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Fri, 15 Nov 2019, 12:40 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations (Revised)

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - (Revised) Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A119 Don LaVoie                            776 Doug Lambeck                 
E1                   0.011 11.443 119.14     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.085 127.09
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-):  0.043           A/SA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #60 11.463  0.063                       #30 10.116 -0.884

8:32 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,742 feet, track temperature 60 degrees.

Don LaVoie's MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 5 inches). LaVoie was DQ'ed and Lambeck was reinstated.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Ryan Mangus                           741 John Irving                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002 10.826 114.09                     0.121 12.422 104.91
        E/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.026           N/SA  Dial: 12.50 (+/-): -0.078
 Qualified:            #29 10.812 -0.888                       #59 12.483 -0.517

Great two light for Ryan Mangus. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0150 seconds (approximately 2 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7857 John Gray                            703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1                   0.031 10.900 119.08     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.206 115.35
        F/SA  Dial: 10.91 (+/-): -0.010          AA/SA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #28 10.959 -0.891                       #58 10.165 -0.535

Gray is too quick by six


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7947 Bill O'Connor                        2543 Mike McMahan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 16.760  77.99                    -0.030 11.068 118.76
        EF/S  Dial: 16.65 (+/-):  0.110           H/SA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-): -0.132
 Qualified:            #40 16.608 -0.842                       #10 11.195 -0.955

Easy win for O'Connor.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           5016 Steve Scherschligt           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.968 128.89                     0.085 11.231 115.91
        A/SA  Dial: 9.97 (+/-): -0.002            H/SA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-): -0.049
 Qualified:             #6 10.034 -0.966                       #36 11.278 -0.872

Steve Wann's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6360 Bill Bushmaker                       7500 Doug Holder                  
E1                  -0.500 12.224 115.45     ****WINNER**** -0.045 11.644 112.25
        I/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-):  0.814           K/SA  Dial: 11.66 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #35 11.427 -0.873                        #5 11.676 -0.974

Bushmaker leaves too soon


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7688 Paula Cotten                         7031 Gregg Luneack                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 11.333 115.16                     0.026 10.831 118.50
        I/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-): -0.007           D/SA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): -0.019
 Qualified:            #13 11.351 -0.949                       #43 10.741 -0.809

Paula Cotten leaves with a seven light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 15 inches) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7192 Ryan Herem                           7355 Chad Loge                    
E1   ****WINNER****        10.317 128.31                    -0.031 10.520 124.75
        B/SA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.067           C/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:             #4 10.266 -0.984                       #34 10.524 -0.876

Herem sits in the lights at the green and watches Loge go red. After a bit, he finally leaves the line with an easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                         1018 Adam Strang                  
E1                   0.080  9.930 131.34     ****WINNER****  0.078 10.541 125.24
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.94 (+/-): -0.010             D/S  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #49  9.965 -0.735                       #19 10.571 -0.929

Two "Not So Good" lights, but just 0.002 difference. Adam Strang just gets the close win with only 0.001 difference to their dials in the lights! MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 2 inches) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeff Jerome                           791 Randy Bursell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064 10.039 128.59                     0.051 11.492 112.63
        A/SA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.029           H/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.112
 Qualified:            #17 10.064 -0.936                       #47 11.401 -0.749

Bursell can't run his number and Jerome gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                           7360 Mike Loge                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057 10.566 123.13                     0.061 11.411 113.96
        D/SA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-):  0.006           I/SA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-): -0.019
 Qualified:            #11 10.598 -0.952                       #41 11.459 -0.841

Jim Meador runs six to his dial. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                           652 Bob Gullett                  
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.028  9.666 138.03                    -0.005 10.832 121.01
        FS/D  Dial: 9.69 (+/-): -0.024             F/S  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #32  9.719 -0.881                        #2 10.751 -1.049

Gullett is 0.005 too quick on the lights and Lamb gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  611 Cal Method                           6942 Gary Gandee Jr               
E1                  -0.004 11.344 113.78     ****WINNER****  0.077 13.917  95.08
        H/SA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-): -0.006           U/SA  Dial: 13.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #44 11.360 -0.790                       #14 13.903 -0.947

A rare, but close, red light for Method. Gary Gandee Jr. gets to come back tomorrow.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7010 Duane Dickens                        6254 Darcy Clarke                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088 11.528 112.45                    -0.066 10.348 126.64
        J/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.022           A/SA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #27 11.544 -0.906                       #57 10.360 -0.640

Clarke goes red this time. Dickens goes on to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1044 John Shaul                           7888 John Roderick                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  9.741 135.02                    -0.005 11.150 117.20
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.011            G/SA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #12  9.749 -0.951                       #42 11.176 -0.824

And again!

John Shaul gets the win on Roderick's -0.005 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  594 Daria Kramer                         7341 Rick Kolber                  
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.061  8.875 146.85                    -0.010 11.006 103.91
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.69 (+/-):  0.185            E/SA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.236
 Qualified:            #56  8.749 -0.651                       #26 10.789 -0.911

Another red light!

