           F/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.075
 Qualified:           #106 10.029 -0.971                       #42 10.721 -1.129
Merrick gets the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3651 Bob Gere                              312 Matt Antrobius               
E1                   0.136 11.812 111.67     ****WINNER****  0.070 11.249 111.03
        L/SA  Dial: 11.73 (+/-):  0.082           H/SA  Dial: 11.12 (+/-):  0.129
 Qualified:            #87 11.684 -1.016                       #23 10.950 -1.200
Gere is late and Matt Antrobius isn't. MOV: 0.0198 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1525 Daniel Lynch                          543 Craig Maddox                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073 11.099 115.94                    -0.001  9.027 147.65
        H/SA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-): -0.011           FS/B  Dial: 9.02 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #26 10.961 -1.189                       #90  8.993 -1.007
Maddox misses the green by -0.001 and then runs 0.007 to his dial! OUCH!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1499 Jim Boudreau                         3113 David Walther                
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.048 10.053 130.17                    -0.500 15.179  57.95
        B/SA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.043            F/S  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  4.459
 Qualified:            #12  9.936 -1.314                       #76 10.764 -1.036
Red light win for Jim Boudreau.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1204 Don Carson                           2203 Marcus Widuch                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.432 141.30                     0.045 11.846 110.50
        FS/C  Dial: 9.38 (+/-):  0.052            M/SA  Dial: 11.75 (+/-):  0.096
 Qualified:           #118  9.384 -0.916                       #54 11.765 -1.085
Nice eleven light for Don Carson and the win. MOV: 0.0783 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  732 Phil Mandella Jr.                    3240 Bob Michael                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.153 11.105 117.71                    -0.001 11.799 110.82
        G/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-):  0.075           L/SA  Dial: 11.72 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:            #43 10.881 -1.119                      #107 11.732 -0.968
Michael is red by just -0.001.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3310 Cody Herron                          1381 Mark Howes                   
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.095  9.079 148.36                    -0.057 10.729 121.98
        FS/C  Dial: 9.07 (+/-):  0.009            E/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:            #18  9.077 -1.223                       #82 10.676 -1.024
Herron takes the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 464Q Austin Williams                      338H Tony Fagnilli                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.091 11.197 115.79                    -0.101  9.366 110.77
        H/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.067          FS/AA  Dial: 8.46 (+/-):  0.906
 Qualified:            #56 11.070 -1.080                      #120  8.488 -0.912
Two big wheels up leaves, but Fagnilli is red to give the win to Williams.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5221 Wayne Stephenson                     302B George Wright                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018 11.834 100.52                     0.114 10.319 127.02
        K/SA  Dial: 11.75 (+/-):  0.084           FS/G  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.049
 Qualified:           #105 11.675 -0.975                       #41 10.218 -1.132
Wayne Stephenson's MOV: 0.0616 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4341 Bill McClister                       3657 Marty Buth                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082 10.815 115.47                     0.024 12.285 100.52
        F/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-):  0.005           P/SA  Dial: 12.29 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:            #80 10.820 -1.030                       #16 12.199 -1.251
Bill McClister runs five to his dial and Buth broke out by five.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6826 Caleb Hansen                         1883 Eric Merryfield              
E1                  -0.002 10.391 126.26     ****WINNER****  0.102 10.369 130.62
        C/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.009           FS/H  Dial: 10.31 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #83 10.376 -1.024                       #19 10.283 -1.217
Hansen is red by just -0.002.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 K169 Bill Kelly                           4312 Paul Candies                 
E1                  -0.057 10.998 116.69     ****WINNER****  0.041  9.342 143.34
         H/S  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.002           FS/D  Dial: 9.38 (+/-): -0.038
 Qualified:            #78 10.969 -1.031                       #14  9.331 -1.269
Candies goes to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2217 Brian Rogers                         5018 Corey Hopkins                
E1                  -0.061 10.639 122.50     ****WINNER****  0.059 11.005 117.97
         D/S  Dial: 10.66 (+/-): -0.021           G/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:           #128 10.633 -0.867                       #64 10.949 -1.051
Lots of red lights! Rogers this time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5243 Dale Findell                          333 Brett McFarland              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023 11.820 108.03                    -0.456 10.141 123.43
        M/SA  Dial: 11.75 (+/-):  0.070            A/S  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.141
 Qualified:            #40 11.709 -1.141                      #104  9.972 -0.978
McFarland is way red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  396 Mike Fuller                          3746 Jack Larsen                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.994 133.61                    -0.020 13.201  98.85
        FS/E  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): -0.006            T/S  Dial: 13.30 (+/-): -0.099
 Qualified:            #92  9.945 -1.005                       #28 13.223 -1.177
Mike Fuller's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 349J Joey Shipp                           4109 Sheila Holt                  
E1                  -0.018  8.758 152.76     ****WINNER****  0.078 10.549 124.01
        FS/A  Dial: 8.76 (+/-): -0.002             D/S  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.069
 Qualified:           #110  8.739 -0.961                       #46 10.393 -1.107
Shipp is red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  353 Caleb McFarland                      3154 Gary Russell                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.086  9.855 133.90                     0.035 10.064 130.99
         A/S  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -1.095            A/S  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.886
 Qualified:            #48  9.850 -1.100                      #112 10.004 -0.946
Heads-up!

