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Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 21:35 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4783 Rusty Hall                   
E5                                            ****WINNER**** -0.011 10.207 128.97
                                                 AA/SA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (T Ames      ) 0.028 10.204  0.044
E3                                           (J Davis     ) 0.023 10.182  0.052
E2                                           (B Zaskowski ) 0.043 10.191  0.071
E1                                           (S Holt      ) 0.067 10.207  0.057
 Qualified:                                                      #60 10.115 -0.585

8:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 2,542 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4705 Bobby Brannon                        2020 Brenda Grubbs                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.050 10.405 124.69                     0.029 10.350 119.26
        A/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-):  0.025          AA/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Gerber    ) 0.023 10.407  0.017      (D Rucker    ) 0.018 10.355  0.075
E3    (J Hidalgo Jr) 0.011 10.398  0.008      (A Williams  ) 0.009 10.290  0.010
E2    (P Candies   ) 0.027 10.379 -0.011      (R Warren    ) -0.028 10.325  0.045
E1    (B Cummings  ) 0.055 10.352  0.002      (J Braswell  ) 0.043 10.305  0.025
 Qualified:            #54 10.326 -0.674                       #61 10.165 -0.535

Grubbs gets the holeshot but can't run down Brannon.

Brannon will have a bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4517 Patrick Courts                        439 Stephen Bell                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.052 11.963 108.90                     0.081  8.655 159.32
        L/SA  Dial: 11.93 (+/-):  0.033           FS/A  Dial: 8.68 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.143 11.991  0.091      (J Pitt      ) 0.055  8.691  0.001
E3    (B Basham    ) 0.085 12.044  0.114      (K Helms     ) 0.001  8.726  0.026
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.134 11.937  0.037      (D Janac     ) 0.063  8.692 -0.018
E1    (B Marlow    ) 0.042 11.889 -0.041      (H Emmons    ) 0.060  8.667 -1.033
 Qualified:            #46 11.906 -0.794                        #4  8.617 -1.083

Courts gets the advantage off the line;Bell breaks out.

Courts will take on Hall in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink