Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 03:46 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3189 Randy Simpson                        3955 Wally Krueger                
E4                   0.036 11.020 113.05     ****WINNER****  0.068 10.725 124.64
       E/SA  Dial: 11.09 (+/-): -0.070           B/SA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-): -0.055
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Irving    ) 0.037 11.052 -0.058      (D Bureski   ) 0.057 10.770 -0.040
E2    (B Kenney    ) 0.051 11.165  0.035      (J Schaechter) 0.008 10.882  0.072
E1    (A Matusek   ) 0.092 11.107  0.007      (T Mosbek    ) 0.100 10.829  0.019
 Qualified:            #39 11.119 -0.581                       #52 10.819 -0.431

2:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,715 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Simpson had Krueger covered, took too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6636 Mick Alley                           1280 Chuck Veach                  
E4                  -0.006 10.773 107.21     ****WINNER****  0.047 11.304 113.08
      AA/SA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.503           G/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Gillespie ) 0.020 10.219  0.019      (J Adkinson  ) 0.035 11.276 -0.024
E2    (S Burton    ) 0.035 10.303  0.033      (D Duke      ) 0.037 11.443  0.053
E1    (V Buchanan  ) 0.013 10.365  0.115      (R Banks     ) 0.101 11.471  0.131
 Qualified:            #58 10.217 -0.383                       #35 11.385 -0.615

Chuck Veach wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Brad Haugaard                        1136 Peter Biondo                 
E4                  -0.003 11.081 119.40     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.396 126.80
       E/SA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-): -0.029           B/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-): -0.074
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Emmons    ) 0.046 11.115 -0.025      (S Szupka    ) 0.032 10.433  0.003
E2    (M Nelson    ) 0.029 11.246  0.036      (C Knudsen   ) 0.048 10.578  0.028
E1    (D Lowell    ) 0.036 11.174  0.014      (M Stephenson) 0.029 10.496  0.006
 Qualified:            #45 11.170 -0.530                       #14 10.475 -0.775

Peter Biondo wins on a red light. He faces Krueger next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5306 Johnny Diekema                       1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E4                   0.015 10.938 116.56     ****WINNER****  0.034 10.372 116.91
       E/SA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-): -0.032          AA/SA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Emmons    ) 0.025 10.944  0.024      (J Coughlin J) 0.030 10.339 -0.021
E2    (B Gere      ) 0.014 11.140  0.160      (J Gower     ) 0.050 10.669  0.079
E1    (A Kastle    ) 0.015 10.979  0.049      (B Zaskowski ) 0.015 10.409  0.039
 Qualified:            #15 10.930 -0.770                       #65 10.435 -0.165

Dan Fletcher wins on a breakout. He gets a bye to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3077 Bill Dyer                                  Bye
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.010 12.294 107.08     
        N/S  Dial: 12.38 (+/-): -0.086    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Speer     ) 0.007 12.354  0.014   
E2    (A Denysenko ) 0.032 12.450  0.070   
E1    (D Skillman  ) 0.033 12.366  0.026   
 Qualified:            #37 12.350 -0.600                     Bye

Dyer races Veach in the quarterfinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink