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Fri, 18 Aug 2017, 13:39 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations
By Bob Orme





BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5007 Jim Grande                           5111 Derek Fenner                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.017  9.661 137.37
        SS/D  Dial: 10.20 (+/-): 89.799          GT/FA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.589
 Qualified:            #51 10.628  0.428                       #26  9.622 -0.628
12:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.55 inches, adjusted altitude 3,494 feet.

Grande was a no show.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5068 Jim Cook                             5651 Rick Johnson                 
E1                   0.059 12.226 108.37     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.302 117.41
        SS/N  Dial: 11.95 (+/-):  0.276          GT/AA  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.202
 Qualified:            #50 12.156  0.206                       #25  9.068 -0.632
Rick Johnson's MOV: 0.1079 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Nick Folk                            5031 Tom Barrett                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041 10.211 103.10                           No Time      
       GT/FA  Dial: 9.64 (+/-):  0.571           SS/FA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): 89.549
 Qualified:            #24  9.618 -0.632                       #49 10.494  0.044
Barrett was shut off before he staged.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7405 Eric Bell                    
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.014  9.420 117.23
                                                 GT/EA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-): -0.680
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.104 -0.996
Bell has the solo pass in this round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5008 Matthew Steen                          25 Marion Stephenson            
E1                   0.007 12.187  76.21     ****WINNER****  0.084  9.861 108.32
        GT/I  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  2.027          GT/HA  Dial: 9.65 (+/-):  0.211
 Qualified:            #37 10.148 -0.352                       #12  9.636 -0.864
Steen was slowing before the finish. Stephenson will face Johnson in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6521 Charlene Gullett                     5243 Dale Findell                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.121 10.637 123.06                    -0.030 11.176 116.48
       GT/NA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.013          SS/KA  Dial: 11.22 (+/-): -0.044
 Qualified:            #21 10.602 -0.698                       #46 11.164 -0.086
Charlene Gullett's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5995 David Goldie                          540 Curtis Hieb                  
E1                   0.029 12.296  99.84     ****WINNER****  0.052 10.144 116.67
       GT/QA  Dial: 11.54 (+/-):  0.756          FSS/L  Dial: 9.96 (+/-):  0.184
 Qualified:            #39 11.531 -0.219                       #14  9.958 -0.842
Curtis Hieb's MOV: 0.5496 seconds (approximately 80 feet). He'll face Bell in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5517 Justin Jenkins                       5268 Douglas Jonak                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  9.688 114.27                    -0.017  9.022 152.09
       GT/FA  Dial: 9.55 (+/-):  0.138           FGT/B  Dial: 9.02 (+/-):  0.002
 Qualified:            #17  9.498 -0.752                       #42  8.994 -0.206
Justin Jenkins' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5657 Randall Klein                          78 Don Thomas                   
E1                  -0.028 11.319 115.40     ****WINNER****  0.035 10.271 128.01
       SS/NA  Dial: 11.33 (+/-): -0.011          GT/JA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:             #6 11.256 -0.894                       #31 10.248 -0.552
Don Thomas' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 598X Tyler Wudarczyk                      5748 Marlin Bogner                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.160 122.79                     0.082  8.908 139.72
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-): -0.020          SS/BM  Dial: 8.94 (+/-): -0.032
 Qualified:            #11 10.136 -0.864                       #36  8.845 -0.355
Tyler Wudarczyk's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0310 seconds (approximately 6 feet) in a double breakout. He'll face Nick Folk in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3592 Greg Meyer                           5462 Scott Pearson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019 10.181 129.10                     0.027 10.693 123.67
       GT/LA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.021          SS/KA  Dial: 10.71 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:             #5 10.138 -0.912                       #30 10.693 -0.557
Greg Meyer's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5830 Dennis Nelson                        5150 Jason DeForrest              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076 10.908 120.28                    -0.001  9.243 144.12
       SS/LA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-): -0.022          GT/EA  Dial: 9.24 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #32 10.901 -0.549                        #7  9.211 -0.889
Ouch! Dennis Nelson's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5453 Bob Sherwood                         5018 Corey Hopkins                
E1                   0.085  8.294 160.69     ****WINNER****  0.027 10.226 122.91
       SS/AM  Dial: 8.26 (+/-):  0.034           FSS/H  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #18  8.261 -0.739                       #43 10.146 -0.204
Corey Hopkins' MOV: 0.0561 seconds (approximately 13 feet). He'll face Meyer in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      5201 James Nichol                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.100 10.231 127.17                    -0.128  9.537 141.33
