BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2543 Mike McMahan 3222 Chris Stephenson
E3 0.027 11.215 116.84 ****WINNER**** 0.006 11.114 116.10
H/SA Dial: 11.18 (+/-): 0.035 F/SA Dial: 11.08 (+/-): 0.034
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Stephenson) 0.017 11.175 0.025 (A Alvey ) 0.012 11.096 0.096
E1 (D Ford ) 0.032 11.233 0.103 (E Buth ) 0.001 10.967 -0.883
Qualified: #47 11.048 -1.102 #63 10.795 -1.055
6:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent,
barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,092 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.Nice six
light for Chris Stephenson and the win.MOV: 0.0228 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
158N Eddie Brooks 1204 Don Carson
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.054 11.393 112.21 0.016 9.487 141.02
H/SA Dial: 11.37 (+/-): 0.023 FS/C Dial: 9.49 (+/-): -0.003
Prior rounds:
E2 (F Federico ) 0.108 11.369 0.039 (T Morris ) 0.109 9.459 0.009
E1 (C Weisinger ) 0.049 11.353 0.013 (M Widuch ) 0.011 9.432 0.052
Qualified: #70 11.108 -1.042 #118 9.384 -0.916
Carlson is too quick by -0.003. Brooks goes on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1525 Daniel Lynch 3522 Gary Merrick
E3 -0.002 11.225 115.60 ****WINNER**** -0.016 10.257 129.23
H/SA Dial: 11.11 (+/-): 0.115 A/SA Dial: 10.29 (+/-): -0.033
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Biermann ) 0.024 11.161 0.051 (R Rinke ) 0.022 10.215 0.015
E1 (C Maddox ) 0.073 11.099 -0.011 (C Beach ) 0.070 10.174 0.054
Qualified: #26 10.961 -1.189 #106 10.029 -0.971
Red light for Lynch.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4192 Brett Candies 8608 Dan Williams
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.010 9.142 147.25 0.053 10.109 131.32
FS/B Dial: 9.13 (+/-): 0.012 A/S Dial: 10.13 (+/-): -0.021
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Sullivan ) 0.011 9.128 0.018 (G Monahan ) 0.025 10.095 0.025
E1 (K Martel ) 0.037 9.101 0.081 (C Butcher ) 0.017 10.070 0.030
Qualified: #100 9.012 -0.988 #84 9.926 -1.024
Brett Candies leaves with a ten light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 23
inches), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7784 Paul Wong 5221 Wayne Stephenson
E3 0.047 12.246 103.17 ****WINNER**** 0.009 11.847 106.65
O/SA Dial: 12.29 (+/-): -0.044 K/SA Dial: 11.87 (+/-): -0.023
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Beeler ) 0.017 12.262 0.062 (R Hill ) 0.107 11.803 0.073
E1 (M Moller ) -0.119 12.208 -0.392 (G Wright ) 0.018 11.834 0.084
Qualified: #89 12.140 -1.010 #105 11.675 -0.975
Nice nine light for Wayne Stephenson and the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0170 seconds
(approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3310 Cody Herron 43 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.024 9.137 147.71 -0.005 12.101 80.64
FS/C Dial: 9.15 (+/-): -0.013 E/SA Dial: 10.62 (+/-): 1.481
Prior rounds:
E2 (V Buchanan ) 0.029 9.125 0.035 (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.047 10.698 0.078
E1 (M Howes ) -0.095 9.079 0.009 (D Martins ) 0.015 10.568 -0.082
Qualified: #18 9.077 -1.223 #34 10.538 -1.162
Hidalgo misses the green by -0.005.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
353 Caleb McFarland 7307 Jeff Jerome
E3 0.066 10.027 128.64 ****WINNER**** 0.050 10.390 126.93
A/S Dial: 10.05 (+/-): -0.023 B/SA Dial: 10.38 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E2 (B McClister ) 0.083 9.867 0.017 (C Hopkins ) 0.042 10.346 0.016
E1 (G Russell ) 0.086 9.855 -1.095 (J Bennett ) 0.045 10.318 0.028
Qualified: #48 9.850 -1.100 #96 10.254 -0.996
Jeff Jerome runs ten to his dian and Jerome broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3569 Patrick Downing 312 Matt Antrobius
E3 0.124 10.738 122.87 ****WINNER**** 0.016 11.244 112.18
FS/J Dial: 10.78 (+/-): -0.042 H/SA Dial: 11.21 (+/-): 0.034
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Belles ) 0.001 10.735 0.035 (M Svensson ) 0.046 11.157 0.027
E1 (B Sempsrott ) 0.063 10.704 0.024 (B Gere ) 0.070 11.249 0.129
Qualified: #39 10.658 -1.142 #23 10.950 -1.200
Downing is late and Matt Antrobius posts a 16 light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0320 seconds
(approximately 6 feet), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
103 Howie Smith 317 Steven Dziorny
E3 0.016 12.028 105.75 ****WINNER**** 0.017 11.917 109.32
M/SA Dial: 12.01 (+/-): 0.018 K/SA Dial: 11.91 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Loge ) 0.066 11.971 0.011 (E Merryfield) 0.058 11.973 0.103
E1 (R Hopkins ) 0.043 11.974 0.054 (A Bongiovann) 0.059 11.861 0.091
Qualified: #67 11.806 -1.044 #115 11.724 -0.926
Just 0.001 difference in RT's and a close finish.Steven Dziorny runs seven to his dial. MOV:
0.0105 seconds (approximately 20 inches.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3186 Drew Whalen 4312 Paul Candies
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.010 10.659 124.81 -0.064 9.598 123.71
C/SA Dial: 10.66 (+/-): -0.001 FS/D Dial: 9.41 (+/-): 0.188
Prior rounds:
E2 (P Boster ) 0.072 10.638 0.018 (S Holt ) 0.005 9.386 0.016
E1 (M Pustelny ) 0.051 10.570 -0.010 (B Kelly ) 0.041 9.342 -0.038
Qualified: #94 10.401 -0.999 #14 9.331 -1.269
Nice ten light for Whalen, as Candies goes red.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3207 Andrew Hill 3384 Mike McGinley
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.058 10.484 125.01 -0.068 11.541 113.98
D/SA Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.016 H/SA Dial: 11.49 (+/-): 0.051
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Wann ) 0.005 10.419 -0.021 (J Blanchard ) 0.048 11.465 0.055
E1 (M Welker ) 0.013 10.442 0.062 (J Wayne Tota) 0.026 11.400 0.020
Qualified: #13 10.253 -1.297 #125 11.269 -0.881
Red light for McGinley.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
396 Mike Fuller 1499 Jim Boudreau
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.043 10.565 104.18 0.193 16.223 77.86
FS/E Dial: 10.11 (+/-): 0.455 B/SA Dial: 10.11 (+/-): 6.113
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Sepanek ) -0.032 10.063 0.043 (P Lankford ) 0.008 10.101 0.041
E1 (J Larsen ) 0.037 9.994 -0.006 (D Walther ) -0.048 10.053 0.043
Qualified: #92 9.945 -1.005 #12 9.936 -1.314
Boudreau is way late and slows. Fuller to round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
464Q Austin Williams 3611 Jimmy Ronzello
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.008 11.258 113.16 0.029 8.811 146.04
H/SA Dial: 11.25 (+/-): 0.008 FS/B Dial: 8.83 (+/-): -0.019
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Downing ) 0.022 11.254 0.014 (D Findell ) 0.020 8.884 0.084
E1 (T Fagnilli ) 0.091 11.197 0.067 (V Cagnazzi ) 0.079 8.738 -0.082
Qualified: #56 11.070 -1.080 #8 8.620 -1.380
Stout eight light for Williams and then he runs eight to his dial. Ronzello breaks
out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3602 Jason McCormack 5500 Randy Mans
E3 0.042 10.159 131.11 ****WINNER**** 0.088 10.018 133.66
A/S Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.791 A/S Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.932
Prior rounds:
E2 (P Mandella J) 0.000 10.207 -0.023 (P Giles ) 0.027 9.981 0.001
E1 (L Galbraith ) -0.017 10.182 -0.038 (J Marshall ) 0.027 10.019 0.059
Qualified: #132 10.106 -0.844 #91 9.944 -1.006
Heads-up! Mans gives up a bunch at the green, but runs down McCormack for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1044 John Shaul 4402 Jerry Emmons
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.027 10.030 130.75 -0.019 10.335 127.41
A/SA Dial: 9.99 (+/-): 0.040 B/SA Dial: 10.37 (+/-): -0.035
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Taylor ) 0.028 10.332 0.392 (J Duzac ) 0.041 10.321 -0.929
E1 (J Martens ) -0.004 9.944 0.004 (D Duell ) 0.103 10.335 0.015
Qualified: #37 9.852 -1.148 #85 10.229 -1.021
Emmons is red.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1781 Dan Fletcher 172 Matt Butter
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.033 10.260 125.38 0.015 11.372 114.20
FS/F Dial: 10.28 (+/-): -0.020 H/SA Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.028
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Hidalgo Sr) 0.023 10.280 0.030 (B Wenzel Sr ) 0.081 11.368 0.028
E1 (B Dyer ) 0.020 10.189 -0.021 (G Richard ) 0.016 11.309 0.059
Qualified: #65 10.149 -1.051 #113 11.217 -0.933
Butter has the better light, but Dan Fletcher gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.6:16
p.m.
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