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Mon, 3 Sep 2007, 02:22 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4171 Greg Hill                            2033 Doug Patrick                 
E5                   0.018 11.055 116.50     ****WINNER****  0.024 12.200 106.08
       E/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-):  0.025           M/SA  Dial: 12.19 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Waldo     ) 0.030 10.996  0.036      (D Fletcher  ) 0.045 12.165  0.005
E3    (S Carr      ) 0.027 10.982 -0.028      (M Iacono    ) 0.030 12.173  0.013
E2    (M Cotten    ) 0.002 10.990  0.040      (S Wann      ) 0.023 12.196 -0.024
E1    (K Helms     ) 0.000 10.956  0.006      (J Shaul     ) 0.047 12.233  0.093
 Qualified:            #59 10.991 -1.009                      #111 12.236 -0.914

2:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 3,027 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Hill gets a small advantage off the line, but Patrick take the very close race.Doug Patrick's MOV: 0.0099 seconds (approximately 20 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  312 Matt Antrobius                       6821 Mark Faul                    
E5                  -0.011 12.289 106.40     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.084 118.26
      G/FIA  Dial: 12.27 (+/-):  0.019           C/SA  Dial: 11.09 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Wenzel    ) 0.056 12.236  0.006      (S Oakes     ) 0.034 11.094  0.044
E3    (B Hawk      ) 0.073 12.229  0.059      (F Suiter    ) 0.043 11.064 -0.016
E2    (T Sturgell  ) 0.051 12.149  0.019      (S Brack     ) 0.019 10.942 -0.038
E1    (J Davis     ) 0.033 12.121 -0.049      (S Pourciau  ) 0.042 10.993  0.013
 Qualified:           #102 12.217 -0.933                      #106 10.772 -0.928

Faul gets the red light win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4783 Rusty Hall                           1741 Matt Welker                  
E5                   0.057 10.812 121.10     ****WINNER****  0.011 11.046 109.09
       C/SA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): -0.038           D/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Miele     ) 0.019 10.831  0.011      (J Bennett   ) 0.016 10.996  0.006
E3    (S Cour      ) 0.019 10.842  0.022      (S Polhill   ) 0.007 11.133  0.143
E2    (D Barton    ) 0.013 10.729  0.069      (E Buth      ) 0.091 10.884 -0.006
E1    (D Black     ) 0.023 10.689 -0.021      (M Morgan    ) 0.068 10.850  0.010
 Qualified:            #97 10.756 -0.944                       #85 10.883 -0.967

Good light for Welker and he pushes Hall out to take the win. He'll face Patrick in round six.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   11 Peter Biondo                         1499 Jim Boudreau                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.673 119.75                     0.017 10.730 120.50
       A/SA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.033           B/SA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Rowe      ) 0.033 10.709  0.069      (L Zane      ) 0.029 10.646 -0.024
E3    (R Porpora   ) 0.035 10.650  0.010      (B Owen      ) 0.033 10.742  0.122
E2    (S Welker    ) 0.015 10.555 -0.005      (B Morgan    ) 0.027 10.696  0.096
E1    (R Fox       ) 0.020 10.527 -0.013      (B Hughes    ) -0.005 10.573 -0.027
 Qualified:            #88 10.340 -0.960                       #36 10.500 -1.050

Almost the same dial and two great lights. Peter Biondo's MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He'll race Faul in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink