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Fri, 12 Feb 2016, 11:59 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7941 Tony Janes                            624 Don Little                   
E1                   0.081 12.460 104.69     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.808 131.42
        K/SA  Dial: 12.48 (+/-): -0.020          AA/SA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #71 12.507 -0.143                       #36  9.806 -0.794

8:20 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,965 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

First race of the 2016 season and Little gets a great 005 light. Don Little's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0280 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  771 John Anacona                         7407 Joe Chaney                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.085 10.434 123.71                     0.135 10.564 124.32
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-):  0.024           C/SA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #70 10.410 -0.190                       #35 10.595 -0.805

Close dial ins, so they are side by side at the green. John Anacona gets a nice lead and the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 22 inches), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           7888 John Roderick                
E1                  -0.007 10.585 101.03     ****WINNER****  0.000 11.463 114.86
        A/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.485           G/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-):  0.063
 Qualified:            #34 10.188 -0.812                       #69 11.695 -0.305

John Roderick gets a perfect RT! MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeff Jerome                           611 Cal Method                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.102 130.78                     0.053 11.390 113.20
        A/SA  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.012           H/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #15 10.094 -0.906                       #50 11.427 -0.723

Jeff Jerome's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 14 inches), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                      777 Earl Blake                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.077 126.35                     0.016 10.934 120.23
        FS/D  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.007           F/SA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-): -0.036
 Qualified:            #63 10.077 -0.523                       #28 11.000 -0.850

Dave Bridgewater runs 0.007 to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7021 Steve Kathary                        7411 Jon Irving                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.024 11.518 101.84
        E/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-): 88.299           I/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-):  0.118
 Qualified:            #45 10.942 -0.758                       #10 11.329 -0.971

Kathary is a "No Show". Irving gets a free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 771C Karen Comstock                       J712 Chris Hall                   
E1                   0.049  8.955 141.12     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.334 127.28
        FS/A  Dial: 8.98 (+/-): -0.025            B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #49  8.972 -0.728                       #14 10.322 -0.928

Just 0.007 difference at the green. Chris Hall's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  715 Justin Jerome                        7179 Bob Elliott                  
E1                  -0.004 10.959 116.30     ****WINNER****  0.039 11.556 113.61
        F/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.069           I/SA  Dial: 11.54 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #11 10.887 -0.963                       #46 11.550 -0.750

Bob Elliott's MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7067 Broc Broaddus                         741 John Irving                  
E1                   0.043 12.928 103.76     ****WINNER****  0.129 12.398 105.46
        O/SA  Dial: 13.15 (+/-): -0.222           O/SA  Dial: 13.15 (+/-): -0.752
 Qualified:            #64 12.728 -0.422                       #29 12.312 -0.838

Heads-up! Irving gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                        7158 Sante Grossi                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.778 117.22                     0.057 10.827 120.95
        C/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.028           E/SA  Dial: 10.81 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #55 10.745 -0.655                       #20 10.812 -0.888

Close in the lights. Mike Johnston gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  800 Markus Svensson                      339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060 11.562 114.19                     0.050 11.063 110.87
        G/SA  Dial: 11.39 (+/-):  0.172           D/SA  Dial: 10.66 (+/-):  0.403
 Qualified:            #60 11.382 -0.618                       #25 10.680 -0.870

Shipp slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7265 Tommy Brown                          7947 Bill O'Connor                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088 11.822 100.49                    -0.001 16.801  78.39
        K/SA  Dial: 11.66 (+/-):  0.162           EF/S  Dial: 16.73 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:             #8 11.663 -0.987                       #43 16.686 -0.764

Tommy Brown's MOV: opponent's -0.001 red light. OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7360 Mike Loge                             776 Doug Lambeck                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.622 124.32                    -0.014 10.091 130.13
        C/SA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-): -0.018           A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #53 10.695 -0.705                       #18 10.106 -0.894

Lambeck goes red by fourteen. Loge goes on.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 751X Kenny Snow                           7962 George Thomson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052 11.644 111.79                    -0.044 11.080 118.85
        H/SA  Dial: 11.73 (+/-): -0.086           G/SA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #65 11.766 -0.384                       #30 11.162 -0.838

Two wheels up leaves, but Thompson goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  713 Jim Durham                           7058 Gary Hampton                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.857 121.57                     0.071 15.014  88.10
        E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.037           DF/S  Dial: 15.02 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #27 10.838 -0.862                       #62 15.020 -0.580

Jim Durham's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.006.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7650 Doug Gibson                          7010 Duane Dickens                
E1                   0.080 11.379 115.73     ****WINNER****  0.001 11.623 110.98
        H/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-): -0.001           J/SA  Dial: 11.58 (+/-):  0.043
 Qualified:            #61 11.564 -0.586                       #26 11.583 -0.867

Just 0.007 difference in RT's. Duane Dickens nails the tree with a one light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0350 seconds (approximately 6 feet), opponent broke out by -0.001. OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7022 Nanette Stein Bosworth               7857 John Gray                    
E1                   0.165 12.183 107.82     ****WINNER****  0.019 11.192 108.07
        O/SA  Dial: 12.23 (+/-): -0.047           F/SA  Dial: 11.12 (+/-):  0.072
 Qualified:            #19 12.259 -0.891                       #54 11.167 -0.683

John Gray's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0270 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                         7376 Greg Reimer                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.852 155.61                     0.013 12.325 104.46
        FS/A  Dial: 8.85 (+/-):  0.002            K/SA  Dial: 12.24 (+/-):  0.085
 Qualified:            #32  8.878 -0.822                       #67 12.289 -0.361