        GT/M  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.061          SS/BS  Dial: 9.55 (+/-): -0.013
 Qualified:            #15 10.140 -0.810                       #40  9.437 -0.213
Gene Bichlmeier's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3081 Joe Covert                            286 Jeff Adkinson                
E1                   0.164  9.398 142.45     ****WINNER****  0.027  9.708 124.93
       SS/AS  Dial: 9.40 (+/-): -0.002           GT/GA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-):  0.118
 Qualified:            #41  9.388 -0.212                       #16  9.594 -0.806
Jeff Adkinson's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0170 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5001 Brad Haugaard                        5333 Randy Hopkins                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057 10.307 111.47                     0.222 No Time      
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-):  0.127          FSS/C  Dial: 8.83 (+/-): 91.169
 Qualified:            #34 10.171 -0.479                        #9  8.777 -0.873
Hopkins crept off the line then he wandered on down the track. The timing system was reset before he got a time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  541 Larry DeForrest                      5116 Gus Phillipich               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.500 17.350  98.66                           No Time      
       FGT/K  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  6.600          GT/NA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-): 88.699
 Qualified:            #22 10.089 -0.661                       #47 11.237 -0.063
Phillipich was a no show. DeForrest will face Haugaard in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6655 Darrell Dietz                        5461 Eric Pearson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.252 151.39                           No Time      
       FSS/C  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.452           SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): 88.749
 Qualified:            #10  8.783 -0.867                       #35 10.786 -0.464
Pearson was a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 580V Chuck Lofgren                        5815 Bill Rink                    
E1                  -0.361 10.380 105.40     ****WINNER****  0.124 10.939 119.89
       FSS/H  Dial: 9.74 (+/-):  0.640           SS/MA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.049
 Qualified:            #27  9.741 -0.609                        #2 10.896 -0.954
Bill Rink's MOV: opponent's red light. He'll face Bichlmeier in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5214 Doug Engels                          5488 Dean Mesenbring              
E1                   0.043  9.757 133.92     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.850 121.14
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.77 (+/-): -0.013           GT/LA  Dial: 10.82 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #13  9.756 -0.844                       #38 10.812 -0.238
Dean Mesenbring's MOV: Opponent broke out. He'll face Fenner in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5583 Dan Zrust                            5600 Michael Mans                 
E1                  -0.030  9.248 128.20     ****WINNER****  0.033  8.694 155.74
       GT/AA  Dial: 9.16 (+/-):  0.088           SS/AS  Dial: 8.69 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #28  9.105 -0.595                        #3  8.658 -0.942
Michael Mans' MOV: opponent's red light. He'll face Adkinson in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5426 Gene Mosbek                          5301 Jim Langer                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025 10.269 127.10                    -0.003 12.731  70.55
       SS/EA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.049           SS/I  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  2.901
 Qualified:            #45 10.222 -0.128                       #20  9.845 -0.705
Gene Mosbek's MOV: opponent's red light. He'll face Dennis Nelson in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5732 Stephanie Diekema                       7 Brett Speer                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050 10.235 126.35                     0.050  9.979 128.25
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.015          GT/JA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:            #33 10.138 -0.512                        #8  9.919 -0.881
Stephanie Diekema's MOV: 0.0144 seconds (approximately 3 feet). She'll face Charlene Gullett in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5343 James Findell                        510X Landon Stallbaumer           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036 11.015 117.38                     0.125 10.246 124.00
       SS/JA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  0.015          GT/KA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-): -0.024
 Qualified:            #48 10.992 -0.008                       #23 10.260 -0.640
James Findell's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0500 seconds (approximately 9 feet), opponent broke out. He'll face Dietz in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5482 Sheldon Erfle                        5444 Terry Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.074 131.24                     0.037 10.711 123.66
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.06 (+/-):  0.014           SS/M  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #29 10.068 -0.582                        #4 10.685 -0.915
Sheldon Erfle's MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He'll face Jenkins in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5556 Randall Quam                         1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.587 134.54                     0.041 10.615 119.11
       GT/FA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.027           SS/IA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #19  9.529 -0.721                       #44 10.550 -0.150
Randall Quam's MOV: 0.0345 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He'll face Thomas in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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