Sat, 29 Jul 2006, 09:43 AM Hemi Super Stock Challenge Round 1 Eliminations (Revised)

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Revised results of round 1 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA, Second annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals, corrected to add second pair:

 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
 3410 Randy Warford                        1954 Bob Wolkwitz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  9.340 126.30                     0.478  9.207 145.47
 Qualified:             #7  9.053 -0.747                       #14  9.225 -0.575

Warford won on a huge holeshot, but it was an expensive win. His car started slowing past half track and grenaded the engine in the lights. There is oil from 330 feet through the shutdown area.

 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