Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 12:04 PM Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           7228 Bill Blakeney                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.086  9.915 125.78                     0.151  9.957 123.05
      SS/IA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-):  0.005           SS/GA  Dial: 9.97 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Winslow Jr) 0.058 10.038  0.028                     -0.047 10.064  0.064
E1    (G Williams  ) 0.109  9.958  0.038      (J Edwards   ) -0.009  9.976 -0.004
 Qualified:             #8  9.944 -0.756                       #26 10.016 -0.534

8:53 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 546 feet.

Wann is late, but Blakeney is even later.

Steve Wann runs 0.005 to his dial and wins on a -0.013 breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 787E Dennis Paz                           6104 Brad Plourd                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.066 11.544 113.24                     0.077  8.687 139.14
      GT/MA  Dial: 11.54 (+/-):  0.004          SS/AM  Dial: 8.66 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Calvert   ) 0.110 11.711  0.051      (M Graham    ) 0.059  8.805  0.035
E1    (D Keen      ) 0.052 11.593  0.023      (B Riddle    ) 0.049  8.697 -0.013
 Qualified:            #43 11.594 -0.156                       #49  9.429  0.429

Dennis Paz runs 0.004 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0343 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  666 Steve Hanby                          5462 Scott Pearson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.879 115.90                     0.057 10.781 116.84
      SS/KA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.019          SS/JA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Earleywine) 0.093 10.983 -0.007      (R Paton     ) 0.048 10.917  0.127
E1    (B Lippstreu ) 0.051 10.931  0.021      (B Bales     ) 0.030 10.770 -0.010
 Qualified:            #35 10.959 -0.291                       #41 10.811 -0.189

Only a dime difference in their dial ins.

Pearson has a huge wheelstand and runs 0.001 to his dial. Too bad that Hanby rad a better RT for the close win. MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

Steve Hanby's package: 0.056. Scott Pearson's package: 0.058.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  712 Don Durham                            785 Tony Mandella                
E3                   0.020 10.282 128.41     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.860 131.11
      GT/GA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.058          GT/DA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Stubeck   ) 0.027 10.972  0.582      (B Rounds    ) 0.030  9.986  0.016
E1    (C Lane      ) 0.026 10.339 -0.001      (D Fletcher  ) 0.015  9.895  0.025
 Qualified:            #25 10.357 -0.543                       #19  9.913 -0.587

Two good lights and Tony Mandella wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6021 Mark Faul                               1 Jimmy DeFrank                
E3                   0.007 10.577 125.31     ****WINNER****  0.027  8.711 153.26
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-): -0.013          SS/BS  Dial: 8.71 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Blackstone) 0.028 10.698  0.058      (B Fordyce   ) 0.046  8.845  0.035
E1    (R McClanahan) 0.018 10.597 -0.013      (G Singer    ) 0.027  8.734 -0.916
 Qualified:            #46 10.794 -0.006                        #3  8.775 -0.875

Winner gets a Bye Run next round.

Jimmy DeFrank runs 0.001 to his dial and wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  670 Alan Falcone                            5 Jody Lang                    
E3                   0.030  9.544 137.85     ****WINNER****  0.033 10.778 115.52
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-): -0.016           GT/JA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Raybourn  ) 0.020  9.680  0.080      (J Butler    ) 0.047 11.094  0.174
E1    (J Larkin    ) 0.083  9.582  0.012      (M Vieira    ) 0.054 10.954  0.164
 Qualified:             #5  9.613 -0.787                       #36 11.019 -0.281

Jody Lang wins on a double-breakout. -0.012 to -0.016

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7025 Tim Smith                    
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.028  9.777 132.18
                                                GT/DA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.723
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (R Pinoski   ) 0.037  9.917  0.087
E1                                           (S Negrini   ) 0.059  9.975  0.175
 Qualified:                                                      #14  9.828 -0.672

Bye Run.

9:00 a.m. In round four: Wann vs. Lang; Smith vs. Paz; Hanby vs. Mandella; and DeFrank gets the Bye Run.

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