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Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 14:23 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3540 Charley Downing                      2062 Todd Ewing                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.008 11.002 109.94                     0.042 10.845 109.29
         G/S  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.072           D/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.105
 Prior rounds:
E4                   -0.015 11.002  0.072      (C Hopkins   ) 0.004 10.804  0.064
E3                   0.137 10.923 -0.007      (D Himes     ) 0.064 10.773  0.033
E2    (J Adkinson  ) 0.011 10.969  0.009      (F Maiolo    ) 0.021 10.953  0.213
E1    (M Whaley    ) 0.006 11.045  0.095      (M Reeves    ) 0.037 10.929  0.229
 Qualified:             #3 10.736 -1.164                       #26 10.628 -0.922

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.86 inches, adjusted altitude 1,491 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.
2:31 p.m. Charley Downing's MOV: 0.0672 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Downing will have a single in the next round, so he's going to the final in Stock here at the Gatornationals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3154 Gary Russell                         3361 Bo Butner                    
E5                  -0.020 10.962 119.11     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.054 110.29
         F/S  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.042          CC/SA  Dial: 9.82 (+/-):  0.234
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Skinner   ) 0.075 10.919  0.019      (H Costello  ) 0.009  9.891  0.071
E3    (S Szupka    ) 0.018 10.909  0.009      (D Fezell    ) 0.040  9.892  0.082
E2    (J Teuton    ) 0.007 10.890 -0.070      (R Linke     ) 0.030  9.823  0.033
E1    (R Ortiz     ) 0.062 10.942  0.042      (B Payne     ) 0.041  9.789  0.059
 Qualified:            #31 10.916 -0.884                       #50  9.854 -0.746

Ouch!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 L138 Michelle Chiles                            Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.046 24.736  35.86     
       CC/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): 14.136   
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Hidalgo Jr) 0.054  9.896 -0.004   
E3    (B Kerber    ) 0.069  9.883 -0.087   
E2    (A Cortezzo I) 0.099  9.673 -0.927   
E1    (R Johnson   ) 0.023  9.975  0.065   
 Qualified:            #61 10.200 -0.400                     Bye

Chiles broke right off the line - another St. Patrick's day green car still in the hunt here this weekend. 2:33 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink