Sun, 9 Nov 2003, 05:11 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7002 Jim Meador                              4 Peter Biondo
E4                   0.006 10.831 -0.019     ****WINNER****  0.009 10.958 -0.002
       D/SA  Dial: 10.85                         C/SA  Dial: 10.96
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Wann      ) 0.006 10.860  0.040                     0.015 10.938 -0.762
E2    (J Durham    ) 0.052 10.793  0.013      (G Humrichous) 0.015 10.922  0.012
E1    (J Skaien    ) 0.045 10.791  0.001      (T Lisson    ) 0.063 10.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #16 10.796 -1.054                       #58 10.970 -0.730

2:00 PM Close start and a double breakout. Biondo runs closer to his dial-in to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
    1 Kevin Helms                            16 Lee Zane
E4                   0.001 10.188 -0.042     ****WINNER****  0.001 11.403 -0.037
        A/S  Dial: 10.23                         F/SA  Dial: 11.44
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Luneack   ) 0.009 10.243  0.023      (B Rink      ) 0.029 11.511  0.101
E2    (M Sumner    ) 0.019 10.249  0.049      (R Solano    ) 0.014 11.387  0.007
E1    (R Hastings  ) 0.028 10.178 -0.022      (A Corda     ) 0.020 11.383  0.013
 Qualified:            #19 10.214 -1.036                       #51 11.353 -0.797

Another double breakout and this time both cars have .001 RT's. Zane will go to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7071 Jesse Adams                          7016 Larry Belden
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032 11.762  0.002                     0.015 10.598 -0.012
       H/SA  Dial: 11.76                         A/SA  Dial: 10.61
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Watts     ) 0.041 11.819  0.069      (G Waldo     ) 0.082 10.566  0.046
E2    (B Kost      ) 0.030 11.737  0.007      (P Wong      ) 0.025 10.497 -0.803
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.067 11.782  0.042      (B Phillips  ) -0.012 10.516 -0.014
 Qualified:            #59 11.735 -0.715                       #54 10.540 -0.760

Adams is good by .002 to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 6730 Jim Waldo                            7797 Don Keen
E4   ****WINNER****  0.048 10.415 -0.035                    -0.002 10.582  0.002
       A/FI  Dial: 10.45                          C/S  Dial: 10.58
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Plourd    ) 0.054 10.429 -0.001      (E Waldo     ) 0.074 10.490 -1.160
E2    (C Hoefer    ) 0.054 10.444  0.014      (G Mosbek    ) 0.021 10.575  0.015
E1    (D Grossi    ) 0.029 10.473  0.053      (M Klingenbec) 0.012 10.582  0.002
 Qualified:            #52 10.469 -0.781                       #20 10.615 -1.036

Waldo gets a free pass, as Keen red lights.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   63 Brad Plourd                          7670 Michael Williams
E4   ****WINNER****  0.043 10.861  0.041                     0.061 11.509 -0.041
      B/FIA  Dial: 10.82                         E/SA  Dial: 11.55
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Fletcher  ) 0.017 10.838  0.068      (R Kirk      ) 0.042 11.569  0.049
E2    (R Fardig    ) 0.054 10.729 -0.021      (J Schloe    ) 0.052 11.493  0.013
E1    (C Jimerfield) 0.000 10.831  0.041      (L Norton    ) 0.026 11.550  0.090
 Qualified:            #37 10.759 -0.941                       #69 11.475 -0.525

Williams is a little late and breaks out to give Plourd the win 2:07 PM

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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