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Fri, 13 May 2016, 11:54 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Class Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  456 Gary Robillard                       P270 Ricky Pennington             
C1   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.592 124.17                    -0.003 10.552 125.30
        FS/H Index: 11.50 (+/-): -0.908           FS/H Index: 11.50 (+/-): -0.948
 Qualified:            #26 10.785  98.33                       #16 10.694 124.06

11:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.22 inches, adjusted altitude 2,907 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Pennington just misses the tree and goes red giving the class win to Robillard.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2561 Gene Jordan                                Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.147 10.516 123.85     
       AA/SA Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.084   
 Qualified:            #48 10.502 124.22                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  131 Sterling Simmons                     2885 David Rampy                  
C1                   0.080 10.552 124.67     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.559 122.82
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.848           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.841
 Qualified:            #12 10.576 124.71                       #24 10.674 121.73

Rampy gets the holeshot and holds off Simmons for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2032 Jack Zimmerman                       2707 Mickey Whaley                
C1                  -0.020 10.750  93.82     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.725  97.58
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.500           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.525
 Qualified:            #28 10.563 123.63                       #25 10.524 124.51

Zimmerman leaves a little too soon and goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                2066 Adam Davis                   
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.015 11.214 105.43
                                                  F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.636
 Qualified:                                                      #19 11.098 117.55


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2154 Jimmy Parker                         2059 Bill Howell                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.028 12.360 105.65                     0.126 14.412  90.73
        N/SA Index: 13.00 (+/-): -0.640           CF/S Index: 15.15 (+/-): -0.738
 Qualified:            #33 12.369 105.47                       #20 14.412  85.75

Jimmy Parker's MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 1 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                3014 Steve Novosel                
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.019  9.734 136.52
                                                  FS/D Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.866
 Qualified:                                                       #5  9.678 137.15


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                3321 Marion Stephenson            
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.028 11.647  87.16
                                                  I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.653
 Qualified:                                                      #13 11.482 114.30


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 373 Bill Skillman                
C1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.017  8.644 145.74
                                                  FS/A Index: 9.70 (+/-): -1.056
 Qualified:                                                       #2  8.613 157.63


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2007 Daren Poole-Adams                      23 Jeff Hairrington             
C1   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.446 127.85                     0.044 10.146 131.66
        FS/G Index: 11.35 (+/-): -0.904           FS/E Index: 10.95 (+/-): -0.804
 Qualified:            #29 10.694 124.38                       #15 10.142 131.46

Poole-Adams gets the holeshot and holds off Hairrington for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                2211 Russell Johnson              
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.100 10.741 104.31
                                                  C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.659
 Qualified:                                                       #8 10.557 122.78


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  286 Jeff Adkinson                        2020 Brenda Grubbs                
C1                   0.020 10.839  91.94     ****WINNER****  0.037 10.389 125.72
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.161           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.611
 Qualified:            #47 10.858  90.76                       #34 10.377 125.99

Adkinson gets out of the gate first but can't hold off Grubbs.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 N229 Lee Norton                           2061 Robert Strane                
C1                  -0.018 12.652 100.52     ****WINNER****  0.020 12.648 102.28
        O/SA Index: 13.15 (+/-): -0.498           O/SA Index: 13.15 (+/-): -0.502
 Qualified:            #44 12.865 102.99                       #41 12.741 101.25

Norton leaves too soon and gives the class win to Strane.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 286K Kaitlyn Adkinson                     3320 Nichole Stephenson           
C1   ****WINNER****  0.116 11.966 109.68                     0.327 25.729  42.90
        J/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): -0.484           J/SA Index: 12.45 (+/-): 13.279
 Qualified:            #38 11.957 109.42                        #9 11.611 111.34

The tree came down and Stephenson's car barely moved off the line. Adkinson takes the stripe and gets the class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.                    4903 Brandon Bakies               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.946 115.14                     0.030 11.047 106.19
        F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.904           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.803
 Qualified:            #23 11.116 118.29                       #40 11.382  82.72

