Sat, 14 Sep 2019, 10:11 AM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations |
By Jim Samuel |
MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 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
1759 Anthony Bongiovanni 1984 Robert Costantin
E3 -0.007 8.835 152.11 ****WINNER**** 0.101 12.066 109.93
FS/A Dial: 8.86 (+/-): -0.025 M/S Dial: 11.93 (+/-): 0.136
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Lisa ) 0.008 8.850 0.020 (T Partash ) 0.319 11.969 0.069
E1 (J MacNeish ) 0.005 8.890 0.020 (R Skipper ) 0.130 11.908 0.008
Qualified: #32 8.980 -0.720 #12 11.985 -0.865
10:02 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.71 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,575 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.Bongiovanni lit the red light so Costantin got the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1656 Kenneth Miele 1720 Matthew Lisa
E3 0.063 8.565 150.90 ****WINNER**** 0.026 11.334 112.21
FS/AA Dial: 8.57 (+/-): -0.005 H/SA Dial: 11.29 (+/-): 0.044
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Epprecht ) 0.055 8.553 0.013 (B Fazio ) 0.022 11.283 0.003
E1 (C Johnson ) 0.113 8.593 0.013 (N Reiter ) 0.024 11.451 0.181
Qualified: #27 8.658 -0.742 #6 11.255 -0.895
Lisa was quicker off the starting line. Miele tried to reel him in and take the win but was too quick to the finish line. He
broke out so Lisa will go on to round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1778 Joe Santangelo 1528 Richard Boyle
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.523 114.16 0.144 11.231 115.46
B/SA Dial: 10.37 (+/-): 0.153 H/SA Dial: 11.20 (+/-): 0.031
Prior rounds:
E2 (A Fetch ) 0.008 10.388 0.028 (J Mocci ) 0.007 11.255 0.035
E1 (S Oakes ) 0.041 10.354 -0.026 0.128 11.862 -0.288
Qualified: #8 10.373 -0.877 #1 11.154 -0.996
Santangelo was quicker off the starting line and took the win. He'll race Costantin in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1666 Bryan Valentine 144 Bob Bender
E3 0.069 11.837 108.02 ****WINNER**** 0.049 12.706 103.82
K/SA Dial: 11.83 (+/-): 0.007 O/SA Dial: 12.68 (+/-): 0.026
Prior rounds:
E2 (P Lankford ) 0.027 12.162 0.372 (T Miller ) 0.035 12.692 0.032
E1 (M Epprecht ) 0.062 11.824 0.004 (M Iacono ) 0.042 12.667 0.007
Qualified: #31 11.921 -0.729 #52 12.733 -0.417
Bender was quicker at the tree and held on for the win. Bob Bender's MOV: 0.0019 seconds (approximately 4 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1994 Katie Sepanek 172 Matt Butter
E3 0.033 11.459 110.51 ****WINNER**** 0.045 11.190 113.85
I/SA Dial: 11.43 (+/-): 0.029 G/SA Dial: 11.18 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Barton ) 0.006 11.397 0.007 (D Lynch ) 0.057 11.140 0.010
E1 (J Shaul ) 0.042 11.427 0.067 (T O`Loughlin) 0.041 11.132 -0.018
Qualified: #29 11.564 -0.736 #23 11.239 -0.761
Sepanek was better at the tree but Butter got by her to grab the win. Matt Butter's MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 14
inches). Butter will have a bye in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Allison Doll 1951 Jesse Alberts
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.012 10.407 123.61 0.030 11.735 109.79
B/SA Dial: 10.40 (+/-): 0.007 I/SA Dial: 11.73 (+/-): 0.005
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Robinson ) 0.001 10.388 0.038 (J Marshall ) 0.056 11.717 0.017
E1 (R Urquhart ) 0.017 10.355 0.005 (D Moulton ) 0.027 11.648 -0.112
Qualified: #17 10.450 -0.800 #51 11.834 -0.466
Doll was quicker off the starting line and took the win. She'll race Lisa in the fourth round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
339L Randi Lyn Shipp 1792 Tim Fletcher
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.040 10.876 101.15 -0.003 11.509 113.73
D/SA Dial: 10.75 (+/-): 0.126 G/SA Dial: 11.52 (+/-): -0.011
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Richard ) 0.038 10.849 0.149 (F Thibeault ) 0.034 11.485 0.015
E1 (G Jordan ) 0.059 10.719 0.019 (H Smith ) 0.045 11.481 0.021
Qualified: #28 10.810 -0.740 #48 11.418 -0.582
Fletcher lit the red light and gave Shipp a trip to the next round. She'll race Bender in round four.
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