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Sat, 25 Sep 2021, 11:00 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3653 Travis Buth                            31 Kevin Wells                  
E1                   0.054 12.939  98.94     ****WINNER****  0.040 11.255 107.39
        O/SA  Dial: 12.90 (+/-):  0.039           H/SA  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #54 12.852 -0.298                       #27 11.286 -0.864

9:07 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 85 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 727 feet.

Wells gets the advantage off of the line and goes around Buth for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  302 Brent Voges                          3922 Julie Biermann               
E1                   0.013 12.277 103.02     ****WINNER****  0.063 10.676 122.43
        L/SA  Dial: 12.28 (+/-): -0.003           D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.046
 Qualified:            #53 12.283 -0.417                       #26 10.678 -0.872

Voges gets the holeshot but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out giving Biermann the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5118 Troy Henderson                       5411 Chris Knudsen                
E1                   0.020 10.279 126.26     ****WINNER****  0.004 10.519 115.63
         A/S  Dial: 10.28 (+/-): -0.001            C/S  Dial: 10.46 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #52 10.455 -0.495                       #25 10.473 -0.877

Knudsen gets a great light;Henderson breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3304 Rob Bihl                               76 Mike Cotten                  
E1                   0.003 12.135 106.34     ****WINNER****  0.016 10.940 117.78
        M/SA  Dial: 12.10 (+/-):  0.035           F/SA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #40 12.074 -0.776                       #13 10.920 -0.930

Mike Cotten's MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 23 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   36 Larry Hill                            507 Lynn Engels                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.086 129.52                    -0.055 10.072 134.50
        A/SA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-): -0.054            A/S  Dial: 10.02 (+/-):  0.052
 Qualified:            #31 10.148 -0.852                        #4  9.906 -1.044

Engels is too quick off of the line and goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3302 Anatol Denysenko                     7688 Paula Cotten                 
E1                   0.058 12.557 103.23     ****WINNER****  0.054 11.435 114.45
        O/SA  Dial: 12.51 (+/-):  0.047           I/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #48 12.509 -0.641                       #21 11.406 -0.894

A coin flip off of the line, Cotten is able to get around Denysenko and take the stripe for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3447 Daryl Bureski                        5989 Jamey Picht                  
E1                   0.024 11.144 117.11     ****WINNER****  0.100 10.960 102.87
        F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -0.706           F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -0.890
 Qualified:            #44 11.103 -0.747                       #17 10.936 -0.914

A heads up race, Picht is a little behind off of the line but drives around Bureski and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5306 Johnny Diekema                       3024 Houston Raikes               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.048 126.09                     0.036 10.355 123.01
        AA/S  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.058            B/SA  Dial: 10.31 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #50 10.071 -0.629                       #23 10.357 -0.893

Diekema gets the advantage off of the line and gets around Raikes to take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3655 Ellis V. Buth                        2035 Mike Welfel                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063 15.772  74.65                     0.042 11.057 115.70
        W/SA  Dial: 15.75 (+/-):  0.022            F/S  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.077
 Qualified:             #7 15.671 -0.979                       #34 10.981 -0.819

Welfel gets the holeshot but he can't reel in Buth.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5942 Ryan Montford                        5939 Dave Picht                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.355 132.15                     0.058 10.759 124.69
        FS/C  Dial: 9.24 (+/-):  0.115             D/S  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.119
 Qualified:             #3  9.236 -1.064                       #30 10.648 -0.852

Montford with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5116 Derek Fenner                         5929 Brett Speer                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.450 126.54                     0.061 10.381 117.36
         B/S  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.010           B/SA  Dial: 10.38 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #51 10.578 -0.622                       #24 10.366 -0.884

Fenner gets the holeshot and goes around Speer for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  441 Mitch Truman                         3111 Mike Lund                    
E1                   0.070 10.501 124.25     ****WINNER****  0.056 10.288 129.14
        B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.749           B/SA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.962
 Qualified:            #43 10.497 -0.753                       #16 10.332 -0.918

Lund gets out of the gate first and pulls away for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  541 Larry DeForrest                      397M Brina Splingaire             
E1                  -0.008  9.501 122.83     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.200 144.92
        FS/C  Dial: 9.34 (+/-):  0.161            FS/B  Dial: 9.21 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:             #5  9.261 -1.039                       #32  9.168 -0.832

DeForrest is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Splingaire.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3382 Bruce Kastle                         4312 PB Candies                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030 11.450 105.44                    -0.500 22.644  66.32
        H/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.110           FS/C  Dial: 9.37 (+/-): 13.274
 Qualified:            #39 11.367 -0.783                       #12  9.367 -0.933

