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Fri, 14 Nov 2014, 12:08 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7941 Tony Janes                           7650 Doug Gibson                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.002 11.540 101.67
        L/SA  Dial: 12.70 (+/-): 87.299           H/SA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.180
 Qualified:            #81 12.810  0.110                       #41 11.362 -0.788

8:15 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,175 feet, track temperature 67 degrees.

Janes can't make the call and Gibson gets a free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                          778 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                  -0.004 10.193 111.90     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.644 123.49
       CC/SA  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.103           B/SA  Dial: 10.66 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #80 10.396 -0.204                       #40 10.452 -0.798

Eleven World Championships between these two! Both driving 396ci sixty nine Camaro's.

Biondo misses the tree by just -0.004 to give the win to DeFarnk.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 335X Dave Connolly                         754 Lindy Lindholm               
E1                  -0.020  9.526 108.42     ****WINNER****  0.088 11.495 115.06
       BB/SA  Dial: 9.39 (+/-):  0.136            I/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #79 10.062 -0.238                       #39 11.502 -0.798

Connolly joins Biondo and goes red. Lindholm goes to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  652 Bob Gullett                           708 Rick Kagawa                  
E1                  -0.031 11.065 103.55     ****WINNER****  0.120 10.623 123.33
         G/S  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  0.165           C/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.027
 Qualified:             #4 10.842 -1.058                       #44 10.629 -0.771

Third red light in the left lane. Kagawa gets an easy one.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7410 Robert Pond                          5321 Alan Messer                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060  9.917 135.18                           No Time      
         A/S  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -1.033            A/S  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): 89.049
 Qualified:             #8  9.965 -0.985                       #48 10.226 -0.724

Heads-up! Messer times out and Pond gets to play in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6360 Bill Bushmaker                       5717 Bobby DeArmond               
E1                   0.075 11.736 111.90     ****WINNER****  0.003 10.254 127.82
        I/SA  Dial: 11.77 (+/-): -0.034           A/SA  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.144
 Qualified:            #64 11.773 -0.527                       #24 10.101 -0.899

Finally we get a race! Bobby DeArmond cuts a strong 0.003 light for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1044 John Shaul                           7022 Nanette Bowworth             
E1                   0.036 10.096 131.43     ****WINNER****  0.001 12.595 105.16
        A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.016           O/SA  Dial: 12.59 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:            #21 10.087 -0.913                       #61 12.575 -0.575

Nanette Bowworth leaves with a 0.001 light. MOV: 0.0466 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Nanette Bowworth's package: 0.006.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7500 Doug Holder                          4689 Paula Cotten                 
E1                   0.003 12.473 100.49     ****WINNER****  0.038 11.016 117.00
        N/SA  Dial: 12.48 (+/-): -0.007           F/SA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-):  0.046
 Qualified:            #63 12.469 -0.531                       #23 10.938 -0.912

Paula Cotten's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.007, after a 0.003 light. Ouch!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Justin Lamb                          7067 Broc Broaddus                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048 10.841 116.16                     0.137 12.632 102.89
        E/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-):  0.031           O/SA  Dial: 12.69 (+/-): -0.058
 Qualified:            #19 10.786 -0.914                       #59 12.523 -0.627

Last race for the Big #1 on Lamb's Camaro. Lamb gets a big starting line advantage and Broaddus is too quick.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6821 Mark Faul                              75 Jeff Jerome                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002 11.377 113.53                     0.001 10.171 128.15
        E/SA  Dial: 11.39 (+/-): -0.013           A/SA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-): -0.019
 Qualified:            #77 11.419 -0.281                       #37 10.191 -0.809

Two terrific lights and Mark Faul gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3321 Marion Stephenson                    7192 Ryan Herem                   
E1                   0.011 11.665 101.35     ****WINNER****  0.122 10.325 110.55
        I/SA  Dial: 11.67 (+/-): -0.005           B/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #46 11.546 -0.754                        #6 10.235 -1.015

Ryan Herem is way late and lucks into the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.005.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   22 Jeff Adkinson                        6111 Mary Ann Method              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065 10.413 127.19                    -0.009 11.346 115.86
        B/SA  Dial: 10.42 (+/-): -0.007           H/SA  Dial: 11.23 (+/-):  0.116
 Qualified:            #58 10.613 -0.637                       #18 11.232 -0.918

