Drag Race Central - NHRA
Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 18:21 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations
By David Gerard



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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