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Sat, 05 Sep 2015, 11:00 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 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
 2066 Adam Davis                           3200 Tim Lowe                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.992 114.51                     0.092 10.289 124.89
        F/SA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.012           FS/F  Dial: 10.29 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Kadar     ) 0.017 10.993  0.013      (B Massel    ) 0.026 10.295  0.025
 Qualified:            #42 10.802 -1.048                       #74 10.228 -0.972

10:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 3,061 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Adam Davis' MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0520 seconds (approximately 10 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3012 Carlton Sweasy                       3139 Ron Seibenick                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045 11.304 116.21                     0.077 16.475  81.68
        H/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.004           EF/S  Dial: 16.40 (+/-):  0.075
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Welker    ) 0.050 11.286  0.086      (T Morgan    ) 0.006 16.485 -0.015
 Qualified:            #60 11.144 -1.006                       #28 16.338 -1.112

Carlton Sweasy's MOV: 0.1038 seconds (approximately 12 feet).Carlton Sweasy's MOV: 0.1038 seconds (approximately 12 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3610 Leonard Mattingly                    1489 Steven Ficacci               
E2                   0.038 10.180 130.53     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.921 148.27
        A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.030          FS/XX  Dial: 8.92 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cotten    ) -0.006 10.148 -0.002      (V Cagnazzi  ) 0.047  8.935  0.015
 Qualified:           #113 10.099 -0.901                       #81  8.942 -0.958

Steven Ficacci's MOV: 0.0397 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1387 Chris Howes                           428 Kevin Helms                  
E2                   0.119 10.316 128.81     ****WINNER****  0.041  9.163 131.47
        B/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-): -0.064           FS/C  Dial: 9.14 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Mercure   ) 0.038 10.384  0.014      (T Hoven     ) 0.006  9.152  0.012
 Qualified:           #115 10.352 -0.898                       #19  9.157 -1.143

Howes was late, Helms ran him down and pushed him into a breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3076 Tommy Pettigrew                      3150 Tom Russell                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040 11.775 112.13                     0.033 10.390 125.92
        K/SA  Dial: 11.74 (+/-):  0.035            B/S  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Bell      ) 0.055 11.732  0.012      (A Keir      ) 0.038 10.295 -0.005
 Qualified:            #93 11.706 -0.944                      #125 10.321 -0.879

Tommy Pettigrew's MOV: 0.0186 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4121 Kyle Ratcliff                        3791 Jordan Pennington            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001 10.568 124.50                     0.077  8.795 142.69
        C/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.028          FS/XX  Dial: 8.85 (+/-): -0.055
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Fletcher  ) 0.018 10.530 -0.010      (M McGinley  ) 0.028  8.823  0.033
 Qualified:           #118 10.507 -0.893                       #22  8.774 -1.126

Ratcliff was almost perfect on the tree for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Bo Butner                            3609 John McCarthy                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  8.957 133.98                     0.118 13.787  96.03
        FS/X  Dial: 8.90 (+/-):  0.057            U/SA  Dial: 13.81 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Emmons    ) 0.039  9.016 -0.034      (V Guilmino I) 0.075 13.853  0.003
 Qualified:             #9  8.918 -1.232                       #41 13.801 -1.049

Butner spotted McCarthy almost five seconds, then ran him down. Bo Butner's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0150 seconds (approximately 2 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5715 Randy Eakins                         4402 Jerry Emmons                 
E2                  -0.017 10.548 125.13     ****WINNER****  0.075 10.358 126.18
        FS/G  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.008           B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Campolito ) 0.028 10.820  0.280      (J Bardekoff ) 0.036 10.349 -0.901
 Qualified:            #16 10.200 -1.150                      #129 10.382 -0.868

Emmons with the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3355 Timothy Weinzapfel                   3207 Andrew Hill                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008 13.037 101.27                     0.079 10.603 120.81
         R/S  Dial: 13.05 (+/-): -0.013           D/SA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Welch     ) 0.102 13.321  0.271      (T Turner    ) 0.003 10.583 -0.007
 Qualified:            #70 12.968 -0.982                       #38 10.483 -1.067

Weinzapfel had a great double-oh light with the big white wagon. Timothy Weinzapfel's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0670 seconds (approximately 12 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3428 Tom Rambo                            4406 Jim Hale                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051 11.162 112.15                     0.062 11.028 111.69
        G/SA  Dial: 11.16 (+/-):  0.002           H/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Rogers    ) 0.030 11.093  0.003      (D Beeler    ) 0.074 11.227  0.227
 Qualified:           #109 11.093 -0.907                       #13 10.986 -1.164

Tom Rambo's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 14 inches), opponent broke out. Rambo was two over, Hale was two under.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5942 Ryan Montford                        3913 Wade Owens                   
E2                   0.021  9.261 136.10     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.595 123.89
        FS/C  Dial: 9.31 (+/-): -0.049            D/SA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-): -0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Wilkes    ) 0.065  9.255  0.035      (S Dziorny   ) 0.040 10.586  0.046
 Qualified:            #31  9.205 -1.095                       #63 10.546 -1.004

Wade Owens' MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0046 seconds (approximately 10 inches) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5389 Steve Hutar                          1776 Clint Walters                
E2                   0.057 11.240 117.48     ****WINNER****  0.036 11.051 115.76
        H/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.010           F/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J McCormack ) 0.062 11.200  0.020      (B Michael   ) 0.046 10.992 -0.128
 Qualified:            #62 11.145 -1.005                      #133 10.985 -0.865


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   45 J Allen Sherman                      2040 Ken Vaughn                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.089 10.160 122.66                     0.055 10.558 122.34
        B/SA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.000            C/S  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Massingill) 0.031 10.153  0.043      (N Reiter    ) 0.040 10.679  0.129
 Qualified:            #27 10.138 -1.112                      #123 10.469 -0.881

Sherman ran dead-on against Vaughn's breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  520 Tyler Cassil                         3014 Steve Novosel                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.184  9.842 119.11                    -0.056  9.713 137.26
        FS/E  Dial: 9.82 (+/-):  0.022            FS/D  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Whalen    ) 0.032  9.861  0.061      (J Teuton    ) 0.013  9.713  0.033
 Qualified:            #15  9.799 -1.151                      #111  9.697 -0.903


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3222 Chris Stephenson                     1499 Jim Boudreau                 
E2                  -0.025 11.723 112.12     ****WINNER****  0.024 10.334 127.93
        K/SA  Dial: 11.74 (+/-): -0.017           B/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Wenzel    ) 0.032 11.735 -0.005      (T Bishop    ) 0.022 10.405  0.135
 Qualified:            #53 11.626 -1.024                       #21 10.120 -1.130


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1587 Don Fezell                           4311 Jeff Lopez                   
E2                   0.294  8.648 154.35     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.318 131.92
       FS/XX  Dial: 8.63 (+/-):  0.018            FS/C  Dial: 9.26 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Garrity   ) -0.183  8.661  0.051      (J Noonan    ) 0.067  9.315  0.055
 Qualified:             #5  8.637 -1.263                       #37  9.233 -1.067


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5526 Dwayne Scheitlin                     349J Joey Shipp                   
E2                  -0.016 10.088 130.48     ****WINNER****  0.059 10.245 130.72
        A/SA  Dial: 10.06 (+/-):  0.028           FS/F  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Walther   ) 0.013 10.056  0.006      (R Campbell  ) 0.041 10.205 -0.045
 Qualified:           #104 10.081 -0.919                       #72 10.221 -0.979


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1707 Jim Boburka                          339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E2                   0.030  9.343 140.55     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.798 120.44
        FS/C  Dial: 9.35 (+/-): -0.007            D/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Allegrucci) 0.054  9.328 -0.042      (C Blossom   ) 0.054 10.748  0.148
 Qualified:            #87  9.345 -0.955                      #119 10.657 -0.893

Shipp had problems with a blown head gasket earlier this week, but they got that fixed and she's going rounds. Randi Lyn Shipp's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 397M Brina Splingaire                     3131 Donna Morris                 
E2                  -0.014 11.048 102.21     ****WINNER****  0.010 10.774 123.54
        E/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.652           E/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -0.926
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Turk      ) 0.044 10.963 -0.067      (C Downing   ) 0.051 10.771  0.031
 Qualified:           #130 10.835 -0.865                       #78 10.737 -0.963

Heads-up! Morris had a tenth on Splingaire in qualifying, Splingaire pushed the tree a little too hard and went red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5009 Scott Burton                         158N Eddie Brooks                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033 10.553  91.94                    -0.020 10.484 123.85
        B/SA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.313           FS/H  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Zane      ) 0.013 10.283  0.053      (E Buth      ) 0.049 10.449  0.019
 Qualified:            #43 10.203 -1.047                       #11 10.311 -1.189


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1013 David Ficacci                        5018 Corey Hopkins                
E2                   0.070 10.360 124.45     ****WINNER****  0.037 11.221 101.64
        B/SA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-): -0.010           G/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Myers     ) 0.008 10.356  0.016      (G Richard   ) 0.083 11.194  0.024
 Qualified:            #56 10.239 -1.011                       #88 11.047 -0.953


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1788 Bruce Noland                          320 Ken Whitcher                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.148 128.86                     0.040 11.306 110.32
        A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.018           H/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Wong      ) 0.018 10.103  0.043      (M Brand     ) 0.006 11.286 -0.024
 Qualified:            #89 10.050 -0.950                      #121 11.261 -0.889


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5027 Don Morris                            353 Caleb McFarland              
E2                   0.029 10.240 129.65     ****WINNER****  0.027  9.957 130.67
        B/SA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-): -0.020            A/S  Dial: 9.97 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hochrun   ) 0.061 10.290  0.000      (M Kennedy   ) 0.011 10.044  0.074
 Qualified:            #82 10.292 -0.958                       #50  9.923 -1.027

Caleb McFarland's MOV: Double breakout in a close race.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Drew Skillman                        3969 Joe Martens                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.131 139.65                     0.076 10.240 130.37
        FS/B  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.031             A/S  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Biermann  ) 0.036  9.119  0.049      (A Fetch     ) 0.042 10.218  0.018
 Qualified:            #90  9.051 -0.949                      #122 10.069 -0.881

Drew Skillman's MOV: 0.0384 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3125 Joey Wilkes                           333 Brett McFarland              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076 10.687 104.11                    -0.019  9.144 146.38
        FS/H  Dial: 10.47 (+/-):  0.217           FS/B  Dial: 9.19 (+/-): -0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Greening  ) 0.042 10.531  0.041      (V Buchanan  ) -0.006  9.171 -0.079
 Qualified:            #12 10.325 -1.175                      #131  9.135 -0.865


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4109 Sheila Mae Holt                      3246 Clay Arnett                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.668 122.79                     0.115  8.594 156.92
         D/S  Dial: 10.67 (+/-): -0.002          FS/XX  Dial: 8.60 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Patterson ) 0.029 10.685  0.075      (M Iacono    ) 0.025  8.584 -0.026
 Qualified:            #97 10.563 -0.937                        #1  8.488 -1.412

Arnett was late. Sheila Mae Holt's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0980 seconds (approximately 23 feet) in a double breakout. She was out by two, he was out by six.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3325 Kyle Riley                           2032 Jack Zimmerman               
E2                   0.060 11.792 108.77     ****WINNER****  0.056 10.310 123.01
        K/SA  Dial: 11.83 (+/-): -0.038           B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Beach     ) 0.006 11.826  0.016      (J Dourlet   ) 0.031 10.314  0.074
 Qualified:           #103 11.729 -0.921                       #71 10.268 -0.982


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  778 Jimmy DeFrank                        3805 Kevin Skinner                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050 10.094 127.53                     0.044  8.579 139.53
        A/SA  Dial: 10.06 (+/-):  0.034          FS/XX  Dial: 8.58 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Tool      ) 0.055 10.063  0.013      (G Robillard ) 0.011  8.570  0.050
 Qualified:            #98 10.064 -0.936                        #2  8.553 -1.347

Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1656 Kenneth Miele                        350D Adam Berberich               
E2                   0.036 13.792  87.93     ****WINNER****  0.101  8.785 154.53
       FS/XX  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  3.892           FS/XX  Dial: 9.90 (+/-): -1.115
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.060  8.869 -0.041      (F Thibeault ) 0.004  8.906  0.106
 Qualified:            #67  8.913 -0.987                       #35  8.830 -1.070

Heads-up! Miele's car slow-rolled at the green, apparently broken.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3697 Brad Zaskowski                       4024 Shane Burkett                
E2                   0.019 10.931 114.38     ****WINNER****  0.027 11.422 114.31
        FS/K  Dial: 10.94 (+/-): -0.009           I/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Sousa     ) 0.064 10.831 -0.079      (C Holbook   ) 0.015 11.372  0.042
 Qualified:            #36 10.832 -1.068                       #68 11.317 -0.983

Zaskowski's Mustang was sluggish on the launch. Shane Burkett's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3608 Bill Sempsrott                        152 Chris Butcher                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004 11.594 113.59                    -0.023 11.213 116.65
         K/S  Dial: 11.60 (+/-): -0.006           H/SA  Dial: 11.19 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Buth      ) 0.025 11.568 -0.012      (P Downing   ) 0.047 11.171 -0.009
 Qualified:            #84 11.593 -0.957                       #52 11.124 -1.026

Butcher went red and Sempsrott got the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4312 P.B. Candies                           18 Katie Sepanek                
E2                  -0.001  9.093 150.23     ****WINNER****  0.015 11.424 109.21
       FS/XX  Dial: 9.09 (+/-):  0.003            I/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Strickland) 0.042  9.070  0.040      (D Steiger   ) 0.019 11.390 -0.020
 Qualified:            #96  8.962 -0.938                       #64 11.304 -0.996

Last pair of Stock Eliminator cars for the day.

Candies almost waited the full 2.29 seconds, went red by "three thou."

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink