Sat, 08 Feb 2020, 11:59 AM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 7010 Duane Dickens                        7307 Jeff Jerome                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034 11.533 112.35                     0.069 10.153 129.85 
        J/SA  Dial: 11.53 (+/-):  0.003           A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.003 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (G Luneack   ) 0.053 11.536  0.036      (M Cotten    ) 0.071 10.139 -0.021 
 Qualified:            #18 11.508 -0.942                       #32 10.156 -0.844 

8:40 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,993 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

Both drivers run 0.003 to their dials!

Duane Dickens gets the win. MOV: 0.0353 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 7931 Cliff Hanson                         7000 Tina Summerton               
E2                  -0.017 10.308 127.07     ****WINNER****  0.034 11.499 110.99 
        A/SA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.058           J/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.049 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (P Mandella J) 0.000 10.273  0.023      (M Kirby     ) 0.016 11.457 -0.093 
 Qualified:            #42 10.238 -0.762                       #56 No Time      

Tina Summerton's MOV: opponent's red light.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  600 Jeff Lane                             611 Cal Method                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.068 142.01                     0.050 11.254 114.86 
        FS/B  Dial: 9.06 (+/-):  0.008            H/SA  Dial: 11.26 (+/-): -0.006 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (J Lang      ) 0.024  9.071  0.031      (J Irving    ) 0.053 11.250  0.030 
 Qualified:            #10  9.013 -0.987                       #24 11.245 -0.905 

Just 0.005 difference in RT's and Method breaks out by -0.006.

Jeff Lane runs eight to his dial.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 7410 Robert Pond                          7797 Don Keen                     
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.067  9.817 134.34                    -0.019 No Time      
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.82 (+/-): -0.003            C/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-): 89.529 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (D Muller    ) 0.088  9.798  0.038      (S Burton    ) 0.032 10.464  0.014 
 Qualified:            #21  9.768 -0.932                        #7 10.394 -1.006 

Keen goes red and roles to a stop on the track, right after the 60 foot lights. He has to be pushes back behind the starting line.

Easy win for Pond.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 5809 Brad Burton                          5400 Al Corda                     
E2                   0.034 10.719 118.96     ****WINNER****  0.009 10.113 130.69 
        D/SA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-): -0.001           A/SA  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.043 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (M Hakkert   ) 0.058 10.789  0.099      (K Stoffer   ) 0.025 10.341  0.281 
 Qualified:            #33 10.706 -0.844                       #19 10.061 -0.939 

Two wheels up leaves.

Al Corda scores a nine light for the win. Corda broke out by just -0.001! OUCH!.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 6633 Joe Sorensen                         7980 Steve Wann                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026 11.186 116.47                     0.041 10.009 130.00 
        G/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-):  0.036           A/SA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  0.059 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (M Svensson  ) 0.036 11.208  0.078      (M Johnston  ) 0.069  9.995  0.055 
 Qualified:            #15 11.044 -0.956                        #1  9.942 -1.058 

Joe Sorensen's MOV: 0.0382 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  601 Cody Lane                            7688 Paula Cotten                 
E2                   0.063 11.349 116.78     ****WINNER****  0.044 11.370 115.34 
        G/SA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-): -0.001           I/SA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-):  0.020 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (P Wong      ) 0.007 11.331 -0.109      (K Cocuzza   ) 0.094 11.387  0.067 
 Qualified:            #55 12.696  0.696                       #13 11.327 -0.973 

Paula Cotten gets the win, as Lane broke out by one. I see a pattern here!

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  715 Justin Jerome                          77 Larry Gilley                 
E2                  -0.002 10.982 119.24     ****WINNER****  0.066 10.742 121.49 
        F/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-): -0.008           E/SA  Dial: 10.71 (+/-):  0.032 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (D Holder    ) 0.012 10.968 -0.012      (J Dourlet   ) 0.026 10.713  0.003 
 Qualified:            #30 10.976 -0.874                       #16 10.752 -0.948 

Jerome is red by two. Gilley goes to round three.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
    7 Justin Lamb                           244 Jeff Taylor                  
E2                  -0.005  9.706 137.55     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.185 144.61 
        FS/D  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  0.016            FS/B  Dial: 9.18 (+/-):  0.005 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (C Whitney   ) 0.066  9.772  0.082      (B Gullett   ) 0.032  9.166  0.006 
 Qualified:            #20  9.666 -0.934                       #34  9.159 -0.841 

Lamb is red by five and Taylor posts a stout seven package!

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  795 Brian McClanahan                       73 Jon Irving                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.691 136.77                    -0.025 11.848  91.37 
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-): -0.019            I/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.468 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (C Hall      ) 0.010  9.714  0.024      (R Bursell   ) 0.052 11.419  0.019 
 Qualified:            #36  9.891 -0.809                       #22 11.369 -0.931 

Irving goes red.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 5526 Dwayne Scheitlin                      776 Doug Lambeck                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.923 127.40                     0.037 10.108 113.35 
        A/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -1.077           A/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.892 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (R Mangus    ) 0.030 10.208  0.028      (S Loge      ) 0.040 10.080  0.010 
 Qualified:            #37 10.193 -0.807                       #23 10.082 -0.918 

Heads-up!

Dwayne Scheitlin is away first and at the finish line first.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 7650 Doug Gibson                          339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002 10.644 118.53                     0.023 10.671 123.26 
        C/SA  Dial: 10.61 (+/-):  0.034           D/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.021 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (R Kolber    ) 0.056 10.626  0.026      (M Maxwell   ) 0.045 10.751 -0.799 
 Qualified:            #39 10.595 -0.805                       #25 10.663 -0.887 

Great 0.002 light for Doug Gibson and the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 7002 Jim Meador                           7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E2                   0.047 10.548 123.69     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.407 141.62 
        D/SA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.002           FS/C  Dial: 9.38 (+/-):  0.027 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (J Roderick  ) 0.063 10.575  0.085      (M Williams  ) 0.038  9.386  0.026 
 Qualified:             #3 10.503 -1.047                       #17  9.355 -0.945 

Meador breaks out by -0.002 and Leo Glasbrenner goes to the next round.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 A119 Don LaVoie                           703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071 11.571 118.04                    -0.009 10.732 101.53 
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-):  0.171           B/SA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.412 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (P Lanciers  ) 0.124 11.419  0.039      (D Clarke    ) -0.024 10.494 -0.756 
 Qualified:            #54 11.401  0.001                       #12 10.274 -0.976 

Rizzoli has a rare -0.009 red light to give the easy win to Don LaVoie.

8:54 a.m.

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