Calvert leaves with the wheels up and then runs 0.002 to his dial for the eleven foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Larry Gilley                         800A Jimmy Alund                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.844 120.66                    -0.033 10.089 118.23
        E/SA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-): -0.016            A/S  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #39 10.916 -0.784                        #4  9.930 -1.020

Larry Gilley's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7025 Jerry Stein                          7500 Doug Holder                  
E1                  -0.011 11.735  86.19     ****WINNER****  0.026 11.990 108.61
        D/SA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.895           M/SA  Dial: 12.00 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #57 10.901 -0.649                       #22 11.966 -0.884

Doug Holder's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7931 Cliff Hanson                         1426 Jerry Hatch                  
E1                   0.073 10.280 128.35     ****WINNER****  0.010 10.691 116.43
        A/SA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.020           D/SA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:            #52 10.283 -0.717                       #17 10.652 -0.898

Jerry Hatch gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0328 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richard Pauley                        791 Randy Bursell                
E1                   0.087 10.576 123.33     ****WINNER****  0.034 11.784 108.98
        C/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.006           H/SA  Dial: 11.77 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #33 10.582 -0.818                       #68 11.804 -0.346

Randy Bursell's MOV: 0.0456 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6070 Gary Coe                             7797 Don Keen                     
E1                   0.023  9.140 152.00     ****WINNER****  0.046 10.546 125.31
        FS/A  Dial: 9.02 (+/-):  0.120             C/S  Dial: 10.46 (+/-):  0.086
 Qualified:            #59  9.054 -0.646                       #24 10.468 -0.882

Don Keen's MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3361 Bo Butner                             652 Bob Gullett                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026 10.154 122.23                     0.033 10.833 121.41
        FS/E  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.004            G/S  Dial: 10.81 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #37 10.157 -0.793                        #2 10.820 -1.080

Only 0.007 difference in RT and Bo Butner runs 0.004 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0260 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                            6 Brad Burton                  
E1                  -0.006 10.955 119.07     ****WINNER****  0.071 10.604 123.44
        E/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.005           D/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #42 10.935 -0.765                        #7 10.556 -0.994

Brad Burton's MOV: opponent's -0.006 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7995 Mark Madison                         5717 Bobby DeArmond               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.017  9.813 133.59                    -0.132 10.241 108.88
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.81 (+/-):  0.003            A/SA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.191
 Qualified:            #48  9.868 -0.732                       #13 10.067 -0.933

Two red lights and Madison goes on.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                            7410 Robert Pond                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024 12.149  94.67                    -0.007  9.782 137.54
        M/SA  Dial: 11.99 (+/-):  0.159           AA/S  Dial: 9.77 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #66 12.469 -0.381                       #31  9.777 -0.823

Jody Lang's MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                             7 Scott Burton                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021 10.958 116.70                     0.056 10.340 125.18
        E/SA  Dial: 10.91 (+/-):  0.048           B/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #47 10.956 -0.744                       #12 10.303 -0.947

Burton wins the wheelstand battle off the line by a bunch, but Justin Lamb gets the win. MOV: 0.0273 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Rick Kagawa                          7575 Mark Kirby                   
E1                   0.204 10.632 124.01     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.907 112.79
        C/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.018           F/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #44 10.636 -0.764                        #9 10.865 -0.985

Mark Kirby's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.1360 seconds (approximately 25 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                           6261 Larry Peterson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.657 123.19                     0.027 10.383 126.86
        D/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.007           A/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #21 10.665 -0.885                       #56 10.347 -0.653

Jim Meador runs 0.007 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0361 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7209 Jeff Lindstrom                        754 Lindy Lindholm               
E1                   0.119 10.454 126.77     ****WINNER****  0.008 11.303 109.15
        B/SA  Dial: 10.46 (+/-): -0.006           I/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #40 10.471 -0.779                        #5 11.280 -1.020

Lindy Lindholm's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.1020 seconds (approximately 19 feet), opponent broke out.

Lindy Lindholm's package: 0.011.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7401 Darren Smith                         1044 John Shaul                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036 11.047 104.39                     0.063 10.061 130.20
        G/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-):  0.017          AA/SA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:             #3 10.933 -1.067                       #38  9.812 -0.788

Darren Smith's MOV: 0.0617 seconds (approximately 12 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7446 Chuck Rayburn                        1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1                   0.101  9.611 135.58     ****WINNER****  0.050 10.347 122.13
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.011            FS/F  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #6  9.604 -0.996                       #41 10.422 -0.778

Dan Fletcher gets a bid starting line advantage and then runs 0.007 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0555 seconds (approximately 11 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Leo Glasbrenner                       795 Brian McClanahan             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031 10.497 123.58                    -0.003  9.779 130.92
        C/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.003          AA/SA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.049
 Qualified:            #16 10.496 -0.904                       #51  9.881 -0.719

McClanahan goes red by just -0.003.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1507 Thomas Auger                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 11.484 100.23     
        I/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-): -0.816   
 Qualified:             #1 11.172 -1.128                     Bye

Bye run for Auger.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  420 John Brimer                            77 Tina Summerton               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.075 10.254 129.00                           No Time      
        A/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-): -0.026           J/SA  Dial: 12.45 (+/-): 87.549
 Qualified:            #58 10.352 -0.648                       #23 11.566 -0.884

Brimer gets the single, as Summerton can't make the call.

8:54 a.m.

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