Caleb McFarland is second off the line by a bunch, but has the power to take the easy win. MOV: 0.1589 seconds (approximately 31 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 8608 Dan Williams                          152 Chris Butcher                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.070 128.37                     0.027 11.012 118.81
         A/S  Dial: 10.04 (+/-):  0.030           H/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-):  0.022
 Qualified:            #84  9.926 -1.024                       #20 10.942 -1.208
Two good lights and they are eyeball to eyeball in the lights.

Dan Williams takes the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 4 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3391 Jerry Bennett                        7307 Jeff Jerome                  
E1                   0.008 10.604 110.30     ****WINNER****  0.045 10.318 127.87
        D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-): -0.026           B/SA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #32 10.383 -1.167                       #96 10.254 -0.996
Jerome leaves with a great eight light, but breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3922 Julie Biermann                          4 Jeff Lopez                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006 10.831 120.88                     0.047  9.254 143.23
        E/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-):  0.021           FS/C  Dial: 9.23 (+/-):  0.024
 Qualified:           #122 10.799 -0.901                       #58  9.229 -1.071
Great six light for Julie Biermann and the win. MOV: 0.0441 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3559 Mike Pustelny                        3186 Drew Whalen                  
E1                  -0.074  9.678 137.36     ****WINNER****  0.051 10.570 125.48
        FS/D  Dial: 9.36 (+/-):  0.318            C/SA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #30  9.429 -1.171                       #94 10.401 -0.999
Whalen gets the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 173L Phil Lankford                        3074 Tommy Turner                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.115  9.238 137.15                     0.133 11.510 113.78
        FS/B  Dial: 9.23 (+/-):  0.008             K/S  Dial: 11.42 (+/-):  0.090
 Qualified:           #108  9.032 -0.968                       #44 11.431 -1.119
Two "not so good" lights and Phil Lankford runs eight to his dial for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1707 Jim Boburka                          313Y T.C. Morris                  
E1                  -0.002  9.184 143.31     ****WINNER****  0.044 10.753 122.38
        FS/C  Dial: 9.15 (+/-):  0.034            E/SA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #22  9.099 -1.201                       #86 10.681 -1.019
Boburka misses the green by just -0.002.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3608 Bill Sempsrott                       3569 Patrick Downing              
E1                   0.106 11.691 112.77     ****WINNER****  0.063 10.704 122.02
         K/S  Dial: 11.67 (+/-):  0.021           FS/J  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.024
 Qualified:           #103 11.572 -0.978                       #39 10.658 -1.142
Just 0.003 difference to their dials, but Patrick Downing has a much better light. MOV: 0.0404 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 519X Brent Kopejtka                       3360 Steve Sullivan               
E1                   0.055 16.114  82.19     ****WINNER****  0.024 12.098 100.04
        EF/S  Dial: 16.03 (+/-):  0.084           N/SA  Dial: 12.02 (+/-):  0.078
 Qualified:             #4 16.014 -1.436                       #68 11.957 -1.043
Steve Sullivan's MOV: 0.0372 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  350 Doug Duell                           4402 Jerry Emmons                 
