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Fri, 26 Oct 2018, 12:10 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   65 Tom Gaynor                           7513 Anthony Baeza                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.965 131.81                    -0.040 11.005 121.34
       GT/IA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-): -0.025            SS/J  Dial: 10.98 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #37 10.088 -0.742                       #74 11.006  0.026
8:34 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 27.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,142 feet, track temperature 69 degrees.

Baeza leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Gaynor.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5206 Carroll Warling                      5415 John Dourlet                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012 10.721 117.85                     0.064 10.106 129.43
       GT/NA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.001          SS/CA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-): -0.034
 Qualified:            #36 10.744 -0.746                       #73 10.142 -0.078
Warling gets the holeshot and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                        6153 Rick Pike                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.111  9.865 132.39                           No Time      
       SS/FA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-): -0.765          SS/FM  Dial: 10.68 (+/-): 89.319
 Qualified:            #35  9.870 -0.760                       #72 10.565 -0.115
Pike is a no-show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  799 Wes King                             6521 Charlene Gullett             
E1                   0.242 10.302 127.82     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.710 117.43
       SS/CS  Dial: 10.31 (+/-): -0.008          GT/MA  Dial: 10.58 (+/-):  0.130
 Qualified:            #71 10.336 -0.134                       #34 10.623 -0.767
Gullett gets the advantage off the line and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Rob Cruzen Jr.                       5227 John Cooper                  
E1                   0.132  9.978 126.89     ****WINNER****  0.152 10.362 128.18
       GT/IA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.078           FSS/L  Dial: 10.31 (+/-):  0.052
 Qualified:            #15  9.915 -0.915                       #52 10.402 -0.578
John Cooper's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  604 Troy Olsonawski                      M611 Cal Method                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 11.442 110.41                     0.122 10.765 120.36
       SS/NA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-):  0.012          GT/MA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-): -0.035
 Qualified:            #16 11.447 -0.913                       #53 10.813 -0.577
Method is behind off the line and breaks out trying to run down olsonawski.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 202B Brenda Grubbs                        5815 Bill Rink                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.729 136.80                    -0.006 10.858 121.31
       SS/AA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  0.039           SS/LA  Dial: 10.83 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #70  9.720 -0.140                       #33 10.861 -0.779
Rink leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Grubbs.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                         6009 Bob Marshall                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.765 122.54                     0.016 10.036 131.41
       GT/TB  Dial: 10.73 (+/-):  0.035          GT/JA  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:            #62 10.761 -0.269                       #25 10.149 -0.831
Marshall gets a small advantage off the line but Scarth gets the stripe and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  624 Don Little                           7111 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048 10.017 130.67                    -0.022 10.761 107.75
       SS/CA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.017          SS/KA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.121
 Qualified:            #66 10.042 -0.178                       #29 10.632 -0.808
Irving goes red giving the win to Little.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3231 Harry Doolittle                      6000 Norm Lapointe                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015 12.637 105.24                     0.075  9.761 136.15
       SS/PA  Dial: 12.63 (+/-):  0.007          GT/GA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #65 12.667 -0.193                       #28  9.761 -0.809
Doolittle gets the advantage off the line and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Robert Cruzen                        7575 Mark Kirby                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.176 141.64                     0.024 10.380 120.84
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.23 (+/-): -0.054           SS/JA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-): -0.060
 Qualified:             #5  9.199 -0.971                       #42 10.468 -0.722
Cruzen gets the advantage off the line and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7643 Kayla Mozeris                        5231 Grant Singer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.286 127.25                     0.117  9.109 148.74
       GT/LA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.026          SS/BS  Dial: 9.08 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:             #3 10.251 -0.989                       #40  9.081 -0.729
Singer is behind off the line and can't reel in Mozeris.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 David Rampy                          7117 Jim Rau                      
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024 10.351 123.38                     0.009 10.735 120.82
       GT/LA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.001          GT/NA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:             #4 10.267 -0.973                       #41 10.767 -0.723
Rau gets the advantage off the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  554 Ron Roddel                           4404 Terry Emmons                 
E1                   0.038 10.920 120.69     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.464 120.97
       GT/OA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.160          SS/FA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.134
 Qualified:            #23 10.792 -0.848                       #60 10.317 -0.313
Emmons gets the holeshot and goes around Roddel for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  770 Larry Maxwell                        7800 Bob Fordyce                  
E1                   0.100 11.232 117.86     ****WINNER****  0.041  9.612 137.13
       GT/NA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.018          GT/FA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-):  0.022
 Qualified:            #64 11.277 -0.213                       #27  9.602 -0.818
Fordyce gets the advantage off the line;Maxwell breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7607 Jack Bystrom                          754 Lindy Lindholm               
E1                   0.083  9.610 137.29     ****WINNER****  0.067  9.579 138.20
       SS/EA  Dial: 9.58 (+/-):  0.030           FSS/E  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #13  9.600 -0.920                       #50  9.586 -0.634
Lindholm gets the advantage off the line and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  734 Rich Pinoski                           34 Tyler Bohannon               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.395 124.43                    -0.004  9.872 134.26
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.005          GT/IA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:            #49 10.425 -0.655                       #12  9.902 -0.928
Bohannon just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Pinoski.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7772 Wayne Taylor                         7856 Jim Grossi                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.687 126.51                     0.039  9.014 146.67
       GT/MA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.007          GT/AA  Dial: 8.94 (+/-):  0.074
 Qualified:            #45 10.700 -0.690                        #8  8.916 -0.944
Not much difference off the line, Taylor gets the stripe and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4300 Lloyd Wofford                         791 Adam Emmer                   
E1                  -0.012  9.870 133.39     ****WINNER****  0.057 10.366 127.94
