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Thu, 31 Oct 2019, 19:17 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Class Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   74 Mike Cotten                                Bye
C2   ****WINNER****  0.057 12.372  78.77     
        F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-):  0.322   
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Gray      ) 0.042 10.996 108.03   
 Qualified:            #19 10.996 108.03                     Bye

Cotten with the bye into the final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7784 Paul Wong                             652 Bob Gullett                  
C2   ****WINNER****  0.097 13.695  88.61                     0.065 10.835 120.39
         U/S Index: 14.90 (+/-): -1.205            F/S Index: 12.00 (+/-): -1.165
 Prior rounds:
C1    (A Strang    ) 0.067 13.803  83.56      (A Kimball   ) 0.129 10.903 120.00
 Qualified:            #10 13.803  83.56                       #11 10.903 120.00

Gullett with the starting line advantage, but Wong holds on for the Class trophy in a close one. Paul Wong's MOV: 0.0082 seconds (approximately 17 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                J712 Chris Hall                   
C2                                            ****WINNER****  0.025 10.785 102.11
                                                  B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -0.655
 Prior rounds:
C1                                           (R Hall      ) 0.041 10.495 125.23
 Qualified:                                                      #38 10.495 125.23

Hall with the bye into the final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3662 Scott Libersher                       543 Craig Maddox                 
C2                   0.036  9.208 143.70     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.184 143.29
        FS/B Index: 10.17 (+/-): -0.962           FS/B Index: 10.17 (+/-): -0.986
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Taylor    ) 0.012  9.205 144.10      (C Lane      ) 0.035  9.166 144.66
 Qualified:            #18  9.112 144.84                       #28  9.166 144.66

Maddox with a couple ticks on the tree and Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   56 Norman Warling                       6942 Gary Gandee Jr               
C2                  -0.011 11.947 108.39     ****WINNER****  0.045 14.021  88.61
        M/SA Index: 13.07 (+/-): -1.123           U/SA Index: 15.10 (+/-): -1.079
 Prior rounds:
C1                   -0.027 12.052 107.67      (B O'Connor  ) 0.026 14.001  89.47
 Qualified:            #25 12.052 107.67                        #9 14.001  89.47

Warling goes red to give Gandee Jr. the Auto Combo Class trophy.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7593 Richie Pauley                        4705 Bobby Brannon                
C2                   0.652 10.638 123.73     ****WINNER****  0.102 10.790  94.59
        C/SA Index: 11.59 (+/-): -0.952           C/SA Index: 11.59 (+/-): -0.800
 Prior rounds:
C1    (D LaVoie    ) 0.054 10.606 124.11      (J Stein     ) 0.268 10.590 116.11
 Qualified:            #32 10.606 124.11                        #2 10.387 126.66

Brannon with the starting line advantage and the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2543 Mike McMahan                         5306 Johnny Diekema               
C2                   0.171 11.349 115.06     ****WINNER****  0.030 11.454 111.86
        H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -1.011           H/SA Index: 12.36 (+/-): -0.906
 Prior rounds:
C1                   -0.119 11.365 115.32      (R Bursell   ) 0.022 11.408 111.66
 Qualified:            #30 11.365 115.32                       #36 11.408 111.66

Diekema with the starting line advantage and the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  732 Phil Mandella Jr.                       8 Joe Sorensen                 
C2                   0.049 11.097 117.16     ****WINNER****  0.029 11.061 113.25
        G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -1.103           G/SA Index: 12.20 (+/-): -1.139
 Prior rounds:
C1    (D Rucker    ) 0.050 11.134 117.27      (J Braswell  ) 0.025 11.067 115.75
 Qualified:            #16 11.134 117.27                        #5 11.067 115.75

Sorensen with the starting line advantage and the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5027 Don Morris                           6636 Mick Alley                   
C2                   0.220 10.035 131.10     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.177 123.26
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -1.155           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -1.013
 Prior rounds:
C1                   -0.024 10.064 130.44      (J Brimer    ) 0.029 10.276 113.17
 Qualified:             #6 10.064 130.44                       #42 10.260 127.81