Jeff Adkinson's MOV: opponent's -0.009 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7274 Larry Gilley                         7980 Steve Wann                   
E1                   0.033 10.997 117.23     ****WINNER****  0.005 10.367 117.44
        E/SA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-):  0.037           B/SA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:            #47 10.951 -0.749                        #7 10.263 -0.987

Great 0.005 light for Wann and a three foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6261 Larry Peterson                       7797 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.775 121.41                     0.043 10.503 127.38
        B/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.035            C/S  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #68 10.742 -0.508                       #28 10.471 -0.879

Wheels up leaves a pair and a close race.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                           76 Ryan Mangus                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.140 129.38                     0.028 11.403 115.59
        A/SA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-):  0.000           G/SA  Dial: 11.39 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #20 10.087 -0.913                       #60 11.402 -0.598

John Dourlet runs right on his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 5 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1426 Jerry Hatch                           791 Randy Bursell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.111 10.693 122.99                     0.031 11.624 111.74
        D/SA  Dial: 10.66 (+/-):  0.033           H/SA  Dial: 11.64 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #25 10.656 -0.894                       #65 11.626 -0.524

Jerry Hatch is late and still gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T700 Paul Cannan                           627 Brian Seaberg                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052 10.128 122.31                     0.006 13.667  92.93
        A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-): -0.002           T/SA  Dial: 13.67 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #30 10.162 -0.838                       #70 14.001 -0.399

Huge wheel stand for Cannan, after a long wait for the green. Paul Cannan scores a 0.006 light. MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4446 J. Allen Sherman                     7784 Paul Wong                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.112 10.545 118.69                     0.093 11.422 125.15
        B/SA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.215            G/S  Dial: 11.16 (+/-):  0.262
 Qualified:            #11 10.282 -0.968                       #51 11.202 -0.698

Two "not so good" lights this time. J. Allen Sherman's MOV: 0.0289 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Must of been lots of games in the lights.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7776 Chris Whitney                        5680 Marlene Nelson               
E1                  -0.040 10.507 114.63     ****WINNER****  0.062 12.150 108.64
         B/S  Dial: 10.39 (+/-):  0.117           J/SA  Dial: 12.11 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #33 10.376 -0.824                       #73 12.116 -0.334

Marlene Nelson's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4402 Jerry Emmons                         7185 Dave Bridgewater             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025 10.500 117.86                    -0.007  9.994 134.08
        B/SA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.050          BB/SA  Dial: 10.03 (+/-): -0.036
 Qualified:            #35 10.431 -0.819                       #75 10.002 -0.298

Jerry Emmons leaves with the front wheels way up in the air. MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5035 Keith Lynch                          7401 Darren Smith                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002 10.031 129.94                     0.116 11.196 116.22
        A/SA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  0.081            G/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-): -0.044
 Qualified:             #3  9.942 -1.058                       #43 11.225 -0.775

Keith Lynch nails the tree with a 0.002 light. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                           72 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044 11.155 120.56                     0.030 10.605 122.86
        D/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-):  0.005           C/SA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #71 11.156 -0.394                       #31 10.563 -0.837

Close race in the lights. Larry Scarth runs 0.005 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 14 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7931 Cliff Hanson                         5543 Monty Jones                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000 10.333 127.63                     0.001 11.016 119.41
        A/SA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.013           G/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-): -0.024
 Qualified:            #52 10.308 -0.692                       #12 11.039 -0.961

Cliff Hanson runs right on for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out after a 0.001 light.

Cliff Hanson's package: 0.013.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7053 Bernie Cunningham                    7593 Richard Pauley               
E1                   0.006 11.320 120.17     ****WINNER****  0.105 10.628 105.21
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.080           C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.772
 Qualified:            #74 11.070 -0.330                       #34 10.580 -0.820

Heads-up! Pauley is late, but has the power for the easy win. Cunningham cuts a 0.006 light to no avail.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7857 John Gray                             776 Doug Lambeck                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 11.161 114.88                     0.088 10.086 130.25
        F/SA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-):  0.051           A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #55 11.179 -0.671                       #15 10.074 -0.926

John Gray has a strong 0.007 light and Lambeck runs 0.006 to his dial. MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Drew Skillman                        7021 Steve Kathary                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.988 143.16                     0.030 10.981 121.43
       AA/SA  Dial: 8.95 (+/-):  0.038            E/SA  Dial: 10.91 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:             #2  8.917 -1.083                       #42 10.922 -0.778

