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Fri, 17 May 2013, 13:11 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Class Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 1 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  420 John Brimer                          5181 Chris Kemmerer               
C1                   0.080 10.283 127.43     ****WINNER****  0.186 10.159 130.27
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.717           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.841
 Qualified:            #11 10.240 127.96                       #13 10.331 109.80

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,660 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Kemmerer wins Class by 0.0185 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5118 Troy Henderson                       5111 Trista Henderson             
C1   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.434 126.02                     0.056 10.457 126.34
         A/S Index: 10.95 (+/-): -0.516            A/S Index: 10.95 (+/-): -0.493
 Qualified:            #18 10.351 127.01                       #25 10.421 126.72

Henderson with a great light and the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  519 Brent Kopejtka                         56 Stan Kopejtka                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.036 17.224  76.53                     0.046 17.276  75.96
        EF/S Index: 17.45 (+/-): -0.226           EF/S Index: 17.45 (+/-): -0.174
 Qualified:            #33 17.118  77.26                       #39 17.242  76.75

Kopejka wins Class.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Tyler Wudarczyk                      5479 Jeff Cunningham              
C1                   0.048 11.315 114.62     ****WINNER****  0.005 11.226 117.64
        G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.685           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.774
 Qualified:            #28 11.513 112.59                       #10 11.230 117.26


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  546 Scott Pearson                        3321 Marion Stephenson            
C1   ****WINNER****  0.060 11.559 102.14                     0.017 11.743 111.42
        G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.441           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.257
 Qualified:            #19 11.411 114.69                       #42 12.073  80.71

Pearson will face cunningham in the final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  580 Steve Couch                          5349 Amanda Matusek               
C1                  -0.058 11.683 117.75     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.856 136.17
        D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-):  0.133          AA/SA Index: 10.00 (+/-): -0.144
 Qualified:            #27 11.061 118.77                       #37  9.725 140.93


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  511 Bryon Dixon                          4909 Dempsey Pendarvis            
C1                  -0.059 11.407 114.67     ****WINNER****  0.171 10.868 119.97
        E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.293           E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.832
 Qualified:            #34 11.387 115.05                        #5 10.863 117.29

Dixon goes red and Pendarvis gets the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                5001 Mike Staab                   
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.066 11.006 121.72
                                                   D/S Index: 11.50 (+/-): -0.494
 Qualified:                                                      #16 10.899 122.27


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4153 William Carrell                      4444 Tim Snivley                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.012 11.496 112.29                    -0.055 11.674 114.02
        H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.654           H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.476
 Qualified:            #20 11.571 111.69                       #26 11.641 113.89

Carrell gets the Class win when Snivley goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3447 Daryl Bureski                        3446 Judi Bureski                 
C1                   0.037 11.532 114.16     ****WINNER****  0.011 11.505 114.36
        F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.318           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.345
 Qualified:            #29 11.449 114.54                       #41 11.917 110.24

Judi with a great light to put her son on the trailer...Judi Bureski's MOV: 0.0539 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                464Q Austin Williams              
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.018 11.270 116.89
                                                  F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.580
 Qualified:                                                      #17 11.250 117.18

Williams will face Judi Bureski in the F/SA final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5044 Kevin Leinart                        5225 Mike Jeffrey                 
C1                   0.076 13.660  95.41     ****WINNER****  0.061 14.777  79.53
        R/SA Index: 14.05 (+/-): -0.390           V/SA Index: 15.50 (+/-): -0.723
 Qualified:            #30 13.681  95.15                        #2 14.599  88.76


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5221 Wayne Stephenson                     5680 Marlene Nelson               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.117 11.885 110.99                    -0.012 12.280 107.20
        J/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -0.565           J/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -0.170
 Qualified:            #15 11.846 110.97                       #38 12.224 107.36

Nelson went red and Stephenson gets the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5247 Arthur Thibert                       5033 Rachelle Thibert             
C1                   0.482 11.908 108.69     ****WINNER****  0.390 11.946 109.60
        K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -0.742           K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -0.704
 Qualified:            #40 12.476 105.02                        #4 11.802 110.56

Rachelle wins Class.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5021 Russ Speer                              8 Nick Siebert                 
C1                  -0.010 11.894 109.56     ****WINNER****  0.060 11.630 114.06
        I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.406           I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.670
 Qualified:            #32 11.955 104.15                       #23 11.758  93.00


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3222 Chris Stephenson                           Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.060 12.091  84.99     
        I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.209   
 Qualified:            #21 11.736 111.20                     Bye

Stephenson will face siebert in the I/Sa final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                5715 Randy Eakins                 
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.101 10.501 121.80
                                                  C/SA Index: 10.30 (+/-):  0.201
 Qualified:                                                       #1 10.491 115.74


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 Carson Pedigo                        4403 Gary Emmons                  
C1                   0.014 10.723 122.52     ****WINNER****  0.010 10.593 124.20
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.677           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.807
 Qualified:            #14 10.749 123.06                        #6 10.565 124.90

Gary Emmons will face Eakins in the C/SA final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5929 Brett Speer                          4476 Harvey Emmons III            
C1                  -0.020 11.034  88.93     ****WINNER****  0.004 10.688 101.02
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.216           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.562
 Qualified:            #35 10.955  92.40                        #8 10.456 119.91


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                2156 Hugh Meeks                   
C1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.010 10.481 125.13
                                                  B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.769
 Qualified:                                                       #7 10.424 126.19

Meeks will face Harvey Emmons III in the B/SA final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5093 Joe LeBlanc                          5250 Todd Patterson               
C1                   0.102 12.552 104.56     ****WINNER****  0.073  9.442 141.00
        M/SA Index: 12.85 (+/-): -0.298          BB/SA Index: 10.30 (+/-): -0.858
 Qualified:            #31 12.500 105.29                        #3  9.417 141.79

Patterson will face Amanda Matusek in the Auto Combo semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5543 Monty Jones                          5704 Tom Moock                    
C1                   0.044 13.648  93.96     ****WINNER****  0.105 12.446 104.65
        Q/SA Index: 13.80 (+/-): -0.152           O/SA Index: 13.15 (+/-): -0.704
 Qualified:            #36 13.523  94.99                        #9 12.356 105.29

Moock will face Jeffrey in the Auto Combo semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5023 Tom Barrett                          5493 Don Duke                     
C1                   0.043 10.785 124.18     ****WINNER****  0.097 10.536 126.80
         B/S Index: 11.20 (+/-): -0.415            B/S Index: 11.20 (+/-): -0.664
 Qualified:            #24 10.665 125.12                       #12 10.440 127.86

Duke wins Class.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5664 Tim Tosto                                  Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.146 10.809 123.78     
         C/S Index: 11.35 (+/-): -0.541   
 Qualified:            #22 10.792 124.13                     Bye

Tosto will face Staab in the Stick Combo final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink