Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 09:52 AM Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Gary Tompa                            324 Brandon Wilkinson            
E4                   0.009 10.304 119.58     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.079 140.91
       GT/H  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.054          SS/AA  Dial: 9.04 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Taylor    ) 0.005 10.259  0.019      (B Dennis    ) 0.099  9.030 -0.030
E2                   1.096 19.525  9.255      (N Morris    ) 0.042  9.092  0.002
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.038 10.290  0.020      (G Hansen    ) 0.029  9.098 -0.002
 Qualified:            #40 10.346 -0.804                       #26  9.099 -0.901

8:46 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 3,267 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Brandon Wilkinson's MOV: 0.0081 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Darren Smith                         5650 Roy Whittemore               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.688 134.78                    -0.057  9.870 132.41
      SS/EA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-): -0.042           GT/EA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Olding    ) 0.030  9.719  0.039      (J Covert    ) 0.006 10.188  0.338
E2    (A Geanconter) 0.034  9.694 -0.036      (K Morris    ) 0.053  9.874 -0.046
E1    (D Nelson    ) 0.020  9.724 -0.006      (J Wilkes    ) 0.038  9.922 -0.018
 Qualified:            #18  9.721 -0.929                        #3  9.873 -1.077

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  391 Irvin Johns                          1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.629 135.00                    -0.001  9.818 108.88
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.63 (+/-): -0.001           SS/AM  Dial: 9.26 (+/-):  0.558
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Forbes    ) 0.018  9.625  0.025      (J Niceswange) 0.012  9.309  0.039
E2    (A DeCarlo   ) 0.051  9.648  0.008      (A Denysenko ) 0.019  9.850  0.550
E1    (M Graham    ) 0.022  9.637 -0.023      (P Storey    ) 0.011  9.412  0.112
 Qualified:             #5  9.670 -1.030                       #77  9.367  0.067

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1977 Michael Iacono                         39 Dave Layer                   
E4                   0.049  9.954 125.95     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.092 129.14
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.93 (+/-):  0.024           GT/EA  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Stinnett  ) 0.034  9.924 -0.036      (J Coughlin  ) 0.009 10.079  0.019
E2    (M Faul      ) 0.029  9.977 -0.013      (M Mans      ) 0.002 10.163  0.063
E1    (S Hoff      ) 0.035 10.097  0.117      (J Ronzello  ) 0.037 10.144  0.014
 Qualified:            #38  9.982 -0.818                       #33 10.104 -0.846

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                       37 Jeff Gillman                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.914 100.09                           No Time      
      SS/AS  Dial: 9.23 (+/-):  0.684           SS/BS  Dial: 9.04 (+/-): 90.959
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Worner    ) 0.017  9.207  0.017      (M Lund      ) 0.003  9.054  0.064
E2    (D Boertman  ) 0.013  9.232  0.022      (B Allen     ) 0.040  9.024  0.004
E1    (J Emmons    ) 0.003  9.216  0.006                     0.021  9.016  0.006
 Qualified:            #54  9.209 -0.691                        #1  8.945 -1.105

Gillman breaks on the line and gives Bertozzi the win.

In the next round it will be Bertozzi vs. Layer, Wilkinson vs. Johns and Smith with a bye.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink