Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 22 Aug 2009, 02:44 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel



MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1093 Jamie Schoenly                       1014 Gregg Sutherland             
E1                   0.008 12.191 108.85     ****WINNER****  0.075 10.258 107.72
      GT/KA  Dial: 11.75 (+/-):  0.441          SS/GA  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.228
 Qualified:            #93 12.161  0.411                       #46 10.053 -0.797
12:16 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 3,093 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Racing is finally underway here at Maple Grove, after a heavy overnight rain.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  131 Sterling Simmons Jr                  1129 Ralph Porpora                
E1                  -0.031 10.651 124.03     ****WINNER**** -0.027  9.433 142.22
      SS/JA  Dial: 10.68 (+/-): -0.029           SS/B  Dial: 9.24 (+/-):  0.193
 Qualified:            #68 10.671 -0.629                       #21  9.271 -0.929


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1743 Bryan Worner                         3356 John Ulinskas                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006 10.196 128.53                     0.041 10.590 125.02
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.036          SS/KA  Dial: 10.61 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #67 10.313 -0.637                       #20 10.619 -0.931


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1945 Gary Wolkwitz                        1711 Mark Markow                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.095 10.508  97.93                    -0.005  9.485 141.03
      SS/AH  Dial: 8.71 (+/-):  1.798           SS/TB  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:             #6  8.726 -1.024                       #53  9.510 -0.740


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1529 Mark Alvey                           100H Tyler Hard                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065 10.243 127.99                     0.110  8.798 150.26
      GT/DA  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.013          SS/AH  Dial: 8.81 (+/-): -0.012
 Qualified:            #71 10.271 -0.529                       #24  8.827 -0.923


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1275 Mark Lawton                          3073 Richard Feldman              
E1                   0.161 10.474 109.78     ****WINNER****  0.074 11.528 114.72
      GT/CA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.176           SS/O  Dial: 11.58 (+/-): -0.052
 Qualified:            #91 10.818  0.118                       #44 11.686 -0.814


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2074 Brian Oakes                          1139 Sam Biondo                   
E1                  -0.075  9.411 137.61     ****WINNER****  0.052 10.606 125.99
      SS/CA  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.011           GT/GA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-): -0.024
 Qualified:            #25  9.433 -0.917                       #72 10.674 -0.526


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1309 George Taylor                        3617 Larry Eagle                  
E1                   0.038 10.076 128.96     ****WINNER****  0.079  9.808 135.24
      SS/FM  Dial: 10.10 (+/-): -0.024           GT/E  Dial: 9.80 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #61 10.110 -0.690                       #14  9.818 -0.982


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1170 Dave Ficacci                         1981 Richard Kay                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.686 137.86                     0.056  8.905 147.17
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.006           SS/BM  Dial: 8.89 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #10  9.706 -0.994                       #57  8.928 -0.722


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1206 Rich Allen                           1996 Ronald Riddick               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.115  9.751 135.46                    -0.500 10.033 135.71
       SS/F  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.031           GT/AA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.253
 Qualified:            #26  9.736 -0.914                       #73  9.880 -0.520


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Gary Richard                          374 Bill Davis                   
E1                   0.272  9.644 137.69     ****WINNER****  0.092  9.646 134.63
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-): -0.066            SS/D  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.106
 Qualified:            #58  9.688 -0.712                       #11  9.509 -0.991


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1034 Larry Jewell                          173 Paul Ricci                   
E1                   0.530  9.900 134.78     ****WINNER****  0.113  8.391 140.27
      SS/DA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-):  0.050           SS/AM  Dial: 8.29 (+/-):  0.101
 Qualified:            #62  9.814 -0.686                       #15  8.318 -0.982


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1125 Marty Rinehart Jr                    1116 John Armstrong               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.900 132.61                     0.027  8.985 148.66
      SS/EA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000           SS/AA  Dial: 9.00 (+/-): -0.015
 Qualified:            #50  9.888 -0.762                        #3  8.940 -1.060


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1444 Lee Risser                           1747 Tim Worner                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.526 125.59                    -0.002 10.789 121.94
      SS/CS  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.074          GT/JA  Dial: 10.84 (+/-): -0.051
 Qualified:            #89 10.560 -0.090                       #42 10.765 -0.835


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1005 David Thomas                         1322 Tim Bishop                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  9.273 143.54                    -0.009 10.670 125.62
      SS/BA  Dial: 9.30 (+/-): -0.027            SS/J  Dial: 10.61 (+/-):  0.060
 Qualified:            #30  9.305 -0.895                       #77 10.645 -0.455


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1325 Bob Bagley                           1616 Michael Allen                
E1                   0.064 10.216 129.98     ****WINNER****  0.076  9.698 136.51
      GT/GA  Dial: 10.23 (+/-): -0.014          GT/AA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-): -0.012
 Qualified:            #16 10.233 -0.967                       #63  9.714 -0.686


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Jeff Tripp                           1671 William Kennedy              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.078  9.085 147.91                     0.081  9.846 121.87
      SS/AM  Dial: 9.08 (+/-):  0.005           GT/CA  Dial: 9.81 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #83  9.089 -0.211                       #36  9.832 -0.868


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1899 Gary Ewing                           1930 Frank Aragona Jr             
E1                  -0.003 10.224 127.14     ****WINNER****  0.068  9.182 145.39
      SS/JA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.026          SS/BS  Dial: 9.18 (+/-):  0.002
 Qualified:             #7 10.282 -1.018                       #54  9.214 -0.736


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1787 Doug Linke                           1880 Steve Sweitzer               
E1                   0.048 10.484 124.21     ****WINNER****  0.055  9.888 128.30
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-): -0.006          GT/DA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #66 10.456 -0.644                       #19  9.860 -0.940


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1513 Doug Chervanik                        208 Jimmy Spell                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.947 116.58                     0.139 10.688 121.22
      GT/LA  Dial: 10.95 (+/-): -0.003           GT/K  Dial: 10.83 (+/-): -0.142
 Qualified:            #22 10.922 -0.928                       #69 10.792 -0.608


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1972 Gregory Porter                       1231 Vic Santos                   
E1                   0.059 10.152 131.47     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.560 109.28
      SS/DM  Dial: 9.64 (+/-):  0.512           GT/HA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.110
 Qualified:            #80  9.637 -0.413                       #33 10.467 -0.883


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1184 Wes Leopold                          1414 Billy Pires                  
E1                   0.221 10.403 128.18     ****WINNER****  0.014 11.043 104.02
      GT/GA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.033          SS/JA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.113
 Qualified:            #43 10.376 -0.824                       #90 11.286 -0.014


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1411 Robert Brinkman                      1682 Brian Van Poppel             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.358 140.93                     0.019 10.658 123.91
      SS/CM  Dial: 9.34 (+/-):  0.018           SS/KA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #79  9.349 -0.451                       #32 10.664 -0.886
Robert Brinkman's MOV: 0.0068 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Brad Plourd                          1324 Bob Cupp                     
E1                   0.032  8.905 143.03     ****WINNER****  0.001 10.531 118.66
      SS/BM  Dial: 8.92 (+/-): -0.015           SS/KA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:            #55  8.915 -0.735                        #8 10.538 -1.012


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1195 Donald Sabin                         1149 Patric Fox                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.108  9.879 136.87                    -0.032 10.575 125.39
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-): -0.001           SS/HA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #34  9.928 -0.872                       #81 10.521 -0.379


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2112 James Wilson                         1046 Tom Sheehan                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.679 123.73                     0.040 10.524 123.47
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.019           GT/IA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #56  9.668 -0.732                        #9 10.498 -1.002


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  110 Don Ciccarone                        1517 Melvin Daniels               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.726 138.06                     0.047  8.726 152.00
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.016           SS/AH  Dial: 8.77 (+/-): -0.044
 Qualified:            #64  9.740 -0.660                       #17  8.792 -0.958


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1990 David Barton                         1748 Byron Worner                 
E1                  -0.019 10.392 112.65     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.132 105.37
      SS/DA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.042          SS/IA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  0.182
 Qualified:            #88 10.387 -0.113                       #41 10.163 -0.837


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1373 Robert Fazio Jr.                     2900 Mike Tueffel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027 11.364 118.35                    -0.006  8.796 143.64
       SS/L  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.004          SS/BM  Dial: 8.78 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #85 11.365 -0.185                       #38  8.799 -0.851


