Fri, 08 Mar 2024, 22:02 PM Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2020 Brenda Grubbs                        3343 Don Turk                     
E2                   0.045 10.005 129.44     ****WINNER****  0.023 11.362 107.62
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-):  0.095            F/SA  Dial: 11.26 (+/-):  0.102
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B O`Toole   ) 0.028 10.029  0.149      (R Urquhart  ) -0.002 11.249 -0.601
 Qualified:            #35  9.890 -0.810                       #52 11.162 -0.688

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 88 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,543 feet.

Turk with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1308 Ralph Porpora                        2892 Eddie Longhany               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060 10.690 120.12                     0.090 10.537 111.23
        E/SA  Dial: 10.69 (+/-):  0.000           B/SA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.087
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.073 10.648 -1.052      (J Adkinson  ) 0.041 10.427  0.027
 Qualified:             #1 10.596 -1.104                       #19 10.393 -0.857

Porpora with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   24 Troy Huntzberry                       353 Caleb McFarland              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006 10.302 123.26                     0.041 10.241 123.06
        A/SA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.052            A/S  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.071
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Simmons   ) 0.013 10.207  0.007      (C Hynson    ) 0.010 10.295  0.125
 Qualified:            #43 10.231 -0.769                       #26 10.111 -0.839

Huntzberry with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3220 Randy Wilkes                          144 Bob Bender                   
E2                   0.033 10.220 127.79     ****WINNER****  0.067 12.533 102.70
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-):  0.100           O/SA  Dial: 12.48 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hairringto) 0.014 10.172  0.072      (B McFarland ) 0.014 12.453  0.093
 Qualified:            #60 10.061 -0.639                       #42 12.373 -0.777

Wilkes with the starting line advantage, but Bender holds on for the win. Bob Bender's MOV: 0.0136 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Robert Bihl                            56 Jay Storey                   
E2                  -0.008 17.412  57.28     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.084 148.53
        N/SA  Dial: 12.23 (+/-):  5.182           FS/B  Dial: 9.06 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Oakes     ) 0.039 12.208  0.028      (B Parker    ) 0.013  9.064  0.044
 Qualified:            #21 12.150 -0.850                        #3  8.994 -1.006

Bihl goes red to give Storey the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Steve Foley                             3 Tyler Bohannon               
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.002  9.842 134.50                    -0.008 10.495 127.28
        FS/D  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.002            B/SA  Dial: 10.46 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Duell     ) 0.037  9.838  0.058      (J Martens   ) 0.031 10.446  0.026
 Qualified:            #23  9.756 -0.844                       #40 10.469 -0.781

Bohannon goes red to give Foley the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1128 Wallace Dent                         2690 Sal Damico                   
E2                   0.068 10.145 122.49     ****WINNER****  0.003 11.252 115.37
        FS/E  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.065           E/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-):  0.102
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Roock     ) 0.057 10.218  0.178      (J Roberts   ) 0.111 11.330  0.190
 Qualified:             #9 10.033 -0.917                       #62 11.132 -0.568

Damico with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2032 Jack Zimmerman                       2500 Frederick Rowntree           
E2                   0.073 10.491 125.23     ****WINNER****  0.054 11.331 114.80
        B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.091           F/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Cagnazzi  ) 0.032 10.620  0.260      (J Shipp     ) 0.068 11.289  0.079
 Qualified:            #12 10.353 -0.897                       #65 11.307 -0.543

Rowntree with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   45 Jimmy Hidalgo                        505B Michael Brand                
E2                  -0.061 11.516  96.18     ****WINNER****  0.045  8.951 136.08
        G/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.276           FS/A  Dial: 8.85 (+/-):  0.101
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Stickles  ) 0.008 11.278  0.088      (R Ponville  ) 0.065  8.890  0.170
 Qualified:            #28 11.169 -0.831                       #10  8.783 -0.917

Hidalgo goes red to give Brand the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  137 Robert Fazio                         2124 Jeffrey Strickland           
E2                   0.028 12.269 105.50     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.364 144.15
        M/SA  Dial: 12.27 (+/-): -0.001           FS/B  Dial: 9.36 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Holt      ) 0.072 12.372  0.192      (K Anderson  ) 0.030  9.336  0.026
 Qualified:            #66 12.337 -0.513                       #48  9.292 -0.708

Strickland with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Brad Plourd                          1135 Nick Reiter                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053 11.225  85.11                     0.046 12.017  80.59
        C/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.425           F/SA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-):  0.817
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Saurbaugh ) 0.002 10.914  0.024      (J Eastburn  ) 0.205 11.627 -0.223
 Qualified:            #68 11.081 -0.319                       #50 11.153 -0.697

Reiter with the starting line advantage, but Plourd chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2128 Mattie Volkman                       2962 Terry Hembree                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062 11.587 112.78                     0.020 11.013 113.65
        I/SA  Dial: 11.58 (+/-):  0.007           E/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Holmes    ) 0.017 11.533  0.083      (P Cotten    ) -0.005 11.022  0.112
 Qualified:            #22 11.456 -0.844                       #39 10.904 -0.796

Hembree with the starting line advantage, but Volkman holds on for the win. Mattie Volkman's MOV: 0.0149 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2586 McNeal Freeman                       2931 Robbie Butler                
E2                   0.037 15.622  77.18     ****WINNER****  0.124 11.209 106.34
        U/SA  Dial: 14.60 (+/-):  1.022           E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.389
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Caraway   ) 0.018 14.709  0.109      (W Mylin     ) 0.022 10.809 -0.001
 Qualified:            #69 14.641 -0.209                       #16 10.827 -0.873

Freeman with the starting line advantage, but Butler chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1967 Jim Marshall                         339L Randi Lyn Butner             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007 11.278 114.78                     0.065 10.782 112.91
        H/SA  Dial: 11.27 (+/-):  0.008           D/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hidalgo   ) 0.014 11.246  0.036      (K Anderson  ) 0.028 10.780  0.080
 Qualified:            #14 11.271 -0.879                       #32 10.729 -0.821

Marshall with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2974 Johnson Raynor                       1018 Adam Strang                  
E2                   0.042 11.594 109.83     ****WINNER****  0.008 10.775 118.75
        H/SA  Dial: 11.53 (+/-):  0.064            D/S  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.055
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Taylor    ) 0.090 11.522  0.052      (J Bennett   ) 0.079 10.689  0.019
 Qualified:            #71 15.489  3.339                       #18 10.635 -0.865

Strang with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2540 Blake Hickman                        3163 James Schaechter             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044 11.695 106.65                     0.141 11.253 113.02
        I/SA  Dial: 11.64 (+/-):  0.055            F/S  Dial: 11.20 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.057 11.611  0.001      (K Anderson  ) 0.043 11.378  0.268
 Qualified:            #41 11.521 -0.779                       #59 11.156 -0.644

Hickman with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1656 Ken Miele                            1406 Matt Rover                   
E2                  -0.005  8.907 129.77     ****WINNER****  0.046 10.502 113.15
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.68 (+/-):  0.227            B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.102
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mcmahan   ) 0.016  8.635  0.035      (T Barrett   ) 0.032 10.381  0.031
 Qualified:            #29  8.570 -0.830                       #11 10.351 -0.899

miele goes red to give Rover the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1792 Timothy Fletcher                     3385 Jim Nichols                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002 11.339 103.53                           No Time      
        G/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-):  0.089           A/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): 88.749
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Longhany  ) 0.005 11.330  0.080      (C McDonald  ) -0.011 10.446  0.136
 Qualified:            #37 11.192 -0.808                       #55 10.332 -0.668

Nichols is a no-show to give Fletcher the freebie. He has a near perfect light...

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