Fri, 13 Nov 2009, 01:30 PM Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  332 Marion Stephenson                    4483 John Clegg                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.765  93.65                     0.034 11.400  79.77
      GT/BA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.435          SS/AM  Dial: 8.40 (+/-):  3.000
 Qualified:            #66 10.333 -0.217                       #32  8.419 -0.881

9:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,618 feet, track temperature 79 degrees. Still lots of low clouds this morning.

Clegg tries to run down Stephenson and then has engine problems down track.

Easy win for Stephenson. The NHRA guys ran out and checked the track for oil, but no problems.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 714K Scott Kelley                         4403 Gary Emmons                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.078  9.918 124.90                     0.039 10.565 114.79
      SS/EX  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.198           GT/EA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-):  0.655
 Qualified:            #46  9.757 -0.743                       #12  9.907 -1.043

Looks like the right lane is deadly this morning. Emmons gets a nice RT advantage off the line and then has his own problems. The Firebird stops on the track well after the finish line and has to be towed away.

Kelley lifts for the free pass to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7390 John Winslow                          767 Tim Hall                     
E1                   0.105 10.745 121.51     ****WINNER****  0.069 10.632 119.25
      SS/JA  Dial: 10.66 (+/-):  0.085          SS/KA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:            #53 10.650 -0.650                       #19 10.585 -0.965

9:43 a.m. Next pair to the line.

Hall's Dart "darts" quickly towards the wall at the green, but he's lucky, as Winslow is late.

Tim Hall's MOV: 0.0595 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4118 Pete Peery                           7257 Brett Brown                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.051 133.59                     0.005 11.752 114.91
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.82 (+/-):  0.231           SS/MA  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.272
 Qualified:            #18  9.802 -0.998                       #52 11.488 -0.662

Pete Peery's MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Looks like no one wanted the stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7101 Bill Chaffin                         7350 Bob Bales                    
E1                   0.057 10.292 128.53     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.776 125.90
      SS/BX  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.032          GT/CA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:            #54 10.237 -0.613                       #20  9.739 -0.961

Bob Bales' MOV: 0.0140 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4466 Bob Cruzen                           714E Bob Earleywine               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.119 10.501 102.02                     0.059 11.172  89.25
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.501           SS/H  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  1.172
 Qualified:            #34 10.086 -0.864                       #68 12.486  1.686

Cruzen is late and gets lucky as Earleywine can't run the dial.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7277 Mike Johnston                        7582 Juan Mendoza                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066 10.855 122.63                    -0.077  9.192 132.41
      SS/JA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-):  0.015          SS/AA  Dial: 9.08 (+/-):  0.112
 Qualified:            #61 10.822 -0.478                       #27  9.084 -0.916

Mike Johnston wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Greg Luneack                         7607 Jack Bystrom                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050 10.834 119.84                    -0.051  9.887 134.11
      SS/KA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): -0.016          SS/GA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:            #49 10.840 -0.710                       #15  9.841 -1.009

Nice looking wheelstands for both cars and Greg Luneack wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7511 Ted Seipel                           7312 George Stassi                
E1                  -0.005 11.325 114.31     ****WINNER**** -0.032 10.116 130.42
      SS/KA  Dial: 11.31 (+/-):  0.015          SS/HA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.106
 Qualified:            #64 11.283 -0.267                       #30 10.012 -0.888

Ouch! Seipel goes red by -0.005 to give the win to Stassi.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                         788 Keri Angeles Pari            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.175  9.771 133.59                     0.085  9.984 129.40
      SS/FA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-): -0.979          SS/FA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-): -0.766
 Qualified:             #6  9.665 -1.085                       #40  9.928 -0.822

Heads up!

Angeles gets a big RT advantage off the line, but doesn't have the power to stay ahead of a charging Stubeck. He gets the car and a half length win.

9:51 a.m. Looks like Angeles Peri is stopped on the track. The Firebird spun out after the finish line and I am told that one of the front wheels is off the car. Not substantiated though.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7568 Bryan Broaddus                       7743 John Mason                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  9.251 144.47                     0.068 11.000 120.85
      SS/BA  Dial: 9.09 (+/-):  0.161           GT/IA  Dial: 11.02 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #26  9.275 -0.925                       #60 11.017 -0.483

10:02 a.m. Back to racing.

Bryan Broaddus wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                           7053 Bernie Cunningham            
E1                   0.070  9.487 141.37     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.980 118.16
      SS/EM  Dial: 9.46 (+/-):  0.027           SS/JA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #31  9.466 -0.884                       #65 11.083 -0.217

Bernie Cunningham's MOV: 0.0543 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7401 Darren Smith                         7228 Bill Blakeney                
E1                   0.097  9.776 134.60     ****WINNER****  0.039 10.103 124.96
      SS/FA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.096           SS/HA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #69 14.843  4.093                       #35 10.055 -0.845

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  791 Adam Emmer                           7612 Mike Blackstone              
E1                   0.031 10.227 126.98     ****WINNER****  0.078  8.925 149.38
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.023          SS/BS  Dial: 8.92 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:            #45 10.203 -0.747                       #11  8.905 -1.045

Big wheels up leave for Emmer, but he breaks out. Blackstone goes on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                      640 Don Thomas                   
E1                   0.010 10.242 126.68     ****WINNER****  0.047  9.824 123.92
      SS/GA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-): -0.028          GT/CA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.074
 Qualified:            #57 10.268 -0.582                       #23  9.757 -0.943

Nice! Both cars are wheels up at the green and Don Thomas wins on a -0.010 breakout by Bridgewater.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7318 Art Peterson                          709 Doug Broaddus                
E1                   0.088 11.695 115.27     ****WINNER****  0.035  9.542 126.60
      SS/JA  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  0.795          GT/AA  Dial: 9.46 (+/-):  0.082
 Qualified:            #62 10.912 -0.388                       #28  9.486 -0.914

Peterson slows down track and Broaddus gets an easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 752A Josh Edwards                         6777 Rick Paton                   
E1                   0.088  9.431 140.61     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.151 131.82
      SS/GM  Dial: 9.42 (+/-):  0.011           SS/BS  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:             #2  9.402 -1.248                       #36  9.106 -0.844

Rick Paton's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7772 Wayne Taylor                         7026 Dan Mason                    
E1                  -0.027 10.363 128.65     ****WINNER**** -0.016  9.735 138.66
      GT/HA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.083          GT/BA  Dial: 9.80 (+/-): -0.065
 Qualified:             #9 10.288 -1.062                       #43  9.745 -0.805

Taylor goes red, gets the wheels way up, and drives towards the wall. Dan Mason wins on a double red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1748 Byron Worner                          361 Bo Butner                    
E1                   0.044 10.096 131.24     ****WINNER****  0.034  8.711 142.66
      SS/IA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.096          SS/CM  Dial: 8.64 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:            #37 10.170 -0.830                        #3  8.613 -1.187

Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0351 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  797 Joe Kohorst                            51 Gary Stinnett                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.915 134.03                    -0.019 20.759  48.96
      GT/BA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-): -0.035           GT/AA  Dial: 9.46 (+/-): 11.299
 Qualified:            #55  9.955 -0.595                       #21  9.445 -0.955

Rare red light for Stinnett! Kohorst goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                            7797 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038 10.830 121.70                    -0.002 10.851 122.14
      GT/IA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): -0.020          SS/LA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #59 10.966 -0.534                       #25 10.817 -0.933

Keen goes red by -0.002 and breaks out to boot. Lang runs towards round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           2207 Jeff Taylor                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.960 129.97                     0.032  9.624 139.36
      SS/HA  Dial: 9.98 (+/-): -0.020           SS/EM  Dial: 9.66 (+/-): -0.036
 Qualified:            #22  9.949 -0.951                       #56  9.758 -0.592

Steve Wann has a perfect RT and wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  722 Bob Igo                               286 Jeff Adkinson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.105  9.071 147.58                    -0.013  9.020 151.51
      SS/CM  Dial: 9.14 (+/-): -0.069           SS/DM  Dial: 9.07 (+/-): -0.050
 Qualified:            #51  9.120 -0.680                       #17  9.044 -1.006

Big time wheelstand for the yellow Cobalt! Bob Igo wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  737 Shane Studley                        7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E1                   0.004 10.035 129.82     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.596 147.54
      GT/TB  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.025          SS/BM  Dial: 8.58 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:             #4 10.023 -1.127                       #38  8.676 -0.824

Two great RT's and a really close finish: Ryan McClanahan's MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

Shane Studley's package: 0.029. Ryan McClanahan's package: 0.023.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7056 Frank Grossi                         5830 Dennis Nelson                
E1                   0.046  9.753 137.48     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.900 120.53
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.093           GT/LA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #50  9.691 -0.709                       #16 10.843 -1.007

Dennis Nelson's MOV: 0.0697 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7432 Ryan Schloe                          7441 Staci Smith                  
E1                   0.135 10.868 114.79     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.819 124.22
      GT/IA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.088          GT/CA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  0.129
 Qualified:            #47 10.760 -0.740                       #13  9.658 -1.042

Schloe gets the front end up and then has the car drive straight towards the sixty foot reflector when it comes down. Smith gets the car length win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Tony Mandella                         751 Joe Schweigert               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.696 136.72                     0.071 10.497 127.10
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.64 (+/-):  0.056           SS/JA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:             #8  9.636 -1.064                       #42 10.488 -0.812

Tony Mandella gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0196 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1977 Michael Iacono                       7702 Mike Graham                  
E1                   0.047  9.931 134.06     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.064 127.08
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.93 (+/-):  0.001           GT/FA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #41  9.979 -0.821                        #7 10.018 -1.082

Advantage Graham at the green and a better package seals the five foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7800 Bob Fordyce                            10 Jerry Emmons                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.997 132.41                     0.005  9.652 135.71
      GT/TA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): -0.003          GT/CA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #44 10.077 -0.773                       #10  9.650 -1.050

Two terrific RT's an a close double breakout win for Fordyce. -0.003 vs. -0.008!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Mark Faul                            6396 Sean Cour                    
E1                   0.046 10.239 121.55     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.473 139.75
      GT/DA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.011          GT/AA  Dial: 9.46 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #58 10.234 -0.566                       #24  9.465 -0.935

Sean Cour wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Brad Plourd                          1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  8.633 148.79                     0.045  9.374 139.83
      SS/BM  Dial: 8.63 (+/-):  0.003           SS/AS  Dial: 9.39 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #29  8.605 -0.895                       #63  9.522 -0.378

Plourd nails the tree with a 0.001 and then runs 0.003 to his dial.

Fletcher tries to stay in front, but breaks out.

Brad Plourd's package: 0.004.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7728 Joel Larkin                             2 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                   0.130 10.231 130.13     ****WINNER****  0.063  8.811 154.94
      SS/IA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-): -0.049          SS/BS  Dial: 8.82 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #48 10.267 -0.733                       #14  8.911 -1.039

Jimmy DeFrank wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  600 Jeff Lane                               3 Billy Leber                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.003  9.364 130.59
      SS/BS  Dial: 9.95 (+/-): 90.049           SS/TB  Dial: 9.38 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #67 11.327  1.377                       #33  9.380 -0.870

Lane is a No Show. Leber will want that RT back for next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Bobby Dennis                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068 10.714 124.43     
      GT/MA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.014    
 Qualified:             #1 10.642 -1.408                     Bye

Bye run for Dennis.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7171 Fred Moreno                           712 Don Durham                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.002 10.380 128.21
      SS/GA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): 89.149          GT/GA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:             #5  9.752 -1.098                       #39 10.377 -0.823

Moreno is also a No Show to end the round.

10:23 a.m.

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