Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 23:02 PM Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                         580 Steve Couch                  
E1                   0.057 17.262  62.25     ****WINNER****  0.081 10.782 117.02
        EF/S  Dial: 17.07 (+/-):  0.192           FS/H  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #50 18.422  0.972                       #25 10.726 -0.774

8:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,614 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Only a 7.7 second head start for O'Connor and then he can't run his number. Couch runs twelve to his dial for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A119 Don LaVoie                           5809 Brad Burton                  
E1                   0.151 11.667 116.33     ****WINNER****  0.056 11.059 110.71
        C/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.287           D/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.319
 Qualified:            #49 11.594  0.194                       #24 10.764 -0.786

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  754 Lindy Lindholm                       7410 Robert Pond                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.215  9.887 133.24
        FS/D  Dial: 9.94 (+/-): 90.059           AA/SA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #48 10.757  0.157                       #23  9.909 -0.791

Pond jumps the green and gives the easy win to Pond.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Scott Burton                         5016 Steve Scherschligt           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.072  9.600 137.67                    -0.014 11.337 105.14
        FS/C  Dial: 9.59 (+/-):  0.010            H/SA  Dial: 11.27 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:            #29  9.561 -0.739                        #4 11.198 -0.952

Scott Burton's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7881 Chris Ashley                         771C Karen Comstock               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038 11.405 115.44                    -0.021  8.950 151.20
        I/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.025           FS/A  Dial: 8.98 (+/-): -0.030
 Qualified:             #3 11.348 -0.952                       #28  8.951 -0.749

Comstock goes red and Ashley goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7200 Brian Pott                           5900 Bill Hatcher                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.013 10.763 123.76                    -0.096 11.055 119.18
         B/S  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.013           F/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-): -0.025
 Qualified:            #45 10.771 -0.429                       #20 11.056 -0.794

Pott goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5101 David McGaugh                          76 Mike Cotten                  
E1                  -0.001 12.008 110.38     ****WINNER****  0.029 11.326  90.32
        K/SA  Dial: 11.95 (+/-):  0.058           F/SA  Dial: 11.01 (+/-):  0.316
 Qualified:            #33 11.959 -0.691                        #8 10.979 -0.871

McGaugh goes red by just -0.001 to give the win to Cotton.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7058 Gary Hampton                          776 Doug Lambeck                 
E1                   0.018 15.607  85.44     ****WINNER****  0.048 10.380 111.81
        DF/S  Dial: 15.30 (+/-):  0.307           A/SA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.140
 Qualified:            #47 15.347 -0.253                       #22 10.208 -0.792

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5306 Johnny Diekema                       5031 Michael Barrett              
E1                   0.099 11.300 112.95     ****WINNER****  0.058 10.207 126.00
        H/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.000           A/SA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:             #7 11.269 -0.881                       #32 10.301 -0.699

Two wheels up leaves and Diekema runs right on his dial. Michael Barrett has the better RT and takes the close win. MOV: 0.0149 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7341 Rick Kolber                           601 Cody Lane                    
E1                  -0.112 10.882 120.24     ****WINNER****  0.133 11.424 105.09
        E/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.012           G/SA  Dial: 9.33 (+/-):  2.094
 Qualified:             #9 10.834 -0.866                       #34 11.323 -0.677

Cody Lane's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                        5400 Al Corda                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.852 133.12                     0.050 10.296 127.92
        FS/D  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  0.022            B/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #27  9.840 -0.760                        #2 10.265 -0.985

Mike Johnston posts the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0295 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Dic Geary                            7801 Pete Lanciers                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.127 11.917 102.93                    -0.130 24.553  54.59
        I/SA  Dial: 11.77 (+/-):  0.147           E/SA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-): 13.613
 Qualified:            #43 11.833 -0.467                       #18 10.904 -0.796

Dic Geary's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7022 Nanette Stein                        J712 Chris Hall                   
E1                  -0.004 12.357 105.88     ****WINNER****  0.057 10.685 101.13
        N/SA  Dial: 12.33 (+/-):  0.027           B/SA  Dial: 10.42 (+/-):  0.265
 Qualified:            #36 12.329 -0.671                       #11 10.408 -0.842

Stein misses the green by -0.004 to give the win to Hall.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  652 Bob Gullett                            77 Larry Gilley                 
E1                   0.021 11.003 119.63     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.936 119.00
         F/S  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.083           E/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:             #1 10.767 -1.033                       #26 10.938 -0.762

Their dials are just 0.006 apart and their RT's just 0.005.

Larry Gilley gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0228 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777B Kim Cocuzza                            73 Jon Irving                   
E1                   0.036 11.373 114.14     ****WINNER****  0.014 11.534 111.81
        G/SA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.013           I/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-):  0.024
 Qualified:            #40 11.385 -0.615                       #15 11.474 -0.826

Another close race.

Jon Irving with tye hole shot win this time. MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5799 Brian Schultz                        5526 Dwayne Scheitlin             
E1                   0.270 10.925 120.94     ****WINNER****  0.058 10.300 110.15
        D/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.105           A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.170
 Qualified:            #31 10.850 -0.700                        #6 10.113 -0.887

Schultz is late and Dwayne Scheitlin gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                       741 John Irving                  
E1                   0.085 10.825 116.86     ****WINNER****  0.086 12.682  98.80
        D/SA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.035           N/SA  Dial: 12.65 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #21 10.757 -0.793                       #46 12.592 -0.408

Only 0.001 difference in their RTs and 0.003 to their dials.

John Irving's MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Justin Lamb                          5415 John Dourlet                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  9.859 132.18                     0.034 10.174 130.47
        FS/D  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  0.029           AA/SA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:            #16  9.797 -0.803                       #41 10.170 -0.530

Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6254 Darcy Clarke                          732 Phil Mandella Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042 10.429 118.75                     0.056 11.253 116.42
        A/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.089           G/SA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.083
 Qualified:            #35 10.329 -0.671                       #10 11.152 -0.848

Close side by side finish. Just 0.006 difference to their dials.

Darcy Clarke with the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Leo Glasbrenner                         3 Jody Lang                    
E1                   0.055  9.522 139.53     ****WINNER****  0.000 12.060 105.41
        FS/C  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.022            L/SA  Dial: 12.03 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #14  9.466 -0.834                       #39 12.075 -0.625

Perfect light for Lang and the ten foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           R797 Dave Muller                  
E1                   0.049  9.962 132.88     ****WINNER****  0.018 12.532 101.58
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-):  0.052            N/SA  Dial: 12.49 (+/-):  0.042
 Qualified:            #17  9.899 -0.801                       #42 12.492 -0.508

Dave Muller's MOV: 0.0411 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Jerry Stein                          7797 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045 10.481 122.64                     0.032 10.524 124.87
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.919           C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.876
 Qualified:            #37 10.735 -0.665                       #12 10.559 -0.841

Heads-up!

Two good lights and Jerry Stein gets the win. MOV: 0.0309 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  791 Randy Bursell                        7688 Paula Cotten                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.115 11.580 113.32
        H/SA  Dial: 12.15 (+/-): 87.849           I/SA  Dial: 11.52 (+/-):  0.060
 Qualified:            #44 11.694 -0.456                       #19 11.504 -0.796

Bursell is a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  795 Brian McClanahan                     703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.812 126.46                     0.044 10.392 112.54
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.022            B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.052
 Qualified:            #30  9.971 -0.729                        #5 10.353 -0.897

Brian McClanahan's MOV: 0.0429 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                          72 Ryan Mangus                  
E1                  -0.006 11.048 105.19     ****WINNER****  0.077 10.957  94.75
        E/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.652           E/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.743
 Qualified:            #38 11.054 -0.646                       #13 10.863 -0.837

Heads-up! Ryan Mangus' MOV: opponent's -0.006 red light.

8:58 p.m.

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