Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 20:13 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 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                           46 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E4                   0.006 11.231 108.94     ****WINNER****  0.005 10.957 110.18
        G/SA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.061           E/SA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N on File   ) 0.012 11.159  0.049      (P Devore    ) 0.008 10.884  0.014
E2                   -0.030 11.130 -0.870      (D Hamlin    ) 0.007 10.938  0.078
E1    (J Hidalgo   ) 0.024 11.182  0.102      (D Latino    ) 0.031 10.911  0.111
 Qualified:             #1 10.917 -1.083                        #5 10.751 -0.949

A coin flip off of the line, Hidalgo goes around Sorensen and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4116 Justin Hutto                         3024 Houston Raikes               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.935 127.54                     0.086 10.553 124.20
       AA/SA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.045            C/SA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Latino    ) 0.012  9.856  0.026      (L Lottig    ) 0.026 10.526  0.016
E2    (G Emmons    ) -0.010  9.827  0.007      (J Hefler    ) 0.028 10.493 -0.007
E1    (L Lottig    ) 0.050  9.850  0.030      (A Merrill   ) 0.012 10.502  0.032
 Qualified:            #10  9.791 -0.909                       #26 10.561 -0.839

Hutto gets the holeshot;Raikes breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  423 Jeff Hefler                                Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032  8.806 159.57     
        FS/A  Dial: 8.83 (+/-): -0.024    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Alonzo    ) 0.001  8.787  0.047   
E2    (B Bogues    ) 0.012  8.942  0.222   
E1    (M Freeman   ) 0.013  8.733  0.033   
 Qualified:             #2  8.727 -0.973                     Bye

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 505B Michael Brand                           9 Brad Plourd                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.030  9.369 115.42                    -0.002 13.784  66.15
       FS/AA  Dial: 8.81 (+/-):  0.559            D/SA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  2.984
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Sorensen  ) 0.057  8.832  0.072      (J Jordan    ) 0.012 10.752 -0.008
E2    (J Alonzo    ) 0.021  8.706  0.026      (J Hidalgo   ) 0.056 10.831  0.041
E1    (C Mathews   ) 0.031  8.763  0.123      (T Ames      ) 0.020 10.838  0.098
 Qualified:            #38  8.659 -0.741                       #34 10.760 -0.790

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

in the next round it will be Hidalgo vs. Raikes and Hefler vs. Brand.

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