Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 04:22 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 4 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
 2426 Johnny Fisher                        2124 Jeff Strickland              
E4                   0.038 11.857 111.98     ****WINNER****  0.017 10.581 114.48
       K/SA  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.067           A/SA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.061
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Santangelo) 0.019 11.764  0.024      (A Bertozzi  ) 0.019 10.929  0.409
E2    (L Zane      ) 0.006 11.841  0.091      (M Freeman   ) 0.043 10.502  0.042
E1    (R Valpreda  ) 0.045 11.808  0.098      (M Beaver    ) 0.038 10.495  0.005
 Qualified:             #8 11.686 -0.964                       #35 10.440 -0.560

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 3,186 feet, track temperature 131 degrees.

Jeff Strickland's MOV: 0.0279 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1967 Jim Marshall                         2885 David Rampy                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.003 11.141 118.16                     0.014 11.171 116.21
       G/SA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-):  0.001           F/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Miller    ) 0.022 11.145  0.025                     0.034 11.187  0.037
E2    (B Grubbs    ) 0.020 11.143  0.073      (B Butner    ) 0.024 11.199  0.019
E1    (D Patrick   ) 0.155 11.136  0.006      (J Beattie Jr) 0.024 11.217  0.037
 Qualified:            #26 11.235 -0.765                       #23 11.068 -0.782

Marshall with a near perfect light and the win, he will face Strickland in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                          778 Jimmy DeFrank                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.018 11.157 116.60                     0.027 10.330 128.41
       E/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-):  0.007           B/SA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L King      ) 0.076 11.208 -0.492      (C Marshburn ) 0.007 10.341  0.021
E2    (R Johnson   ) 0.008 11.219  0.079      (J Taylor    ) 0.058 10.187 -1.063
E1    (F Maiolo    ) 0.026 11.203  0.053      (R Shaw      ) 0.014 10.336  0.016
 Qualified:            #32 11.072 -0.628                        #9 10.291 -0.959

Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0126 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Fletcher will get the bye into the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink