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Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 12:49 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations
By David Gerard





SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6633 Joe Sorensen                         7439 Jim Sherry                   
E1                   0.059 10.208 122.19     ****WINNER****  0.048 10.173 118.89
       SS/EA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-): -0.002          GT/FA  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.043
 Qualified:            #36 10.525  0.175                       #18 10.132 -0.668
9:30 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 529 feet, track temperature 75 degrees.

Jim Sherry's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7511 Ted Seipel                           7031 Gregg Luneack                
E1                  -0.085 11.068 117.64     ****WINNER****  0.093 10.543 124.42
       SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.182          SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.707
 Qualified:            #35 11.418  0.168                       #17 10.564 -0.686
Heads-up! Gregg Luneack's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6323 Kory Alby                            7405 Eric Bell                    
E1                   0.078 11.159 111.43     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.407 136.86
       SS/LA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-):  0.019          GT/AA  Dial: 9.31 (+/-):  0.097
 Qualified:            #34 11.425 -0.025                       #16  9.404 -0.696
Eric Bell's MOV: 0.0289 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 787E Dennis Paz                            751 Joe Schweigert               
E1                   0.029 11.499 109.55     ****WINNER****  0.077 10.168 128.32
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.56 (+/-): -0.061          SS/JA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-): -0.032
 Qualified:            #27 11.480 -0.370                        #9 10.201 -0.799
Joe Schweigert's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Mark Faul                              69 Tom Gaynor                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006 10.023 121.76                     0.167  9.714 136.10
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  0.073           GT/DA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #24  9.936 -0.464                        #6  9.684 -0.816
Mark Faul nails the tree with a strong 0.006 light for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0820 seconds (approximately 16 feet), opponent broke out by -0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Larry Zavala                         7696 Len Schneider                
E1                   0.025  9.638 129.69     ****WINNER****  0.033 10.746 123.60
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.65 (+/-): -0.012           GT/HA  Dial: 10.73 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #11  9.643 -0.757                       #29 10.768 -0.282
Len Schneider's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.012.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7401 Darren Smith                         7267 Larry Scarth                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  9.593 133.21                     0.038 10.398 126.30
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-): -0.007           GT/TB  Dial: 10.41 (+/-): -0.012
 Qualified:             #4  9.615 -0.835                       #22 10.356 -0.494
Darren Smith's MOV: Double breakout. -0.007 to -0.012!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          7390 John Winslow Sr.             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.784 127.17                     0.182 10.439 124.59
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.63 (+/-):  0.154           SS/JA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:             #2  8.647 -0.853                       #20 10.396 -0.604
Winslow is late and Justin Lamb gets the win. MOV: 0.0278 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4346 Dick Lux                             7053 Bernie Cunningham            
E1                   0.050 10.963 120.16     ****WINNER****  0.088 10.802 116.54
        SS/M  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.093          SS/JA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.052
 Qualified:            #14 10.890 -0.710                       #32 10.854 -0.146
Close in the lights. Bernie Cunningham has a so-so light, but just takes the win. MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

Dick Lux's package: 0.143. Bernie Cunningham's package: 0.140.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7304 Tom Armanino                         7980 Steve Wann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.744 132.79                     0.011  9.647 134.16
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.014           GT/AA  Dial: 9.65 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:             #8  9.749 -0.801                       #26  9.693 -0.407
Tom Armanino's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.003.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                     7117 Jim Rau                      
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094  9.611 135.08                     0.090 10.437 120.02
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.57 (+/-):  0.041           GT/JA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): -0.013
 Qualified:            #21  9.598 -0.602                        #3 10.458 -0.842
Close lights and Dave Bridgewater takes the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.013.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4733 R.J. Torres                          7668 Brad Rounds                  
E1                   0.056  9.250 145.42     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.269 139.88
       SS/CM  Dial: 9.26 (+/-): -0.010           SS/TB  Dial: 9.23 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #33  9.441 -0.059                       #15  9.252 -0.698
Brad Rounds' MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.010.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                        R731 Randy Loge                   
E1                   0.085 16.609  69.93     ****WINNER****  0.030 11.250 102.27
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  6.919           SS/KA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.370
 Qualified:            #10  9.681 -0.769                       #28 10.909 -0.341
Stubeck spins at the hit and pulls over to the wall. Loge gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Jimmy DeFrank                        1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.812 155.51                     0.023 10.183 126.77
       SS/BS  Dial: 8.83 (+/-): -0.018           SS/IA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-): -0.037
 Qualified:             #7  8.846 -0.804                       #25 10.237 -0.463
Strong match up! Just 0.004 difference at the green and Jimmy DeFrank scores against last weeks winner. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Ken Etter                            7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.144 129.85                     0.011  8.471 148.14
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-): -0.046          SS/BM  Dial: 8.53 (+/-): -0.059
 Qualified:             #1 10.197 -0.853                       #19  8.569 -0.631
Ken Etter takes the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                              77 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.964 116.75                     0.051 10.706 121.46
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.94 (+/-):  0.024          SS/LA  Dial: 10.71 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:            #31 11.291 -0.159                       #13 10.716 -0.734
Jody Lang has a much better RT and takes the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0090 seconds (approximately 19 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  799 Wes King                              796 Tony Hewes                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011 10.119 126.00                     0.146  9.699 134.55
       SS/CS  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.019          SS/FA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #30 10.103 -0.197                       #12  9.694 -0.756
Hewes is way late and King gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 SergioFelipe Crespo                    76 Staci Smith                  
E1                   0.196  9.658 138.71     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.749 121.73
       SS/EM  Dial: 9.53 (+/-):  0.128           GT/DA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #23  9.517 -0.483                        #5  9.672 -0.828
Phillips is late this time and Smith isn't!

9:47 a.m.

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