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Sun, 1 Jun 2008, 10:28 AM

Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5876 Ron Taylor                           5901 Jeff Town                    
E3                   0.185 11.232 115.51     ****WINNER****  0.027 10.998 108.45
      SS/MA  Dial: 11.16 (+/-):  0.072          GT/LA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.078
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Tinberg   ) 0.145 11.261 -0.009      (W Denklau   ) 0.019 10.962 -0.038
E1    (D Gillam    ) 0.065 11.278 -0.002      (D Smith     ) 0.017 11.074  0.084
 Qualified:            #19 11.285 -0.865                       #26 11.035 -0.815

9:15 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,883 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Jeff Town's MOV: 0.1528 seconds (approximately 26 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4483 John Clegg                           7702 Mike Graham                  
E3                   0.008  8.599 160.84     ****WINNER****  0.003 10.249 123.50
      SS/AM  Dial: 8.60 (+/-): -0.001           GT/FA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Beuthel   ) 0.008  8.663  0.033      (G Bichlmeier) 0.008 10.274  0.004
E1    (C Warling   ) 0.030  8.636 -0.034      (T Henderson ) 0.131 10.284  0.014
 Qualified:            #36  8.604 -0.696                       #28 10.292 -0.808


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Jerry Emmons                         4477 James Lee                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.875 123.01                     0.022 11.674 112.70
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.035            SS/N  Dial: 11.63 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Wright    ) 0.024 10.030  0.150      (B Rowe      ) 0.021 11.665  0.015
E1    (D Duke      ) 0.031  9.894  0.004      (C Chaney    ) 0.023 11.658  0.008
 Qualified:            #20  9.840 -0.860                       #42 11.629 -0.621

Jerry Emmons' MOV: 0.0275 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2885 David Rampy                           428 Kevin Helms                  
E3                   0.039 10.771 116.36     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.944 147.47
      SS/KA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.011          SS/BM  Dial: 8.94 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Penrod    ) 0.032 10.815  0.015      (M Bogina    ) 0.010  9.040  0.050
E1    (B Chaney    ) 0.134 10.812  0.062      (R Cruzen    ) -0.010  8.982 -0.008
 Qualified:            #30 10.762 -0.788                       #38  8.973 -0.677

Kevin Helms' MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 15 inches). He'll face Town in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  306 David Tincher                           2 Peter Biondo                 
E3                   0.087  9.724 134.46     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.936 141.06
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-): -0.016           SS/BS  Dial: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Miller    ) 0.127  9.810  0.040      (C Neff      ) 0.004  8.948 -0.032
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.008  9.784 -0.006      (S Wagner    ) 0.052 13.496  4.526
 Qualified:            #10  9.750 -0.950                        #3  8.944 -1.106


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 402G Johnny Covington                     5270 Tim Nicholson                
E3                   0.109 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.014 10.482 106.61
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.96 (+/-): 90.039            GT/I  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Martel    ) 0.046 10.016  0.036      (D Mesenbring) 0.045 10.516  0.026
E1    (R Doherty   ) 0.022 10.076  0.066      (B Dennis    ) 0.024 10.509  0.019
 Qualified:            #24  9.963 -0.837                       #32 10.489 -0.761

Covington broke on the hit and was pushed back from the line. Nicholson will face Graham in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Gabriel Torres                         55 Jim Voth                     
E3   ****WINNER****  0.103 12.634  75.80                    -0.048  9.886 132.96
      SS/KA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-):  1.084           GT/E  Dial: 9.87 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Clegg     ) 0.744 12.964  1.414      (B Voges     ) 0.023  9.909 -0.021
E1    (B Ingels    ) 0.187 11.734  0.184      (S Pearson   ) 0.121  9.963  0.003
 Qualified:            #59 11.638  0.088                       #22  9.949 -0.851

Torres will face Biondo in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                3988 Brent Voges                  
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.036 10.239 122.80
                                                GT/FA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-): -0.111
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (R Klein     ) 0.027 10.263 -0.027
E1                                           (L Sharp     ) 0.037 10.296  0.006
 Qualified:                                                      #31 10.321 -0.779

Voges will face Emmons in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink