Mon, 02 Sep 2013, 16:12 PM Stock Eliminator Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6104 Brad Plourd                          3384 Mike McGinley                
E7   ****WINNER****  0.052 11.419 113.25                     0.006 11.563 112.74
        H/SA  Dial: 12.15 (+/-): -0.731           H/SA  Dial: 12.15 (+/-): -0.587
 Prior rounds:
E6    (C Downing   ) 0.009 11.595  0.035      (B Warren    ) 0.023 11.517  0.097
E5    (J Matyas    ) 0.033 11.519  0.009      (J DeFrank   ) 0.032 11.426  0.016
E4    (K Stubbs    ) 0.052 11.585  0.065      (L Mattingly ) 0.014 11.386  0.006
E3    (C Holbrook  ) 0.068 12.157  0.667      (C Mattingly ) 0.013 11.458  0.008
E2    (J Shipp     ) 0.035 11.480  0.000      (E Reyes     ) -0.048 11.430 -0.720
E1    (M Ficacci   ) 0.081 11.471 -0.079      (M Buth      ) 0.037 11.391  0.051
 Qualified:           #116 11.343 -0.807                       #79 11.279 -0.871

Heads-up! 4:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,468 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Plourd has been to the final round many times, with 14 wins (4 in Stock, 6 in Super Comp & 4 in Super Stock) and 9 runner-up finishes. This is McGinley's first-ever final round.

McGinley did all he could, with a double-oh light, but Plourd was too quick for him and won easily.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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