Sat, 14 Sep 2019, 10:11 AM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 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
 1759 Anthony Bongiovanni                  1984 Robert Costantin             
E3                  -0.007  8.835 152.11     ****WINNER****  0.101 12.066 109.93
        FS/A  Dial: 8.86 (+/-): -0.025             M/S  Dial: 11.93 (+/-):  0.136
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lisa      ) 0.008  8.850  0.020      (T Partash   ) 0.319 11.969  0.069
E1    (J MacNeish  ) 0.005  8.890  0.020      (R Skipper   ) 0.130 11.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #32  8.980 -0.720                       #12 11.985 -0.865

10:02 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.71 inches, adjusted altitude 1,575 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Bongiovanni lit the red light so Costantin got the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        1720 Matthew Lisa                 
E3                   0.063  8.565 150.90     ****WINNER****  0.026 11.334 112.21
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.57 (+/-): -0.005            H/SA  Dial: 11.29 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Epprecht  ) 0.055  8.553  0.013      (B Fazio     ) 0.022 11.283  0.003
E1    (C Johnson   ) 0.113  8.593  0.013      (N Reiter    ) 0.024 11.451  0.181
 Qualified:            #27  8.658 -0.742                        #6 11.255 -0.895

Lisa was quicker off the starting line. Miele tried to reel him in and take the win but was too quick to the finish line. He broke out so Lisa will go on to round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1778 Joe Santangelo                       1528 Richard Boyle                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.523 114.16                     0.144 11.231 115.46
        B/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.153           H/SA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Fetch     ) 0.008 10.388  0.028      (J Mocci     ) 0.007 11.255  0.035
E1    (S Oakes     ) 0.041 10.354 -0.026                     0.128 11.862 -0.288
 Qualified:             #8 10.373 -0.877                        #1 11.154 -0.996

Santangelo was quicker off the starting line and took the win. He'll race Costantin in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1666 Bryan Valentine                       144 Bob Bender                   
E3                   0.069 11.837 108.02     ****WINNER****  0.049 12.706 103.82
        K/SA  Dial: 11.83 (+/-):  0.007           O/SA  Dial: 12.68 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Lankford  ) 0.027 12.162  0.372      (T Miller    ) 0.035 12.692  0.032
E1    (M Epprecht  ) 0.062 11.824  0.004      (M Iacono    ) 0.042 12.667  0.007
 Qualified:            #31 11.921 -0.729                       #52 12.733 -0.417

Bender was quicker at the tree and held on for the win. Bob Bender's MOV: 0.0019 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1994 Katie Sepanek                         172 Matt Butter                  
E3                   0.033 11.459 110.51     ****WINNER****  0.045 11.190 113.85
        I/SA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-):  0.029           G/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Barton    ) 0.006 11.397  0.007      (D Lynch     ) 0.057 11.140  0.010
E1    (J Shaul     ) 0.042 11.427  0.067      (T O`Loughlin) 0.041 11.132 -0.018
 Qualified:            #29 11.564 -0.736                       #23 11.239 -0.761

Sepanek was better at the tree but Butter got by her to grab the win. Matt Butter's MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 14 inches). Butter will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Allison Doll                         1951 Jesse Alberts                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012 10.407 123.61                     0.030 11.735 109.79
        B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.007           I/SA  Dial: 11.73 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Robinson  ) 0.001 10.388  0.038      (J Marshall  ) 0.056 11.717  0.017
E1    (R Urquhart  ) 0.017 10.355  0.005      (D Moulton   ) 0.027 11.648 -0.112
 Qualified:            #17 10.450 -0.800                       #51 11.834 -0.466

Doll was quicker off the starting line and took the win. She'll race Lisa in the fourth round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      1792 Tim Fletcher                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.876 101.15                    -0.003 11.509 113.73
        D/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.126           G/SA  Dial: 11.52 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Richard   ) 0.038 10.849  0.149      (F Thibeault ) 0.034 11.485  0.015
E1    (G Jordan    ) 0.059 10.719  0.019      (H Smith     ) 0.045 11.481  0.021
 Qualified:            #28 10.810 -0.740                       #48 11.418 -0.582

Fletcher lit the red light and gave Shipp a trip to the next round. She'll race Bender in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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