Sun, 4 Sep 2005, 10:09 PM Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Steve Wann                           2700 Shane Carr                   
E3                  -0.026 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.018  9.794 135.29
      SS/AA  Dial: 8.78 (+/-): 91.219           GT/BA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-): -0.086
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T DeFrank   ) 0.002  8.811  0.041      (D Mink      ) 0.053  9.764  0.074
E1    (A Loewen    ) -0.012  8.746  0.036      (R Brown     ) 0.020  9.740  0.050
 Qualified:            #42  8.750 -1.050                       #90  9.629 -0.921

8:37 p.m. Wann leaves too soon and backs off the throttle. He rolls slowly down the track, maybe a mechanical problem after the launch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5651 Rick Johnson                         4288 Tony Cowell                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.072  9.034 140.44                     0.102 10.616 124.17
      SS/AA  Dial: 8.99 (+/-):  0.044           GT/JA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Wolkwitz  ) 0.064 10.282  0.482      (S Cour      ) 0.006 10.627  0.057
E1    (L Stewart Jr) 0.036  8.935 -0.015      (G Jacob     ) 0.042 10.554  0.004
 Qualified:           #111  8.965 -0.835                       #31 10.527 -1.073

Rick Johnson's incremental margins MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   17 Michael Iacono                       2428 Andy Fogle                   
E3                   0.028  9.811 132.70     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.227 142.60
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-): -0.039           GT/AA  Dial: 9.25 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.023  9.994  0.184      (G McGlasson ) 0.057  9.286  0.006
E1    (A Corda     ) 0.038  9.797  0.037      (K Schindler ) 0.035  9.251 -0.029
 Qualified:            #13  9.679 -1.121                       #29  9.315 -1.085

Fogle has a great light, Iacono breaks out trying to hold him off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1108 Gary Richard                           21 Stan Perry                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  9.793 133.99                     0.060  9.694 128.25
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.013           SS/DA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Bohannon  ) 0.046  9.801  0.031      (B Sharpe    ) 0.004  9.755  0.095
E1    (J Vester    ) 0.033  9.762 -0.018      (J Boburka   ) 0.009  9.715  0.135
 Qualified:            #52  9.790 -1.010                      #100  9.626 -0.874

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3651 Charlie Wescott Jr                    351 Wayne Hansen                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.108  8.663 152.00                    -0.005 10.737 123.36
      SS/AA  Dial: 8.70 (+/-): -0.037           GT/TD  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stassi    ) 0.048 12.610  3.910      (R Houser    ) 0.137 10.736 -0.014
E1    (R Burgin    ) 0.041  8.655  0.005      (R Running   ) 0.031 10.714  0.014
 Qualified:            #21  8.691 -1.109                      #101 10.734 -0.866

Hansen just misses the tree and gives Wescott the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5275 Max Tafoya Jr                        3155 Victor Krol                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030  9.679 125.65                           No Time      
      SS/TA  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.139            GT/C  Dial: 9.72 (+/-): 90.279
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Steward   ) 0.055  9.571  0.001      (I Johns     ) -0.093  9.725  0.115
E1    (D O'Malley  ) 0.026  9.573  0.033      (B Allen     ) -0.046  9.621  0.021
 Qualified:           #124  9.486 -0.714                      #108  9.646 -0.854

Krol has problems after the launch and is pushed off the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  350 Jim Pancake                          3740 Jeff Niceswanger             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.842 139.62                     0.090 10.020 129.12
      SS/AA  Dial: 8.77 (+/-):  0.072           GT/FA  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Dennis    ) 0.003  8.807  0.027      (P Biondo    ) 0.079 10.034 -1.066
E1    (S Hinton    ) 0.094  8.728 -0.032      (R Doane     ) 0.028 10.008 -0.032
 Qualified:            #59  8.808 -0.992                       #11  9.970 -1.130

Pancake cuts a great light and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3131 Ricky Decker                           54 Michael Mans                 
E3                   0.045  9.619 134.43     ****WINNER****  0.046  9.773 137.16
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.63 (+/-): -0.011           SS/CS  Dial: 9.77 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J LoCicero  ) 0.037  9.620 -1.080      (R LeBlanc   ) 0.065  9.817  0.057
E1    (J Duncan    ) 0.032  9.615  0.015      (K Cour      ) 0.050  9.751  0.011
 Qualified:            #25  9.608 -1.092                      #105  9.791 -0.859

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7056 Frank Grossi                         2333 Grace Howell                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.091  9.364 140.37                     0.099 10.024 133.47
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.35 (+/-):  0.014           GT/EA  Dial: 10.04 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Perkins   ) 0.046  9.410  0.060      (T DePillo   ) 0.017 10.053  0.043
E1    (C Westcott  ) 0.114  9.315 -0.085      (C Gallagher ) 0.185  9.995  0.005
 Qualified:            #67  9.423 -0.977                      #115 10.123 -0.827

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3332 Todd Frantz                            31 Steve Graham                 
E3                   0.013  9.818 129.94     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.019 130.08
      SS/GA  Dial: 9.82 (+/-): -0.002           SS/HA  Dial: 10.02 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Tincher   ) 0.047  9.820  0.010      (D Marvel    ) 0.025 10.016  0.036
E1    (C Gallagher ) 0.023  9.769  0.039      (J Gifford   ) 0.024  9.989  0.019
 Qualified:            #38  9.797 -1.053                       #54  9.897 -1.003

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1990 David Barton                         5080 Ted Romero                   
E3                   0.076  8.857 148.40     ****WINNER****  0.031 10.423 128.29
      SS/AA  Dial: 8.85 (+/-):  0.007           GT/HA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Howes     ) 0.082  8.832 -0.968      (W Leopold Jr) 0.034 10.427  0.017
E1    (K Shawver   ) 0.027  8.821  0.051      (G Russell   ) 0.057 10.811  0.431
 Qualified:            #65  8.819 -0.981                       #17 10.233 -1.117

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  797 Joe Kohorst                          4426 Joe Teuton Jr.               
E3                   0.021  9.667 139.27     ****WINNER****  0.086  9.059 132.88
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.53 (+/-):  0.137           SS/AA  Dial: 9.01 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Wilkes    ) 0.027  9.542  0.042      (B Hochrun   ) 0.075  8.975 -0.005
E1    (B Voges     ) 0.025  9.479  0.039      (D Ridgeway  ) 0.059  8.950  0.020
 Qualified:            #94  9.507 -0.893                      #110  8.964 -0.836

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Dan Fletcher                           19 Tom Sheehan                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.581  98.73                     0.006 15.480  56.30
      SS/EA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.691           GT/HA  Dial: 10.39 (+/-):  5.090
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Vaughn    ) 0.012  9.931  0.051      (P Anderson  ) 0.046 10.577  0.187
E1    (M Nowicki   ) 0.027  9.874 -0.016      (D Haag Sr   ) 0.032 10.347 -0.003
 Qualified:            #71  9.680 -0.970                       #23 10.248 -1.102

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3992 Bobby Rashid                         1227 Michael Volkman              
E3                   0.173  9.620 137.08     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.113 133.05
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.67 (+/-): -0.050           GT/FA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Layer     ) 0.118  9.675 -0.015      (D Boertman  ) 0.013 10.157  0.027
E1    (D Barber    ) 0.045 10.144 -0.556      (G Bichlmeier) 0.044 10.106  0.036
 Qualified:            #34  9.636 -1.064                       #18  9.983 -1.117

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Lincoln Morehead                        7 Mark Faul                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.034 128.43                     0.053 10.923 123.92
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.034          GT/IA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Morehead  ) 0.036 10.072  0.052      (J Armstrong ) 0.038 10.962  0.012
E1    (B Hess      ) 0.022  9.990  0.030      (J Huff      ) 0.007 11.065  0.125
 Qualified:            #88 10.023 -0.927                      #129 No Time      

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   66 Brad Plourd                          5206 Carroll Warling              
E3                   0.038  8.876 143.78     ****WINNER****  0.083 11.194 117.50
      SS/BM  Dial: 8.78 (+/-):  0.096           SS/MA  Dial: 11.16 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Tompa     ) 0.022  8.870  0.070      (G Stinnett  ) 0.068 11.194  0.084
E1    (R McClanahan) 0.063  8.781 -0.009      (A Denysenko ) 0.011 11.101  0.011
 Qualified:            #96  8.815 -0.885                       #48 11.120 -1.030

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