Sat, 09 Mar 2024, 08:18 AM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 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
   24 Troy Huntzberry                      3343 Don Turk                     
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032 10.270 124.41                     0.019 11.189 115.80
        A/SA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.010           F/SA  Dial: 11.26 (+/-): -0.071
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C McFarland ) 0.006 10.302  0.052      (B Grubbs    ) 0.023 11.362  0.102
E1    (S Simmons   ) 0.013 10.207  0.007      (R Urquhart  ) -0.002 11.249 -0.601
 Qualified:            #43 10.231 -0.769                       #52 11.162 -0.688

8:03 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 90 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,704 feet.

Turk gets the advantage off of the line but he takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Huntzberry.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2931 Robbie Butler                         144 Bob Bender                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.074 10.846 120.70                    -0.040 12.467 105.50
        E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.026           O/SA  Dial: 12.49 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Freeman   ) 0.124 11.209  0.389      (R Wilkes    ) 0.067 12.533  0.053
E1    (W Mylin     ) 0.022 10.809 -0.001      (B McFarland ) 0.014 12.453  0.093
 Qualified:            #16 10.827 -0.873                       #42 12.373 -0.777

Bender is too quick off of the line and goes red giving Butler the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2690 Sal Damico                           1018 Adam Strang                  
E3                   0.147 11.241 115.09     ****WINNER****  0.072 10.777 117.01
        E/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.009            D/S  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Dent      ) 0.003 11.252  0.102      (J Raynor    ) 0.008 10.775  0.055
E1    (J Roberts   ) 0.111 11.330  0.190      (J Bennett   ) 0.079 10.689  0.019
 Qualified:            #62 11.132 -0.568                       #18 10.635 -0.865

Strang gets the holeshot;Damico breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Steve Foley                          1967 Jim Marshall                 
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.003  9.864 124.14                    -0.005 11.655  84.97
        FS/D  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.024            H/SA  Dial: 11.27 (+/-):  0.385
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bohannon  ) -0.002  9.842  0.002      (R Shipp     ) 0.007 11.278  0.008
E1    (D Duell     ) 0.037  9.838  0.058      (J Hidalgo   ) 0.014 11.246  0.036
 Qualified:            #23  9.756 -0.844                       #14 11.271 -0.879

Marshall is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Foley.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2128 Mattie Volkman                       2124 Jeffrey Strickland           
E3                   0.046 11.488 112.27     ****WINNER****  0.036  9.353 141.59
        I/SA  Dial: 11.56 (+/-): -0.072           FS/B  Dial: 9.36 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Hembree   ) 0.062 11.587  0.007      (R Fazio     ) 0.016  9.364  0.004
E1    (R Holmes    ) 0.017 11.533  0.083      (K Anderson  ) 0.030  9.336  0.026
 Qualified:            #22 11.456 -0.844                       #48  9.292 -0.708

Strickland with the advantage off of the line takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 505B Michael Brand                        1308 Ralph Porpora                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.969 128.82                     0.045 10.733 121.69
        FS/A  Dial: 8.90 (+/-):  0.069            E/SA  Dial: 10.66 (+/-):  0.073
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hidalgo   ) 0.045  8.951  0.101      (E Longhany  ) 0.060 10.690  0.000
E1    (R Ponville  ) 0.065  8.890  0.170                     0.073 10.648 -1.052
 Qualified:            #10  8.783 -0.917                        #1 10.596 -1.104

Brand gets the holeshot and goes around Porpora for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Jay Storey                           2500 Frederick Rowntree           
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.064 146.08                     0.003 11.250 115.32
        FS/B  Dial: 9.08 (+/-): -0.016            F/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Bihl      ) 0.023  9.084  0.024      (J Zimmerman ) 0.054 11.331  0.051
E1    (B Parker    ) 0.013  9.064  0.044      (J Shipp     ) 0.068 11.289  0.079
 Qualified:             #3  8.994 -1.006                       #65 11.307 -0.543

Rowntree gets a great light but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Storey.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2540 Blake Hickman                           9 Brad Plourd                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030 11.624 109.83                     0.014 10.768 114.21
        I/SA  Dial: 11.63 (+/-): -0.006           C/SA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Schaechter) 0.044 11.695  0.055      (N Reiter    ) 0.053 11.225  0.425
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.057 11.611  0.001      (C Saurbaugh ) 0.002 10.914  0.024
 Qualified:            #41 11.521 -0.779                       #68 11.081 -0.319

Plourd gets the advantage off of the line but runs too quick and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1792 Timothy Fletcher                     1406 Matt Rover                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.006 11.323 104.68                     0.138 10.379 125.20
        G/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.043           B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Nichols   ) 0.002 11.339  0.089      (K Miele     ) 0.046 10.502  0.102
E1    (J Longhany  ) 0.005 11.330  0.080      (T Barrett   ) 0.032 10.381  0.031
 Qualified:            #37 11.192 -0.808                       #11 10.351 -0.899

Fletcher gets the advantage off of the line;Rover breaks out.

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