Sat, 06 Sep 2014, 16:32 PM Stock Eliminator Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Rick Green

EARLVILLE, Iowa - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6104 Brad Plourd                             3 Charley Downing              
E7                   0.044 12.000 102.23     ****WINNER****  0.043 11.016 113.24
        K/SA  Dial: 11.96 (+/-):  0.040            F/S  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E6                   -0.007 12.659  0.709      (S Hutar     ) 0.074 10.965  0.005
E5    (T Patterson ) 0.020 12.101  0.151                     0.069 11.063 -0.837
E4    (N Bredemus  ) 0.040 12.462  0.142      (L Wernet    ) 0.012 11.174  0.004
E3    (D Fletcher  ) 0.038 12.320  0.010      (R Speer     ) 0.011 12.339  1.239
E2    (T Barrett   ) 0.013 12.323  0.073      (J Marx      ) 0.012 11.079  0.029
E1    (B Schultz   ) 0.040 12.287  0.037      (G De Menge  ) 0.025 11.023  0.063
 Qualified:            #55 12.166 -0.484                        #8 10.955 -0.845

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,339 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Downing with the slight starting line advantage and gets the win. Charley Downing's MOV: 0.0250 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Downing gets his first National event win in his second National event final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink