Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 07:03 PM Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7451 Glenn Snow                                 Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.256 129.87     
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.694    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Faherty   ) 0.027 10.222  0.022   
E2    (C Bohannon  ) 0.021 10.214  0.004   
E1    (W Taylor    ) 0.025 10.269  0.039   
 Qualified:            #54 10.236 -0.714                     Bye

3:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,385 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Snow with the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4293 James Paul                             75 Tony DeFrank                 
E4                   0.012 11.136 113.56     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.552 127.59
      SS/LA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-): -0.004          GT/AA  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.072
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Camera    ) 0.006 11.080 -0.010      (K Smith     ) 0.031  9.519  0.069
E2    (K Angeles   ) 0.019 11.139  0.039      (Bye         ) 0.043  9.473 -0.027
E1    (R Salcido   ) 0.024 11.180  0.050      (P Biondo    ) 0.015  9.519 -0.001
 Qualified:            #58 11.104 -0.646                       #36  9.487 -0.913

Paul has a small advantage off the line and then breaks out to give the win to DeFrank.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  751 Joe Schweigert                         64 Brad Plourd                  
E4                  -0.010 10.496 127.17     ****WINNER****  0.044  9.330 130.15
      SS/KA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-): -0.024          SS/BM  Dial: 9.27 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Calvert   ) 0.090 10.485  0.005      (R McClanahan) 0.151  9.297  0.047
E2    (J Lamb      ) -0.066 10.498 -0.002      (B Mazzolini ) 0.057  9.238 -0.042
E1    (Bye         ) 0.059 10.547  0.027      (A Loewen    ) 0.017  9.286 -0.004
 Qualified:             #1 10.339 -1.211                       #66  9.266 -0.434

Red light for the number one qualifier. Plourd advances.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Dan Fletcher                           51 Gary Stinnett                
E4                   0.006  9.827 135.39     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.324 146.56
      SS/DA  Dial: 9.84 (+/-): -0.013           GT/AA  Dial: 9.33 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B McClanahan) 0.007  9.830  0.010      (M Nowicki   ) 0.059  9.322  0.022
E2    (F Moreno    ) 0.022  9.858  0.028      (S Stillings ) 0.007  9.319  0.019
E1    (D Nelson    ) 0.011  9.929  0.039      (G Stassi    ) 0.007  9.346 -0.004
 Qualified:            #65 10.057 -0.443                        #9  9.309 -1.091

Two super lights at the green and Fletcher breaks out more than Stinnett.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                               4 Jimmy DeFrank                
E4                  -0.020 13.553  69.34     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.027 134.31
      GT/IA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  2.553          SS/BS  Dial: 8.91 (+/-):  0.117
 Prior rounds:
E3    (E Bell      ) 0.008 11.020  0.060      (J Kohorst   ) 0.017  8.906  0.006
E2    (R Houser    ) 0.037 10.977 -0.013      (B Fordyce   ) 0.059  9.021  0.091
E1    (T Worner    ) 0.029 11.110  0.080      (T Sherrill  ) 0.030  8.964  0.004
 Qualified:            #64 11.037 -0.463                        #8  8.948 -1.102

Lang red lights and gives DeFrank a free ticket to next round, where he will have the bye in round 6. Plourd will face Snow and Tony DeFrank will race Stinnett.

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