Drag Race Central - NHRA
Fri, 02 Oct 2020, 14:34 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green



MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Parker DeVore                        5221 Wayne Stephenson             
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.048 11.830  96.49
        H/SA  Dial: 11.80 (+/-): 88.199           K/SA  Dial: 11.80 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #45 No Time                             #23 11.797 -0.853
Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 30.21 inches, track temperature 85 degrees. Devore is a no-show to give Stephenson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3655 Ellis Buth                           1925 Tim Barrett                  
E1                   0.028 15.989  73.24     ****WINNER****  0.011 11.323 109.44
        W/SA  Dial: 15.88 (+/-):  0.109           G/SA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #22 15.795 -0.855                       #44 12.335  0.335
Barrett with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3834 Jim Hanlon                           3010 Ron Richards                 
E1                   0.059 14.794  54.64     ****WINNER****  0.029 11.497 101.16
        I/SA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  3.344           G/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.157
 Qualified:            #21 11.422 -0.878                       #43 11.807 -0.193
Richards with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5306 Johnny Diekema                       5664 Tim Tosto                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.929 131.51                     0.019 10.296 127.47
        AA/S  Dial: 9.93 (+/-): -0.001            B/SA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:            #29  9.882 -0.818                        #7 10.279 -0.971
Diekema with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5680 Marlene Nelson                       313Y T.C. Morris                  
E1                   0.042 11.704 110.62     ****WINNER****  0.024 10.775 119.28
        J/SA  Dial: 11.69 (+/-):  0.014           E/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #30 11.670 -0.780                        #8 10.741 -0.959
Morris with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3382 Bruce Kastle                            4 Chris Knudsen                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068 15.247  80.70                     0.024 12.478  75.85
        V/SA  Dial: 15.21 (+/-):  0.037            C/S  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  1.978
 Qualified:            #42 15.165 -0.335                       #20 10.471 -0.879
Knudsen with the starting line advantage, but has problems and Kastle holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                          3391 Jerry Bennett                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065 12.149 106.15                    -0.008 10.758 106.73
        L/SA  Dial: 12.22 (+/-): -0.071           D/SA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.078
 Qualified:            #38 12.179 -0.521                       #16 10.650 -0.900
Bennett goes red to give Plourd the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4312 Paul Candies                         5601 Jamis Jurgens                
E1                   0.082  9.650 140.63     ****WINNER****  0.000 11.202 109.56
        FS/D  Dial: 9.64 (+/-):  0.010            H/SA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #25  9.759 -0.841                        #3 11.125 -1.025
Jurgens with a perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  302 Brent Voges                           507 Lynn Engels                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 12.315 105.74                    -0.215 10.114 132.08
        L/SA  Dial: 12.25 (+/-):  0.065            A/S  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #41 12.268 -0.432                       #19 10.070 -0.880
Engels goes red to give Voges the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4520 David Latino                           33 Austin Alvey                 
E1                  -0.228 14.485  60.32     ****WINNER****  0.019 11.112 116.73
        C/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  3.985           G/SA  Dial: 11.12 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #37 10.829 -0.571                       #15 11.094 -0.906
Latino goes red to give Alvey the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3304 Rob Bihl                             3009 James Reed                   
E1                   0.026 12.396  98.56     ****WINNER****  0.102  9.366 144.19
        M/SA  Dial: 12.42 (+/-): -0.024           FS/B  Dial: 9.13 (+/-):  0.236
 Qualified:            #39 12.336 -0.514                       #17  9.112 -0.888
Bihl with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Reed the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5403 Tait Steines                          441 Mitch Truman                 
E1                   0.076 10.543 123.25     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.488 121.94
        C/SA  Dial: 10.54 (+/-):  0.003           B/SA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:            #14 10.492 -0.908                       #36 10.617 -0.633
Truman with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  329 Dan Tool                             3540 Charley Downing              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096 15.017  89.45                     0.044 10.224 100.88
        V/SA  Dial: 14.85 (+/-):  0.167           FS/E  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.224
 Qualified:            #32 14.766 -0.734                       #10 10.011 -0.939
Downing with the starting line advantage, Tool holds on for the win in a close one. Dan Tool's MOV: 0.0055 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Austin Williams                      4705 Bobby Brannon                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056 10.933 112.13                     0.003 10.277 117.77
        E/SA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.013           B/SA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #24 10.852 -0.848                        #2 10.223 -1.027
Brannon with a great light and take a little too much stripe to give Williams the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4192 Brett Candies                         244 Jeff Taylor                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.315 138.33                     0.027  9.686 136.37
        FS/B  Dial: 9.28 (+/-):  0.035            FS/D  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:            #31  9.260 -0.740                        #9  9.660 -0.940
Candies with a great light and the win. Brett Candies' MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4444 Tim Snively                          3120 Lyn Smith                    
E1                   0.052 11.906 109.83     ****WINNER****  0.116 11.367  99.30
        I/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-): -0.394           I/SA  Dial: 12.30 (+/-): -0.933
 Qualified:            #40 11.837 -0.463                       #18 11.414 -0.886
Heads-up!

Snively with the starting line advantage, but Smith chases him down for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   22 Jeff Strickland                      3321 Marion Stephenson            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.407 141.56                    -0.015 10.966  87.27
        FS/C  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.007            B/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.336
 Qualified:            #12  9.372 -0.928                       #34 10.581 -0.669
Stephenson goes red to give Strickland the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3222 Chris Stephenson                     3186 Drew Whalen                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.449 119.41                     0.073 10.403 124.00
        A/SA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.089           B/SA  Dial: 10.31 (+/-):  0.093
 Qualified:            #33 10.317 -0.683                       #11 10.317 -0.933
Stephenson with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      5989 Jamey Picht                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.813  96.75                    -0.011 11.783  87.46
        D/SA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  0.223           F/SA  Dial: 11.02 (+/-):  0.763
 Qualified:             #5 10.558 -0.992                       #27 11.021 -0.829
Picht goes red to give Shipp the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5033 Rachelle Thibert                      383 Larry Hill                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011 11.689 109.38                     0.015 10.161 124.27
        K/SA  Dial: 11.69 (+/-): -0.001           A/SA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:             #6 11.661 -0.989                       #28 10.173 -0.827
Thibert with the slight starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   39 Steven Dziorny                       703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1                   0.035 11.841 106.83     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.959 122.21
        K/SA  Dial: 11.81 (+/-):  0.031          AA/SA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #13 11.740 -0.910                       #35 10.049 -0.651
Rizzoli with a great light and the win in a close one. Kyle Rizzoli's MOV: 0.0045 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 349J Joey Shipp                           3310 Cody Herron                  
E1                   0.073 11.338 113.65     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.072 137.32
        H/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-): -0.002           FS/B  Dial: 9.03 (+/-):  0.042
 Qualified:            #26 11.318 -0.832                        #4  9.005 -0.995
Herron with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  541 Larry DeForrest                            Bye
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.500 12.200 108.12     
        FS/C  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  1.900   
 Qualified:             #1  9.261 -1.039                     Bye
DeForrest with the bye and has problems as he brings up the rpms...

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