Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 05:13 PM Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Shortline Express Markets Gambler Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                             46 Slate Cummings               
E3                   0.068 10.540 128.03     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.692 134.56
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.010          SS/BM  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Setters   ) 0.094 10.515  0.015      (J Taylor    ) 0.010  9.656  0.046
E1    (W Taylor    ) 0.032 10.551  0.021      (B Tait      ) 0.023  9.787  0.077
 Qualified:            #87 10.500 -0.720                      #100  9.610 -0.330

Canada versus Louisiana. There's a story there somewhere but I probably shouldn't go into it.

And it's Louisiana.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5629 Ritch Ahrens                          765 Kip Martin                   
E3                  -0.030 10.053 130.24     ****WINNER****  0.111 10.717 121.08
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-): -0.027           SS/L  Dial: 10.72 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Winslow   ) 0.013 10.052  0.002      (G McGlasson ) 0.005 10.734  0.044
E1    (T Anderson  ) 0.002 10.159  0.069      (R Youngblood) 0.066 10.817  0.117
 Qualified:            #17 10.024 -1.196                       #30 10.711 -1.129

Martin's car is more fun to watch than a barrel of monkeys. Serious wheelstanding.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7612 Mike Blackstone                      2700 Shane Carr                   
E3                   0.038  9.111 142.87     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.541 136.41
      SS/BS  Dial: 9.22 (+/-): -0.109           SS/DM  Dial: 9.59 (+/-): -0.049
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Howell    ) 0.011  9.195  0.045      (G Hansen    ) 0.011  9.885  0.315
E1    (G Swensen   ) -0.062  9.228  0.078      (D O'Malley  ) 0.034  9.720  0.120
 Qualified:            #13  9.083 -1.217                       #78  9.637 -0.813

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5740 David Bogner                         5200 Abe Loewen                   
E3                   0.005  9.741 135.65     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.480 140.59
      SS/CS  Dial: 9.78 (+/-): -0.039           SS/DM  Dial: 9.49 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Larkin    ) 0.049  9.761  0.031      (M Ogburn    ) 0.041  9.471  0.031
E1    (K Angeles   ) 0.031  9.813  0.063      (B McClanahan) 0.033  9.492  0.032
 Qualified:            #15  9.710 -1.210                       #54  9.437 -1.013

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Tim Worner                           7342 Matt Dahl                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025 11.239  95.64                     0.005 14.063  59.50
      GT/JA  Dial: 11.01 (+/-):  0.229           SS/B  Dial: 9.58 (+/-):  4.483
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Vicira    ) 0.003 11.088  0.118      (G Howe      ) 0.007  9.600  0.100
E1    (D Little    ) 0.009 11.057  0.017      (C Kallas    ) 0.013  9.574 -0.876
 Qualified:            #62 10.931 -0.959                       #75  9.588 -0.862

Dahl gets out of the groove in 3rd gear, gets close the centerline, and has to lift.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Larry Zavala                         7800 Bob Fordyce                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.042 10.499 124.93                    -0.043  9.893 133.07
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.001          GT/CA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Durham    ) 0.004 10.479 -0.001      (D Camera    ) 0.058  9.873  0.023
E1    (H Holton    ) 0.038 10.524 -0.016      (J Rau       ) -0.002  9.910  0.040
 Qualified:            #70 10.475 -0.905                       #31  9.846 -1.124

Bogner is still in the chase, but would have to go deep in eliminations next week to have any chance of winning.

Again, that's an unofficial count.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7228 Bill Blakeney                        7210 Tom Albritton                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.442 124.73                    -0.046  9.459 128.33
      SS/IA  Dial: 10.42 (+/-):  0.022          SS/DM  Dial: 9.36 (+/-):  0.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Plourd    ) 0.006 10.401  0.041      (W King      ) 0.090  9.435  0.085
E1    (F Moreno    ) 0.064 10.432 -0.028      (J Erichsen  ) 0.003  9.421  0.061
 Qualified:            #71 10.372 -0.898                        #6  9.180 -1.270

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                        6122 Rich Scrivner                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.050 10.050 130.25                    -0.040 11.812 111.75
      SS/FA  Dial: 10.04 (+/-):  0.010          SS/LA  Dial: 11.79 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Smith     ) 0.002 10.047  0.067      (J Jenkins   ) 0.015 11.756  0.006
E1    (M Ely       ) 0.157 10.030  0.080      (J Kohorst   ) 0.026 11.881  0.031
 Qualified:            #34  9.914 -1.106                       #99 11.683 -0.357

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Tony DeFrank                           67 Mark Faul                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.646 131.41                     0.011 10.548 125.71
      GT/BA  Dial: 9.64 (+/-):  0.006           GT/FA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Snow      ) 0.006  9.620  0.020      (A Guebara   ) 0.032 10.520  0.020
E1    (P Peery     ) 0.024  9.704  0.074      (D Kennedy   ) 0.004 10.543 -0.047
 Qualified:            #11  9.569 -1.241                       #76 10.554 -0.826

Amazing. DeFrank goes .008 and runs 9.646 on 9.640.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3891 Scott Stillings                        63 Sean Cour                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.173 133.14                     0.028  9.662 136.70
      SS/BM  Dial: 9.18 (+/-): -0.007           GT/BA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Watts     ) 0.040  9.106 -0.074      (K Smith     ) 0.000  9.728  0.148
E1    (D Raybourn  ) 0.042  9.335  0.165      (E Leabo     ) 0.051  9.779  0.089
 Qualified:            #77  9.125 -0.815                       #12  9.577 -1.233

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   36 Mark Nowicki                            4 Jimmy DeFrank                
E3                   0.026 10.419 126.55     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.103 148.12
      GT/GA  Dial: 10.43 (+/-): -0.011          SS/BS  Dial: 9.08 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Cupp      ) 0.030 10.418  0.008      (J Storms    ) 0.018  9.074  0.004
E1    (J Calvert   ) 0.048 10.432 -0.008      (R J Torres  ) 0.001  9.192  0.082
 Qualified:             #3 10.174 -1.306                       #16  9.099 -1.201

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4293 James Paul                              7 Peter Biondo                 
E3                   0.025 11.450 107.99     ****WINNER****  0.015  8.923 149.03
      SS/LA  Dial: 11.44 (+/-):  0.010          SS/CM  Dial: 8.91 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Torres    ) 0.027 11.406 -0.004      (J Freeman   ) 0.033  8.939  0.039
E1    (B Bales     ) 0.035 11.428 -0.002      (A Congdon   ) 0.018  9.012  0.082
 Qualified:            #92 11.363 -0.677                        #1  8.824 -1.376

If Biondo wins this round, he will start adding points.

These guys are good. I am totally impressed.

Peter Biondo's MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                            6388 Larry Dowty                  
E3                   0.049 11.383 108.99     ****WINNER****  0.093 14.145  95.52
      GT/IA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-):  0.063          SS/GS  Dial: 14.13 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Bell      ) 0.015 11.266 -0.014      (D Fletcher  ) 0.018 14.068 -0.062
E1    (B Setters   ) 0.003 11.391  0.051      (B Rounds    ) 0.070 14.187  0.037
 Qualified:            #85 11.046 -0.744                       #98 14.267 -0.443

Larry Dowty's MOV: 0.0045 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

Looking at the reaction time, I was figuring Lang had it in the bag. Dowty proves me wrong.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



Drag News: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]

Feb 11- March Meet and Famoso Dragstrip Etched in American Hot Rod History
Feb 05- Famed March Meet Set for Historic 68th Installment March 5-8
Feb 05- Red Line Oil Named Presenting Sponsor of World Series of Pro Mod
Feb 05- $25,000 Wild Card Shootout Added to World Series of Pro Mod
Jan 26- Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson Wheels ‘Shadow 3.0’ to $75,000 U.S. Street Nationals Pro Mod Victory
Jan 25- Side-By-Side 3.50-Second Races Highlight First Round of Pro Mod Eliminations at U.S. Street Nationals
Jan 24- Jimmy Taylor Stays No. 1 as U.S. Street Nationals Records First All-3.50-Second 32-Car Pro Mod Field
Jan 23- Jimmy Taylor Edges Out Jason Harris for Thursday Provisional No. 1 Spot at U.S. Street Nationals
Jan 22- U.S. Street Nationals Set to Ignite Bradenton as Winter Series, Radial Outlaws Seasons Collide
Jan 20- Richard Freeman Weighs In On Elite Motorsports Million Ahead of U.S. Street Nationals