Alley with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  727 Mike Johnston                        7474 Justin Lamb                  
C2                   0.082  9.665 137.53     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.717 136.62
        FS/D Index: 10.78 (+/-): -1.115           FS/D Index: 10.78 (+/-): -1.063
 Prior rounds:
C1    (L DeForrest ) 0.098  9.685 137.22                     0.066  9.817 135.21
 Qualified:            #12  9.685 137.22                       #20  9.729 136.26

Lamb with the starting line advantage and the Class win in a close one. Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 14 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  701 John Calvert                           68 Larry McLanahan              
C2                   0.163 11.029  80.07     ****WINNER****  0.092  8.796 154.95
       FS/AA Index: 9.56 (+/-):  1.469           FS/AA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.764
 Prior rounds:
C1    (D Kramer    ) 0.030  8.313 155.51      (J Cramer    ) 0.139  8.757 155.47
 Qualified:             #1  8.313 155.51                       #60  8.749 158.19

McLanahan with the starting line advantage and the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7410 Robert Pond                             1 Brian McClanahan             
C2                   0.140 10.068 131.18     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.825 134.83
       AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -0.812          AA/SA Index: 10.88 (+/-): -1.055
 Prior rounds:
C1    (D Clarke    ) 0.084 10.052 131.19      (B Grubbs    ) 0.021  9.821 134.70
 Qualified:            #49  9.979 131.95                        #8  9.773 135.16

Wann was a no-show, so this is the AA/SA final round. McClanahan with the starting line advantage and the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  776 Doug Lambeck                         5526 Dwayne Scheitlin             
C2                   0.027 10.372 109.38     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.068 123.68
        A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.818           A/SA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -1.122
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Jerome    ) 0.047 16.324  64.75      (G Stanfield ) 0.029 10.046 129.78
 Qualified:            #24 10.156 128.37                        #4 10.046 129.78

Scheitlin with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Alley in the final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2426 Mitch Kight                           707 Jesse Loeffler               
C2   ****WINNER****  0.052 11.043 118.59                     0.065 11.120 116.55
        F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -1.007           F/SA Index: 12.05 (+/-): -0.930
 Prior rounds:
C1    (B Jensen    ) -0.016 11.077 110.14      (B Basham    ) 0.084 11.162 116.16
 Qualified:            #33 11.077 110.14                       #45 11.133 116.33

Kight with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Cotten in the final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 464Q Austin Williams                      7341 Rick Kolber                  
C2                   0.010 11.040 118.21     ****WINNER****  0.116 10.875 120.03
        E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -0.860           E/SA Index: 11.90 (+/-): -1.025
 Prior rounds:
C1    (J Buczynski ) 0.033 11.158 117.01                     0.001 11.035 102.43
 Qualified:            #62 11.119 117.51                       #21 10.854 111.54

Williams with a great light, but Kolber chased him down for the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3222 Chris Stephenson                     339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
C2   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.721 121.97                     0.038 10.834 121.10
        D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -1.019           D/SA Index: 11.74 (+/-): -0.906
 Prior rounds:
C1    (D Gibson    ) 0.053 10.768 121.46      (R Mangus    ) 0.040 10.990 119.46
 Qualified:            #27 10.736 121.58                       #64 10.967 119.69

Stephenson with the starting line advantage and the Class win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                        5400 Al Corda                     
C2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.019 10.379 112.66
        B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): 88.559           B/SA Index: 11.44 (+/-): -1.061
 Prior rounds:
C1                   -0.006 10.803 120.36      (S Cummings  ) 0.027 10.325 120.68
 Qualified:            #34 10.471 123.43                        #7 10.325 120.68

Luneack is a no-show to give Corda the freebie. He will face Hall in the class final.

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