       FGT/J  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.030           GT/IA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.146
 Qualified:            #14  9.861 -0.919                       #51 10.232 -0.598
Wofford leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Emmer.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                             44 Pete Peery                   
E1                   0.016  9.417 141.83     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.286 142.07
       SS/DM  Dial: 9.45 (+/-): -0.033           FGT/E  Dial: 9.29 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:            #57  9.454 -0.456                       #20  9.283 -0.887
Loewen takes a little too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Peery.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  788 Keri Angeles Pari                    7420 Eddie Leabo                  
E1                   0.045 10.134 129.99     ****WINNER****  0.063 10.347 121.55
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.144           SS/JA  Dial: 10.31 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:            #58 10.215 -0.415                       #21 10.324 -0.866
Pari gets the advantage off the line but Leabo is able to take the stripe and get the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6002 Rick McKinney                           9 Jason DeForrest              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.965 120.63                     0.037  9.305 138.88
       SS/LA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.035          GT/EA  Dial: 9.31 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:            #39 10.908 -0.732                        #2  9.232 -1.038
McKinney gets the holeshot and holds off DeForrest for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4957 Mike Braswell                        6015 Tom Nolan                    
E1                   0.018 10.049 129.62     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.301 137.67
       SS/GA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.039          GT/EA  Dial: 9.29 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #46 10.065 -0.665                        #9  9.327 -0.943
Nolan is a tick behind off the line but is able to get around Braswell and take the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                            332 Marion Stephenson            
E1                   0.004 10.399 122.77     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.757 124.91
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.001          GT/HA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:            #47 10.417 -0.663                       #10  9.743 -0.937
Thomas gets the advantage off the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6254 Darcy Clarke                         4403 Gary Emmons                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.771 135.09                    -0.031  8.937 153.00
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-):  0.031           FSS/C  Dial: 8.99 (+/-): -0.053
 Qualified:            #55  9.816 -0.554                       #18  8.907 -0.903
Emmons leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Clarke.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 787E Dennis Paz                           5820 Brad Burton                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 11.825 102.00                     0.009  9.765 137.54
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.81 (+/-):  0.015          GT/GA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #63 11.827 -0.223                       #26  9.747 -0.823
Burton gets the advantage off the line but he can't run down pPaz.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6676 Jackie Alley                            1 Justin Lamb                  
E1                   0.025  9.539 139.80     ****WINNER****  0.025  8.684 153.79
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.55 (+/-): -0.011           SS/AM  Dial: 8.68 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #24  9.526 -0.844                       #61  8.860 -0.290
No advantage off the line, Alley takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Lamb.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4208 James Caro                           7702 Mike Graham                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.824 128.44                     0.001 10.389 125.72
       FGT/J  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.034           GT/KA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.049
 Qualified:             #6  9.818 -0.962                       #43 10.370 -0.710
Two good lights, Caro is able to get around Graham at the finish and take the stripe for the win.

James Caro's MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4701 Jason Stoll                           361 Bo Butner                    
E1                   0.040 10.556 124.68     ****WINNER****  0.004  8.880 138.67
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.036          FSS/B  Dial: 8.85 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #19 10.538 -0.902                       #56  8.886 -0.464
Butner gets the holeshot and goes around Stoll for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Jimmy DeFrank                         540 Curtis Hieb                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  8.984 150.25                     0.023 10.029 132.67
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.98 (+/-):  0.004           FSS/L  Dial: 10.06 (+/-): -0.031
 Qualified:            #54  9.097 -0.563                       #17 10.068 -0.912
A coin flip off the line, Hieb gets the stripe but breaks out giving the win to DeFrank.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                          603 Larry McLanahan              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003 10.509 116.75                     0.036  8.893 151.48
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.009          FSS/C  Dial: 8.94 (+/-): -0.047
 Qualified:            #59 10.537 -0.343                       #22  8.957 -0.853
Fletcher gets a great light;McLanahan breaks out trying to run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7854 Ryan McClanahan                        79 Mike Cotten                  
E1                   0.031  8.589 152.33     ****WINNER****  0.025 10.203 124.13
       SS/BM  Dial: 8.61 (+/-): -0.021           SS/JA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #44  8.651 -0.699                        #7 10.229 -0.961
Cotten gets the holeshot and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Jody Lang                             626 Dave Barcelon                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041 11.117 118.95                     0.029  9.802 131.64
       GT/OA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-):  0.017          GT/HA  Dial: 9.77 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #68 11.487 -0.153                       #31  9.885 -0.795
Jody Lang's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6711 Tommy Gaynor                           78 Randy Loge                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.586 122.34                     0.036 10.696 122.77
       FSS/J  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.066          SS/KA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #67 10.503 -0.177                       #30 10.640 -0.800
Gaynor gets the holeshot and goes around Loge for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4402 Jerry Emmons                          368 Fred Allen                   
E1                  -0.002  9.853 133.76     ****WINNER****  0.056  9.060 135.21
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.87 (+/-): -0.017           SS/TB  Dial: 9.02 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #38  9.836 -0.734                        #1  9.035 -1.085
Emmons just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Allen.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Leo Glasbrenner                        39 Irvin Johns                  
E1                  -0.007 20.072  47.00     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.809 107.19
       GT/HA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-): 10.082           GT/GA  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.269
 Qualified:            #48 10.021 -0.659                       #11  9.641 -0.929
Glasbrenner leaves a little too quickly and goes red giving the win to Johns.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7629 Joe Faherty                            75 Don Keen                     
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.050 10.609 123.42
       SS/AS  Dial: 9.76 (+/-): 90.239           SS/KA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-): -0.021
 Qualified:            #69  9.608 -0.152                       #32 10.648 -0.792
Faherty is a no-show.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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