Bakies gets a small advantage off the line but it isn't enough to hold off Hidalgo.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2324 Garry Glazener                       2608 Tom Joseph                   
C1                  -0.026 11.274 116.77     ****WINNER****  0.034 15.242  57.29
        E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.426           E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-):  3.542
 Qualified:            #39 11.208 116.92                       #43 11.360 113.80

Glazener goes red and gives the class win to Joseph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Charlie Downing                      2124 Jeff Strickland              
C1   ****WINNER****  0.062 10.803 125.56                     0.047  9.527 128.64
        FS/J Index: 11.80 (+/-): -0.997           FS/C Index: 10.30 (+/-): -0.773
 Qualified:             #4 10.825 124.03                       #22  9.564 123.22

Downing gets the win and will have a bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 505B Michael Brand                        2466 Gale Pinkston                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.021 11.310 100.75                     0.045 11.444 113.24
        G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.690           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.556
 Qualified:            #14 11.189 116.90                       #32 11.369 114.12

Brand gets the advantage off the line and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                4860 Jimmy Hidalgo                
C1                                            ****WINNER****  0.056 11.305  92.08
                                                  G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.695
 Qualified:                                                      #10 11.164 116.94


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3569 Patrick Downing                      3685 PJ North                     
C1   ****WINNER****  0.137 11.912 107.90                     0.030 12.542 104.19
        L/SA Index: 12.70 (+/-): -0.788           L/SA Index: 12.70 (+/-): -0.158
 Qualified:             #7 11.852 109.15                       #46 12.446   NS

North gets a big holeshot but Downing is able to run him down and go around for the class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      4739 Greg Stanfield               
C1   ****WINNER****  0.047  9.849 135.31                     0.000  9.916 132.79
        FS/D Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.751           FS/D Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.684
 Qualified:            #30  9.958 135.39                       #37 10.100 110.05

Stanfield did everything he could, a perfect light and his quickest run so far, but Shipp is able to reel him in and go around for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2952 Jeff Longhany                         383 Larry Hill                   
C1                   0.043 10.268 127.43     ****WINNER****  0.069 10.091 117.05
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.732           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.909
 Qualified:            #35 10.404 126.46                       #11 10.173 127.80

Longhany gets the advantage of the line but Hill reels him in and goes around for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3909 Drew Skillman                           1 Kevin Helms                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.042  9.000 149.13                           No Time      
        FS/B Index: 10.00 (+/-): -1.000           FS/B Index: 10.00 (+/-): 89.999
 Qualified:             #3  8.978 149.63                        #6  9.148 145.53

Helms is a no-show and Skillman takes the class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   26 Butch Payne                          3613 Randall Campbell             
C1                   0.023 11.194 118.40     ****WINNER****  0.043 12.694 102.46
        D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -0.356           P/SA Index: 13.45 (+/-): -0.756
 Qualified:            #42 11.169 118.79                       #21 12.713 102.13

Payne gets the advantage off the line but can't run down Campbell.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2213 Kenneth Stott                        4422 Wes Neely                    
C1   ****WINNER****  0.025 11.617 103.10                     0.027 11.744 111.45
        I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.683           I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.556
 Qualified:            #17 11.502 114.37                       #36 11.727 111.56


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3499 Gary Summers                               Bye
C1   ****WINNER****  0.142 13.999  73.55     
        U/SA Index: 14.85 (+/-): -0.851   
 Qualified:             #1 13.759  94.39                     Bye

Summers gets the bye and moves to the next round in the Auto Stock Combo.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1967 Jim Marshall                         1584 Don Pires                    
C1   ****WINNER****  0.075 11.475 102.56                     0.032 12.097 106.88
        H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.675           K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -0.553
 Qualified:            #31 11.514 113.10                       #45 12.369  80.82

Pires gets out of the gate first but can't hold off Marshall.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2217 Brian Rogers                         3074 Tommy Turner                 
C1                  -0.026 10.793 121.62     ****WINNER****  0.072 12.547  85.06
         D/S Index: 11.50 (+/-): -0.707            M/S Index: 12.85 (+/-): -0.303
 Qualified:            #27 10.796 121.57                       #18 12.098 108.38

Rogers leaves too soon and gives the Stick Combo win to Turner.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink