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Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 12:32 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7307 Jeff Jerome                          7947 Bill O'Connor                
E1                   0.080 10.172 130.30     ****WINNER****  0.020 16.901  78.48
        A/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.042           EF/S  Dial: 16.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #29 10.141 -0.859                       #57 19.491  2.041

8:58 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 30.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,617 feet.

Six and a half second head start for O'Connon and he nails his dial with a 0.001 and post a better RT for the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  776 Doug Lambeck                         7500 Doug Holder                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019 10.273 114.25                    -0.006 11.633 113.80
        A/SA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.123           F/SA  Dial: 11.68 (+/-): -0.047
 Qualified:            #28 10.136 -0.864                       #56 11.649 -0.201

Doug Lambeck's MOV: opponent's -0.006 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1778 Joe Santangelo                       1018 Adam Strang                  
E1                  -0.006 10.160 130.51     ****WINNER****  0.076 10.572 119.18
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.030            D/S  Dial: 10.59 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:            #55 10.459 -0.241                       #27 10.610 -0.890

Another red light! Strang goes on to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.123  98.60     
       AA/SA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.127   
 Qualified:             #1  9.641 -1.059                     Bye

Bye run for Wann.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7200 Brian Pott                           7801 Pete Lanciers                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058 10.369 128.71                     0.066 10.726 121.65
         B/S  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.009           E/SA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:            #35 10.369 -0.831                        #7 10.714 -0.986

Close RT's and Brian Pott runs nine to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.004.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Justin Lamb                          6273 Angela Bushmaker             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.734 130.95                     0.054 12.288 106.45
        FS/D  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.014            K/SA  Dial: 12.29 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #25  9.682 -0.918                       #53 12.275 -0.375

Justin Lamb's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0200 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out by just -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7897 Andy Kimball                            5 John Shaul                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.715 124.14                     0.063 10.016 129.40
         D/S  Dial: 10.69 (+/-):  0.025           A/SA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-): -0.034
 Qualified:            #38 10.683 -0.817                       #10 10.027 -0.973

Great seven light for Andy Kimball and the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7739 C W Hoefer                            600 Jeff Lane                    
E1                   0.012 10.943 110.64     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.258 127.79
        F/SA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-): -0.017           FS/B  Dial: 9.26 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #16 10.913 -0.937                       #44  9.237 -0.763

Two great lights ! Just 0.003 apart!

Jeff Lane gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7688 Paula Cotten                          569 Greg Krause                  
E1                  -0.017 11.423 116.26     ****WINNER**** -0.014 10.182 133.13
        I/SA  Dial: 11.38 (+/-):  0.043          AA/SA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.022
 Qualified:            #24 11.382 -0.918                       #52 10.294 -0.406

Cotton goes red first, so Krause gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Larry Gilley                         7931 Clifton Hanson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058 10.844 120.72                    -0.022 10.229 127.63
        E/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.044           A/SA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #15 10.760 -0.940                       #43 10.197 -0.803

Hanson is red and Gilley isn't!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7650 Doug Gibson                           652 Bob Gullett                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000 11.461 115.87                    -0.020 11.004 119.78
        H/SA  Dial: 11.50 (+/-): -0.039            G/S  Dial: 10.97 (+/-):  0.034
 Qualified:            #49 11.501 -0.649                       #21 10.972 -0.928

Another red light and a perfect light!

Gibson gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Phil Mandella                         741 John Irving                  
E1                   0.053 11.049 115.00     ****WINNER****  0.063 10.907 115.26
        G/SA  Dial: 11.06 (+/-): -0.011           E/SA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:             #3 10.966 -1.034                       #31 10.857 -0.843

Two close lights and John Irving goes on to round two. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                         715 Justin Jerome                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029 10.414 126.39                    -0.005 11.056 118.90
        B/SA  Dial: 10.43 (+/-): -0.016           G/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #39 10.436 -0.814                       #11 11.032 -0.968

Jerome goes red by -0.005.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7575 Mark Kirby                           1559 Tom O`Loughlin               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044 11.018 108.40                     0.102 18.169  53.25
        F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-): -0.832           F/SA  Dial: 11.85 (+/-):  6.319
 Qualified:            #23 10.927 -0.923                       #51 11.303 -0.547

Heads-up!

Big starting line advantage for Kirby, but Mark Kirby gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7355 Chad Loge                            7593 Richie Pauley                
E1                   0.004 10.494 124.88     ****WINNER****  0.093 10.374 114.96
        C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.906           C/SA  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -1.026
 Qualified:            #37 10.577 -0.823                        #9 10.419 -0.981

Heads-up! Big wheels up leaves in both lanes!

Great four light for Richie Pauley and the close win. MOV: 0.0312 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7050 Darin Grossi                          611 Cal Method                   
E1                   0.030 10.282 126.49     ****WINNER****  0.010 10.261 124.66
        B/SA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.022           A/SA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:             #5 10.229 -1.021                       #33 10.164 -0.836

Cal Method's MOV: 0.0219 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   68 Larry Peterson                        244 Jeff Taylor                  
E1                   0.035 11.725 108.72     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.204 144.15
        L/SA  Dial: 11.67 (+/-):  0.055           FS/B  Dial: 9.17 (+/-):  0.034
 Qualified:             #6 11.687 -1.013                       #34  9.166 -0.834

Jeff Taylor's MOV: 0.0447 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 J754 Jack Swanson                          754 Lindy Lindholm               
E1                   0.060 12.049 104.62     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.435 140.46
        I/SA  Dial: 12.01 (+/-):  0.039           FS/C  Dial: 9.38 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #54 12.003 -0.297                       #26  9.384 -0.916

Door to door in the lights!

Lindy Lindholm gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0137 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7881 Chris Ashley                         7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1                   0.059 11.349 116.30     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.367 136.34
        H/SA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-): -0.001           FS/C  Dial: 9.33 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:            #36 11.320 -0.830                        #8  9.316 -0.984

Leo Glasbrenner's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 2 inches), opponent broke out by just -0.001! OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 J712 Chris Hall                           7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011 10.340 127.02                     0.018  8.441 156.84
        B/SA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.000          FS/AA  Dial: 8.49 (+/-): -0.049
 Qualified:            #19 10.316 -0.934                       #47  8.707 -0.693

Two strong lights and Hall runs right on for the breakout win.

Chris Hall's package: 0.011.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 339L Randi Shipp                          6360 Bill Bushmaker               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025 10.654 117.95                     0.032 11.528 114.26
        D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.024           I/SA  Dial: 11.50 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #14 10.609 -0.941                       #42 11.497 -0.803

Two more close lights and they are right together at the finish line.

Randi Shipp's MOV: 0.0110 seconds (approximately 22 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7042 Errol Farmer                         5737 Chris Vang                   
E1                   0.008 10.935 114.51     ****WINNER****  0.037  8.489 158.43
        D/SA  Dial: 10.83 (+/-):  0.105          FS/AA  Dial: 8.45 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #45 10.793 -0.757                       #17  8.463 -0.937

Farmer has the better light, but the Barracuda made a move towards the wall and it costs him.

Vang goes on.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Mike Cotten                            75 Mike Williams                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016 11.162  99.91                    -0.014 11.079 114.04
        F/SA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-):  0.212           E/SA  Dial: 11.04 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #22 10.925 -0.925                       #50 11.066 -0.634

Mike Cotten's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Gary Emmons                           795 Brian McClanahan             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  8.936 153.44                    -0.016  9.790 131.47
        FS/A  Dial: 8.91 (+/-):  0.026           AA/SA  Dial: 9.77 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #48  9.048 -0.652                       #20  9.767 -0.933

Great five light for Gary Emmons and the red light win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777B Kim Cocuzza                          7360 Mike Loge                    
E1                  -0.148 10.798 120.26     ****WINNER****  0.003 11.695  87.81
        E/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.038           I/SA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-):  0.345
 Qualified:            #12 10.752 -0.948                       #40 11.489 -0.811

Great three light and a big red light!

Loge goes on to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  624 Don Little                           715W Shelby Williams              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.133 129.13                     0.024 10.663 122.81
        A/SA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.033           D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #18 10.066 -0.934                       #46 10.838 -0.712

Close leaves and close finish! Identical to their dials!

Don Little scores the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 14 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7771 Ryan Koukal                           778 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                   0.098 10.654 118.44     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.532 120.81
        D/SA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.024           B/SA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:            #13 10.606 -0.944                       #41 10.440 -0.810

Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: 0.0404 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7411 Jon Irving                             10 Jerry Emmons                 
E1                  -0.024 10.777 120.98     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.402 128.27
        D/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.017           B/SA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): -0.048
 Qualified:            #30 10.704 -0.846                        #2 10.195 -1.055

Emmons leaves with a two light and takes the easy red right win.

He will have the bye run next round and will take the 2021 Stock Championship if he just takes the green light!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Jody Lang                             224 Brad Plourd                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008 11.869 105.56                     0.033 11.419 101.80
        L/SA  Dial: 11.83 (+/-):  0.039           H/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:             #4 11.675 -1.025                       #32 11.311 -0.839

Strong eight light for Jody Lang and the win. MOV: 0.0652 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

9:26 a.m.

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