Sat, 21 Jun 2008, 11:34 AM Super Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1125 Marty Rinehart Jr                    1954 Bob Wolkwitz                 
E2                   0.050  9.770 134.81     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.806 149.85
      SS/EA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.020           SS/AH  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Thomas    ) 0.125  9.856  0.096      (M Allen     ) 0.026  8.820  0.030
 Qualified:            #46  9.718 -0.932                       #26  8.764 -1.036

11:14 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,871 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Bob Wolkwitz's package: 0.025.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1960 Al Smyth                             1411 Robert Brinkman              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.936 151.39                     0.012  9.211 135.97
      SS/AH  Dial: 8.92 (+/-):  0.016           SS/CM  Dial: 9.22 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ellex     ) 0.025  8.932  0.012      (D Linke     ) 0.057  9.223  0.003
 Qualified:            #50  8.898 -0.902                       #69  9.204 -0.596

Al Smyth's package: 0.044.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1851 Lee Mottola                          1633 Lincoln Morehead             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.153 131.08                     0.053 10.120 132.01
      GT/DA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-): -0.017          GT/FA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Savino    ) 0.071 10.184  0.014      (G Richard   ) 0.014 10.215  0.065
 Qualified:            #68 10.143 -0.657                       #49 10.189 -0.911

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1747 Tim Worner                           1161 James Antonette Jr.          
E2                   0.008 10.641 123.87     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.613 135.58
      GT/JA  Dial: 10.66 (+/-): -0.019          SS/CS  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Bloom     ) 0.024 10.751  0.081      (N Hall      ) 0.030  9.687  0.067
 Qualified:            #34 10.605 -0.995                       #15  9.573 -1.077

James Antonette Jr.'s package: 0.035.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1993 Mike Giuliano                        1574 Frank Maiolo                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.404 142.18                     0.043  9.689 131.09
      SS/CM  Dial: 9.39 (+/-):  0.014           GT/BA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Spell     ) 0.040  9.451  0.041      (M Tueffel   ) 0.000  9.728 -0.002
 Qualified:            #76  9.384 -0.416                       #57  9.701 -0.849

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1682 Brian Van Poppel                     1273 Bo Kenney                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055 10.597 125.82                    -0.034 No Time      
      SS/KA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-): -0.023          GT/AA  Dial: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J LaFlair   ) 0.053 10.744 -0.016      (G Wolkwitz  ) 0.074  9.480  0.280
 Qualified:            #38 10.583 -0.967                       #19  9.337 -1.063

It looked like Kenney's left front tire went flat when the front end landed, the wheel flopping back and forth. After stopping, he was able to drive it slowly off the track, so it mayt just have been a case of wheel wobblies.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1638 Ron Morehead                         1517 Jim Daniels                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.994 130.42                    -0.031  8.828 150.70
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): -0.006          SS/AH  Dial: 8.82 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.044 10.038 -0.002      (C Melendy   ) 0.046  8.821  0.021
 Qualified:            #47 10.027 -0.923                       #27  8.769 -1.031

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1192 Bob Hochrun                          1046 Tom Sheehan                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.748 136.40                    -0.004 10.488 126.49
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-): -0.002           GT/HA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Diorio    ) 0.045  9.783  0.023      (D Jones     ) 0.051 10.435  0.045
 Qualified:            #17  9.730 -1.070                       #36 10.374 -0.976

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1721 Joe Lisa                              201 Herbie Null                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.223 128.64                     0.054  9.917 133.88
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.023          GT/CA  Dial: 9.92 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Gay       ) 0.060 10.238  0.038      (P Ricci     ) 0.041  9.920 -0.010
 Qualified:            #45 10.162 -0.938                       #64  9.952 -0.748

Joe Lisa's package: 0.040.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1930 Frank Aragona                        1963 Ed Alessi Jr.                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.818 150.72                    -0.026  9.157 131.37
      SS/BS  Dial: 8.83 (+/-): -0.012           SS/CM  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Worner    ) 0.000  8.835 -0.035      (S Gaffney   ) 0.005  9.103  0.043
 Qualified:             #4  8.866 -1.184                       #62  9.027 -0.773

