Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 16:01 PM Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  56 Jay Storey                   
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.021  9.005 145.66
                                                  FS/B  Dial: 9.04 (+/-): -0.035
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (R Butler    ) 0.011  9.077  0.007
E3                                           (F Rowntree  ) 0.017  9.064 -0.016
E2                                           (R Bihl      ) 0.023  9.084  0.024
E1                                           (B Parker    ) 0.013  9.064  0.044
 Qualified:                                                       #3  8.994 -1.006

3:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,239 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2540 Blake Hickman                        2124 Jeff Strickland              
E5                   0.042 11.563 110.57     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.313 136.10
        I/SA  Dial: 11.53 (+/-):  0.033           FS/B  Dial: 9.29 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Brand     ) 0.011 11.631  0.001      (T Huntzberry) 0.057  9.365  0.005
E3    (B Plourd    ) 0.030 11.624 -0.006      (M Volkman   ) 0.036  9.353 -0.007
E2    (J Schaechter) 0.044 11.695  0.055      (R Fazio     ) 0.016  9.364  0.004
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.057 11.611  0.001      (K Anderson  ) 0.030  9.336  0.026
 Qualified:            #41 11.521 -0.779                       #48  9.292 -0.708

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

Strickland will have a bye into the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Steve Foley                          1792 Timothy Fletcher             
E5   ****WINNER**** -0.017  9.784 135.13                    -0.009 11.139 116.51
        FS/D  Dial: 9.06 (+/-):  0.724            G/SA  Dial: 11.15 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Strang    ) 0.047  9.814 -0.016                     0.010 11.265  0.015
E3    (J Marshall  ) -0.003  9.864  0.024      (M Rover     ) 0.006 11.323  0.043
E2    (T Bohannon  ) -0.002  9.842  0.002      (J Nichols   ) 0.002 11.339  0.089
E1    (D Duell     ) 0.037  9.838  0.058      (J Longhany  ) 0.005 11.330  0.080
 Qualified:            #23  9.756 -0.844                       #37 11.192 -0.808

Fletcher leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Foley.

Foley will take on Storey in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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