Sun, 15 Oct 2006, 02:31 PM Stock Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Inaugural Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
198 Steve Szupka 1364 Raymond Skipper Jr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.017 11.860 110.71 -0.010 10.618 124.51
J/SA Dial: 11.80 (+/-): 0.060 B/FIA Dial: 10.61 (+/-): 0.008
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Rowe ) 0.039 11.827 0.037 -0.018 10.634 -1.066
E1 (J DeBartolom) 0.010 11.791 0.041 (M Whaley ) 0.004 10.587 0.097
Qualified: #22 11.767 -0.983 #2 10.524 -1.176
2:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, adjusted
altitude 236 feet, track temperature 92 degrees. There's a light layer of clouds that should help tighten the track up a
bit.Skipper got the left front way up in the air, but too soon.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1811 Robbie Hudlow 2561 Gene Jordan
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.017 10.383 125.08 0.019 10.704 122.24
A/SA Dial: 11.30 (+/-): -0.917 A/SA Dial: 11.30 (+/-): -0.596
Prior rounds:
E2 (L Valentine ) 0.002 10.910 0.300 (J Penta ) 0.051 10.769 0.019
E1 (A Bertozzi ) 0.001 10.615 0.035 (J Fisher ) 0.048 11.323 0.023
Qualified: #46 10.639 -0.661 #53 16.423 5.123
Heads-up!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2020 Brenda Grubbs 1513 Doug Chervanik
E3 -0.013 11.603 111.09 ****WINNER**** 0.136 10.737 119.28
H/SA Dial: 11.56 (+/-): 0.043 A/FIA Dial: 10.69 (+/-): 0.047
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Morehead ) -0.004 11.546 0.026 (N Hall ) 0.084 10.670 0.000
E1 (C Blezien ) 0.026 11.523 0.033 (J Lisa ) 0.115 10.650 0.000
Qualified: #26 11.481 -0.969 #45 10.614 -0.686
Chervanik races Skipper in the quarterfinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1421 Kevin Fogerty Jr 1351 Tex Miller
E3 0.011 11.532 113.64 ****WINNER**** 0.058 11.007 115.32
F/SA Dial: 11.43 (+/-): 0.102 E/SA Dial: 10.96 (+/-): 0.047
Prior rounds:
E2 (L Zane ) 0.026 11.455 0.025 (B Valentine ) 0.011 10.968 -0.002
E1 (S Simmons Jr) 0.019 11.411 0.011 (K Gardner ) 0.058 10.935 0.045
Qualified: #42 11.410 -0.740 #10 10.899 -1.101
Fogerty had the better light, Miller the better wheelstand. But Fogerty could not run the number and the fastback Mustang will
be back on a bye run next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1109 John Gray 154 Anthony Fetch
E3 0.033 12.735 83.61 ****WINNER**** 0.016 12.066 82.08
G/SA Dial: 11.26 (+/-): 1.475 D/FIA Dial: 11.71 (+/-): 0.356
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Moyer ) 0.132 11.361 0.101 (M Farrell ) 0.034 11.739 0.029
E1 (M Faul ) 0.028 11.489 0.279 (N Reiter ) 0.007 11.844 0.214
Qualified: #12 11.201 -1.099 #44 11.599 -0.701
Gray slowed on the top end, could not see why.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
428 Kevin Helms 1924 Bud Rowe
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.006 10.413 115.05 -0.032 11.953 108.54
B/S Dial: 10.32 (+/-): 0.093 F/FIA Dial: 11.90 (+/-): 0.053
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Infantino ) 0.000 10.277 -0.103 (B Hawk ) 0.047 11.929 0.049
E1 (Bye ) 0.012 10.532 0.152 (W Caliendo ) 0.030 11.871 0.021
Qualified: #1 10.258 -1.242 #8 11.839 -1.111
Nice light by Helms. He races Fetch next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1290 James Perrone 1188 Bill Nees Jr
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.025 11.529 102.20 0.042 14.847 86.95
G/SA Dial: 11.50 (+/-): 0.029 V/SA Dial: 14.83 (+/-): 0.017
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Himes ) 0.055 11.599 0.109 (B McNasby ) 0.050 14.763 0.013
E1 (G Monahan ) 0.042 11.438 0.048 (J Harrington) 0.027 14.765 0.055
Qualified: #30 11.374 -0.926 #11 14.701 -1.099
James Perrone's MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 8 inches). He races Hudlow in the quarterfinals.
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