Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 15 Aug 2009, 11:04 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
By Bob Orme



BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5556 Jeff Stealy                          5781 Korry Petterson              
E1                   0.050 11.450 115.07     ****WINNER****  0.064 10.951 111.03
       G/SA  Dial: 11.37 (+/-):  0.080           C/SA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:             #2 11.224 -1.076                       #46 10.998 -0.702
9:12 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 28.53 inches, adjusted altitude 3,478 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Korry Petterson's MOV: 0.0554 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  560 Michael Mans                           34 Ben Wenzel                   
E1                  -0.027 10.436 124.80     ****WINNER****  0.051 10.998 120.40
      AA/SA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-): -0.004            D/S  Dial: 10.94 (+/-):  0.058
 Qualified:            #62 10.343 -0.557                       #18 10.927 -0.873
Ben Wenzel wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5799 Brian Schultz                        5300 Al Corda                     
E1                  -0.047 12.784  82.72     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.789 123.17
       E/SA  Dial: 11.33 (+/-):  1.454           C/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #55 11.350 -0.650                       #11 10.773 -0.927
Al Corda wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A578 Alan Thomsen                         6111 Mary Ann Method              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.945 120.09                    -0.021 10.983 119.08
       A/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.055           C/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.103
 Qualified:            #69 10.887 -0.413                       #25 10.849 -0.851
Alan Thomsen wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5969 Jack Briner                          5525 Rod Neugebauer               
E1                   0.049 11.272 116.78     ****WINNER****  0.136 10.937 118.70
       D/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -0.578           D/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -0.913
 Qualified:            #60 11.246 -0.604                       #16 10.956 -0.894
Rod Neugebauer's MOV: 0.2484 seconds (approximately 43 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5504 Adam Mesenbring                      5199 Brian Grosz                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047 12.789 102.21                    -0.057 10.801 121.15
       M/SA  Dial: 12.86 (+/-): -0.071           C/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #66 12.659 -0.491                       #22 10.838 -0.862
Adam Mesenbring wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5273 Ray Remington                        5317 Scott Dugdale                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054 14.806  87.54                     0.068 11.682 107.94
       U/SA  Dial: 14.77 (+/-):  0.036            I/S  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:            #75 14.776 -0.374                       #31 11.673 -0.827
Ray Remington wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5155 Bruce Kerber                           54 Stephen Hagberg              
E1                   0.032 11.639 114.45     ****WINNER****  0.034 10.379 124.00
       G/SA  Dial: 11.68 (+/-): -0.041           A/SA  Dial: 10.39 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #56 11.671 -0.629                       #12 10.374 -0.926
Stephen Hagberg wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5360 Tom Mosbek                           5008 Paul Schadt                  
E1                   0.117 11.809 111.69     ****WINNER****  0.065 11.504 111.61
       F/SA  Dial: 11.82 (+/-): -0.011           G/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.024
 Qualified:            #71 11.752 -0.398                       #27 11.457 -0.843
Paul Schadt wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5207 Jon Wacholtz                         7451 Glenn Snow                   
E1                  -0.003 11.232 116.79     ****WINNER****  0.170 12.178 105.54
       E/SA  Dial: 11.23 (+/-):  0.002           H/SA  Dial: 12.27 (+/-): -0.092
 Qualified:            #34 11.200 -0.800                       #78 12.159 -0.291
Glenn Snow wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5053 William Prince                       5128 Denny Nelson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045 12.164 107.83                    -0.086 10.983 119.24
       K/SA  Dial: 12.15 (+/-):  0.014           A/SA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.053
 Qualified:            #29 12.114 -0.836                       #73 10.919 -0.381
William Prince wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5100 Richard Desmond                      5389 Steve Hutar                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053 11.983 108.14                     0.067 12.044 104.57
       I/SA  Dial: 11.95 (+/-):  0.033           J/SA  Dial: 11.92 (+/-):  0.124
 Qualified:            #61 12.001 -0.599                       #17 11.868 -0.882
Richard Desmond's MOV: 0.1056 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5101 David McGaugh                        5411 Chris Knudsen                
E1                  -0.002 12.534 104.95     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.985 119.78
       J/SA  Dial: 12.55 (+/-): -0.016           C/SA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #80 12.489 -0.261                       #36 10.907 -0.793
Chris Knudsen wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5613 Alex Wiese                           5566 Bill Feist                   
E1                   0.041 11.824 109.56     ****WINNER****  0.056 10.791 120.06
       E/SA  Dial: 11.87 (+/-): -0.046            B/S  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:            #85 11.850 -0.150                       #41 10.752 -0.748
Bill Feist wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3759 Justin Blondell                      5830 Mike Patnaude                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064 11.902 101.80                     0.282 11.594 112.19
       I/SA  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.112           F/SA  Dial: 11.66 (+/-): -0.066
 Qualified:            #19 11.729 -0.871                       #63 11.595 -0.555
Justin Blondell wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5443 Kari Findell                         5798 Matt Malenke                 
E1                   0.090 11.639 113.44     ****WINNER****  0.019 12.461 102.06
       G/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-):  0.089           I/SA  Dial: 12.36 (+/-):  0.101
 Qualified:            #35 11.504 -0.796                       #79 12.329 -0.271
Matt Malenke's MOV: 0.0596 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5471 Nick Bredemus                         585 Brett Speer                  
E1                  -0.006 10.861 119.70     ****WINNER****  0.041 10.772  98.64
       A/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-): -0.439           A/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-): -0.528
 Qualified:            #67 10.811 -0.489                       #23 10.442 -0.858
Brett Speer wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5009 Scott Burton                          339 Bill Klomps                  
E1                   0.067 10.831 119.65     ****WINNER****  0.024 12.792  99.89
       D/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-): -0.049           O/SA  Dial: 12.78 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:             #5 10.830 -1.020                       #49 12.755 -0.695
Bill Klomps wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  539 Glen DeMenge                         5544 Jami Jones                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029 11.587 111.03                     0.260 11.352 114.50
       E/SA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.227           G/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #50 11.310 -0.690                        #6 11.291 -1.009
Glen DeMenge's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5324 Jamie Kilgore                        5690 Maxine Line                  
E1                   0.083 10.742 121.63     ****WINNER****  0.074 11.728 110.84
        B/S  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.092           F/SA  Dial: 11.63 (+/-):  0.098
 Qualified:            #24 10.646 -0.854                       #68 11.662 -0.488
Maxine Line's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5015 Ron Mattson                          5144 Terry Grosz                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 11.650 111.11                    -0.042 11.546 114.49
       H/SA  Dial: 11.67 (+/-): -0.020            F/S  Dial: 11.54 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #20 11.581 -0.869                       #64 11.545 -0.555
Ron Mattson wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5537 Ryan Rennquist                       3550 Randy Shepard                
E1                   0.034 11.573 112.16     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.399 119.77
       F/SA  Dial: 11.52 (+/-):  0.053            A/S  Dial: 10.39 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #58 11.532 -0.618                       #14 10.349 -0.901
Randy Shepard's MOV: 0.0667 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5680 Marlene Nelson                       5023 Tom Barrett                  
E1                   0.088 12.470 104.28     ****WINNER****  0.010 11.043 120.04
       I/SA  Dial: 12.49 (+/-): -0.020            C/S  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.093
 Qualified:            #86 12.466 -0.134                       #42 10.911 -0.739
Tom Barrett wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5707 Daniel Wiese                         5698 Logan Wernet                 
E1                   0.055 12.062 108.17     ****WINNER****  0.100 11.203 117.27
       H/SA  Dial: 12.07 (+/-): -0.008           E/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.073
 Qualified:            #70 12.043 -0.407                       #26 11.156 -0.844
Logan Wernet wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5074 Tim Lisson                              5 Mark Faul                    
E1                  -0.019 12.291 105.89     ****WINNER****  0.003 11.666 112.88
       K/SA  Dial: 12.27 (+/-):  0.021           C/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.034
 Qualified:            #43 12.226 -0.724                       #87 11.600 -0.100
Mark Faul wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5042 Ron Glowa                            5750 David Reuland                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.279 11.205 116.69                     0.262 11.749 109.61
       E/SA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-):  0.065           F/SA  Dial: 11.77 (+/-): -0.021
 Qualified:            #28 11.158 -0.842                       #72 11.761 -0.389
Ron Glowa wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6711 Tommy Gaynor                         5429 Rick Ryan                    
E1                   0.027 10.970 122.30     ****WINNER****  0.027 11.525 114.03
       C/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-): -0.020            D/S  Dial: 11.53 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:            #33 10.892 -0.808                       #77 11.494 -0.306


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5068 Jim Cook                             5509 Brad Haugaard                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015 12.102 110.19                     0.094 11.427 113.66
        H/S  Dial: 12.05 (+/-):  0.052           F/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #83 12.107 -0.193                       #39 11.370 -0.780
Jim Cook's MOV: 0.0448 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  608 Ryan Warter                          5036 Dirk Olson                   
E1                   0.124 12.646  99.81     ****WINNER****  0.032 10.796 114.09
       J/SA  Dial: 12.54 (+/-):  0.106            B/S  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.046
 Qualified:            #82 12.553 -0.197                       #38 10.712 -0.788
Dirk Olson's MOV: 0.1526 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5241 Lyn Johnson                          5809 Brad Burton                  
E1                  -0.061 11.001 120.83     ****WINNER****  0.048 11.063 117.28
        C/S  Dial: 11.02 (+/-): -0.019           E/SA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #47 10.948 -0.702                        #3 10.949 -1.051
Brad Burton wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5236 Darell Wikle                         3751 Terry Nagel                  
E1                   0.065 10.693 122.12     ****WINNER****  0.019 11.575 109.36
       B/SA  Dial: 10.69 (+/-):  0.003           F/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #10 10.608 -0.942                       #54 11.498 -0.652
Terry Nagel's MOV: 0.0241 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5768 Scott Cook                           5348 James Blair                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.401 11.771 113.31                           No Time      
       D/SA  Dial: 11.61 (+/-):  0.161           C/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-): 89.009
 Qualified:            #84 11.677 -0.173                       #40 10.941 -0.759
Blair left before the tree was activated.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5006 Dan Jeska                            5517 Kevin Borgstrom              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 11.529 112.92                    -0.018 10.596 124.03
       F/SA  Dial: 11.44 (+/-):  0.089           AA/S  Dial: 10.77 (+/-): -0.174
 Qualified:            #37 11.361 -0.789                       #81 10.663 -0.237
Dan Jeska wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5731 Ben Line                              540 Curtis Hieb                  
E1                  -0.008 10.708 121.99     ****WINNER****  0.111 11.666 109.32
       B/SA  Dial: 10.71 (+/-): -0.002           F/SA  Dial: 11.57 (+/-):  0.096
 Qualified:            #13 10.639 -0.911                       #57 11.528 -0.622
Curtis Hieb wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5390 Lance Line                           5455 Jerry Stealy                 
E1                   0.082 10.352 122.02     ****WINNER****  0.063 12.166 104.53
       A/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-): -0.018           J/SA  Dial: 12.17 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:             #4 10.259 -1.041                       #48 12.048 -0.702
Jerry Stealy wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5788 Steve Koppien                        3099 Bill Koski                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.087 10.619 122.62                     0.086 14.646  90.39
       B/SA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-): -0.001            U/S  Dial: 14.66 (+/-): -0.014
 Qualified:             #7 10.545 -1.005                       #51 14.280 -0.670
Steve Koppien wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5501 Ronald Prince                        5243 Dale Findell                 
E1                   0.072 11.259 117.00     ****WINNER****  0.059 11.418 109.42
       D/SA  Dial: 11.19 (+/-):  0.069           G/SA  Dial: 11.37 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #53 11.193 -0.657                        #9 11.332 -0.968
Dale Findell's MOV: 0.0345 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5989 Jamey Picht                          2455 Jason Line                   
E1                   0.132 11.325 114.93     ****WINNER****  0.052 12.012 107.51
       D/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.025           K/SA  Dial: 11.94 (+/-):  0.072
 Qualified:            #45 11.144 -0.706                        #1 11.721 -1.229
Jason Line's MOV: 0.0333 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5321 Alan Messer                          5392 Lawrence Line                
E1                   0.099 10.787 119.36     ****WINNER****  0.075 12.190  99.80
        A/S  Dial: 10.79 (+/-): -0.003           K/SA  Dial: 12.12 (+/-):  0.070
 Qualified:            #59 10.633 -0.617                       #15 12.049 -0.901
Lawrence Line wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5196 Stan Kopejtka                        2885 David Rampy                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057 17.442  75.55                     0.057 11.502 103.99
       EF/S  Dial: 17.44 (+/-):  0.002           F/SA  Dial: 11.52 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:            #76 17.381 -0.369                       #32 11.334 -0.816
Stan Kopejtka wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3077 Bill Dyer                               9 James Findell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048 12.625 104.35                     0.067 11.179 114.92
        N/S  Dial: 12.58 (+/-):  0.045           F/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #52 12.586 -0.664                        #8 11.146 -1.004
Bill Dyer wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5858 H.K. Newstrom                         428 Kevin Helms                  
E1                   0.074 17.431  55.51     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.933  88.15
       N/SA  Dial: 12.45 (+/-):  4.981           AA/S  Dial: 10.62 (+/-):  0.313
 Qualified:            #30 12.472 -0.828                       #74 10.520 -0.380


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5508 Charles Blossom                      5462 Eric Pearson                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  1.134 11.734 110.85
       AF/S  Dial: 14.15 (+/-): 85.849           H/SA  Dial: 11.75 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #88 28.000 13.850                       #44 11.728 -0.722
Blossom was a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6261 Larry Peterson                       5021 Russ Speer                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.019 12.090 107.59
       B/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): 88.449           I/SA  Dial: 12.60 (+/-): -0.510
 Qualified:            #21 10.686 -0.864                       #65 12.054 -0.546
Peterson was a no show.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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