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Thu, 03 Sep 2026, 20:23 PM

Stock Eliminator Round 4 Class Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 4 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
 2500 Frederick Rowntree                   4126 Walt Walker                  
C4                   0.000 11.345 115.67     ****WINNER****  0.070 10.855 121.65
        F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.505           F/SA Index: 11.85 (+/-): -0.995
 Prior rounds:
C3                   -0.041 11.402 115.36      (M Cotten    ) 0.010 10.772 122.81
C2    (D Fletcher  ) 0.035 11.348 115.77                     -0.023 10.979 118.76
C1    (R Buckner   ) 0.004 11.176 116.54      (R Urquhart  ) 0.057 10.862 121.89
 Qualified:           #146 11.176 116.54                       #53 10.862 121.89

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,789 feet.

Rowntree with a perfect light, but Walker 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                     1499 Jim Boudreau                 
C4                   0.047 10.213 128.37     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.148 128.95
        B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.037           B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.102
 Prior rounds:
C3    (J Santangelo) 0.053 10.349 112.71      (A Doll      ) 0.082 10.188 128.85
C2    (C Howes     ) 0.019 10.191 128.95                     -0.019 10.351 109.41
C1    (F Acosta    ) 0.108 10.264 128.30      (T Baker     ) 0.066 10.108 129.62
 Qualified:            #56 10.264 128.30                        #6 10.108 129.62

Boudreau with the starting line advantage for the win. He wins his 13th Indy Class Wally and eighth in Stock.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                            32 Josh Decker                  
C4                  -0.005 10.505 123.10     ****WINNER****  0.000 10.469 125.18
        C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.895           C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.931
 Prior rounds:
C3    (D Duell     ) 0.014 10.642 102.45                     0.014 10.463 125.34
C2    (M Kight     ) 0.008 10.615 121.99      (B Noland    ) 0.049 10.472 125.45
C1    (J Cheney    ) 0.015 10.424 123.84      (H Raikes    ) 0.070 10.435 125.65
 Qualified:            #63 10.424 123.84                       #71 10.435 125.65

Plourd goes red to give Decker the win, who has a perfect light. He wins his first Indy Class Wally.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3839 Rodney Kaekel                        3207 Andrew Hill                  
C4   ****WINNER****  0.007 12.176  74.04                    -0.014 10.501 124.38
        D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-):  0.626           D/SA Index: 11.55 (+/-): -1.049
 Prior rounds:
C3                   -0.026 12.447  71.22      (T Fairchild ) 0.000 10.460 124.65
C2    (D Hoven     ) 0.042 10.523 116.87      (B Gibson    ) 0.008 10.526 123.88
C1    (G Pritchett ) 0.052 10.916  89.29      (D Bares     ) 0.026 10.475 124.46
 Qualified:            #46 10.546 124.49                       #18 10.475 124.46

Hill goes red to give Kaekel the win, who had a great light. He wins his first Indy Class.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink