Fri, 28 Jul 2006, 10:05 PM Stock Eliminator Final, Round 3 Class Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of final, round 3 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA, Second annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3428 Tom Rambo                            3391 Jerry Bennett                
C3                   0.077 11.538 113.35     ****WINNER****  0.049 11.167 116.88
       G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.762           G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -1.133
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #46 11.484 113.31                       #16 11.320 115.89

9:41 p.m. These are all finals. Jerry Bennett's MOV: 0.3998 seconds (approximately 66 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2035 Mike Welfel                          3019 James Kight                  
C3                   0.012 11.288 115.84     ****WINNER****  0.088 11.088 117.51
       F/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.862           F/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -1.062
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #14 11.152 116.29                       #83 11.560 102.10

James Kight's MOV: 0.1247 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2069 George Widuch                        1788 Bruce Noland                 
C3   ****WINNER****  0.047 11.329 115.92                     0.050 11.406 113.55
       H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -1.121           H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -1.044
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #38 11.588 113.64                       #47 11.636 112.17

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Fred Henson                          1044 John Shaul                   
C3                   0.026 10.266 128.90     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.238 128.66
       A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-): -1.034           A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-): -1.062
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #11 10.270 128.77                        #6 10.233 128.85

John Shaul's MOV: 0.0335 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1364 Raymond Skipper Jr.                  1131 Sterling Simmons Jr.         
C3   ****WINNER****  0.029 10.664 124.68                    -0.005 10.679 123.71
      B/FIA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -1.036          B/FIA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -1.021
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #13 10.701 124.09                       #24 10.761 122.93

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1663 Bob Schroeder                        1557 Fred Thibeault               
C3   ****WINNER****  0.001 10.372 125.99                     0.011 10.550 123.41
       B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.178           B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.000
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:             #2 10.456 125.16                        #9 10.509 124.82

Pretty side-by-side wheels-up launches and a good drag race, but Schroeder had too much for Thibeault tonight. Bob Schroeder's MOV: 0.1885 seconds (approximately 34 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2885 David Rampy                          1351 Tex Miller                   
C3                   0.004 11.138 115.95     ****WINNER****  0.046 11.048 118.70
       E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.862           E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.952
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #58 11.250 115.54                       #27 11.069 118.44

9:52 p.m. Rampy was busy qualifying his Comp Eliminator altered, so this pair ran after the Super Stock finals.

Rampy did all he could do, but Miller was too quick for him. Tex Miller's MOV: 0.0486 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink