Fri, 24 May 2013, 20:43 PM Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 335X Dave Connolly                        4860 Jimmy Hidalgo                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.601 130.51                     0.054 11.179 117.21
       CC/SA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-):  0.011            G/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Shaw      ) 0.021  9.613  0.023      (J Hairringto) 0.036 11.217  0.007
E3    (B Candies   ) 0.050  9.846  0.206      (J Taylor    ) 0.028 11.216  0.006
E2    (B Payne     ) 0.026  9.759  0.209      (Bye         ) 0.016 11.615  0.385
E1    (M Kight     ) 0.036  9.820  0.090      (B Massingill) 0.040 11.236 -0.014
 Qualified:             #9  9.823 -0.777                        #1 11.145 -0.855

8:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 2,129 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Connolly gets a big hole shot and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                2733 Merrill Schrimscher          
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.077 11.397 115.38
                                                  G/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-): -0.083
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (J Warren    ) 0.008 11.496  0.016
E3                                           (B Phillips  ) 0.002 11.686  0.156
E2                                           (J Marshall  ) 0.034 11.572  0.042
E1                                           (P Candies   ) 0.030 11.536 -0.044
 Qualified:                                                      #34 11.571 -0.429

It will be Schrimscher vs. Connolly in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink