Drag Race Central - NHRA
Thu, 03 Sep 2015, 15:52 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 3 Class Eliminations
By Rick Green



BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3340 Chuck Beach                          4688 Mike Cotten                  
C3                   0.058 10.820 121.13     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.849 121.18
        F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -1.030           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -1.001
 Prior rounds:
C2    (C Walters   ) 0.044 10.934 113.85                     -0.012 11.082 107.11
C1                   -0.015 11.018 106.56      (K Hawkins   ) 0.177 10.873 120.80
 Qualified:            #40 10.797 121.13                       #50 10.820 121.29
Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,864 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Cotten with the starting line advantage and holds on for the hole shot win. Mike Cotten's MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 3 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                2066 Adam Davis                   
C3                                            ****WINNER**** -0.002 11.623  91.19
                                                  F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.227
 Prior rounds:
C2                                           (T Miller    ) 0.049 11.565  91.64
C1                                           (M Kight     ) 0.000 10.802 121.21
 Qualified:                                                      #43 10.802 121.21
Davis with the bye here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  317 Steven Dziorny                       3222 Chris Stephenson             
C3                   0.047 11.740 111.93     ****WINNER****  0.040 11.698 106.86
        K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -0.910           K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -0.952
 Prior rounds:
C2    (K Riley     ) 0.055 11.793 109.84      (T Pettigrew ) 0.092 11.738 104.14
C1    (D Campolito ) 0.041 11.954  98.66                     -0.002 11.943  96.09
 Qualified:           #129 11.780 111.01                       #54 11.626 112.94
Stephenson with the starting line advantage and the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3613 Randall Campbell                     5508 Charles Blossom              
C3   ****WINNER****  0.102 12.639 102.44                     0.017 13.624  98.20
        Q/SA Index: 13.80 (+/-): -1.161           BF/S Index: 14.65 (+/-): -1.026
 Prior rounds:
C2    (R Seibenick ) 0.040 12.627 100.13      (D Tool      ) 0.132 13.836  83.73
C1    (B Michael   ) 0.035 12.742  91.74      (J Bailey    ) 0.128 13.632  93.91
 Qualified:             #8 12.560 103.53                       #56 13.632  93.91
Blossom with the starting line advantage, but Campbell chased him down for the win. Randall Campbell's MOV: 0.0503 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Campbell wins the Auto combo Class trophy.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4992 Brian Massingill                      428 Kevin Helms                  
C3                   0.035  9.345 142.24     ****WINNER****  0.056  9.247 127.23
        FS/C Index: 10.30 (+/-): -0.955           FS/C Index: 10.30 (+/-): -1.053
 Prior rounds:
C2    (R Montford  ) 0.052  9.353 141.64      (J Lopez     ) 0.035  9.217 131.79
C1    (M Wagner    ) 0.037  9.351 142.03      (P Cambria   ) 0.093  9.194 145.69
 Qualified:            #92  9.351 142.03                       #19  9.157 146.30
Massingill with the starting line advantage, but Helms chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1707 Jim Boburka                          3540 Charley Downing              
C3                   0.017  9.545 123.59     ****WINNER****  0.051  9.158 147.94
        FS/C Index: 10.30 (+/-): -0.755           FS/C Index: 10.30 (+/-): -1.142
 Prior rounds:
C2    (R Rinke     ) 0.051  9.393 142.31                     0.000  9.276 133.12
C1    (J Kunsak    ) 0.039  9.384 142.67      (R Massey    ) 0.187  9.225 143.25
 Qualified:            #88  9.345 142.73                       #14  9.149 150.50
Boburka with the starting line advantage, but Downing gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   45 J Allen Sherman                      1499 Jim Boudreau                 
C3   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.076 128.36                     0.039 10.095 129.42
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.174           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.155
 Prior rounds:
C2    (D Ficacci   ) 0.037 10.120 122.71      (S Burton    ) 0.068 10.111 130.33
C1    (J Bardekoff ) 0.077 10.144 117.93      (D Morris    ) 0.040 10.120 130.68
 Qualified:            #27 10.138 130.54                       #21 10.120 130.68
Sherman with the starting line advantage and the win. J Allen Sherman's MOV: 0.0494 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4022 Jeff Teuton                          2032 Jack Zimmerman               
C3   ****WINNER****  0.047 10.138 130.61                     0.017 10.378 120.41
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.112           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.872
 Prior rounds:
C2    (F Thibeault ) 0.036 10.423 102.33      (L Hill      ) 0.007 10.495 111.75
C1    (M Truman    ) 0.073 10.229 116.99      (S Dornan    ) 0.000 10.361 126.77
 Qualified:            #48 10.213 128.64                       #72 10.268 127.55
Zimmerman with the starting line advantage, but Teuton gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  312 Matt Antrobius                        152 Chris Butcher                
C3                   0.041 11.139 114.20     ****WINNER****  0.036 11.038 118.63
        H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -1.011           H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -1.112
 Prior rounds:
C2    (K Whitcher  ) 0.021 11.231 105.91      (J Hale      ) 0.079 11.050 117.61
C1    (S Hutar     ) -0.027 11.269 103.44      (L Zane      ) 0.048 11.235 112.43
 Qualified:            #39 11.092 118.47                       #53 11.124 117.81
Butcher with the starting line advantage and the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3608 Bill Sempsrott                       3113 David Walther                
C3                   0.013 11.616 113.44     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.802 122.40
         K/S Index: 12.55 (+/-): -0.934            F/S Index: 11.80 (+/-): -0.998
 Prior rounds:
C2    (J Greening  ) 0.010 11.626 113.10                     1.845 20.157  61.28
C1    (E Buth      ) 0.020 11.609 113.30      (D Beeler    ) 0.030 10.810 120.22
 Qualified:            #85 11.593 113.54                       #41 10.749 122.36
Sempsrott with the starting line advantage, but Walther gets the Stick Combo Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3610 Leonard Mattingly                     778 Jimmy DeFrank                
C3                   0.011 10.122 130.99     ****WINNER****  0.071 10.055 130.62
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.878           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.945
 Prior rounds:
C2    (D Scheitlin ) 0.012 10.137 130.61      (A Keir      ) 0.002 10.061 130.22
C1    (R Wilkes    ) 0.008 10.132 130.78      (B Noland    ) 0.016 10.064 130.25
 Qualified:           #115 10.099 131.04                       #99 10.064 130.25
Mattingly with the starting line advantage, but DeFrank is able to chase him down in the lights for the Class win. Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4024 Shane Burkett                          18 Katie Sepanek                
C3   ****WINNER****  0.008 11.284 115.44                     0.000 11.317 114.21
        I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -1.016           I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.983
 Prior rounds:
C2                   -0.015 11.427 114.29      (M McGinley  ) 0.069 11.347 113.45
C1    (C Sousa     ) 0.023 11.317 115.06                     0.005 11.343 113.81
 Qualified:            #69 11.317 115.06                       #65 11.304 113.99
Sepanek with a perfect light, but Burkett gets the Class win. Shane Burkett's MOV: 0.0256 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1977 Michael Iacono                       3393 Darrell Steiger              
C3   ****WINNER****  0.031 10.832 111.04                    -0.008 10.856 121.20
        E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.868           E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.844
 Prior rounds:
C2    (V Guilmino I) -0.017 10.883 106.52      (B Splingaire) 0.019 10.897 119.92
C1    (J Biermann  ) 0.030 10.706 122.83      (D Morris    ) 0.019 10.830 121.11
 Qualified:            #66 10.706 122.83                      #130 10.830 121.11
Steiger goes red and Iacono wins the Class trophy.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1047 Kenneth Richard                      505B Michael Brand                
C3                  -0.108 11.229 115.63     ****WINNER****  0.042 11.084 108.12
        G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.771           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.916
 Prior rounds:
C2    (C Hopkins   ) 0.103 11.162 118.35      (Bye         )       No Time      
C1    (M Welfel    ) 0.183 11.119 119.17      (V Buchanan  ) 0.030 10.990 119.22
 Qualified:           #107 11.083 119.11                       #58 10.990 119.22
Richard goes red and Brand gets the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  333 Brett McFarland                         2 Drew Skillman                
C3                   0.047  9.218 146.26     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.121 149.17
        FS/B Index: 10.00 (+/-): -0.782           FS/B Index: 10.00 (+/-): -0.879
 Prior rounds:
C2                   -0.030  9.239 145.85      (G Lyons     ) 0.063  9.123 148.44
C1    (R Hill      ) 0.043  9.201 146.46                     0.014  9.108 149.03
 Qualified:           #133  9.135 147.21                       #91  9.051 149.86
Skillman with the starting line advantage and the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                         1990 David Barton                 
C3                   0.067  8.922 150.30     ****WINNER****  0.136  8.835 152.64
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.228           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.315
 Prior rounds:
C2    (B Hochrun   ) 0.049  8.945 151.87                     -0.004  8.921 135.50
C1    (P Mercure   ) 0.029  9.200 123.91      (J Strickland) 0.174  8.988 133.53
 Qualified:             #7  8.906 150.01                        #3  8.804 152.76
Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 3,914 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

Dourlet with the starting line advantage, but Barton gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Bo Butner                            3285 Joseph Welch                 
C3   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.099 120.01                    -0.003  8.952 147.91
        FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.051           FS/X Index: 10.15 (+/-): -1.198
 Prior rounds:
C2    (J Allegrucci) 0.035  8.965 145.00      (V Cagnazzi  ) 0.055  8.911 150.56
C1    (F Henson    ) 0.046  9.132 120.60      (T Patterson ) 0.070  8.920 150.53
 Qualified:             #9  8.918 151.54                        #6  8.903 150.58
Welch is just a few ticks too quick and turns on the red light. Butner moves on to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        3805 Kevin Skinner                
C3                   0.021  8.915 153.84     ****WINNER****  0.068  8.601 141.97
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.985           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.299
 Prior rounds:
C2    (S Bell      ) 0.042  8.930 148.71      (S Ficacci   ) 0.163  8.597 145.91
C1    (C Arnett    ) 0.053  8.921 152.24                     0.031  8.616 141.08
 Qualified:            #68  8.913 149.12                        #2  8.553 141.39
Miele with the starting line advantage, but Skinner chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 350D Adam Berberich                       3334 Chris Holbrook               
C3                   0.010  8.884 153.18     ****WINNER****  0.063  8.602 152.35
       FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.016           FS/XX Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.298
 Prior rounds:
C2    (D Fezell    ) 0.046  8.924 136.80      (P Candies   ) 0.142  8.627 147.54
C1    (D Sayres    ) 0.068  9.060 129.49      (C Watson    ) 0.078  8.615 145.33
 Qualified:            #35  8.830 154.62                        #4  8.560 158.86
Berberich with a good light, but Holbrook gets the win to go to the final.

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