Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 14:58 PM Stock Eliminator Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1162 Sal Biondo                              7 Don Pires Jr.                
E7   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.839 123.94                     0.042 11.607  99.36
       CC/SA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.059            H/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-):  0.097
 Prior rounds:
E6    (C Marshall  ) 0.048  9.896  0.136                     0.020 11.612  0.612
E5                   0.009  9.862  0.162      (M Letellier ) 0.018 11.556 -0.004
E4    (G Cable Jr  ) 0.017  9.806  0.076      (M Epprecht  ) 0.039 11.754  0.224
E3    (P Biondo    ) 0.015  9.731 -0.009      (L Miller Jr.) 0.064 11.399 -0.751
E2    (J Leach     ) 0.012  9.725  0.025      (W Totaro    ) 0.012 11.464 -0.026
E1    (J Lisa      ) 0.033  9.716  0.006      (E Bednaz    ) 0.052 11.521  0.091
 Qualified:             #7  9.651 -0.949                       #45 11.454 -0.696

2:53 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.40 inches, adjusted altitude 3,297 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Pires had two wins before this race, with his most recent at Englishtown earlier this year. He was runner up there in 2009. Biondo had 16 national event wins but none were in Stock Eliminator. He has been runner up in Stock 15 times before this race.

Biondo had this one from the start and got his first win in Stock Eliminator.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink