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Sat, 08 Feb 2014, 20:47 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7410 Robert Pond                          1426 Jerry Hatch                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.527 10.164 109.67                    -0.395 11.747  85.14
         A/S  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.184            D/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  1.147
 Prior rounds:
E4                   -0.022 10.187 -0.763      (J Lamb      ) 0.044 10.604  0.004
E3    (T Mandella  ) 0.038  9.997  0.017      (D Holder    ) 0.036 10.655  0.055
E2    (C Whitney   ) 0.012 10.533  0.553      (L Lindholm  ) 0.029 10.740  0.100
E1    (S Kathary   ) 0.069 10.282  0.302      (M Johnston  ) 0.039 10.699  0.059
 Qualified:             #2  9.891 -1.059                       #26 10.708 -0.842

5:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.08 inches, adjusted altitude 1,913 feet, track temperature 69 degrees.

Hatch is WAY red and Pond gets a free pass to round six.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                         T700 Paul Cannan                  
E5                   0.050 10.374 123.26     ****WINNER****  0.001 10.167 126.70
        B/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.004           A/SA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Glasbrenne) 0.017 10.620  0.260      (J Shaul     ) 0.045 10.135 -0.865
E3    (P Cotten    ) 0.007 10.357  0.007      (T Hewes     ) 0.111 10.101  0.031
E2    (D Little    ) 0.018 10.331  0.001      (D Bridgewate) 0.070 10.051 -0.949
E1    (C Method    ) 0.029 10.366  0.006      (R Schloe    ) -0.015 10.070  0.020
 Qualified:            #15 10.335 -0.915                        #8 10.049 -0.951

Winner gets the bye run to the final round.

Paul Cannan nails the tree with a stellar 0.001 RT for the close win. MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 13 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1977 Michael Iacono               
E5                                            ****WINNER**** -0.011 10.941 117.05
                                                  F/SA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (J Calvert   ) 0.028 11.039  0.129
E3                                           (J Irving    ) 0.045 11.090  0.160
E2                                           (J Lang      ) 0.026 10.914  0.004
E1                                           (J Interlicch) 0.033 10.921 -0.029
 Qualified:                                                      #12 10.924 -0.926

Bye run for Iacono and he races Pond tomorrow.

5:45 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink