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Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 12:41 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 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
  701 John Calvert                         7307 Jeffrey Jerome               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.576 158.28                    -0.046 10.210 128.76
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.58 (+/-): -0.004            A/SA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D McIntosh  ) 0.002  8.568  0.048      (E Blake     ) 0.042 10.194 -0.016
 Qualified:            #26  8.585 -0.815                       #40 10.268 -0.732

10:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 1,425 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

John Calvert takes an eight for the win. MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 J529 Jackie Olson                         7411 Jon Irving                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059 12.796 100.91                     0.092 10.822 110.00
        P/SA  Dial: 12.75 (+/-):  0.046           D/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-):  0.092
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Battis    ) 0.081 12.769  0.009      (C Loge      ) 0.045 10.772 -0.008
 Qualified:            #42 12.765 -0.685                       #28 10.750 -0.800

Jackie Olson's MOV: 0.0793 seconds (approximately 13 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Chad Langdon                            2 Brad Burton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010 10.898 118.54                     0.033 10.660 113.68
        E/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.028           D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Johnston  ) 0.035 10.924  0.064      (J Braswell  ) 0.036 10.680  0.080
 Qualified:            #21 10.861 -0.839                        #6 10.597 -0.953

Chad Langdon's MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Scott Burton                         5306 Johnny Diekema               
E2                   0.021 10.324 114.85     ****WINNER****  0.026 11.331 108.73
        B/SA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.034           H/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Mandella J) 0.025 10.491  0.201      (B Elliott   ) 0.009 11.351  0.071
 Qualified:             #3 10.265 -0.985                       #18 11.298 -0.852

Just 0.005 difference in RT's and Johnny Diekema runs closer to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0187 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6477 Aldon Miller                         7897 Andy Kimball                 
E2                   0.339 10.751 121.05     ****WINNER****  0.102 10.826 120.35
        C/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.051            D/S  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Brown     ) 0.145 10.836  0.046      (D McGaugh   ) 0.003 10.786 -0.034
 Qualified:            #59 20.143  8.743                       #44 10.848 -0.652

Kimball is late, but Miller is later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Leo Glasbrenner                      7881 Chris Ashley                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003 10.613 115.31                     0.045 11.489 113.74
        C/SA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-):  0.033           I/SA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Pauley    ) 0.045 10.399 -1.001      (B Jensen    ) -0.140 11.437 -0.063
 Qualified:            #43 10.725 -0.675                       #29 11.507 -0.793

Great three light for Leo Glasbrenner. Ashley runs nine to his dial to no avail. MOV: 0.0186 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          5799 Brian Schultz                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058 11.038 107.09                    -0.025 10.837 120.89
        E/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.148           D/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Alvey     ) 0.008 10.970  0.110      (J Hale      ) 0.094 10.793  0.033
 Qualified:            #17 10.840 -0.860                       #31 10.759 -0.791

Justin Lamb's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7866 Bill North                           703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E2                   0.092 10.705 121.43     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.447 117.02
        C/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.005          AA/SA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Gullett   ) 0.061 10.714 -0.016      (J Cooper    ) 0.017 10.505 -0.195
 Qualified:            #41 10.706 -0.694                       #56 10.524 -0.176

Hole shot win for Kyle Rizzoli. North runs 0.005 to his dial and comes in second. MOV: 0.0223 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  785 Tony Mandella                          77 Mike Cotten                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003 10.814 116.29                     0.033 10.828 116.33
        F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -1.036           F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -1.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Luneack   ) 0.071 10.944  0.014      (D Clarke    ) 0.135 11.047  0.027
 Qualified:            #10 10.946 -0.904                       #25 11.035 -0.815

Heads-up! A three light, a huge wheelstand, and big win for Tony Mandella. MOV: 0.0442 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jody Lang                             715 Justin Jerome                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024 12.170  97.63                     0.088 11.025 118.47
        M/SA  Dial: 12.10 (+/-):  0.070           F/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Butner    ) 0.022 12.271  0.181      (J Hughes    ) 0.029 10.995  0.045
 Qualified:            #34 12.076 -0.774                       #20 11.010 -0.840

Jody Lang's MOV: 0.0193 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                        7410 Robert Pond                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041 17.111  76.08                     0.016 10.192 112.07
        EF/S  Dial: 17.08 (+/-):  0.031            A/S  Dial: 10.30 (+/-): -0.108
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Cyr       ) 0.062 17.213  0.073      (G Marshall  ) 0.012 10.124  0.074
 Qualified:            #52 17.104 -0.346                        #8 10.025 -0.925

Pond has a nice 0.016 light and then locks up the breaks in the lights to keep from breaking out.

Nope!Bill O'Connor gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.108!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 B.J. Graham                          7402 Tibor Kadar                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029 13.303  97.91                     0.065 10.164 129.90
        T/SA  Dial: 13.25 (+/-):  0.053           A/SA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.035 13.387 -1.013      (K Comstock  ) 0.047 10.297  0.187
 Qualified:             #1 13.286 -1.114                       #16 10.136 -0.864

Close finish. Big hole shot win for B.J. Graham. MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 16 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  795 Brian McClanahan                     339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E2                   0.092  9.928 132.56     ****WINNER****  0.022 10.598 117.44
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.93 (+/-): -0.002            C/SA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Scheitlin ) 0.036  9.949  0.019      (R Smith     ) 0.048 10.709  0.169
 Qualified:            #36  9.938 -0.762                       #22 10.562 -0.838

Randi Lyn Shipp's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0500 seconds (approximately 10 feet), opponent broke out by just -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         4402 Jerry Emmons                 
E2                   0.049 10.317 128.20     ****WINNER****  0.068 10.507 114.90
        FS/F  Dial: 10.32 (+/-): -0.003           B/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Maxwell   ) 0.008 10.485  0.195      (N Warling   ) 0.050 10.512  0.042
 Qualified:            #38 10.442 -0.758                       #53 10.912 -0.338

Fletcher is done for the weekend, as he breaks out by just -0.003. Jerry Emmons goes on, running 0.007 to his dial.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7209 Jeff Lindstrom                        741 John Irving                  
E2                  -0.051 10.472 124.64     ****WINNER****  0.122 12.441 104.67
        B/SA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-): -0.008           N/SA  Dial: 12.47 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Corda     ) 0.069 10.531  0.091      (C Hall      ) 0.062 12.465  0.025
 Qualified:            #33 10.474 -0.776                       #48 12.424 -0.576

John Irving's MOV: opponent's red light.

10:38 a.m.

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