Tue, 10 Feb 2009, 09:04 PM Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7312 George Stassi                        7101 Bill Chaffin                 
E3                   0.084  9.967 133.80     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.214 117.55
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.82 (+/-):  0.147           SS/BX  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Czuczko   ) 0.021  9.842  0.042      (R McClanahan) 0.019 10.234  0.024
E1    (M Iacono    ) 0.015  9.817  0.017      (J Schiess   ) 0.028 10.210  0.040
 Qualified:            #13  9.817 -0.983                       #20 10.210 -0.640

5:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,351 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

Both cars were staged and on high "C", when Rick Stewart ran forward and shut them off. After a brief delay they are given the Start Engines sign again.

Looks like Stassi was a little rattled, as he cards a 0.084 RT.

Bill Chaffin's package: 0.040.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  737 Shane Studley                        7629 Joe Faherty                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056 10.343 130.73                    -0.012  9.124 146.81
      GT/TB  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.443           SS/AH  Dial: 8.81 (+/-):  0.314
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Blakeney  ) 0.055  9.955  0.035      (A DeCarlo   ) -0.047  8.813 -0.027
E1    (T Mandella  ) 0.034  9.906  0.026      (B Fordyce   ) 0.115  9.158  0.378
 Qualified:             #1  9.906 -1.244                       #22  9.158 -0.592

Shane Studley wins on a -0.012 red light by Faherty.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7171 Fred Moreno                             4 Greg Luneack                 
E3                   0.083  9.704 131.50     ****WINNER****  0.011 10.846 118.07
      SS/GA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-): -0.006           SS/KA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Kelley    ) 0.014  9.735  0.005      (S Smith     ) 0.036 10.913  0.073
E1    (R Ahrens    ) 0.066  9.785  0.065      (R Schloe    ) 0.034 10.827  0.027
 Qualified:            #10  9.785 -1.065                       #17 10.827 -0.723

Nice 0.011 RT for Luneack and the breakout win. Moreno misses his dial by -0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                             361 Bo Butner                    
E3                   0.022 11.043 111.57     ****WINNER****  0.051  8.540 152.00
      GT/JA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-): -0.007          SS/CM  Dial: 8.53 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Grossi    ) 0.005 11.066  0.026      (A Loewen    ) 0.001  8.642  0.122
E1    (E Leabo     ) 0.032 11.066  0.036      (M Loge      ) 0.035  8.616  0.106
 Qualified:            #23 11.066 -0.534                        #2  8.616 -1.184

Lang gets the better light and then misses his dial by -0.007 to give the win to Butner.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                             75 Brad Rounds                  
E3                   0.080  9.747 135.06     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.181 142.82
      SS/HA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-): -0.033           SS/TB  Dial: 9.16 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Brown     ) 0.075  9.818  0.048      (B Sherwood  ) 0.028  9.258  0.078
E1    (R Paton     ) 0.044  9.783  0.033      (D Smith     ) 0.028  9.240  0.060
 Qualified:             #5  9.783 -1.117                       #12  9.240 -1.010

Brad Rounds wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7797 Don Keen                               61 Brad Plourd                  
E3                   0.050 10.650 120.32     ****WINNER****  0.064  9.294 127.51
      SS/LA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-): -0.310          SS/AM  Dial: 8.94 (+/-):  0.354
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Fletcher  ) 0.050 10.710  0.050      (J Bystrom   ) 0.024  9.059  0.099
E1    (G Hansen    ) 0.127 10.626 -0.034      (G Bichlmeier) 0.034  9.076  0.006
 Qualified:             #4 10.626 -1.124                       #25  9.076 -0.224

Almost equal RT's and Plourd gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Jimmy DeFrank                        7350 Bob Bales                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  8.753 137.02                    -0.039  9.776 134.20
      SS/AM  Dial: 8.64 (+/-):  0.113           GT/DA  Dial: 9.80 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Broaddus  ) 0.046  8.794  0.134      (T Kadar     ) 0.028  9.890  0.040
E1    (J Kohorst   ) 0.019  8.696  0.036      (T Hall      ) 0.070  9.928  0.078
 Qualified:            #21  8.696 -0.604                       #14  9.928 -0.872

Jimmy DeFrank wins on a red light.

5:58 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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