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Fri, 17 Sep 2010, 11:20 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1129 Victor Guilmino                      2730 Bo Kenney                    
E1                   0.034 10.731 118.69     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.311 127.57
       D/SA  Dial: 10.67 (+/-):  0.061           A/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:             #7 10.576 -0.974                       #27 10.244 -0.756

11:00 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,145 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Bo Kenney's MOV: 0.0228 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2033 Doug Patrick                         1967 Jim Marshall                 
E1                   0.086 11.895 110.67     ****WINNER****  0.155 11.136 115.18
       K/SA  Dial: 11.80 (+/-):  0.095           G/SA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:             #6 11.641 -1.009                       #26 11.235 -0.765

Patrick had Marshall covered on the tree, apparently misjudged the stripe. Jim Marshall's MOV: 0.0206 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2426 Johnny Fisher                        2869 Ray Valpreda                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045 11.808 102.56                     0.131 11.640 112.55
       K/SA  Dial: 11.71 (+/-):  0.098           I/SA  Dial: 11.62 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:             #8 11.686 -0.964                       #28 11.567 -0.733

Johnny Fisher's MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 16 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2124 Jeff Strickland                       290 Mark Beaver                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038 10.495 123.07                    -0.005 10.557 126.01
       A/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.005           C/SA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:            #35 10.440 -0.560                       #15 10.513 -0.887

Jeff Strickland wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1242 James Beattie Jr.                    2885 David Rampy                  
E1                   0.078  9.981 134.98     ****WINNER****  0.024 11.217 106.31
       A/SA  Dial: 9.96 (+/-):  0.021            F/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:             #3  9.964 -1.036                       #23 11.068 -0.782

David Rampy's MOV: 0.0380 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2561 Gene Jordan                          1351 Tex Miller                   
E1                   0.126 10.583 125.09     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.047 110.06
      AA/SA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-):  0.023           E/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.097
 Qualified:            #41 10.531 -0.069                       #21 10.909 -0.791

Tex Miller's MOV: 0.0367 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1121 Lenny Williams                       2749 Len King                     
E1                  -0.028 11.113 118.15     ****WINNER****  0.054 11.330 116.45
       F/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.033           E/SA  Dial: 11.33 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #17 10.985 -0.865                       #37 11.258 -0.442

King ran dead-on his dial and will get the "Perfectly Strange" award if he has the decals on the car. Len King wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1778 Joe Santangelo                        350 Doug Duell                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042 10.470 120.19                     0.103 10.009 133.13
       B/SA  Dial: 10.43 (+/-):  0.040           A/SA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #22 10.467 -0.783                        #2  9.961 -1.039

Joe Santangelo's MOV: 0.0404 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2733 Merrill Schrimscher                  2032 Jack Zimmerman               
E1                   0.055 11.531 115.10     ****WINNER****  0.024 10.412 126.06
       H/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-):  0.021           B/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #31 11.449 -0.701                       #11 10.344 -0.906

Jack Zimmerman's MOV: 0.0202 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 319X Rick Baehr                           2020 Brenda Grubbs                
E1                   0.012 12.310 100.76     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.589 123.64
       M/SA  Dial: 12.32 (+/-): -0.010           C/SA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #36 12.330 -0.520                       #16 10.529 -0.871

Brenda Grubbs wins a close race on a double-breakout, Baehr with too much stripe.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2586 McNeal Freeman                       1587 Don Fezell                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012 14.837  90.29                     0.024  9.767 140.83
       V/SA  Dial: 14.80 (+/-):  0.037           AA/S  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.167
 Qualified:            #25 14.735 -0.765                        #5  9.588 -1.012

Fezell was way off his qualifying pace.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 117K Brooks Lee                           2924 Bud Rowe                     
E1                   0.045 10.085 133.55     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.667 123.84
       A/SA  Dial: 10.06 (+/-):  0.025           C/SA  Dial: 10.66 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #4  9.970 -1.030                       #24 10.627 -0.773

Bud Rowe's MOV: 0.0515 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Bud Rowe's package: 0.019.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2333 Grace Howell                         2824 Brian Rowe                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064 10.650 118.96                     0.055 11.377 114.56
       A/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.020           H/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-):  0.057
 Qualified:            #40 10.683 -0.317                       #20 11.305 -0.845

Grace Howell's MOV: 0.0284 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 286T Jeff Taylor                          1921 Tom Dauber                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.480 121.68                     0.046 11.670 110.78
       B/SA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.040           G/SA  Dial: 11.69 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #19 10.401 -0.849                       #39 11.615 -0.385

Jeff Taylor wins on a breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2501 Adam Mesenbring                      1937 Lee Zane                     
E1                   0.059 12.398 106.45     ****WINNER****  0.075  9.830 126.12
       K/SA  Dial: 12.28 (+/-):  0.118          AA/SA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.080
 Qualified:            #38 12.237 -0.413                       #18  9.746 -0.854

Lee Zane's MOV: 0.0228 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3361 Bo Butner                              22 Mickey Whaley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032 10.153 126.23                     0.044 10.855 121.69
       A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.023           C/SA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #13 10.106 -0.894                       #33 10.820 -0.580

Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0049 seconds (approximately 10 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  203 Mike Moller                          213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E1                   0.118 14.028  95.96     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.937 106.99
       BF/S  Dial: 13.78 (+/-):  0.248           C/SA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.217
 Qualified:            #10 13.739 -0.911                       #30 10.691 -0.709

Moller gave back a tenth on the tree and could not run his dial-in. Anthony Bertozzi's MOV: 0.1316 seconds (approximately 19 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2446 Robbie Shaw                           778 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                   0.030 10.263 123.26     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.336 127.61
       A/SA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.043           B/SA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #29 10.290 -0.710                        #9 10.291 -0.959

Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: 0.0433 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2569 Corbitt Marshburn                    1135 Nick Reiter                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043 13.235 101.14                     0.041 10.894 119.42
       R/SA  Dial: 13.20 (+/-):  0.035           C/SA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:            #14 13.163 -0.887                       #34 10.831 -0.569

Corbitt Marshburn's MOV: 0.0171 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         1574 Frank Maiolo                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026 11.203 115.02                     0.091 10.245 125.79
       E/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-):  0.053           A/SA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #32 11.072 -0.628                       #12 10.099 -0.901

Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0378 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2216 Roy Johnson                                Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.102 10.226 130.82     
       D/SA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.056    
 Qualified:             #1 10.145 -1.405                     Bye

Johnson takes the bye to finish the first round - they will be back for Round 2 tomorrow.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink