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Sat, 12 Nov 2016, 11:38 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
 7980 Steve Wann                            741 John Irving                  
E3                   0.023 10.089 126.68     ****WINNER****  0.012 12.328 103.73
        A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.009           N/SA  Dial: 12.32 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Adkinson  ) 0.007 10.153  0.083      (C Rayburn   ) 0.022 12.376  0.036
E1    (B Elliott   ) 0.031 10.118  0.078      (D Little    ) 0.064 12.314  0.004
 Qualified:            #11 10.061 -0.939                       #50 12.307 -0.693

8:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,169 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Two good lights and a close finish. John Irving takes a 20 package for the win. MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Larry Gilley                            7 Scott Burton                 
E3                   0.060 10.859 120.27     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.330 122.97
        E/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-): -0.021           B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Comstock  ) 0.024 10.908 -0.002      (C Method    ) 0.026 10.393  0.033
E1    (D Smith     ) 0.013 10.951  0.071      (L Peterson  ) 0.058 10.559 -0.691
 Qualified:            #38 10.900 -0.800                       #15 10.324 -0.926

Scott Burton's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0260 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.

He will race Irving in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7025 Jerry Stein                           737 Dwight Machael               
E3                   0.027 10.691 120.03     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.217 127.90
        D/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.009           A/SA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Durham    ) 0.049 10.756  0.026      (D Goheen    ) 0.057 10.192  0.012
E1    (R Rinke     ) 0.026 10.716  0.026      (D Dickens   ) 0.032 10.218  0.048
 Qualified:            #33 10.732 -0.818                       #41 10.222 -0.778

Both cars have the wheels way up in the air at the green. Dwight Machael's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.009


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7022 Nanette Stein                          79 Leo Glasbrenner              
E3                  -0.005 12.305 105.96     ****WINNER****  0.008 10.509 124.60
        O/SA  Dial: 12.33 (+/-): -0.025           C/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Loge      ) 0.020 12.368  0.028      (B McClanahan) 0.022 10.548 -0.002
E1    (J Meador    ) 0.033 12.321  0.031      (M Cotten    ) 0.021 10.561  0.051
 Qualified:            #29 12.321 -0.829                       #36 10.586 -0.814

Leo Glasbrenner's MOV: opponent's red light -0.005.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7209 Jeff Lindstrom                        652 Bob Gullett                  
E3                   0.073 10.524 122.07     ****WINNER****  0.064 10.827 118.02
        B/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.034            F/S  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Snow      ) 0.092 10.572  0.082      (B Butner    ) 0.052 10.865  0.025
E1    (A Badgett   ) 0.042 10.516  0.046      (G Luneack   ) 0.002 10.844  0.004
 Qualified:            #45 10.482 -0.768                        #6 10.850 -0.950

Bob Gullett runs seven to his dial for the win.MOV: 0.0364 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

He faces Machael in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2124 Jeff Strickland                         6 Brad Burton                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.393 134.56                     0.029 10.646 120.64
        FS/C  Dial: 9.39 (+/-):  0.003            D/SA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Zaskowski ) 0.017  9.415  0.005      (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.041 10.342 -1.208
E1    (J Emmons    ) 0.002  9.420  0.020                     0.030 11.009 -0.541
 Qualified:            #40  9.509 -0.791                        #1 10.448 -1.102

Scotty Richardson is the only other dual winner. He won SC and SG in 1994.
Jeff Strickland is away fist and runs 0.003 to his dial to win both the Stock and Top Dragster Championships. MOV: 0.0152 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

He races Glasbrenner next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  754 Lindy Lindholm                       703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010 11.388 115.33                     0.018 10.228 127.28
        I/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.008          AA/SA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Mandella  ) 0.035 11.421  0.001      (P Wong      ) 0.013 10.383  0.103
E1    (R Pauley    ) 0.012 11.399  0.039      (G Marshall  ) 0.026 10.273  0.033
 Qualified:            #20 11.404 -0.896                       #59 10.268 -0.432

Nice eighteen package for Lindholm and the win. MOV: 0.0289 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                             732 Phil Mandella Jr.            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023 12.208  94.00                    -0.009 11.455 115.67
        M/SA  Dial: 12.03 (+/-):  0.178           G/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ancona    ) 0.024 12.060 -0.020      (C Langdon   ) 0.004 11.511  0.021
E1    (J Jerome    ) 0.045 12.060  0.040      (R Ariotti   ) 0.053 11.473  0.013
 Qualified:            #47 12.096 -0.754                       #55 11.475 -0.525

Jody Lang's MOV: opponent's -0.009 red light.

He faces Lindholm later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink