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Sat, 16 Nov 2019, 12:00 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
 7474 Justin Lamb                          7307 Jeff Jerome                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.678 137.90                    -0.005 10.021 131.51
        FS/D  Dial: 9.75 (+/-): -0.072            A/SA  Dial: 10.03 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Gullett   ) -0.028  9.666 -0.024      (R Bursell   ) 0.064 10.039  0.029
 Qualified:            #32  9.719 -0.881                       #17 10.064 -0.936

8:35 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,223 feet, track temperature 61 degrees.
We start today's eliminations with a -0.005 red light.

Lamb gets a win and a trip to round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7010 Duane Dickens                        1044 John Shaul                   
E2                   0.013 11.491 111.42     ****WINNER****  0.084  9.731 135.39
        J/SA  Dial: 11.54 (+/-): -0.049          AA/SA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Clarke    ) 0.088 11.528 -0.022      (J Roderick  ) 0.058  9.741  0.011
 Qualified:            #27 11.544 -0.906                       #12  9.749 -0.951

John Shaul's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  776 Doug Lambeck                         6851 John Buczynski               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.093 124.93                     0.068 10.947 119.67
        A/SA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.013           E/SA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D LaVoie    ) 0.021 10.085  0.035      (M Cotten    ) 0.052 10.938  0.058
 Qualified:            #30 10.116 -0.884                       #45 10.924 -0.776

Doug Lambeck has good numbers at both ends of the track for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0280 seconds (approximately 5 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Ryan Mangus                          6942 Gary Gandee Jr               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.809 116.44                     0.066 13.853  94.22
        E/SA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-): -0.011           U/SA  Dial: 13.92 (+/-): -0.067
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.002 10.826  0.026      (C Method    ) 0.077 13.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #29 10.812 -0.888                       #14 13.903 -0.947

Great light for Ryan Mangus and the win. MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7192 Ryan Herem                           1018 Adam Strang                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.372 124.67                     0.068 10.559 126.58
        B/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-): -0.008            D/S  Dial: 10.58 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Loge      )       10.317  0.067      (J Dourlet   ) 0.078 10.541 -0.009
 Qualified:             #4 10.266 -0.984                       #19 10.571 -0.929

Ryan Herem's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0180 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  732 Phil Mandella Jr.                    7947 Bill O'Connor                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077 11.021 119.07                     0.049 16.682  77.10
        G/SA  Dial: 11.03 (+/-): -0.009           EF/S  Dial: 16.75 (+/-): -0.068
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Lane      ) 0.027 11.040  0.000      (M McMahan   ) 0.014 16.760  0.110
 Qualified:            #25 11.087 -0.913                       #40 16.608 -0.842

And again!

Phil Mandella Jr.'s MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7670 Michael Williams                     5400 Al Corda                     
E2                   0.049 10.975 116.78     ****WINNER****  0.036 10.110 124.20
        E/SA  Dial: 11.01 (+/-): -0.035           A/SA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Irving    ) 0.007 11.004  0.004      (M Svensson  ) 0.027 10.111  0.011
 Qualified:            #54 11.015 -0.685                       #39 10.138 -0.862

Al Corda's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Jeff Taylor                           715 Justin Jerome                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.128 146.89                     0.024 10.998 119.20
        FS/B  Dial: 9.11 (+/-):  0.018            F/SA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Kirby     ) 0.024  9.105  0.005      (D Moreno    ) 0.042 11.028  0.038
 Qualified:            #37  9.131 -0.869                       #22 10.929 -0.921

Jerome misses his dial by just -0.002 after a better light.

Taylor gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7500 Doug Holder                            24 Jeff Adkinson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045 11.683 111.80                    -0.001  9.382 143.12
        K/SA  Dial: 11.66 (+/-):  0.023           FS/C  Dial: 9.40 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Bushmaker ) -0.045 11.644 -0.016      (D Gibson    ) 0.001  9.395 -0.005
 Qualified:             #5 11.676 -0.974                       #20  9.372 -0.928

Adkinson misses the green by just -0.001 to give the win to Holder.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.978 128.96                     0.046 10.624 120.06
        A/SA  Dial: 9.96 (+/-):  0.018            D/SA  Dial: 10.61 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Scherschli) 0.043  9.968 -0.002      (J Calvert   ) 0.069 10.590  0.000
 Qualified:             #6 10.034 -0.966                       #21 10.628 -0.922

Hole shot win for Steve Wann. MOV: 0.0272 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Jim Meador                            594 Daria Kramer                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.611 118.44                    -0.008  9.149 148.74
        D/SA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.041          FS/AA  Dial: 8.73 (+/-):  0.419
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Loge      ) 0.057 10.566  0.006      (R Kolber    ) -0.061  8.875  0.185
 Qualified:            #11 10.598 -0.952                       #56  8.749 -0.651

Great nine light for Jim Meador, as Kramer misses the green by just -0.008.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7797 Don Keen                             7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E2                   0.026 10.546 124.94     ****WINNER****  0.041 10.030 130.42
        C/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.036           FS/E  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B McClanahan) 0.022 10.536  0.016      (K Comstock  ) 0.029 10.000  0.000
 Qualified:            #38 10.533 -0.867                       #23 10.030 -0.920

Really close race to the finish line. THey leave just a half a second apart and finish just 0.0011 apart. Leo Glasbrenner's MOV: 0.0011 seconds (approximately 2 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3662 Scott Libersher                      7739 C.W. Hoefer                  
E2                   0.086  9.112 145.34     ****WINNER****  0.026 11.073 114.14
        FS/B  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.012            G/SA  Dial: 11.06 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Stephenson) 0.057  9.090  0.000      (J Lang      ) 0.028 11.095  0.015
 Qualified:            #31  9.118 -0.882                       #16 11.064 -0.936

0.001 difference to their dials and C.W. Hoefer gets the hole shot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7274 Larry Gilley                          440 Scott Richardson             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.703 121.72                     0.005 10.368 122.05
        E/SA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.003           B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Johnston  ) 0.058 10.796  0.106      (G Marshall  ) -0.007 10.414  0.064
 Qualified:             #3 10.710 -0.990                       #18 10.315 -0.935

Another great race!

Larry Gilley runs 0.003 to his dial for the win, after a great five light for Richardson. MOV: 0.0038 seconds (approximately 8 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7688 Paula Cotten                         703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E2                  -0.051 11.389 115.15     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.295 114.86
        I/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.049          AA/SA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.085
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Luneack   ) 0.007 11.333 -0.007      (J Gray      ) 0.040 10.206  0.006
 Qualified:            #13 11.351 -0.949                       #58 10.165 -0.535

Kyle Rizzoli is working on a double win this weekend. Cotten goes red to give Rizzoli the win.

8:52 a.m.

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