Candies leaves too early and gives Kastle the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5566 Bill Feist                             52 Ted Romero                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066 10.246 124.91                     0.035 10.350 124.08
         A/S  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.004           B/SA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #46 10.238 -0.712                       #19 10.345 -0.905

Romero gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3186 Drew Whalen                          5680 Marlene Nelson               
E1                   0.038 10.506 125.59     ****WINNER****  0.013 11.696 110.61
        C/SA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.016           J/SA  Dial: 11.68 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #11 10.467 -0.933                       #38 11.667 -0.783

Nelson gets the advantage off of the line and holds off Whalen for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5033 Rachelle Thibert                     3834 Jim Hanlon                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 11.762 108.10                     0.049 11.410 111.89
        K/SA  Dial: 11.74 (+/-):  0.022           H/SA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.050
 Qualified:             #9 11.706 -0.944                       #36 11.348 -0.802

Thibert gets the advantage off of the line and holds off Hanlon for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3120 Lyn Smith                            313Y T.C. Morris                  
E1                   0.030 11.396 113.88     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.943 117.23
        I/SA  Dial: 11.39 (+/-):  0.006           E/SA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #15 11.373 -0.927                       #42 10.936 -0.764

Morris gets a great light and takes the win.

T.C. Morris' MOV: 0.0119 seconds (approximately 24 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5697 TJ Diekema                             37 Eric Campolito               
E1                  -0.289 10.816 121.22     ****WINNER****  0.012 11.557 114.82
        D/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.056           J/SA  Dial: 11.58 (+/-): -0.023
 Qualified:            #41 10.780 -0.770                       #14 11.523 -0.927

Diekema is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Campolito.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Brett Candies                           2 Parker Devore                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.111 148.07                     0.046 11.482 106.04
        FS/A  Dial: 9.03 (+/-):  0.081            I/SA  Dial: 11.42 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:            #47  9.046 -0.654                       #20 11.405 -0.895

Candies gets the holeshot and goes around Devore for the win.

Brett Candies' MOV: 0.0038 seconds (approximately 7 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5698 Logan Wernet                         L177 Leonard Lottig               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027 11.142  92.40                    -0.002  9.258 142.10
        E/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.252           FS/C  Dial: 9.27 (+/-): -0.012
 Qualified:            #29 10.842 -0.858                        #2  9.227 -1.073

Lottig just misses the tree and goes red giving Wernet the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 349J Joey Shipp                           5388 Jay Storey                   
E1                  -0.033 11.350 115.40     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.987 150.50
        H/SA  Dial: 11.33 (+/-):  0.020           FS/B  Dial: 8.95 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:            #33 11.327 -0.823                        #6  8.977 -1.023

Shipp leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Storey.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3321 Marion Stephenson                     594 Daria Kramer                 
E1                   0.060 10.298 122.67     ****WINNER****  0.063  8.536 158.99
        B/SA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.088          FS/AA  Dial: 8.48 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:             #1 10.167 -1.083                       #28  8.541 -0.859

A coin flip off of the line, Kramer gets around Stephenson and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5558 Jeff Cheney                            49 Wes Neely                    
E1                   0.076 11.033 107.35     ****WINNER****  0.006 11.618 105.84
        D/SA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-):  0.093           J/SA  Dial: 11.54 (+/-):  0.078
 Qualified:            #49 10.912 -0.638                       #22 11.556 -0.894

Neely gets a great light and holds off Cheney for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Jeremy Romero                        3010 Ron Richards                 
E1                  -0.005 10.642 105.99     ****WINNER****  0.031 11.415 114.50
        C/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-):  0.172           H/SA  Dial: 11.41 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:            #18 10.487 -0.913                       #45 11.437 -0.713

Romero misses the tree on the wrong side and goes red giving the win to Richards.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2685 Amanda Fouts                         2124 Jeff Strickland              
E1                   0.032 11.971 109.07     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.076 137.23
        L/SA  Dial: 11.91 (+/-):  0.061           FS/B  Dial: 9.04 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #37 11.912 -0.788                       #10  9.064 -0.936

Strickland gets the holeshot and goes around Fouts for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Lyn Shipp                      3391 Jerry Bennett                
E1                   0.013 10.575 115.82     ****WINNER****  0.024 10.455 119.75
        D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -0.975           D/SA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): -1.095
 Qualified:            #35 10.740 -0.810                        #8 10.583 -0.967

Shipp gets out of the gate first but she can't hold off Bennett.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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