Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 14 Nov 2015, 11:53 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
 By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals: 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7274 Larry Gilley                          159 Vic Cagnazzi                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.839 116.39                     0.179  9.953 137.67
        E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.019           FS/E  Dial: 9.96 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stein     ) 0.013 10.829  0.019      (B Elliott   ) 0.000  9.980  0.040
 Qualified:            #28 10.784 -0.916                        #8  9.925 -1.025
8:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 1,790 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

Due to curfew issues last night, this round was rescheduled to this morning.

Cagnazzi was way late. Larry Gilley's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.1260 seconds (approximately 25 feet), opponent broke out.
 


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                        7500 Doug Holder                  
E2                   0.013 16.657  78.32     ****WINNER****  0.015 11.991 106.79
        EF/S  Dial: 16.77 (+/-): -0.113           M/SA  Dial: 12.02 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Summerton ) 0.080 16.742 -0.008      (K Lynch     ) 0.004 11.995 -0.045
 Qualified:            #60 16.705 -0.745                       #39 11.987 -0.863
Two good lights and Doug Holder gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1783 Allison Smyth                        1044 John Shaul                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.520 126.14                    -0.019 10.681  91.35
        C/SA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.030          AA/SA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.901
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Snow      ) 0.000 10.562  0.002      (T Auger     ) 0.060  9.773 -0.007
 Qualified:            #36 10.518 -0.882                       #57  9.829 -0.771
Shaul goes red. Smyth goes on.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7575 Mark Kirby                           7650 Doug Gibson                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019 11.005 110.35                    -0.029 11.352 116.12
        G/SA  Dial: 11.02 (+/-): -0.015           H/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-): -0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Loge      ) 0.031 11.063  0.083      (B Aceves    ) 0.016 11.433  0.023
 Qualified:             #3 10.934 -1.066                       #64 11.433 -0.717
Mark Kirby's MOV: opponent's red light.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7401 Darren Smith                         350D Adam Berberich               
E2                   0.049 11.068 116.87     ****WINNER****  0.029  8.922 153.06
        G/SA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-): -0.032           FS/A  Dial: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Cannan    ) 0.000 11.127  0.027      (J Jerome    ) 0.018  8.906 -0.004
 Qualified:            #26 11.071 -0.929                       #47  8.863 -0.837
Adam Berberich's MOV: Opponent broke out.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7931 Cliff Hanson                         1018 Adam Strang                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.303 120.51                     0.001 10.799 123.86
        A/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.023            E/S  Dial: 10.80 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.055 10.297  0.037      (J Ancona    ) 0.026 10.826  0.036
 Qualified:            #61 10.256 -0.744                       #40 10.789 -0.861
Cliff Hanson's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.001 OUCH!
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7158 Sante Grossi                         7022 Nanette Stein Bosworth       
E2                   0.088 10.943 119.91     ****WINNER****  0.003 12.232 107.87
        F/SA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.013           O/SA  Dial: 12.22 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Janes     ) 0.031 11.041  0.081      (N Stephenson) 0.021 12.244  0.024
 Qualified:            #38 10.979 -0.871                       #18 12.198 -0.952
Bosworth leaves with a three light and puts together a fifteen package for the win.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           7888 John Roderick                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.123 130.57                    -0.022 11.320 116.15
        A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-): -0.007           G/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wudarczyk ) 0.033 10.128 -0.012      (K Comstock  ) -0.087 11.351  0.011
 Qualified:            #15 10.029 -0.971                       #76 11.639 -0.361
Steve Wann's MOV: opponent's red light.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7209 Jeff Lindstrom                        713 Jim Durham                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.464 124.18                     0.020 10.857 120.93
        B/SA  Dial: 10.42 (+/-):  0.044           E/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Seaburg   ) 0.184 10.444  0.004      (M Cotten    ) 0.023 10.899  0.049
 Qualified:            #27 10.321 -0.929                       #48 10.866 -0.834
Jeff Lindstrom's MOV: Opponent broke out.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      5680 Marlene Nelson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041 10.462 119.59                     0.050 12.090 109.28
        C/SA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.012           J/SA  Dial: 12.07 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Schloe    ) 0.036 10.527  0.087      (J Huffman   ) 0.058 12.064  0.004
 Qualified:            #14 10.422 -0.978                       #75 12.063 -0.387
Randi Lyn Shipp's MOV: 0.0178 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7670 Michael Williams                     7857 John Gray                    
E2                   0.085 11.007 116.40     ****WINNER****  0.018 11.038 117.37
        E/SA  Dial: 11.01 (+/-): -0.003           F/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dickens   ) 0.063 11.012  0.002      (C Holroyd   ) 0.021 11.005  0.005
 Qualified:            #63 10.965 -0.735                       #43 10.999 -0.851
Winner gets the bye run next round!

Williams was late and John Gray gets the easy win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0160 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out.
 


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                5717 Bobby DeArmond               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.349  9.996 131.73
                                                  A/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -1.004
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (D Lambeck   ) 0.084  9.990 -1.010
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.898 -1.102
Bye run!
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7053 Bernie Cunningham                      78 Leo Glasbrenner              
E2                   0.012 10.863 121.52     ****WINNER****  0.091 10.360 113.94
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.537           C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -1.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Little    ) 0.046 10.927  0.047      (J Adkinson  ) 0.006 10.509  0.039
 Qualified:            #74 10.988 -0.412                       #13 10.419 -0.981
Heads-up! Cunningham gets a big starting line advantage, but Leo Glasbrenner easily runs him down for the win.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Mark Faul                            7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E2                   0.030 11.541 105.28     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.705 130.73
        I/SA  Dial: 11.51 (+/-):  0.031          AA/SA  Dial: 9.67 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Jerome    ) 0.060 11.530 -0.010      (T Gaynor    ) 0.027  9.690  0.010
 Qualified:            #73 11.853 -0.447                       #53  9.798 -0.802
Ryan McClanahan puts a perfect RT on the boards for the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0268 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                     585Z Darrel Goheen                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055 10.079 129.08                     0.062 10.786 119.46
        FS/D  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.009           D/SA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Marshall  ) 0.064 10.101  0.041      (R Kagawa    ) 0.093 10.794  0.044
 Qualified:            #71 10.042 -0.558                       #51 10.734 -0.816
Close finish. Dave Bridgewater's MOV: 0.0045 seconds (approximately 9 inches).
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6281 Gary Waldo                           7003 John Schloe                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048 10.543 123.24                     0.105 10.504 124.04
        B/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.013           C/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-): -0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bushmaker ) 0.060 10.550  0.030                     -0.013 10.563  0.063
 Qualified:            #62 10.515 -0.735                       #41 10.539 -0.861
Gary Waldo gets close win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0080 seconds (approximately 17 inches), opponent broke out.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  652 Bob Gullett                          6032 Jody Lang                    
E2                   0.055 10.832 121.37     ****WINNER****  0.018 12.039 106.44
         G/S  Dial: 10.84 (+/-): -0.008           M/SA  Dial: 12.03 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Stephenson) 0.050 10.819 -0.051      (C Method    ) 0.012 12.051  0.021
 Qualified:             #5 10.854 -1.046                       #66 12.181 -0.669
Jody Lang runs nine to his dial for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0200 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                              7 Peter Biondo                 
E2                   0.083 14.064  66.58     ****WINNER****  0.000 11.004  99.08
        D/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  3.494           E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.184
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Bushmaker ) 0.039 10.624  0.064      (L Hill      ) 0.019 10.799 -0.901
 Qualified:            #11 10.541 -1.009                       #31 10.795 -0.905
Biondo cuts a perfect light, but doesn't need it, as Meador's car slows early.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richard Pauley                        778 Jimmy DeFrank                
E2                  -0.002 10.597 123.19     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.511 125.03
        C/SA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.047           B/SA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Thomson   ) -0.007 10.566 -0.004      (J Irving    ) 0.028 10.510  0.020
 Qualified:            #45 10.558 -0.842                       #65 10.541 -0.709
DeFrank gets closer to the Championship, as Pauley goes red by -0.002.
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                           33 Bo Butner                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042 10.372 120.21                     0.066  9.096 144.81
        FS/G  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.002           FS/B  Dial: 9.09 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Lindholm  ) 0.037 10.390  0.010      (M Svensson  ) 0.017  9.089 -0.021
 Qualified:            #50 10.533 -0.817                       #29  9.092 -0.908
Dan Fletcher has a better RT and then runs two to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0283 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  428 Kevin Helms                          1021 Eugene Monahan               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.066 136.06                     0.095 11.910 110.05
        FS/B  Dial: 8.98 (+/-):  0.086            J/SA  Dial: 11.87 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Turner    ) 0.021  9.018  0.038      (J Ronzello  ) 0.132 12.132  0.232
 Qualified:            #37  9.122 -0.878                       #17 11.492 -0.958
Potential Champion, Helms takes a ten light to a six foot win.

8:46 a.m.

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