Kramer gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7272 Dave Moreno                           715 Justin Jerome                
E1                   0.053 10.541 125.59     ****WINNER****  0.042 11.028 116.19
         B/S  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.101           F/SA  Dial: 10.99 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:            #52 10.488 -0.712                       #22 10.929 -0.921

Green lights a pair!

Jerome takes the fourteen foot win, as Moreno slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  732 Phil Mandella Jr.                     601 Cody Lane                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027 11.040 117.65                     0.023  9.069 148.89
        G/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-):  0.000           FS/A  Dial: 8.98 (+/-):  0.089
 Qualified:            #25 11.087 -0.913                       #55  9.047 -0.653

Just 0.004 difference to the green.

Phil Mandella Jr. runs rights on his dial for the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7739 C.W. Hoefer                            10 Jody Lang                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028 11.095 113.61                     0.041 11.914 104.26
        G/SA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.015           L/SA  Dial: 11.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #16 11.064 -0.936                       #46 11.944 -0.756

Just 0.001 difference to their dials and C.W. Hoefer gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 23 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7650 Doug Gibson                            24 Jeff Adkinson                
E1                   0.027 10.593 122.60     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.395 135.28
        C/SA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-): -0.027           FS/C  Dial: 9.40 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:            #50 10.671 -0.729                       #20  9.372 -0.928

Adkinson hikes the wheels at the green and then has the Camaro make a hard move out of the groove, as it came down.

He parlays a one light and just -0.005 under his dial for the double break out win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  701 John Calvert                         339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E1                  -0.012  8.612 165.82     ****WINNER****  0.069 10.590 123.92
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.62 (+/-): -0.008            D/SA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #51  8.687 -0.713                       #21 10.628 -0.922

Randi Lyn Shipp runs right on her dial, as Calvert red lights by -0.008.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7274 Larry Gilley                          727 Mike Johnston                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058 10.796 110.42                     0.122 10.141 130.97
        E/SA  Dial: 10.69 (+/-):  0.106           FS/D  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.421
 Qualified:             #3 10.710 -0.990                       #33  9.722 -0.878

Johnson is way late and then slows. Easy win for Gilley.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5400 Al Corda                              800 Markus Svensson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.111 125.13                     0.211  9.986 132.63
        A/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.011            A/S  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #39 10.138 -0.862                        #9  9.995 -0.955

Svensson is late this time, but runs close to his dial.

Corda gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  440 Scott Richardson                     6969 Greg Marshall                
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.007 10.414 113.63                    -0.062 12.241  86.37
        B/SA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.064           K/SA  Dial: 11.90 (+/-):  0.341
 Qualified:            #18 10.315 -0.935                       #48 11.904 -0.746

Marshall is red by a bunch and Richardson's seven red does't count.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7670 Michael Williams                     7411 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 11.004 114.02                     0.003 11.427 107.85
        E/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  0.004           I/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:            #54 11.015 -0.685                       #24 11.387 -0.913

Two great lights, just 0.004 apart.
Michael Williams loses the starting line battle, but wins the finish line with a four to his dial. MOV: 0.0390 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Michael Williams' package: 0.011.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3222 Chris Stephenson                     3662 Scott Libersher              
E1                   0.030 10.669 122.26     ****WINNER****  0.057  9.090 143.96
        D/SA  Dial: 10.61 (+/-):  0.059           FS/B  Dial: 9.09 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:             #1 10.376 -1.174                       #31  9.118 -0.882

Scott Libersher runs right on his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0321 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Brian McClanahan                     7797 Don Keen                     
E1                   0.029 10.051 128.49     ****WINNER****  0.022 10.536 120.65
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.331            C/SA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:             #8  9.742 -0.958                       #38 10.533 -0.867

McClanahan's reign as 2018 Stock Champion ends, as the Camaro slows down track. Easy win for Keen.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 771C Karen Comstock                       7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1                  -0.073  8.853 153.02     ****WINNER****  0.029 10.000 132.59
        FS/A  Dial: 8.91 (+/-): -0.057            FS/E  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #53  9.013 -0.687                       #23 10.030 -0.920

Comstock goes red and Leo Glasbrenner runs right on his dial.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6851 John Buczynski                         74 Mike Cotten                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052 10.938 120.10                           No Time      
        E/SA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.058           F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): 88.149
 Qualified:            #45 10.924 -0.776                       #15 10.912 -0.938

Cotton is a "No Show". John Buczynski gets the free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7575 Mark Kirby                              3 Jeff Taylor                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.024  9.105 145.75
        F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): 88.149           FS/B  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:             #7 10.889 -0.961                       #37  9.131 -0.869

Kirby can't make the call and Taylor takes the win.

9:01 a.m.

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