MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Allison Doll 1262 Ken Robinson
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.001 10.388 122.96 0.041 10.889 120.76
B/SA Dial: 10.35 (+/-): 0.038 E/SA Dial: 10.84 (+/-): 0.049
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Urquhart ) 0.017 10.355 0.005 (B Hawk ) 0.028 10.838 -0.072
Qualified: #17 10.450 -0.800 #30 10.966 -0.734
11:37 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,285 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.Doll was quicker out of the gate and took the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1951 Jesse Alberts 1967 Jim Marshall
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.056 11.717 106.64 0.048 11.642 104.97
I/SA Dial: 11.70 (+/-): 0.017 J/SA Dial: 11.60 (+/-): 0.042
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Moulton ) 0.027 11.648 -0.112 (L Williams ) 0.035 11.597 -0.023
Qualified: #51 11.834 -0.466 #37 11.767 -0.683
Jesse Alberts' MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Alberts will race Doll in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1656 Kenneth Miele E103 Richard Epprecht
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.055 8.553 150.60 0.056 10.539 120.98
FS/AA Dial: 8.54 (+/-): 0.013 C/SA Dial: 10.51 (+/-): 0.029
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Johnson ) 0.113 8.593 0.013 (S Rehm ) 0.036 10.506 0.016
Qualified: #27 8.658 -0.742 #13 10.568 -0.832
These two were close together off the starting line but Miele squeezed out the win. Kenneth Miele's MOV: 0.0178 seconds
(approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1069 Tim Partash 1984 Robert Costantin
E2 -0.092 11.174 117.77 ****WINNER**** 0.319 11.969 110.48
D/SA Dial: 11.08 (+/-): 0.094 M/S Dial: 11.90 (+/-): 0.069
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Perrone ) 0.020 11.084 -0.006 (R Skipper ) 0.130 11.908 0.008
Qualified: #53 11.228 -0.322 #12 11.985 -0.865
Partash went red so Costantin will be back for round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1608 Gary Richard 339L Randi Lyn Shipp
E2 -0.099 10.955 92.28 ****WINNER**** 0.038 10.849 102.82
A/SA Dial: 10.09 (+/-): 0.865 D/SA Dial: 10.70 (+/-): 0.149
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Kanuik ) 0.065 10.373 0.273 (G Jordan ) 0.059 10.719 0.019
Qualified: #14 10.190 -0.810 #28 10.810 -0.740
Richard's red light gave the win to Shipp.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1759 Anthony Bongiovanni 1721 Joe Lisa
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.008 8.850 143.37 0.053 10.728 117.38
FS/A Dial: 8.83 (+/-): 0.020 D/SA Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (J MacNeish ) 0.005 8.890 0.020 (C Massafra ) 0.033 10.783 0.053
Qualified: #32 8.980 -0.720 #19 10.764 -0.786
Bongiovanni was quicker at the tree. Lisa tried to make up the difference but was too quick and broke out. Bongiovanni will race
Costantin in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1778 Joe Santangelo 154 Anthony Fetch
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.008 10.388 110.78 0.036 10.074 119.51
B/SA Dial: 10.36 (+/-): 0.028 AA/SA Dial: 10.10 (+/-): -0.026
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Oakes ) 0.041 10.354 -0.026 (E Longhany J) 0.034 10.105 0.045
Qualified: #8 10.373 -0.877 #49 10.138 -0.562
Santangelo was quicker at the tree and took the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1720 Matthew Lisa 137 Bobby Fazio
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.022 11.283 112.98 0.043 11.871 108.80
H/SA Dial: 11.28 (+/-): 0.003 L/SA Dial: 11.86 (+/-): 0.011
Prior rounds:
E1 (N Reiter ) 0.024 11.451 0.181 (T Barrett ) 0.003 11.854 0.044
Qualified: #6 11.255 -0.895 #20 11.923 -0.777
Matthew Lisa's MOV: 0.0295 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Lisa will race Miele in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1525 Daniel Lynch 172 Matt Butter
E2 0.042 11.310 106.15 ****WINNER**** 0.057 11.140 116.35
H/SA Dial: 11.28 (+/-): 0.030 G/SA Dial: 11.13 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Daniels ) 0.071 11.058 -1.092 (T O`Loughlin) 0.041 11.132 -0.018
Qualified: #9 11.283 -0.867 #23 11.239 -0.761
Lynch was quicker at the starting line but Butter edged him out to take the win. Matt Butter's MOV: 0.0054 seconds
(approximately 10 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1994 Katie Sepanek 1990 David Barton
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.006 11.397 109.70 0.005 9.773 129.64
I/SA Dial: 11.39 (+/-): 0.007 AA/SA Dial: 9.74 (+/-): 0.033
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Shaul ) 0.042 11.427 0.067 (G Monahan ) 0.008 9.732 -0.018
Qualified: #29 11.564 -0.736 #16 9.895 -0.805
Two good lights but Sepanek took the win. She'll race Butter in round three. Katie Sepanek's MOV: 0.0254 seconds (approximately
5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1528 Richard Boyle 1424 Joe Mocci
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.007 11.255 108.16 0.079 12.263 94.33
H/SA Dial: 11.22 (+/-): 0.035 M/SA Dial: 12.16 (+/-): 0.103
Prior rounds:
E1 0.128 11.862 -0.288 (W Dent Jr ) 0.042 12.163 0.003
Qualified: #1 11.154 -0.996 #42 12.188 -0.662
Boyle was quicker out of the gate and held on for the win. He'll race Santangelo in the third round. Richard Boyle's MOV: 0.1403
seconds (approximately 19 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
144 Bob Bender 1351 Tex Miller
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.035 12.692 99.13 0.039 11.020 121.37
O/SA Dial: 12.66 (+/-): 0.032 E/SA Dial: 10.87 (+/-): 0.150
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Iacono ) 0.042 12.667 0.007 (B Linke ) 0.018 10.886 -0.004
Qualified: #52 12.733 -0.417 #38 11.026 -0.674
Bender was a bit quicker at the tree and took the win,
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1557 Fred Thibeault 1792 Tim Fletcher
E2 0.012 10.339 122.19 ****WINNER**** 0.034 11.485 108.99
B/SA Dial: 10.35 (+/-): -0.011 G/SA Dial: 11.47 (+/-): 0.015
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Briglio ) 0.022 10.341 -0.009 (H Smith ) 0.045 11.481 0.021
Qualified: #7 10.358 -0.892 #48 11.418 -0.582
Fletcher got the win and will race Shipp in round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
173L Phil Lankford 1666 Bryan Valentine
E2 0.042 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.027 12.162 84.91
FS/B Dial: 9.04 (+/-): 90.959 K/SA Dial: 11.79 (+/-): 0.372
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Bielaszka ) 0.046 9.048 -0.062 (M Epprecht ) 0.062 11.824 0.004
Qualified: #18 9.206 -0.794 #31 11.921 -0.729
Lankford crossed the center line at about 120 feet so this run was DQed. Valentine got the win and will race Bender in the next
round.
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