Sat, 08 Feb 2020, 20:57 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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 
   77 Larry Gilley                         5400 Al Corda                     
E4                   0.023 10.795 121.07     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.136 124.27 
        E/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.025           A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.006 
 Prior rounds: 
E3    (D Scheitlin ) 0.036 10.843  0.053      (D Lavoie    ) 0.020 10.228  0.128 
E2    (J Jerome    ) 0.066 10.742  0.032      (B Burton    ) 0.009 10.113  0.043 
E1    (J Dourlet   ) 0.026 10.713  0.003      (K Stoffer   ) 0.025 10.341  0.281 
 Qualified:            #16 10.752 -0.948                       #19 10.061 -0.939 

5:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,407 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Identical RT's Al Corda runs six to his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0193 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 7010 Duane Dickens                        7410 Robert Pond                  
E4                   0.061 11.550 111.42     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.950 124.09 
        J/SA  Dial: 11.58 (+/-): -0.030          AA/SA  Dial: 9.93 (+/-):  0.020 
 Prior rounds: 
E3    (D Gibson    ) 0.031 11.574  0.024      (T Summerton ) 0.060  9.875  0.005 
E2    (J Jerome    ) 0.034 11.533  0.003      (D Keen      ) -0.067  9.817 -0.003 
E1    (G Luneack   ) 0.053 11.536  0.036      (D Muller    ) 0.088  9.798  0.038 
 Qualified:            #18 11.508 -0.942                       #21  9.768 -0.932 

Dead heat in the lights, but Robert Pond gets the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0000 seconds (approximately 0 inches), opponent broke out.

He will face Corda next round.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
        Bye                                 795 Brian McClanahan             
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.024  9.862 117.53 
                                                 AA/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.838 
 Prior rounds: 
E3                                           (J Sorensen  ) 0.049  9.870  0.150 
E2                                           (J Irving    ) 0.023  9.691 -0.019 
E1                                           (C Hall      ) 0.010  9.714  0.024 
 Qualified:                                                      #36  9.891 -0.809 

Bye run for Brian McClanahan.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  600 Jeff Lane                             244 Jeff Taylor                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.053  8.968 147.94                     0.039  9.081 148.23 
        FS/B  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): -1.032           FS/B  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): -0.919 
 Prior rounds: 
E3    (L Glasbrenne) 0.006  9.102  0.012      (P Cotten    ) 0.009  9.273  0.063 
E2    (C Method    ) 0.045  9.068  0.008      (J Lamb      ) 0.002  9.185  0.005 
E1    (J Lang      ) 0.024  9.071  0.031      (B Gullett   ) 0.032  9.166  0.006 
 Qualified:            #10  9.013 -0.987                       #34  9.159 -0.841 

Heads-up!

Taylor gets the starting line advantage, but Jeff Lane has the power for the win. MOV: 0.0999 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

He will race McClanathan next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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