Thu, 03 Sep 2026, 17:27 PM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Class Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 2500 Frederick Rowntree
C3 ****WINNER**** -0.041 11.402 115.36
F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.448
Prior rounds:
C2 (D Fletcher ) 0.035 11.348 115.77
C1 (R Buckner ) 0.004 11.176 116.54
Qualified: #146 11.176 116.54
Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.93
inches, adjusted altitude 4,041 feet. Rowntree with the bye run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 3839 Rodney Kaekel
C3 ****WINNER**** -0.026 12.447 71.22
D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): 0.897
Prior rounds:
C2 (D Hoven ) 0.042 10.523 116.87
C1 (G Pritchett ) 0.052 10.916 89.29
Qualified: #46 10.546 124.49
Kaekel with the bye run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
37 Brina Splingaire 34 Cody Herron
C3 0.062 9.346 129.17 ****WINNER**** 0.051 9.050 148.99
FS/B Index: 10.00 (+/-): -0.654 FS/B Index: 10.00 (+/-): -0.950
Prior rounds:
C2 (R Lyn Butner) 0.037 9.236 147.13 (T Datweiler ) 0.114 9.037 149.45
C1 (R Caldwell ) 0.021 9.184 148.02 (B Candies ) 0.059 8.960 150.06
Qualified: #131 9.179 143.05 #32 8.960 150.06
Herron with the starting line advantage for the win. He wins his third Indy Class
Wally.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
32 Joshua Decker Bye
C3 ****WINNER**** 0.014 10.463 125.34
C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.937
Prior rounds:
C2 (B Noland ) 0.049 10.472 125.45
C1 (H Raikes ) 0.070 10.435 125.65
Qualified: #71 10.435 125.65 Bye
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3120 Lyn Smith 4 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.
C3 0.050 10.852 125.00 ****WINNER**** 0.053 10.818 107.32
E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.848 E/SA Index: 11.70 (+/-): -0.882
Prior rounds:
C2 (T Morris ) 0.083 10.866 121.63 0.009 10.789 110.30
C1 (S Simmons Jr) 0.006 10.778 122.83 (M Farrell ) 0.037 10.686 115.07
Qualified: #87 10.768 122.64 #43 10.686 115.07
Smith with the starting line advantage, but Hidalgo Jr. chased him down for the win. He wins his
eighth Indy Cass Wally and fourth in Stock.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
224 Brad Plourd 350 Doug Duell
C3 ****WINNER**** 0.014 10.642 102.45 0.040 11.000 118.53
C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.758 C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.400
Prior rounds:
C2 (M Kight ) 0.008 10.615 121.99 0.098 10.600 102.50
C1 (J Cheney ) 0.015 10.424 123.84 (B Wilson ) 0.054 10.408 125.20
Qualified: #63 10.424 123.84 #51 10.408 125.20
Plourd with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3076 Tommy Pettigrew 1762 Glenn Briglio
C3 0.056 11.438 114.09 ****WINNER**** 0.054 11.199 116.96
I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -0.862 I/SA Index: 12.30 (+/-): -1.101
Prior rounds:
C2 (D Tool ) No Time (K Sepanek ) 0.055 11.206 116.92
C1 (S Hutar ) 0.036 11.336 114.43 -0.041 11.331 102.61
Qualified: #61 11.324 114.59 #48 11.303 116.00
Briglio with the starting line advantage for the win. He wins his sixth Indy Class
Wally.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1783 Allison Doll 1499 Jim Boudreau
C3 0.037 10.379 128.73 ****WINNER**** 0.082 10.188 128.85
B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.871 B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.062
Prior rounds:
C2 (S Reuland ) 0.021 10.413 129.62 -0.019 10.351 109.41
C1 (S Pourciau ) 0.026 10.371 127.19 (T Baker ) 0.066 10.108 129.62
Qualified: #72 10.286 127.99 #6 10.108 129.62
Doll with the starting line advantage, but Boudreau chased her down for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5072 Paul Merolla 3084 Craig Saurbaugh
C3 ****WINNER**** 0.112 10.676 122.71 0.026 10.795 123.14
E/S Index: 11.65 (+/-): -0.974 E/S Index: 11.65 (+/-): -0.855
Prior rounds:
C2 (S Holt ) 0.011 10.612 123.35 0.026 10.881 122.02
C1 0.008 10.634 123.10 (J Tolston ) 0.160 10.712 123.42
Qualified: #28 10.600 123.35 #68 10.683 123.56
Saurbaugh with the starting line advantage, but Merolla chased him down for the win. He wins his
first Indy Class Wally.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4056 Hunter Pierdolla 1778 Joe Santangelo
C3 ****WINNER**** 0.053 10.349 112.71 0.025 10.560 109.70
B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.901 B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.690
Prior rounds:
C2 (C Howes ) 0.019 10.191 128.95 (A Collins ) 0.030 10.413 126.45
C1 (F Acosta ) 0.108 10.264 128.30 (J Emmons ) 0.037 10.315 127.85
Qualified: #56 10.264 128.30 #86 10.315 127.85
Santangelo with the starting line advantage, but Pierdolla chased him down for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
152 Chris Butcher 2030 Corkey Welfel
C3 0.165 10.949 118.53 ****WINNER**** 0.002 11.078 118.38
H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -1.201 H/SA Index: 12.15 (+/-): -1.072
Prior rounds:
C2 (M Antrobius ) 0.048 11.021 116.67 0.065 11.174 114.27
C1 0.021 11.105 102.40 (K Shipp ) 0.105 11.099 118.24
Qualified: #17 11.074 119.25 #26 11.099 118.24
Welfel with a near perfect light for the win. He wins Welfel wins his first Indy Class
Wally.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
F504 Tracy Fairchild 3207 Andrew Hill
C3 0.114 10.416 125.66 ****WINNER**** 0.000 10.460 124.65
D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.134 D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.090
Prior rounds:
C2 (D Robinson ) 0.011 10.456 116.47 (B Gibson ) 0.008 10.526 123.88
C1 -0.036 10.410 125.61 (D Bares ) 0.026 10.475 124.46
Qualified: #7 10.410 125.61 #18 10.475 124.46
Hill with a perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4688 Mike Cotten 4126 Walt Walker
C3 0.050 10.838 121.46 ****WINNER**** 0.010 10.772 122.81
F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -1.012 F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -1.078
Prior rounds:
C2 (C Ed Myers ) 0.053 10.856 112.40 -0.023 10.979 118.76
C1 -0.041 10.762 121.57 (R Urquhart ) 0.057 10.862 121.89
Qualified: #14 10.762 121.57 #53 10.862 121.89
Walker with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3653 Travis Buth 2586 McNeal Freeman
C3 ****WINNER**** -0.070 12.104 98.23 -0.014 14.740 89.42
N/SA Index: 13.00 (+/-): -0.896 V/SA Index: 15.50 (+/-): -0.760
Prior rounds:
C2 (D Tool ) 0.033 12.051 96.03 0.000 14.964 88.21
C1 (G Hampton ) 0.035 12.116 108.20 (E V. Buth ) 0.044 14.650 89.79
Qualified: #74 12.038 108.50 #124 14.650 89.79
Freeman goes red to give Buth the win. He wins his first Indy Class Wally.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3040 Robert Holmes 1925 Tim Barrett
C3 ****WINNER**** 0.049 11.562 114.32 0.011 11.704 110.66
K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -1.088 K/SA Index: 12.65 (+/-): -0.946
Prior rounds:
C2 0.026 11.664 103.80 (C Ustler ) 0.084 13.962 63.37
C1 (A Candies ) 0.053 11.654 104.38 (P Anderson ) 0.141 11.626 111.56
Qualified: #20 11.579 114.27 #39 11.626 111.56
Barrett with the starting line advantage, but Holmes chased him down for the win. He wins his
third Indy Class Wally.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
333 Brett McFarland 1010 Mike Ficacci
C3 0.122 10.320 132.27 ****WINNER**** 0.084 9.950 134.08
AA/S Index: 10.70 (+/-): -0.380 AA/S Index: 10.70 (+/-): -0.750
Prior rounds:
C2 0.043 10.038 132.00 (S Gaffney ) 0.033 9.897 134.89
C1 (B Saurbaugh ) 0.005 10.027 132.49 0.117 10.093 111.81
Qualified: #145 10.019 132.53 #99 9.789 136.04
Ficacci with the starting line advantage for the win. He wins his second Indy class
Wally.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
148B Brian Martel 3700 Doug Box
C3 ****WINNER**** 0.044 10.119 117.39 -0.008 10.190 129.65
A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.881 A/SA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.810
Prior rounds:
C2 (J Defrank ) 0.046 10.002 131.38 (D Lambeck ) 0.061 10.178 129.64
C1 0.006 10.135 117.10 (A Williams ) 0.056 10.134 130.05
Qualified: #69 10.034 130.99 #115 10.126 130.49
Box goes red to give Martel the win. He wins his second Indy Class Wally, first in
Stock.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3480 Casey Fauss-Johnson 348 Kevin Wideman
C3 0.027 9.625 139.95 ****WINNER**** 0.105 9.451 135.10
FS/D Index: 10.60 (+/-): -0.975 FS/D Index: 10.60 (+/-): -1.149
Prior rounds:
C2 (D Poole-Adam) 0.057 9.582 139.72 -0.500 14.540 101.07
C1 (Z Nash ) 0.042 9.477 141.21 (P Candies ) 0.025 9.551 125.76
Qualified: #8 9.477 141.21 #21 9.532 139.56
Fauss-Johnson with the starting line advantage, but Wideman chase him down for the win. He wins
his first Indy Class Wally.
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