Sat, 09 Nov 2013, 14:25 PM Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 724P Seth Polvadore                       7025 Jerry Stein                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.054 11.436 114.21                     0.078 10.741 120.47
        I/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-): -0.014           D/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Loge      ) 0.005 11.543  0.123      (G Luneack   ) 0.031 10.736  0.016
E3                   0.050 11.410  0.000      (B Seaburg   ) 0.017 10.721  0.011
E2    (M Kirby     ) 0.016 11.490  0.030      (L Lindholm  ) 0.030 10.747  0.007
E1    (R Hall      ) 0.001 11.474  0.064      (R Pauley    ) 0.041 10.722 -0.038
 Qualified:            #22 11.405 -0.895                       #46 10.783 -0.767

11:22 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,386 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Seth Polvadore's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0190 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6821 Mark Faul                            1136 Peter Biondo                 
E5                  -0.005 12.109  86.61     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.358 127.08
        I/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.659           B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.042
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.013 11.413 -0.007      (J Lang      ) 0.004 10.377  0.047
E3    (J Irving    ) 0.017 11.416 -0.004      (D Little    ) 0.024 10.332  0.002
E2    (D Bridgewate) 0.013 11.500  0.050      (D Lambeck   ) 0.003 10.408  0.008
E1    (B Elliott   ) 0.008 11.418  0.028      (C Scheer    ) 0.035 10.414  0.084
 Qualified:            #13 11.373 -0.927                       #21 10.354 -0.896

Biondo races Salvadore in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  778 Jimmy DeFrank                        3361 Bo Butner                    
E5                   0.023 10.430 126.45     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.944 128.19
        B/SA  Dial: 10.39 (+/-):  0.040          CC/SA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Barcelon  ) 0.018 10.393  0.033      (R Warter    ) 0.024  9.835  0.055
E3    (R Schloe    ) 0.024 10.387  0.027      (R McClanahan) 0.000  9.668 -0.932
E2    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.020 10.439  0.029      (D Machael   ) 0.018  9.908  0.028
E1    (M Johnston  ) 0.012 10.387  0.017      (B Plourd    ) 0.026  9.972  0.182
 Qualified:            #24 10.357 -0.893                       #32  9.764 -0.836

Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 16 inches). He gets a bye to the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink