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Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 10:40 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7265 Tommy Brown                          6477 Aldon Miller                 
E1                   0.048 12.037 107.60     ****WINNER****  0.145 10.836 107.56
        K/SA  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.247           C/SA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.046
 Qualified:            #30 11.858 -0.792                       #59 20.143  8.743

8:02 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 48 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 835 feet, track temperature 55 degrees.

Miller is way late, but gets an easy win, as Brown slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7881 Chris Ashley                          706 Buddy Jensen                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.140 11.437 114.25                           No Time      
        I/SA  Dial: 11.50 (+/-): -0.063           F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): 88.149
 Qualified:            #29 11.507 -0.793                       #58 12.350  0.500

Jensen is a no show. Free ticket to round two for Ashley.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7411 Jon Irving                             78 Chad Loge                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045 10.772 118.62                     0.047 10.483 123.32
        D/SA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-): -0.008           B/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:            #28 10.750 -0.800                       #57 11.675  0.425

We finally get a race! Just 0.002 difference in RT's and Jon Irving gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  777 Earl Blake                           7307 Jeffrey Jerome               
E1                  -0.001 11.064 105.22     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.194 129.26
        F/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.194           A/SA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #11 10.949 -0.901                       #40 10.268 -0.732

Jeffrey Jerome gets the win, as Blake has an -0.001 red light. OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6254 Darcy Clarke                           77 Mike Cotten                  
E1                   0.028 11.208 113.35     ****WINNER****  0.135 11.047 118.77
        C/SA  Dial: 11.06 (+/-):  0.148           F/SA  Dial: 11.02 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #54 11.079 -0.321                       #25 11.035 -0.815

Clark gets a huge starting line advantage and dumps early to get the two foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7866 Bill North                            652 Bob Gullett                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061 10.714 121.46                    -0.002 10.894 119.91
        C/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.016            F/S  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #41 10.706 -0.694                       #12 10.905 -0.895

Bill North's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  795 Brian McClanahan                     5526 Dwayne Scheitlin             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.949 130.09                     0.052 10.087 123.43
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.93 (+/-):  0.019            A/SA  Dial: 10.06 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #36  9.938 -0.762                        #7 10.064 -0.936

Two big wheels up leaves and a close finish. Brian McClanahan's MOV: 0.0244 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Brad Burton                          457J Jane Braswell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036 10.680 115.25                     0.113 11.212 115.93
        D/SA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.080           G/SA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:             #6 10.597 -0.953                       #35 11.237 -0.763

Braswell is late and Brad Burton gets the win. MOV: 0.0291 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5799 Brian Schultz                        4406 Jim Hale                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094 10.793 112.99                     0.059 11.892 108.65
        D/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.033           K/SA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-):  0.192
 Qualified:            #31 10.759 -0.791                        #2 11.642 -1.008

Hale can't run his number, so Schultz gets an easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          7707 Dennis Alvey                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.970 106.58                     0.319 10.223 129.82
        E/SA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.110            A/S  Dial: 10.23 (+/-): -0.007
 Qualified:            #17 10.840 -0.860                       #46 10.305 -0.645

Justin Lamb's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.1940 seconds (approximately 37 feet), opponent broke out after a late leave.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7179 Bob Elliott                          5306 Johnny Diekema               
E1                   0.094 10.595 123.29     ****WINNER****  0.009 11.351 108.55
        B/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.025           H/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:            #47 10.651 -0.599                       #18 11.298 -0.852

Diekema nails the tree with a great 9 light for the seven foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  720 Carl Battis                          J529 Jackie Olson                 
E1                   0.056 11.265 112.98     ****WINNER****  0.081 12.769 101.27
        H/SA  Dial: 11.22 (+/-):  0.045           P/SA  Dial: 12.76 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #13 11.265 -0.885                       #42 12.765 -0.685

Jackie Olson gets a whole tree difference in dials, nails the tree with a 0.009 light and holds on for the close win. MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 23 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                          76 Chad Langdon                 
E1                   0.070 11.023 120.08     ****WINNER****  0.035 10.924 117.89
        C/SA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.043           E/SA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.064
 Qualified:            #50 11.036 -0.364                       #21 10.861 -0.839

Chad Langdon's MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5101 David McGaugh                        7897 Andy Kimball                 
E1                   0.046 11.733 110.85     ****WINNER****  0.003 10.786 121.70
        K/SA  Dial: 11.83 (+/-): -0.097            D/S  Dial: 10.82 (+/-): -0.034
 Qualified:            #15 11.783 -0.867                       #44 10.848 -0.652

Terrific 0.003 light for Andy Kimball and the win. MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  732 Phil Mandella Jr.                      72 Scott Burton                 
E1                  -0.003 11.218 117.04     ****WINNER****  0.025 10.491 101.47
        G/SA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-):  0.018           B/SA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.201
 Qualified:            #32 11.213 -0.787                        #3 10.265 -0.985

Scott Burton's MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                        6842 Dan Cyr                      
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062 17.213  70.89                     0.281 12.464  84.18
        EF/S  Dial: 17.14 (+/-):  0.073           B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  2.064
 Qualified:            #52 17.104 -0.346                       #23 10.413 -0.837

Almost a seven second head start for O'Connor and then Cry's engine stumbles off the line. Bill O'Connor's MOV: 2.2107 seconds (more than 100 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  741 John Irving                            75 Chris Hall                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062 12.465 100.37                     0.022 10.387 115.67
        N/SA  Dial: 12.44 (+/-):  0.025           B/SA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.013
 Qualified:            #48 12.424 -0.576                       #19 10.400 -0.850

Big time wheel stand and long carry time for Hall, but John Irving gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  785 Tony Mandella                        7031 Gregg Luneack                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071 10.944 116.93                     0.039 10.983 117.59
        F/SA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.014           E/SA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.063
 Qualified:            #10 10.946 -0.904                       #39 10.943 -0.757

Just 0.01 difference in dial ins for the pair. Luneack gets away first, but Tony Mandella gets the win. MOV: 0.0177 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 703D Kyle Rizzoli                         5227 John Cooper                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.505 110.21                           No Time      
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): -0.195          AA/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-): 89.299
 Qualified:            #56 10.524 -0.176                       #27  9.891 -0.809

Heads-up! Cooper had a statistical advantage, but has a big oil leak on the line and is shut off.

8:19 a.m. Rizzoli gets a free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  715 Justin Jerome                        5730 Jim Hughes                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029 10.995 118.41                     0.067 10.619 121.44
        F/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.045            B/S  Dial: 10.61 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #20 11.010 -0.840                       #49 10.657 -0.543

8:25 a.m. Lots of oil and the starting line guys had to do a small "scrape" to clean it up. Back to eliminations.

OUCH! Hughes runs 0.009 to his dial and loses. Justin Jerome's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 5 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 723R Ryan Smith                           339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E1                  -0.001 12.720  88.68     ****WINNER****  0.048 10.709 107.23
        N/SA  Dial: 12.65 (+/-):  0.070           C/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.169
 Qualified:            #51 12.637 -0.363                       #22 10.562 -0.838

Another -0.001 red light. Smith gets the bad news this time. Shipp gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jody Lang                            3361 Bo Butner                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022 12.271  88.33                     0.033  9.447 127.37
        M/SA  Dial: 12.09 (+/-):  0.181           FS/A  Dial: 8.73 (+/-):  0.717
 Qualified:            #34 12.076 -0.774                        #5  8.732 -0.968

Butner's Mustang has issues off the line and Lang gets an easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7402 Tibor Kadar                          771C Karen Comstock               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047 10.297 109.02                     0.305 12.529  93.14
        A/SA  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.187           FS/A  Dial: 9.05 (+/-):  3.479
 Qualified:            #16 10.136 -0.864                       #45  9.055 -0.645

Comstock's Mustang does a second burnout at the green and slows. Easy win for Kadar.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6969 Greg Marshall                        7410 Robert Pond                  
E1                   0.022 12.093 103.91     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.124 115.65
        K/SA  Dial: 11.98 (+/-):  0.113            A/S  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.074
 Qualified:            #37 11.889 -0.761                        #8 10.025 -0.925

Nice twelve light for Robert Pond and the win. MOV: 0.0495 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4402 Jerry Emmons                         5020 Norman Warling               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050 10.512 113.76                     0.021 12.073 105.85
        B/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-):  0.042           M/SA  Dial: 12.00 (+/-):  0.073
 Qualified:            #53 10.912 -0.338                       #24 12.021 -0.829

Warling has a big starting line advantage and then can't run the number and Jerry Emmons gets the close win. MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 4 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         7700 Larry Maxwell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.485 100.64                     0.243 10.873 120.07
        FS/F  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.195           E/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.103
 Qualified:            #38 10.442 -0.758                        #9 10.791 -0.909

Maxwell is way late and Fletcher isn't.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5400 Al Corda                             7209 Jeff Lindstrom               
E1                   0.024 10.100 120.70     ****WINNER****  0.069 10.531 123.38
        FS/E  Dial: 9.96 (+/-):  0.140            B/SA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.091
 Qualified:             #4  9.971 -0.979                       #33 10.474 -0.776

Lots of games in the lights. Jeff Lindstrom's MOV: 0.0045 seconds (approximately 10 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                         5733 Dane McIntosh                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  8.568 161.17                     0.028 10.711 109.24
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.52 (+/-):  0.048             A/S  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.111
 Qualified:            #26  8.585 -0.815                       #55 10.660 -0.290

Calvert has a two second wait for the green and then hammers the tree with a 0.002 light. A fourteen foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7593 Richie Pauley                        7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1                   0.117 10.336 125.73     ****WINNER****  0.045 10.399 125.29
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -1.064           C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -1.001
 Qualified:            #14 10.520 -0.880                       #43 10.725 -0.675

Heads-up! Two 1968 classics on the line.

Leo Glasbrenner gets a big hole shot win. MOV: 0.0095 seconds (approximately 21 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 B.J. Graham                                Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 13.387  97.37     
        T/SA  Dial: 14.40 (+/-): -1.013   
 Qualified:             #1 13.286 -1.114                     Bye

8:36 a.m. Graham gets the bye run to round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink