Sun, 06 Sep 2015, 08:36 AM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 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
4024 Shane Burkett 3608 Bill Sempsrott
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.066 11.364 114.62 -0.011 11.624 112.84
I/SA Dial: 11.34 (+/-): 0.024 K/S Dial: 11.57 (+/-): 0.054
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Zaskowski ) 0.027 11.422 0.012 (C Butcher ) 0.004 11.594 -0.006
E1 (C Holbook ) 0.015 11.372 0.042 (M Buth ) 0.025 11.568 -0.012
Qualified: #68 11.317 -0.983 #84 11.593 -0.957
8:15 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.18 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,374 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.We open with a red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3355 Timothy Weinzapfel 4121 Kyle Ratcliff
E3 0.059 13.043 100.78 ****WINNER**** 0.034 10.544 120.64
R/S Dial: 13.03 (+/-): 0.013 C/SA Dial: 10.52 (+/-): 0.024
Prior rounds:
E2 (A Hill ) 0.008 13.037 -0.013 (J Pennington) 0.001 10.568 0.028
E1 (J Welch ) 0.102 13.321 0.271 (D Fletcher ) 0.018 10.530 -0.010
Qualified: #70 12.968 -0.982 #118 10.507 -0.893
Ratcliff did a good job of waiting the full two-and-a-half seconds, Kyle Ratcliff's MOV: 0.0147 seconds
(approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3076 Tommy Pettigrew 3428 Tom Rambo
E3 -0.015 11.735 112.08 ****WINNER**** 0.067 11.143 116.18
K/SA Dial: 11.72 (+/-): 0.015 G/SA Dial: 11.09 (+/-): 0.053
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Russell ) 0.040 11.775 0.035 (J Hale ) 0.051 11.162 0.002
E1 (S Bell ) 0.055 11.732 0.012 (B Rogers ) 0.030 11.093 0.003
Qualified: #93 11.706 -0.944 #109 11.093 -0.907
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3012 Carlton Sweasy 3125 Joey Wilkes
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.069 11.301 116.77 0.036 10.528 113.37
H/SA Dial: 11.27 (+/-): 0.031 FS/H Dial: 10.45 (+/-): 0.078
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Seibenick ) 0.045 11.304 0.004 (B McFarland ) 0.076 10.687 0.217
E1 (M Welker ) 0.050 11.286 0.086 (J Greening ) 0.042 10.531 0.041
Qualified: #60 11.144 -1.006 #12 10.325 -1.175
Carlton Sweasy's MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He races Burkett next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2032 Jack Zimmerman 339L Randi Lyn Shipp
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.036 10.262 124.95 0.022 10.804 119.34
B/SA Dial: 10.24 (+/-): 0.022 D/SA Dial: 10.74 (+/-): 0.064
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Riley ) 0.056 10.310 -0.030 (J Boburka ) 0.019 10.798 0.028
E1 (J Dourlet ) 0.031 10.314 0.074 (C Blossom ) 0.054 10.748 0.148
Qualified: #71 10.268 -0.982 #119 10.657 -0.893
Shipp had the better light, but Zimmerman was closer to his dial. Jack Zimmerman's MOV: 0.0285 seconds
(approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4311 Jeff Lopez 1499 Jim Boudreau
E3 0.036 9.244 139.40 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.322 125.22
FS/C Dial: 9.26 (+/-): -0.016 B/SA Dial: 10.29 (+/-): 0.032
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Fezell ) 0.049 9.318 0.058 (C Stephenson) 0.024 10.334 -0.016
E1 (J Noonan ) 0.067 9.315 0.055 (T Bishop ) 0.022 10.405 0.135
Qualified: #37 9.233 -1.067 #21 10.120 -1.130
Nice double-oh light and the win for Boudreau. He faces Rambo in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1776 Clint Walters 3131 Donna Morris
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.047 11.013 115.32 0.074 10.723 123.56
F/SA Dial: 11.01 (+/-): 0.003 E/SA Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Hutar ) 0.036 11.051 0.021 (B Splingaire) 0.010 10.774 -0.926
E1 (B Michael ) 0.046 10.992 -0.128 (C Downing ) 0.051 10.771 0.031
Qualified: #133 10.985 -0.865 #78 10.737 -0.963
Clint Walters' MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0170 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out. He races Ratcliff
in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1489 Steven Ficacci 4109 Sheila Mae Holt
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.015 8.981 128.90 0.086 10.692 121.85
FS/XX Dial: 8.90 (+/-): 0.081 D/S Dial: 10.65 (+/-): 0.042
Prior rounds:
E2 (L Mattingly ) 0.028 8.921 0.001 (C Arnett ) 0.013 10.668 -0.002
