Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 20:13 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   45 J Allen Sherman                         3 Jimmy Hildalgo Jr.           
E4                   0.072 10.359 126.76     ****WINNER****  0.029 11.081 115.91
        B/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.009           F/SA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Marshall  ) 0.012 10.465  0.085      (K Ratcliff  ) 0.014 11.079  0.029
E2    (G Emmons    ) 0.032 10.499  0.149      (D Hulquist  ) 0.035 11.001  0.001
E1    (V Buchanan  ) 0.020 10.438  0.058      (R Montford  ) 0.040 11.087  0.087
 Qualified:            #46 10.675 -0.575                       #34 11.118 -0.732

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 1,933 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Hildago Jr. with the starting line advantage and the win. Jimmy Hildalgo Jr.'s MOV: 0.0214 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  428 Kevin Helms                            47 Jacob Pitt                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.045 136.84                     0.047 10.532 123.68
        FS/B  Dial: 9.01 (+/-):  0.035            C/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Sledge    ) 0.019  9.047  0.047      (H Park      ) 0.104 11.081 -0.319
E2    (J Teuton    ) 0.005  8.994 -1.006      (D Goheen    ) 0.047 10.524  0.034
E1    (C Brubaker  ) 0.040  9.148  0.108      (T Snively   ) 0.005 10.520  0.040
 Qualified:             #9  9.041 -0.959                       #13 10.495 -0.905

Helms with the starting line advantage and the win. Kevin Helms' MOV: 0.0193 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   43 Slate Cummings                       4694 Todd Erwin                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.298 125.17                     0.001 10.422 125.02
        B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.952           B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.828
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Emmons    ) 0.006 10.415  0.025      (B Marlow    ) 0.114 10.683  0.183
E2    (D Teal      ) 0.059 10.603  0.233      (D Davidson  ) 0.109 10.471  0.021
E1    (B McClister ) 0.035 10.504  0.094      (T Marlow    ) -0.005 10.473  0.003
 Qualified:            #51 10.747 -0.503                       #31 10.504 -0.746

Heads-up! Erwin with a near perfect light, but took too much stripe to give Cummings the win. Cummings will face Helms in the semifinal..

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4520 David Latino                         4476 Harvey Emmons III            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.480 118.23                     0.057  8.718 160.96
        C/SA  Dial: 10.43 (+/-):  0.050           FS/A  Dial: 8.63 (+/-):  0.088
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.011 10.508  0.038      (E Ridenhour ) 0.027  9.278  0.648
E2    (J Lopez     ) 0.012 10.424  0.004      (B Candies   ) 0.013  8.681  0.061
E1    (M Nelson    ) 0.034 11.088  0.548      (P Giles     ) 0.058  8.659  0.009
 Qualified:            #24 10.559 -0.841                        #4  8.658 -1.042

Latino with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Hidalgo Jr. in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink