Fri, 28 Jul 2006, 08:33 PM Hemi Super Stock Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA, Second annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3651 Charlie Westcott Jr.                  304 James Keyes                  
E1                   0.055 13.410  55.81     ****WINNER****  0.274  9.240 143.64
 Qualified:             #2  8.834 -0.966                        #9  9.062 -0.738

6:39 p.m. Westcott had a good light, but had problems before half track and slowed.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 John Gifford                         3122 Joey Wilkes                  
E1                   0.004  9.235 144.64     ****WINNER****  0.061  8.908 149.70
 Qualified:            #11  9.122 -0.678                        #4  8.931 -0.869

7:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 2,750 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Wilkes benefitted from Warford's misfortune, his car developing a severe misfire when he pulled out from under the tower. With the lengthy cleanup on the top end, a gaggle of people gathered around Wilkes' engine compartment and performed major surgery to eliminate the misfire - it still sounds a bit rough, so they may have disabled one cylinder.

Probably had all eight, nice run by Wilkes to advance despite Gifford's psychic light. Wilkes faces Warford next round - if Warford is able to answer the staging call.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1979 John Baughman                        4222 Fred Henson                  
E1                   0.038  9.186 144.15     ****WINNER****  0.252  8.948 147.75
 Qualified:            #12  9.173 -0.627                        #5  8.947 -0.853

Henson was late and played catch-up all the way down the track. Fred Henson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.195), 330 ft(-0.119), 660ft(-0.069), 1,000ft(-0.019). MOV: 0.0246 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He races Keyes in the quarterfinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1798 Bucky Hess                           2904 Matt Hensley                 
E1                   0.169 10.162  97.82     ****WINNER****  0.045  9.174 146.94
 Qualified:             #1  8.818 -0.982                        #8  9.056 -0.744

Hess was late and had problems before the 330-foot marker.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4426 Joe Teuton Jr                         138 Wendell Howes                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.105  9.814 109.22                     0.326 12.407  68.64
 Qualified:             #6  8.986 -0.814                       #13  9.217 -0.583

Teuton won easily over Howes' obviously wounded machine.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1381 Mark Howes                            350 Jim Pancake                  
E1                   0.163 16.000  58.59     ****WINNER****  0.250  8.872 149.88
 Qualified:            #10  9.101 -0.699                        #3  8.869 -0.931

Pancake was late, but won easily and will race Teuton in the quarterfinals. Hensley gets the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink