Sat, 3 May 2008, 04:26 PM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Class Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4041 Verne Buchanan                       4688 Mike Cotten                  
C3                   0.006 11.534 113.15     ****WINNER****  0.092 11.391 104.16
       H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -0.916           H/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -1.059
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #26 11.417 113.93                       #16 11.376 115.95

Cotten has the power to overcome a big holeshot. He wins by about 10 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5070 Brad VanLant                         5989 Jamey Picht                  
C3   ****WINNER****  0.113 10.920 115.74                     0.119 10.986 118.67
       D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.930           D/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.864
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #44 10.919 105.12                       #46 10.930 119.56

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5243 Dale Findell                         3120 Lyn Smith                    
C3                  -0.015 11.325 115.49     ****WINNER****  0.036 11.192 116.01
       G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.975           G/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -1.108
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #37 11.331 115.78                       #30 11.290 116.83

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Bruce Kastle                         3332 Dennis Dunlap                
C3                  -0.033 11.810 112.23     ****WINNER****  0.163 11.618 111.70
       I/SA Index: 12.60 (+/-): -0.790           I/SA Index: 12.60 (+/-): -0.982
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #64 11.789 112.34                       #28 11.576 111.91

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   31 Greg Hill                            4772 David Buckner                
C3                   0.077 10.899 118.73     ****WINNER****  0.036 10.880 118.87
       E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -1.101           E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -1.120
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #25 10.965 117.96                       #40 11.052  99.33

Hill has a big wheelstand.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5300 Al Corda                             5545 Gary Stinnett                
C3                   0.025 10.447 118.49     ****WINNER****  0.044 10.351 126.18
       B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.103           B/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.199
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #27 10.519 110.69                        #2 10.335 127.28

The veteran Corda leaves first with an excellent light, but Stinnett runs him down in the classic black Camaro.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Peter Biondo                         4145 Floyd Russo                  
C3   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.620 104.01                    -0.008 20.040  62.39
       A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-): -0.680           A/SA Index: 11.30 (+/-):  8.740
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #19 10.235 127.20                       #15 10.222 129.40

This one was ugly. Russo's car stood up and headed dead left. I'm not sure but there may have been a broken wheelie bar. It bounced heavily a couple of times and may have crossed the centerline.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink