Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 11:39 AM

Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6633 Joe Sorensen                          432 Gavin Lehew                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012 11.159 115.77                     0.044 10.392 125.48
        G/SA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-):  0.049           B/SA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2                   -0.030 11.130 -0.870      (J Hidalgo   ) 0.000 10.443  0.023
E1    (J Hidalgo   ) 0.024 11.182  0.102      (M Lisa      ) 0.088 10.357  0.057
 Qualified:             #1 10.917 -1.083                       #21 10.401 -0.849
10:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 30.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,205 feet.

Sorensen gets the holeshot;Lehew breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 420X John Alonzo                          505B Michael Brand                
E3                  -0.039  9.623 142.37     ****WINNER****  0.057  8.832 141.18
        FS/D  Dial: 9.64 (+/-): -0.017           FS/AA  Dial: 8.76 (+/-):  0.072
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Ames      ) 0.009  9.566  0.006      (J Alonzo    ) 0.021  8.706  0.026
E1    (D Erwin     ) 0.088  9.547  0.007      (C Mathews   ) 0.031  8.763  0.123
 Qualified:             #4  9.641 -0.959                       #38  8.659 -0.741
Alonzo leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Brand.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7503 Jared Jordan                          423 Jeff Hefler                  
E3                   0.082 10.273 129.20     ****WINNER****  0.001  8.787 150.06
        B/SA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.003           FS/A  Dial: 8.74 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N on File   ) 0.037 10.269 -0.021      (B Bogues    ) 0.012  8.942  0.222
E1    (R J Sledge  ) 0.015 10.286  0.036      (M Freeman   ) 0.013  8.733  0.033
 Qualified:            #22 10.401 -0.849                        #2  8.727 -0.973
Hefler is almost perfect off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 L177 Lenny Lottig                            9 Brad Plourd                  
E3                   0.053  9.168 146.93     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.752 118.25
        FS/B  Dial: 9.20 (+/-): -0.032            D/SA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Plourd    ) 0.038  9.470  0.320      (J Hidalgo   ) 0.056 10.831  0.041
E1    (D Radford   ) 0.001  9.171  0.051      (T Ames      ) 0.020 10.838  0.098
 Qualified:            #14  9.125 -0.875                       #34 10.760 -0.790
Plourd gets the advantage off of the line and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Parker Devore                        3024 Houston Raikes               
E3                   0.018 11.369 114.98     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.526 123.80
        I/SA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-):  0.029           C/SA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Raikes    ) 0.021 11.361  0.011      (J Hefler    ) 0.028 10.493 -0.007
E1    (J Brimer    ) 0.010 11.328  0.018      (A Merrill   ) 0.012 10.502  0.032
 Qualified:             #6 11.371 -0.929                       #26 10.561 -0.839
Devore gets the holeshot but Raikes takes the stripe for the win.

Houston Raikes' MOV: 0.0049 seconds (approximately 10 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4520 David Latino                           46 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E3                   0.026 10.549 116.80     ****WINNER****  0.008 10.884 119.71
        C/SA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.019           E/SA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Carter    ) 0.011 10.678  0.178      (D Hamlin    ) 0.007 10.938  0.078
E1    (G Emmons    ) 0.024 10.484 -0.096      (D Latino    ) 0.031 10.911  0.111
 Qualified:            #39 10.679 -0.721                        #5 10.751 -0.949
Hidalgo gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  541 Larry DeForrest                      4116 Justin Hutto                 
E3                   0.025  9.373 144.13     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.856 132.01
        FS/C  Dial: 9.35 (+/-):  0.023           AA/SA  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Decker    ) 0.020  9.365  0.025      (G Emmons    ) -0.010  9.827  0.007
E1    (D Rucker    ) 0.018  9.327  0.027      (L Lottig    ) 0.050  9.850  0.030
 Qualified:             #3  9.338 -0.962                       #10  9.791 -0.909
Hutto gets the holeshot and holds off DeForrest for the win.

In the next round it will be Sorensen vs. Hidalgo, Hutto vs. Raikes, Brand vs. plourd, and Hefler will have a bye.

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