Drew Skillman's MOV: 0.0473 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7700 Larry Maxwell                          63 Ryan Warter                  
E1                  -0.140 11.344  97.73     ****WINNER****  0.075 11.683 111.57
        F/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  0.344           J/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:             #5 10.824 -1.026                       #45 11.686 -0.764

Ryan Warter's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  715 Justin Jerome                         730 Caroline Jimerfield          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073 11.184 117.45                     0.128 12.046 111.13
        G/SA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.014           J/SA  Dial: 12.09 (+/-): -0.044
 Qualified:            #32 11.175 -0.825                       #72 12.076 -0.374

Jimerfield is late and Justin Jerome gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                          713 Jim Durham                   
E1                   0.030  8.702 145.75     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.998 108.14
      AAA/SA  Dial: 8.72 (+/-): -0.018            E/SA  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  0.098
 Qualified:            #13  8.739 -0.961                       #53 11.012 -0.688

Jim Durham's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6273 Angela Bushmaker                     5742 Al Corda                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044 11.845 110.20                     0.032 10.355 122.28
        K/SA  Dial: 11.84 (+/-):  0.005          CC/SA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #36 11.831 -0.819                       #76 10.308 -0.292

Angela Bushmaker's MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 19 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      7059 Robert Turner                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031 10.710 120.05                     0.108 11.307 116.51
        D/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.060           F/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #22 10.637 -0.913                       #62 11.304 -0.546

Randi Lyn Shipp's MOV: 0.0245 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  766 Dave Belli                              8 Bo Butner                    
E1                   0.069 10.703 118.01     ****WINNER****  0.034 10.003 131.33
        C/SA  Dial: 10.67 (+/-):  0.033           A/SA  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #49 10.684 -0.716                        #9 10.019 -0.981

Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0454 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1977 Michael Iacono                        777 Earl Blake                   
E1                   0.034 10.885 100.83     ****WINNER****  0.083 11.031 115.78
        B/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-):  0.075           F/SA  Dial: 11.01 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:            #69 10.820 -0.430                       #29 11.002 -0.848

Lots of air time for Earl Blake and a close finish. MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 9 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6340 Jim Storms                            508 Ted Romero                   
E1                   0.139 11.100 117.46     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.830 115.57
        G/SA  Dial: 11.09 (+/-):  0.010           C/SA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.090
 Qualified:            #14 11.073 -0.927                       #54 10.714 -0.686

Ted Romero's MOV: 0.0211 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Storms was late.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6383 Will Kelly                           6104 Brad Plourd                  
E1                   0.118 11.179 116.86     ****WINNER****  0.036 12.028 103.14
        G/SA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.009           K/SA  Dial: 11.98 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #27 11.119 -0.881                       #67 12.141 -0.509

Kelly is 0.009 to his dial, but is way late. Plourd gets the eight foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Jerry Stein                           626 Dave Barcelon                
E1                   0.064 10.727 120.27     ****WINNER****  0.042 11.250 116.36
        C/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-): -0.033           H/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #57 10.735 -0.665                       #17 11.230 -0.920

Dave Barcelon runs right on his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                           7411 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.595 120.29                     0.047 10.821 102.20
        D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.955           D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.729
 Qualified:            #16 10.630 -0.920                       #56 10.885 -0.665

Heads-up! Close off the line, but Meador has the power for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  784 Randy Chen                           3805 Kevin Skinner                
E1                   0.100 11.163 117.42     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.760 158.54
        F/SA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-):  0.023         AAA/SA  Dial: 8.75 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #50 11.146 -0.704                       #10  8.723 -0.977

Chen is late and Skinner isn't!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7575 Mark Kirby                           703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.028 10.375 112.43
        F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): 88.149          CC/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.225
 Qualified:            #38 11.048 -0.802                       #78 10.337 -0.263

Kirby is a no show and Rizz0li gets the free pass to the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  741 John Irving                          7446 Chuck Rayburn                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.070  9.774 134.22
        D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): 88.449          CC/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.826
 Qualified:            #66 11.027 -0.523                       #26  9.706 -0.894

Rayburn gets a single, as Irving is a no show.

8:55 a.m.

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