Fri, 10 Sep 2021, 14:35 PM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  144 Bob Bender Sr.                       1233 Carl Massafra                
E2                  -0.007 12.710 105.11     ****WINNER****  0.035 10.985 119.90
        P/SA  Dial: 12.71 (+/-):  0.000           D/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Demarzo   ) 0.029 12.676  0.006      (A Bongiovann) 0.002 10.982  0.022
 Qualified:            #44 12.664 -0.786                       #61 10.961 -0.589

Bender Sr. goes red to give Massafra the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1965 Scott Giordano                       1222 Joe Cokinos                  
E2                   0.070 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.155 12.482  93.56
        K/SA  Dial: 12.50 (+/-): 87.499           O/SA  Dial: 12.34 (+/-):  0.142
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Oakes     ) 0.018 12.506  0.076      (J Warehime  ) 0.185 12.712  0.372
 Qualified:            #67 12.383 -0.267                       #50 12.397 -0.753

Giordano with a big wheel stand and the tire came off when it came back down. The car made and quick move across the lane and he brought to a top in the right lane.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3969 Joe Martens                          1035 Todd Hoven                   
E2                  -0.005 15.432  55.42     ****WINNER****  0.052 10.226 104.52
         A/S  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  5.442           AA/SA  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  0.256
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Stickles  ) 0.028  9.975 -0.015      (K Wells     ) 0.030 10.184  0.204
 Qualified:             #1  9.925 -1.025                       #52  9.968 -0.732

Martens goes red to give Hoven the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        1925 Tim Barrett                  
E2                  -0.001  9.285 106.20     ****WINNER****  0.029 11.168 118.54
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.44 (+/-):  0.845            G/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Goshert   ) 0.045  8.415  0.015      (W Totaro    ) 0.111 11.085 -0.915
 Qualified:             #4  8.448 -0.952                       #21 11.120 -0.880

Miele is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Barrett the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1021 Gene Monahan                         2892 Eddie Longhany Jr            
E2                  -0.002 12.041 108.71     ****WINNER****  0.086 15.505  68.15
        K/SA  Dial: 12.10 (+/-): -0.059           A/SA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  5.255
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Letellier ) 0.012 12.074  0.054      (D Lynch     ) 0.074 10.216 -0.004
 Qualified:            #58 11.985 -0.665                       #41 10.201 -0.799

Monahan is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Longhany Jr. the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1977 Michael Iacono                       1666 Bryan Valentine              
E2                   0.020 11.138 111.67     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.830 105.50
        G/SA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-): -0.002           J/SA  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Roberts   ) 0.024 11.127  0.027      (T Partash   ) 0.061 11.811  0.021
 Qualified:             #8 11.067 -0.933                       #59 11.786 -0.664

Valentine with a slight starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 K120 Lauren Kanuik                           5 John Shaul                   
E2                   0.084 12.352 107.62     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.813 125.47
        O/SA  Dial: 12.37 (+/-): -0.018          AA/SA  Dial: 9.80 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pires     ) 0.189 12.344  0.014      (J Evans     ) 0.123  9.781 -0.039
 Qualified:            #30 12.312 -0.838                       #13  9.786 -0.914

Shaul with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1352 Bill Hawk                            1783 Allison Doll                 
E2                   0.068 10.160 129.42     ****WINNER****  0.031 10.536 123.56
        A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.010           C/SA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Fogerty   ) -0.018 10.212  0.062      (R Costantin ) 0.032 10.496  0.046
 Qualified:            #23 10.144 -0.856                        #6 10.458 -0.942

Doll with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  137 Bobby Fazio                          1036 Kevin Anderson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072 12.182 104.03                     0.099 11.267 113.66
        L/SA  Dial: 12.17 (+/-):  0.012           H/SA  Dial: 11.29 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Noland    ) 0.048 12.202  0.012      (J Longhany  ) 0.034 11.279  0.029
 Qualified:            #68 12.606 -0.094                       #17 11.264 -0.886

Fazio with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 173L Phil Lankford                        338H Tony Fagnilli                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.091  9.244 146.21                     0.083  8.562 153.79
        FS/B  Dial: 9.24 (+/-):  0.004           FS/AA  Dial: 8.58 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kramer    ) 0.021  9.216 -0.004      (G Vignogna  ) -0.007  8.545 -0.015
 Qualified:            #43  9.207 -0.793                       #26  8.550 -0.850

Fagnilli with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Lankford the win. He ran dead-on with a four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  104 Jim Whitehead                          13 Matt Lisa                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006 10.878 121.90                     0.024 10.780 119.20
        C/SA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.018           D/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Urquhart  ) 0.033 10.842  0.002      (N Reiter    ) 0.008 10.755  0.005
 Qualified:            #62 10.852 -0.548                       #45 10.781 -0.769

Whitehead with a great light and the win in a close one. Jim Whitehead's MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1089 Donald Moulton                       1109 John Gray                    
E2                   0.009 11.139 116.13     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.913 130.02
        F/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-): -0.011          AA/SA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Aragona   ) 0.015 11.128  0.028      (D Ribeiro   ) 0.038 10.278  0.418
 Qualified:            #46 11.081 -0.769                       #29  9.860 -0.840

Moulton with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Gray the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   12 Shane Oakes                          1049 Ron Infantino                
E2                  -0.005 11.302 106.07     ****WINNER****  0.109 11.016 104.11
        G/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.062           F/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.066
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Linke     ) 0.011 11.224  0.044      (R Mattioli  ) 0.049 10.922  0.032
 Qualified:            #54 11.276 -0.724                        #3 10.890 -0.960

Oakes goes red to give Infantino the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   17 Bob Latellier                         103 Howie Smith                  
E2                   0.015  9.396 143.76     ****WINNER****  0.017 11.933 107.54
        FS/B  Dial: 9.30 (+/-):  0.096            L/SA  Dial: 11.91 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Smyth     ) 0.049  9.323  0.023      (A Strang    ) 0.068 11.896 -0.014
 Qualified:            #56  9.287 -0.713                       #39 11.894 -0.806

Latellier with a couple ticks on the tree, but Smith holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1547 Jack Matyas                           154 Anthony Fetch                
E2                   0.041  9.644 136.26     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.032 125.12
        FS/D  Dial: 9.62 (+/-):  0.024           AA/SA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Siwek     ) 0.027  9.647 -0.003      (T Bednaz    ) 0.015 10.001  0.011
 Qualified:             #2  9.627 -0.973                       #53  9.969 -0.731

Fetch with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1152 Ed Bednaz                            1351 Tex Miller                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.396 121.01                     0.174 11.140 120.17
         B/S  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.096           E/SA  Dial: 11.19 (+/-): -0.050
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Epprecht  ) 0.057 10.298  0.008      (J Jeschke Jr) 0.074 11.195 -0.015
 Qualified:            #14 10.286 -0.914                       #65 11.224 -0.476

Bednaz with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1778 Joe Santangelo                         19 Katie Sepanek                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.416 116.20                     0.055 11.500 105.43
        B/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-):  0.036           I/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Richard   ) 0.019 10.341 -0.039      (B Bielaszka ) 0.007 11.474  0.034
 Qualified:            #49 10.495 -0.755                       #32 11.468 -0.832

Santangelo with the starting line advantage and the win. Joe Santangelo's MOV: 0.0215 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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