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1043 Angelo Ditocco                       1798 Bucky Hess                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  9.884 131.32                     0.024  8.679 152.78
      SS/HA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-):  0.004           SS/AH  Dial: 8.65 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Ciccarone ) 0.036  9.921  0.041      (G Taylor    ) 0.045  8.673 -1.127
 Qualified:            #24  9.857 -1.043                        #5  8.633 -1.167

Hess's new Barracuda got the "Best Appearing" award - it's gorgeous. And quick. But not quick enough to beat DiTocco. Angelo Ditocco's package: 0.032.
Bucky Hess' package: 0.053.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1977 Michael Iacono                       1140 Tom Boucher                  
E2                   0.050  9.846 131.13     ****WINNER****  0.035  9.561 138.53
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-): -0.004           GT/BA  Dial: 9.55 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Martel    ) 0.027  9.862  0.002      (J Tysinger  ) 0.066  9.555  0.025
 Qualified:            #42  9.855 -0.945                       #22  9.497 -1.053

Tom Boucher's package: 0.046.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1170 Dave Ficacci                         2400 Monty Bogan Jr.              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.608 136.75                     0.048  9.728 130.35
      GT/BA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-):  0.018           SS/FA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Papp      ) 0.058  9.741  0.141      (R Kay       ) 0.019  9.788  0.108
 Qualified:            #33  9.555 -0.995                       #14  9.671 -1.079

Dave Ficacci's package: 0.040.
Monty Bogan Jr.'s package: 0.056.
Dave Ficacci's MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1150 Billy Leber                          1137 Steve Smith                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.291 137.85                     0.044 10.166 128.07
      SS/TB  Dial: 9.29 (+/-):  0.001           GT/FA  Dial: 10.17 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Franco    ) 0.014  9.318  0.028      (S Biondo    ) 0.003 10.177  0.017
 Qualified:            #59  9.406 -0.844                       #39 10.140 -0.960

Billy Leber's package: 0.046.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1481 Kent Hanley                          1027 Marc LaBrecque               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.848 128.80                    -0.500 10.430 126.27
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.87 (+/-): -0.022           GT/TC  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.090
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Porpora   ) 0.018  9.887  0.007      (S Sparago   ) 0.020 10.415  0.085
 Qualified:            #71  9.903 -0.497                       #13 10.316 -1.084

Labrecque deep-staged, a no-no in Super Stock.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1292 Brian Stianchi                         14 Jeff Tripp                   
E2                   0.009 10.125 130.67     ****WINNER****  0.003  8.836 148.12
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-): -0.005          SS/AM  Dial: 8.84 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Linke     ) 0.129 10.134 -0.006      (J Mendillo  ) 0.015  8.860  0.020
 Qualified:            #55 10.086 -0.864                       #74  8.842 -0.458

Close race, Tripp gets the double-breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1139 Sam Biondo                           213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.230 121.52                     0.011  9.106 148.17
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.010          SS/AS  Dial: 9.13 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Ewing     ) 0.015 10.229  0.019      (J Santangelo) 0.010  9.154  0.024
 Qualified:            #48 10.180 -0.920                       #67  9.242 -0.658

Two really-good racers here, and the senior member of the Biondo clan gets the light and the win. Sam Biondo's package: 0.014.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Peter Biondo                         1809 Sal Piacentini               
E2                   0.025  8.779 145.70     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.182 116.74
      SS/BS  Dial: 8.79 (+/-): -0.011           SS/MA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Scardelli ) 0.023  8.870  0.030      (J Sepanek   ) 0.031 11.169  0.009
 Qualified:             #2  8.749 -1.301                       #21 11.095 -1.055

Sal Piacentini's package: 0.028.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1748 Byron Worner                         1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E2                   0.023  9.948 125.11     ****WINNER****  0.060  9.280 137.76
      SS/IA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-): -0.062          SS/CM  Dial: 9.28 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Jewell    ) 0.051  9.993  0.023      (B Lasko     ) 0.019  9.346  0.016
 Qualified:            #12  9.916 -1.084                       #70  9.300 -0.500

Fletcher was late, but dead-on the dial for the win, running Worner out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1705 Franco Cantusci                            Bye
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.011 10.309 127.76     
      GT/GA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.019    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Oakes     ) 0.031 10.310  0.010   
 Qualified:            #40 10.243 -0.957                     Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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