Fri, 13 Sep 2019, 11:54 AM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Allison Doll                         1262 Ken Robinson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001 10.388 122.96                     0.041 10.889 120.76
        B/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.038           E/SA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Urquhart  ) 0.017 10.355  0.005      (B Hawk      ) 0.028 10.838 -0.072
 Qualified:            #17 10.450 -0.800                       #30 10.966 -0.734

11:37 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 1,285 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Doll was quicker out of the gate and took the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1951 Jesse Alberts                        1967 Jim Marshall                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056 11.717 106.64                     0.048 11.642 104.97
        I/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-):  0.017           J/SA  Dial: 11.60 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Moulton   ) 0.027 11.648 -0.112      (L Williams  ) 0.035 11.597 -0.023
 Qualified:            #51 11.834 -0.466                       #37 11.767 -0.683

Jesse Alberts' MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Alberts will race Doll in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        E103 Richard Epprecht             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  8.553 150.60                     0.056 10.539 120.98
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.54 (+/-):  0.013            C/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Johnson   ) 0.113  8.593  0.013      (S Rehm      ) 0.036 10.506  0.016
 Qualified:            #27  8.658 -0.742                       #13 10.568 -0.832

These two were close together off the starting line but Miele squeezed out the win. Kenneth Miele's MOV: 0.0178 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1069 Tim Partash                          1984 Robert Costantin             
E2                  -0.092 11.174 117.77     ****WINNER****  0.319 11.969 110.48
        D/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.094            M/S  Dial: 11.90 (+/-):  0.069
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Perrone   ) 0.020 11.084 -0.006      (R Skipper   ) 0.130 11.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #53 11.228 -0.322                       #12 11.985 -0.865

Partash went red so Costantin will be back for round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1608 Gary Richard                         339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E2                  -0.099 10.955  92.28     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.849 102.82
        A/SA  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.865           D/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.149
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Kanuik    ) 0.065 10.373  0.273      (G Jordan    ) 0.059 10.719  0.019
 Qualified:            #14 10.190 -0.810                       #28 10.810 -0.740

Richard's red light gave the win to Shipp.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1759 Anthony Bongiovanni                  1721 Joe Lisa                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.850 143.37                     0.053 10.728 117.38
        FS/A  Dial: 8.83 (+/-):  0.020            D/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J MacNeish  ) 0.005  8.890  0.020      (C Massafra  ) 0.033 10.783  0.053
 Qualified:            #32  8.980 -0.720                       #19 10.764 -0.786

Bongiovanni was quicker at the tree. Lisa tried to make up the difference but was too quick and broke out. Bongiovanni will race Costantin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1778 Joe Santangelo                        154 Anthony Fetch                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.388 110.78                     0.036 10.074 119.51
        B/SA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.028          AA/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Oakes     ) 0.041 10.354 -0.026      (E Longhany J) 0.034 10.105  0.045
 Qualified:             #8 10.373 -0.877                       #49 10.138 -0.562

Santangelo was quicker at the tree and took the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1720 Matthew Lisa                          137 Bobby Fazio                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022 11.283 112.98                     0.043 11.871 108.80
        H/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.003           L/SA  Dial: 11.86 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Reiter    ) 0.024 11.451  0.181      (T Barrett   ) 0.003 11.854  0.044
 Qualified:             #6 11.255 -0.895                       #20 11.923 -0.777

Matthew Lisa's MOV: 0.0295 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Lisa will race Miele in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1525 Daniel Lynch                          172 Matt Butter                  
E2                   0.042 11.310 106.15     ****WINNER****  0.057 11.140 116.35
        H/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.030           G/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Daniels   ) 0.071 11.058 -1.092      (T O`Loughlin) 0.041 11.132 -0.018
 Qualified:             #9 11.283 -0.867                       #23 11.239 -0.761

Lynch was quicker at the starting line but Butter edged him out to take the win. Matt Butter's MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1994 Katie Sepanek                        1990 David Barton                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006 11.397 109.70                     0.005  9.773 129.64
        I/SA  Dial: 11.39 (+/-):  0.007          AA/SA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Shaul     ) 0.042 11.427  0.067      (G Monahan   ) 0.008  9.732 -0.018
 Qualified:            #29 11.564 -0.736                       #16  9.895 -0.805

Two good lights but Sepanek took the win. She'll race Butter in round three. Katie Sepanek's MOV: 0.0254 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1528 Richard Boyle                        1424 Joe Mocci                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007 11.255 108.16                     0.079 12.263  94.33
        H/SA  Dial: 11.22 (+/-):  0.035           M/SA  Dial: 12.16 (+/-):  0.103
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.128 11.862 -0.288      (W Dent Jr   ) 0.042 12.163  0.003
 Qualified:             #1 11.154 -0.996                       #42 12.188 -0.662

Boyle was quicker out of the gate and held on for the win. He'll race Santangelo in the third round. Richard Boyle's MOV: 0.1403 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  144 Bob Bender                           1351 Tex Miller                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035 12.692  99.13                     0.039 11.020 121.37
        O/SA  Dial: 12.66 (+/-):  0.032           E/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.150
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Iacono    ) 0.042 12.667  0.007      (B Linke     ) 0.018 10.886 -0.004
 Qualified:            #52 12.733 -0.417                       #38 11.026 -0.674

Bender was a bit quicker at the tree and took the win,

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1557 Fred Thibeault                       1792 Tim Fletcher                 
E2                   0.012 10.339 122.19     ****WINNER****  0.034 11.485 108.99
        B/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-): -0.011           G/SA  Dial: 11.47 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Briglio   ) 0.022 10.341 -0.009      (H Smith     ) 0.045 11.481  0.021
 Qualified:             #7 10.358 -0.892                       #48 11.418 -0.582

Fletcher got the win and will race Shipp in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 173L Phil Lankford                        1666 Bryan Valentine              
E2                   0.042 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.027 12.162  84.91
        FS/B  Dial: 9.04 (+/-): 90.959            K/SA  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.372
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bielaszka ) 0.046  9.048 -0.062      (M Epprecht  ) 0.062 11.824  0.004
 Qualified:            #18  9.206 -0.794                       #31 11.921 -0.729

Lankford crossed the center line at about 120 feet so this run was DQed. Valentine got the win and will race Bender in the next round.

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