Drag Race Central - NHRA
Fri, 13 May 2016, 12:52 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Class Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 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
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      3014 Steve Novosel                
C2                   0.151  9.879 126.53     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.682 136.91
        FS/D Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.721           FS/D Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.918
 Prior rounds:
C1    (G Stanfield ) 0.047  9.849 135.31                     0.019  9.734 136.52
 Qualified:            #27  9.849 135.31                        #6  9.678 137.15
12:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 2,999 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Novosel gets a big holeshot and pulls away for the class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4860 Jimmy Hidalgo                        505B Michael Brand                
C2   ****WINNER****  0.035 11.124 106.15                     0.034 11.360  97.19
        G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.876           G/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.640
 Prior rounds:
C1                   0.056 11.305  92.08      (G Pinkston  ) 0.021 11.310 100.75
 Qualified:            #17 11.164 116.94                       #19 11.189 116.90
They come off the line together, then Hidalgo pulls away and takes the class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2066 Adam Davis                              5 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
C2                   0.028 11.029 106.09     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.937 105.04
        F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.821           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.913
 Prior rounds:
C1                   0.015 11.214 105.43      (B Bakies    ) 0.034 10.946 115.14
 Qualified:            #26 11.098 117.55                       #10 10.946 115.14
Davis gets the advantage off the line but Hidalgo reels him in and goes around for the class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3499 Gary Summers                         3613 Randall Campbell             
C2   ****WINNER****  0.162 13.659  89.39                     0.033 12.638 102.84
        U/SA Index: 14.85 (+/-): -1.191           P/SA Index: 13.45 (+/-): -0.812
 Prior rounds:
C1                   0.142 13.999  73.55      (B Payne     ) 0.043 12.694 102.46
 Qualified:             #1 13.759  94.39                       #24 12.694 102.46
Summers gives up a lot off the line but is able to hold off Campbell.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2020 Brenda Grubbs                         383 Larry Hill                   
C2                   0.095 10.396 125.08     ****WINNER****  0.109 10.160 112.89
        A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.604           A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.840
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Adkinson  ) 0.037 10.389 125.72      (J Longhany  ) 0.069 10.091 117.05
 Qualified:            #37 10.377 125.99                        #7 10.091 117.05
Hill is a little behind off the line but reels in Grubbs and takes the class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2885 David Rampy                          2211 Russell Johnson              
C2                   0.026 10.602 122.22     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.550 122.88
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.798           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.850
 Prior rounds:
C1    (S Simmons Jr) 0.042 10.559 122.82                     0.100 10.741 104.31
 Qualified:            #15 10.559 122.82                       #14 10.557 122.78
Rampy gets the advantage off the line but Johnson pulls ahead and takes the class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2154 Jimmy Parker                         1967 Jim Marshall                 
C2                   0.051 12.360 105.55     ****WINNER****  0.043 11.469 108.39
        N/SA Index: 13.00 (+/-): -0.640           H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -0.681
 Prior rounds:
C1    (B Howell    ) 0.028 12.360 105.65      (D Pires     ) 0.075 11.475 102.56
 Qualified:            #35 12.360 105.65                       #34 11.475 102.56
Marshall gets the advantage off the line and goes around Parker for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2007 Daren Poole-Adams                     373 Bill Skillman                
C2   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.436 128.03                    -0.500 37.364  36.44
        FS/G Index: 11.35 (+/-): -0.914           FS/A Index: 9.70 (+/-): 27.664
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Hairringto) 0.037 10.446 127.85                     -0.017  8.644 145.74
 Qualified:             #9 10.446 127.85                        #2  8.613 157.63
Skillman leaves before the third amber and goes red giving the win to Poole-Adams.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Charlie Downing                            Bye
C2   ****WINNER****  0.003 11.169  93.60     
        FS/J Index: 11.80 (+/-): -0.631   
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Strickland) 0.062 10.803 125.56   
 Qualified:             #4 10.803 125.56                     Bye
Downing gets the bye and will take on Poole-Adams in the final round of the Factory Stock Combo class.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2213 Kenneth Stott                        3321 Marion Stephenson            
C2                   0.037 11.413 114.75     ****WINNER****  0.052 11.343 111.23
        I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.887           I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.957
 Prior rounds:
C1    (W Neely     ) 0.025 11.617 103.10                     0.028 11.647  87.16
 Qualified:            #22 11.502 114.37                       #18 11.482 114.30
Stephenson is a little behind off the line but is able to go around Stott and take the class win.

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