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Fri, 11 Nov 2016, 11:53 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, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                           771 John Anacona                 
E1                  -0.032 10.767 121.61     ****WINNER**** -0.013 10.533 125.52
        E/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-): -0.033          AA/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.043
 Qualified:            #32 10.881 -0.819                       #63 10.480 -0.220

8:14 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,023 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.
First pair of the first round of the last race of the year.

Lamb gets an uncharacteristic red light and Anacona goes on the to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                         611 Cal Method                   
E1                   0.094 10.935 122.50     ****WINNER****  0.058 11.255 113.42
        C/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.065           H/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-): -0.025
 Qualified:            #62 11.061 -0.339                       #31 11.330 -0.820

Two green lights and Cal Method gets theDouble breakout win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                         751X Kenny Snow                   
E1                  -0.013  8.600 158.07     ****WINNER****  0.107 11.510 105.69
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.57 (+/-):  0.030            G/SA  Dial: 11.59 (+/-): -0.080
 Qualified:            #30  8.579 -0.821                       #61 11.615 -0.385

Big difference in dial ins.

Calvert can't wait and then goes into a huge wheelstand. Snow gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7360 Mike Loge                            7411 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063 11.351 116.12                     0.054 10.979 116.10
        I/SA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-): -0.009           E/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #13 11.370 -0.930                       #44 10.930 -0.770

Mike Loge's MOV: Double breakout. Just -0.002 difference between them.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  624 Don Little                            741 John Irving                  
E1                  -0.014 10.320 111.54     ****WINNER****  0.064 12.314 105.81
        A/SA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.110           N/SA  Dial: 12.31 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #19 10.100 -0.900                       #50 12.307 -0.693

Another big wait for the green and another red light. Irving gets the win and runs 0.004 to his dial.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                         652 Bob Gullett                  
E1                   0.026 10.958 113.12     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.844 114.11
        E/SA  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  0.058            F/S  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #37 10.899 -0.801                        #6 10.850 -0.950

Bob Gullett puts up a six package for the win. MOV: 0.0787 seconds (approximately 13 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7010 Duane Dickens                         737 Dwight Machael               
E1                   0.136 11.454 113.26     ****WINNER****  0.032 10.218 121.40
        J/SA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-):  0.024           A/SA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #10 11.509 -0.941                       #41 10.222 -0.778

Dickens is late and Dwight Machael takes the win. MOV: 0.0802 seconds (approximately 13 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  754 Lindy Lindholm                       7593 Richie Pauley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012 11.399 111.93                    -0.002 10.740 120.48
        I/SA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.039           C/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-): -0.150
 Qualified:            #20 11.404 -0.896                       #51 10.733 -0.667

Two big wheelstands, but Pauley goes red by just -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6360 Bill Bushmaker                       7446 Chuck Rayburn                
E1                   0.041 11.452 112.25     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.617 135.44
        I/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.002          AA/SA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #34 11.483 -0.817                        #3  9.647 -1.053

Great 0.001 light for Chuck Rayburn and a close finish, as Bushmaker runs 0.002 to his dial. MOV: 0.0253 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5016 Steve Scherschligt                   771C Karen Comstock               
E1                  -0.019 11.247 117.28     ****WINNER****  0.179  8.963 151.87
        H/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.003           FS/A  Dial: 9.05 (+/-): -0.087
 Qualified:            #23 11.283 -0.867                       #54  9.070 -0.630

Karen Comstock's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Tina Summerton                         52 Darrel Goheen                
E1                  -0.011 11.794 110.48     ****WINNER**** -0.005 10.820 121.43
        K/SA  Dial: 11.87 (+/-): -0.076           C/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-): -0.070
 Qualified:            #26 11.817 -0.833                       #57 10.906 -0.494

Another red light. Goheen gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           7179 Bob Elliott                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031 10.118 123.23                     0.085 11.560 112.12
        A/SA  Dial: 10.04 (+/-):  0.078           I/SA  Dial: 11.50 (+/-):  0.060
 Qualified:            #11 10.061 -0.939                       #42 11.526 -0.774

Hole shot win for Steve Wann. MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Larry Gilley                         7401 Darren Smith                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.951 116.04                     0.118 11.028 114.74
        E/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.071           G/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-): -0.012
 Qualified:            #38 10.900 -0.800                        #7 11.053 -0.947

Larry Gilley's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0220 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6273 Angela Bushmaker                      713 Jim Durham                   
E1                   0.011 11.802 110.09     ****WINNER****  0.082 10.975 113.84
        K/SA  Dial: 11.67 (+/-):  0.132           E/SA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #18 11.747 -0.903                       #49 10.968 -0.732

Bushmaker gets the starting line advantage and then slows. Durham gets the seven foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  216 Adam Badgette                        7209 Jeff Lindstrom               
E1                  -0.083 10.406 127.21     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.516 125.37
        FS/G  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.006           B/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-):  0.046
 Qualified:            #14 10.421 -0.929                       #45 10.482 -0.768

Jeff Lindstrom's MOV: opponent's red light. Badgette runs six to his dial too. OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4688 Mike Cotten                            79 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1                   0.039 11.044 112.08     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.561 120.25
        G/SA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.064           C/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:             #5 11.019 -0.981                       #36 10.586 -0.814

Leo Glasbrenner's MOV: 0.0318 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                         5400 Al Corda                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.917 116.42                     0.010 10.019 132.79
        E/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.037           FS/E  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #39 10.902 -0.798                        #8 10.005 -0.945

Chad Langdon's MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 19 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  362 Rich Rinke                           7025 Jerry Stein                  
E1                   0.029  9.524 129.44     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.716 120.29
        FS/D  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.024            D/SA  Dial: 10.69 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:             #2  9.521 -1.079                       #33 10.732 -0.818

Really close in the lights. Just 0.003 at the starting line and 0.002 in the lights.Jerry Stein's MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 3 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7784 Paul Wong                             715 Justin Jerome                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019 10.846 104.82                    -0.013 10.948 119.79
        D/SA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.196           F/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.058
 Qualified:            #43 10.778 -0.772                       #12 10.914 -0.936

Paul Wong's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5680 Marlene Nelson                        286 Jeff Adkinson                
E1                   0.066 11.991 109.82     ****WINNER****  0.024 10.456 115.65
        J/SA  Dial: 11.95 (+/-):  0.041           B/SA  Dial: 10.39 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #58 12.014 -0.436                       #27 10.418 -0.832

Jeff Adkinson's MOV: 0.0177 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3361 Bo Butner                              10 Charlie Downing              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  8.802 132.41                    -0.003 10.654 109.91
        FS/A  Dial: 8.77 (+/-):  0.032            FS/G  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.154
 Qualified:            #22  8.832 -0.868                       #53 10.706 -0.644

Bo Butner's MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Scott Burton                         6261 Larry Peterson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058 10.559  89.22                    -0.013 10.494 118.96
        B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.691           B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.756
 Qualified:            #15 10.324 -0.926                       #46 10.494 -0.756

Heads-up! Burton keeps his Championship hopes alive, as Peterson goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeffrey Jerome                       6032 Jody Lang                    
E1                   0.037 10.361 127.69     ****WINNER****  0.045 12.060 108.43
        B/SA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.071           M/SA  Dial: 12.02 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #16 10.325 -0.925                       #47 12.096 -0.754

Jody Lang's MOV: 0.0232 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7650 Doug Gibson                           795 Brian McClanahan             
E1                  -0.042 11.513 115.02     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.837 134.69
        H/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.033          AA/SA  Dial: 9.80 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:            #52 11.502 -0.648                       #21  9.831 -0.869

Lots of red lights this morning! Gibson this time.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2124 Jeff Strickland                      4402 Jerry Emmons                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.420 134.11                     0.048 10.299 120.11
        FS/C  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.020            B/SA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #40  9.509 -0.791                        #9 10.308 -0.942

Strickland moves closer to the Championship with a 0.002 light and a six foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  800 Markus Svensson                      339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.006 10.811 106.20
         B/S  Dial: 10.43 (+/-): 89.569           D/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.211
 Qualified:            #48 10.447 -0.753                       #17 10.627 -0.923

Svensson breaks in the burnout and Shipp gets the free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  733 Richard Ariotti                       732 Phil Mandella Jr.            
E1                  -0.027 12.204  82.81     ****WINNER****  0.053 11.473 115.57
        F/SA  Dial: 11.02 (+/-):  1.184           G/SA  Dial: 11.46 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #24 10.999 -0.851                       #55 11.475 -0.525

Phil Mandella Jr.'s MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3697 Brad Zaskowski                       1135 Nick Reiter                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006 11.359 103.95                     0.260 10.625 123.59
         H/S  Dial: 11.27 (+/-):  0.089           D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:            #56 11.503 -0.497                       #25 10.702 -0.848

Reiter is dead late and breaks out by -0.005. Great six light for Brad Zaskowski.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6969 Greg Marshall                        703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1                   0.007 11.856 104.88     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.273 120.11
        K/SA  Dial: 11.80 (+/-):  0.056          AA/SA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #28 11.820 -0.830                       #59 10.268 -0.432

Close door handle to door handle finish. Marshall has a seven light, but gives up the stripe. Kyle Rizzoli's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 8 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5717 Bobby DeArmond                        785 Tony Mandella                
E1                   0.109  9.996 131.37     ****WINNER****  0.045 10.886 116.68
        A/SA  Dial: 9.96 (+/-):  0.036            E/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:             #4  9.963 -1.037                       #35 10.885 -0.815

DeQArmond id late and Mandella isn't.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                           7022 Nanette Stein                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.033 12.321 105.97
        D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): 88.449           O/SA  Dial: 12.29 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:            #60 11.138 -0.412                       #29 12.321 -0.829

Meador is a no show.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Brad Burton                                Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030 11.009  89.56     
        D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.541   
 Qualified:             #1 10.448 -1.102                     Bye

Bye run for Burton.

8:48 a.m.

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