E1 (V Cagnazzi ) 0.047 8.935 0.015 (T Patterson ) 0.029 10.685 0.075
Qualified: #81 8.942 -0.958 #97 10.563 -0.937
Steven Ficacci's MOV: 0.0324 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
349J Joey Shipp 5018 Corey Hopkins
E3 0.101 10.195 123.88 ****WINNER**** 0.073 11.198 101.38
FS/F Dial: 10.21 (+/-): -0.015 G/SA Dial: 11.16 (+/-): 0.038
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Scheitlin ) 0.059 10.245 0.015 (D Ficacci ) 0.037 11.221 0.041
E1 (R Campbell ) 0.041 10.205 -0.045 (G Richard ) 0.083 11.194 0.024
Qualified: #72 10.221 -0.979 #88 11.047 -0.953
Shipp was late, broke out taking the stripe. Hopkins gets the win on Shipp's breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
33 Bo Butner 1788 Bruce Noland
E3 0.065 8.917 147.12 ****WINNER**** 0.027 10.115 130.72
FS/X Dial: 8.90 (+/-): 0.017 A/SA Dial: 10.10 (+/-): 0.015
Prior rounds:
E2 (J McCarthy J) 0.023 8.957 0.057 (K Whitcher ) 0.020 10.148 0.018
E1 (G Emmons ) 0.039 9.016 -0.034 (P Wong ) 0.018 10.103 0.043
Qualified: #9 8.918 -1.232 #89 10.050 -0.950
Bruce Noland's MOV: 0.0402 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Butner is not invincible after all. Noland races Ficacci
in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
350D Adam Berberich 428 Kevin Helms
E3 0.041 8.760 147.04 ****WINNER**** 0.031 9.091 143.57
FS/XX Dial: 8.79 (+/-): -0.030 FS/C Dial: 9.10 (+/-): -0.009
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Miele ) 0.101 8.785 -1.115 (C Howes ) 0.041 9.163 0.023
E1 (F Thibeault ) 0.004 8.906 0.106 (T Hoven ) 0.006 9.152 0.012
Qualified: #35 8.830 -1.070 #19 9.157 -1.143
Kevin Helms' MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3913 Wade Owens 520 Tyler Cassil
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.018 10.573 124.08 0.062 9.759 123.25
D/SA Dial: 10.55 (+/-): 0.023 FS/E Dial: 8.90 (+/-): 0.859
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Montford ) 0.013 10.595 -0.045 (S Novosel ) 0.184 9.842 0.022
E1 (S Dziorny ) 0.040 10.586 0.046 (D Whalen ) 0.032 9.861 0.061
Qualified: #63 10.546 -1.004 #15 9.799 -1.151
Cassil was late and then slowed. Owens races Zimmerman in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
778 Jimmy DeFrank 353 Caleb McFarland
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.026 10.096 120.60 -0.003 10.037 119.10
A/SA Dial: 10.04 (+/-): 0.056 A/S Dial: 9.91 (+/-): 0.127
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Skinner ) 0.050 10.094 0.034 (D Morris ) 0.027 9.957 -0.013
E1 (D Tool ) 0.055 10.063 0.013 (M Kennedy ) 0.011 10.044 0.074
Qualified: #98 10.064 -0.936 #50 9.923 -1.027
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
45 J Allen Sherman 5009 Scott Burton
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.126 10.578 96.53 -0.007 10.554 85.81
B/SA Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.672 B/SA Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.696
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Vaughn ) 0.089 10.160 0.000 (E Brooks ) 0.033 10.553 0.313
E1 (B Massingill) 0.031 10.153 0.043 (L Zane ) 0.013 10.283 0.053
Qualified: #27 10.138 -1.112 #43 10.203 -1.047
Heads-up! Burton went red and Sherman races Helms next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
18 Katie Sepanek 4402 Jerry Emmons
E3 0.025 11.394 110.97 ****WINNER**** 0.003 10.397 119.81
I/SA Dial: 11.39 (+/-): 0.004 B/SA Dial: 10.38 (+/-): 0.017
Prior rounds:
E2 (P Candies ) 0.015 11.424 0.044 (R Eakins ) 0.075 10.358 -0.042
E1 (D Steiger ) 0.019 11.390 -0.020 (J Bardekoff ) 0.036 10.349 -0.901
Qualified: #64 11.304 -0.996 #129 10.382 -0.868
Emmonns put together a 0.020 package for the win. Jerry Emmons' MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 18 inches). He
races Hopkins in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2066 Adam Davis 2 Drew Skillman
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.039 10.983 119.18 0.029 9.017 142.46
F/SA Dial: 10.94 (+/-): 0.043 FS/B Dial: 9.06 (+/-): -0.043
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Lowe ) 0.027 10.992 0.012 (J Martens ) 0.017 9.131 0.031
E1 (T Kadar ) 0.017 10.993 0.013 (J Biermann ) 0.036 9.119 0.049
Qualified: #42 10.802 -1.048 #90 9.051 -0.949
Skillman had the better light, took too much stripe. Davis races DeFrank in round four.
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