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Sat, 27 Feb 2016, 12:26 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  715 Justin Jerome                        7007 Roger Bedford                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026 10.997 114.23                     0.115 10.929 118.54
        F/SA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.017           A/SA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.179
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Coe       ) 0.004 10.949 -0.001      (J Randall   ) 0.073 11.231  0.231
 Qualified:            #15 10.982 -0.868                       #57 11.111  0.111

10:01 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,169 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

Jerome takes an easy win to start round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1507 Thomas Auger                         7010 Duane Dickens                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.095 11.547  97.95                    -0.009 11.641 111.23
        I/SA  Dial: 11.50 (+/-):  0.047           J/SA  Dial: 11.64 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stein     ) 0.082 11.416 -0.084      (J Irving    ) 0.098 11.605  0.015
 Qualified:            #25 11.507 -0.793                       #11 11.554 -0.896

Thomas Auger geta an easy win, as Dickens goes red by 0.009 and then runs 0.001 to his dial.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1426 Jerry Hatch                          7769 Richard Unterseh             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.682 111.76                     0.045 12.849 104.07
        D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.052           O/SA  Dial: 12.81 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Fletcher  ) 0.012 10.612  0.022      (B Schultz   ) 0.031 12.752  0.132
 Qualified:             #6 10.588 -0.962                       #48 12.588 -0.562

Nice 0.009 light for Jerry Hatch and the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0234 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7866 Bill North                           7411 Jon Irving                   
E2                   0.029 10.918 120.51     ****WINNER****  0.105 10.787 111.98
        D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.632           D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.763
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dourlet   ) 0.105 10.917  0.047      (B O'Connor  ) 0.085 10.793  0.023
 Qualified:            #40 10.873 -0.677                       #26 10.774 -0.776

Heads-up! Jon Irving runs down North for the win. MOV: 0.0553 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 BJ Graham                            7022 Nanette Stein       
E2                   0.050 13.309  97.79     ****WINNER****  0.019 12.318 105.01
        U/SA  Dial: 13.33 (+/-): -0.021           O/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.042 13.328 -1.522      (G Luneack   ) 0.004 12.292  0.012
 Qualified:             #1 13.388 -1.462                       #16 12.287 -0.863

Nanette Stein Bosworth's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7058 Gary Hampton                         7897 Andy Kimball                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.127 15.267  85.52                     0.138 10.850 121.58
        DF/S  Dial: 15.23 (+/-):  0.037            E/S  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Coe       ) 0.072 15.211  0.011      (R Meierhenry) 0.120 10.817  0.037
 Qualified:            #55 15.235 -0.365                       #13 10.774 -0.876

Two "not so good" lights and Gary Hampton gets the win. MOV: 0.0342 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 751X Kenny Snow                            611 Cal Method                   
E2                   0.093 11.471 113.35     ****WINNER****  0.010 11.377 103.86
        G/SA  Dial: 11.37 (+/-):  0.101           H/SA  Dial: 11.31 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Jerome    ) 0.038 11.378  0.058      (A Miller    ) 0.013 11.300  0.010
 Qualified:            #38 11.316 -0.684                       #24 11.331 -0.819

Just 0.006 difference in their dials and Method nails the tree with a 0.010 light for the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 723R Ryan Smith                              7 Scott Burton                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033 12.713 100.65                     0.037 10.465 116.56
        N/SA  Dial: 12.71 (+/-):  0.003           B/SA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Seipel    ) 0.025 12.680  0.010      (D Alvey     ) 0.059 10.786  0.376
 Qualified:            #56 12.663 -0.337                       #14 10.374 -0.876

0.004 difference in RT's and Ryan Smith runs 0.003 to his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      7067 Broc Broaddus                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069 10.605 107.89                     0.094 12.730 105.28
        C/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.075           O/SA  Dial: 12.60 (+/-):  0.130
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.051 10.509  0.019      (R Mangus    ) 0.011 12.611  0.031
 Qualified:             #9 10.486 -0.914                       #51 12.676 -0.474

Randi Lyn Shipp's MOV: 0.0808 seconds (approximately 12 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3361 Bo Butner                            7402 Tibor Kadar                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051 10.304 106.72                    -0.001 10.244 105.59
        FS/E  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.174           A/SA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-):  0.124
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Jensen    ) -0.060 10.135  0.005      (R Vargas    ) 0.026 10.079  0.029
 Qualified:            #19 10.100 -0.850                        #5 10.037 -0.963

Kadar goes red by just -0.001 to give the free pass to round three to Bo Butner.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7179 Bob Elliott                            79 Leo Glasbrenner              
E2                   0.036 14.846  58.15     ****WINNER****  0.036 11.551  82.26
        I/SA  Dial: 11.67 (+/-):  3.176           C/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  1.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.056 11.665  0.015      (M Loge      ) 0.071 10.407 -0.993
 Qualified:            #45 11.682 -0.618                        #3 10.259 -1.141

Identical RT's and Elliott slows before the 330 lights. Glasbrenner goes on to the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                            6 Brad Burton                  
E2                   0.021 11.125 114.30     ****WINNER****  0.053 10.771 119.15
        E/SA  Dial: 11.06 (+/-):  0.065           D/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D McGaugh   ) 0.038 11.234  0.204      (M Johnston  ) 0.051 10.715 -0.015
 Qualified:            #35 11.009 -0.691                       #21 10.713 -0.837

Brad Burton's MOV: 0.0225 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7209 Jeff Lindstrom                        795 Brian McClanahan             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030 10.547 125.04                     0.036  9.858 127.27
        B/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.017          AA/SA  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Gullett   ) 0.308 10.552  0.022      (D Keen      ) 0.038  9.887  0.077
 Qualified:            #32 10.513 -0.737                       #46 10.011 -0.589

Two wheels up launches and there is only 0.001 differences in their dial ins. Jeff Lindstrom takes the really close win. MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 17 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6776 Fadi Atiyeh                           754 Lindy Lindholm               
E2                   0.090 11.057 119.43     ****WINNER****  0.038 11.538 113.77
        E/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-):  0.067           I/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hale      ) 0.091 11.073  0.123      (J Hughes    ) 0.008 11.463 -0.007
 Qualified:            #36 11.012 -0.688                       #22 11.470 -0.830

Lindy Lindholm's MOV: 0.0615 seconds (approximately 11 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 719 Alex Kadar                   
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.015 14.679  89.59
                                                  DF/S  Dial: 14.67 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (R Pauley    ) 0.046 14.664  0.034
 Qualified:                                                       #2 14.379 -1.221

Kadar gets the bye run to round three. Good fifteen light and he runs nine to his dial!

10:15 a.m.

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