E1                   0.005 10.848 113.81     ****WINNER****  0.103 10.335 120.29
        F/SA  Dial: 10.71 (+/-):  0.138           B/SA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #21 10.645 -1.205                       #85 10.229 -1.021
Duell nails the tree with a five light and then slow to give the win to a tardy Emmons.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2455 Jason Line                           173B Donald Belles                
E1                   0.041 10.071 129.28     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.002 146.13
        C/SA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.081            FS/B  Dial: 8.90 (+/-):  0.102
 Qualified:             #7 10.002 -1.398                       #71  8.959 -1.041
Donald Belles posts a six light for the close win. MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 158N Eddie Brooks                         2383 Carl Weisinger               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049 11.353 110.44                     0.014  8.997 144.19
        H/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.013           FS/C  Dial: 8.93 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:            #70 11.108 -1.042                        #6  8.898 -1.402
Another good race. Eddie Brooks gets the win. MOV: 0.0197 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4192 Brett Candies                        148K Karl Martel                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.101 148.10                    -0.038 10.125 114.76
        FS/B  Dial: 9.02 (+/-):  0.081            A/SA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-):  0.215
 Qualified:           #100  9.012 -0.988                       #36  9.850 -1.150
A 37 light to a 38 light. One was green and one was red! Candies goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                       520 Tyler Cassil                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.136 10.531 123.38                    -0.015  9.865 134.54
        D/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.021           FS/F  Dial: 9.80 (+/-):  0.065
 Qualified:            #66 10.502 -1.048                        #2  9.718 -1.482
Cassil's red light gives Randi Lyn Shipp the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  159 Victor Cagnazzi                      3611 Jimmy Ronzello               
E1                  -0.010  9.586 137.71     ****WINNER****  0.079  8.738 158.46
        FS/D  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.026            FS/B  Dial: 8.82 (+/-): -0.082
 Qualified:            #72  9.560 -1.040                        #8  8.620 -1.380
Jimmy Ronzello gets the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1994 Katie Sepanek                        1322 Tim Bishop                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044 11.381 111.55                     0.094 10.294 128.90
        I/SA  Dial: 11.33 (+/-):  0.051            B/S  Dial: 10.33 (+/-): -0.036
 Qualified:            #60 11.230 -1.070                      #124 10.314 -0.886
Katie Sepanek's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7784 Paul Wong                             203 Mike Moller                  
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.119 12.208 104.11                    -0.057 13.758  93.92
        O/SA  Dial: 12.60 (+/-): -0.392           U/SA  Dial: 13.69 (+/-):  0.068
 Qualified:            #89 12.140 -1.010                       #25 13.654 -1.196
Paul Wong's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3314 Chris Utsler                         1021 Gene Monahan                 
E1                  -0.256 11.819 110.65     ****WINNER****  0.073 11.627 111.93
        K/SA  Dial: 12.65 (+/-): -0.831           K/SA  Dial: 12.65 (+/-): -1.023
 Qualified:           #116 11.726 -0.924                       #52 11.564 -1.086
Heads-up!

Ulster was much lower on the ladder and goes way red to give the easy win to Monahan.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1614 Barry Parker                         3540 Charley Downing              
E1                   0.072 10.137 129.22     ****WINNER****  0.048 10.093 129.87
        B/SA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-): -0.023           FS/E  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #24 10.052 -1.198                       #88  9.937 -1.013
Charley Downing's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4041 Verne Buchanan                       3393 Darrell Steiger              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.084 11.090 116.62                     0.013 10.682 122.02
        G/SA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-):  0.040           E/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.112
 Qualified:           #114 11.074 -0.926                       #50 10.610 -1.090
Steiger wins the starting line battle by a bunch and then dumps too early to give the really close win to Verne Buchanan's MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Jeff Taylor                           627 Brian Seaburg                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060 10.524  98.19                    -0.012 No Time      
        FS/D  Dial: 9.53 (+/-):  0.994            U/SA  Dial: 13.48 (+/-): 86.519
 Qualified:            #69  9.557 -1.043                        #5 13.437 -1.413
After a staging battle, Seaburg goes red by twelve and then stops on the track, right after the 600 foot lights. He sits there for a while and then slowly drives to the finish line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1967 Jim Marshall                         5500 Randy Mans                   
E1                   0.071 11.347 113.48     ****WINNER****  0.027 10.019 119.67
        J/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-):  0.027            A/S  Dial: 9.96 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #27 11.267 -1.183                       #91  9.944 -1.006
Huge wheel stand for Marshall, but Randy Mans just gets on by in the lights for the close win. MOV: 0.0122 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4860 Jimmy Hidalgo                        3812 Gary Herche                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069 10.982 117.53                     0.083 11.095 117.54
        G/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.032           F/SA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #33 10.838 -1.162                      #134 11.010 -0.840
Herche is an alternate.

Jimmy Hidalgo's MOV: 0.0278 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1528 Richard Boyle                         800 Markus Svensson              
E1                  -0.075 11.288 115.20     ****WINNER****  0.056 10.176 130.62
        I/SA  Dial: 11.27 (+/-):  0.018            A/S  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #55 11.218 -1.082                      #133 10.107 -0.843
Another alternate and he gets the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         3077 Bill Dyer                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.189 129.90                    -0.058 10.196 132.75
        FS/F  Dial: 10.21 (+/-): -0.021           FS/K  Dial: 10.20 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:            #65 10.149 -1.051                        #1 10.196 -1.704
Number one qualifier, Dyer, goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3120 Lyn Smith                            3492 Donnie Beeler                
E1                  -0.103 11.381 114.95     ****WINNER****  0.100 10.919 119.74
        I/SA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-): -0.049            H/S  Dial: 10.92 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:           #121 11.394 -0.906                       #57 10.928 -1.072
Smith goes way red and Beeler is late.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   32 Austin Alvey                         1035 Todd Hoven                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033 11.191 115.94                     0.036  9.909 132.69
        G/SA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.021           A/SA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #95 11.003 -0.997                       #31  9.832 -1.168
Just 0.003 difference in RT's and 0.003 in the lights!

Austin Alvey takes the super close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0015 seconds (approximately 4 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 350L Logan Galbraith                      3602 Jason McCormack              
E1                  -0.051 12.165 108.48     ****WINNER**** -0.017 10.182 130.58
        N/SA  Dial: 12.20 (+/-): -0.035            A/S  Dial: 10.22 (+/-): -0.038
 Qualified:            #75 11.963 -1.037                      #132 10.106 -0.844
McCormack is an alternate and gets the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3355 Tim Weinzapfel                       4411 Phillip Giles                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.011  9.445 140.62
         R/S  Dial: 13.07 (+/-): 86.929           FS/C  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:           #130 13.101 -0.849                      #123  9.400 -0.900
Weinzapfel is an alternate and breaks,

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1041 Steve Welker                          751 Ben Wenzel                   
E1                  -0.092 10.802 121.92     ****WINNER**** -0.016 10.488 124.89
         F/S  Dial: 10.87 (+/-): -0.068            C/S  Dial: 10.49 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #81 10.771 -1.029                      #131 10.503 -0.847
Ben Wenzel is an alternate and gets the red light win.

8:56 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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