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1103 Edward Matsko                        1192 Bob Hochrun                  
E1                   0.069 10.408 130.30     ****WINNER****  0.060  9.993 124.27
      SS/FM  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.138          GT/DA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-):  0.113
 Qualified:            #74 10.293 -0.507                       #27  9.891 -0.909


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1196 Jack Sepanek                         1041 George Vignogna              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.410 142.04                    -0.065  8.836 148.79
      SS/BA  Dial: 9.42 (+/-): -0.010           SS/AS  Dial: 8.82 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #51  9.450 -0.750                        #4  8.840 -1.060


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1778 Joe Santangelo                       1154 Anthony Fetch                
E1                   0.011 10.474 121.31     ****WINNER****  0.016 10.451 125.55
      GT/HA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.024          GT/EA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #28 10.446 -0.904                       #75 10.446 -0.504


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1721 Joe Lisa                             1137 Steve Smith                  
E1                   0.014 10.187 128.25     ****WINNER****  0.080 10.101 132.45
      GT/FA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-): -0.913          GT/FA  Dial: 11.10 (+/-): -0.999
 Qualified:            #60 10.395 -0.705                       #13 10.117 -0.983


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     1390 Chuck Nagy                   
E1                  -0.002  9.223 147.12     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.243 129.78
      SS/AS  Dial: 9.22 (+/-):  0.003           GT/TB  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #76  9.427 -0.473                       #29 10.251 -0.899


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  138 Wendell Howes                        1292 Brian Stianchi               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.084 19.099  57.19                    -0.014 10.109 130.61
      SS/AH  Dial: 8.71 (+/-): 10.389           GT/EA  Dial: 10.23 (+/-): -0.121
 Qualified:            #12  8.759 -0.991                       #59 10.240 -0.710
Howes launched and got off the throttle right away.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1705 Franco Cantusci                      1977 Michael Iacono               
E1                   0.024 10.589 121.44     ****WINNER****  0.041 10.052 126.07
      GT/HA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.059          GT/DA  Dial: 10.02 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #31 10.455 -0.895                       #78 10.346 -0.454


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1809 Sal Piacentini                       1187 Dave Heuwetter               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 11.279 118.56                    -0.013  9.654 135.86
      SS/MA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-): -0.021          SS/CM  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #37 11.283 -0.867                       #84  9.591 -0.209


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1161 James Antonette Jr.                  1798 Bucky Hess                   
E1                  -0.016  9.775 137.86     ****WINNER****  0.127  9.344 135.35
      SS/CS  Dial: 9.81 (+/-): -0.035           SS/AH  Dial: 8.79 (+/-):  0.554
 Qualified:            #39  9.799 -0.851                       #86  9.592 -0.158
Hess' car let out a lot of smoke as he crossed the finish line. Looks like there will be a delay because of the oil he left on the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                         1851 Lee Mottola                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.144 125.94                    -0.298 10.538 107.90
      SS/BS  Dial: 8.98 (+/-):  0.164           GT/EA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.278
 Qualified:            #18  9.000 -0.950                       #65 10.298 -0.652
We're back racing after a long delay to clean up oil that Bucky Hess left on the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  190 Bob Phillips                         1127 Russ Linke                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.800 120.90                     0.102 10.199 126.60
      GT/IA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-):  0.030          SS/JA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-): -0.071
 Qualified:            #52 10.751 -0.749                        #5 10.251 -1.049


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  108 Aris Asdourian                       1290 James Perrone                
E1                   0.309  9.578 141.36     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.031 115.33
       SS/C  Dial: 9.51 (+/-):  0.068           SS/CM  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.241
 Qualified:            #45  9.539 -0.811                       #92 10.008  0.208


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   19 Edward Alessi                        1027 Mark LaBrecque               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  9.023 147.84                    -0.014 10.349 126.96
      SS/CM  Dial: 9.03 (+/-): -0.007           GT/TC  Dial: 10.31 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #49  9.014 -0.786                        #2 10.329 -1.071
Ed Alessi is driving Gary Richard's GTO.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1223 Sean Gaffney                         1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1                  -0.001  9.980 130.00     ****WINNER****  0.056  9.451 143.25
      SS/GA  Dial: 10.04 (+/-): -0.060          SS/CM  Dial: 9.48 (+/-): -0.029
 Qualified:            #40 10.006 -0.844                       #87  9.656 -0.144


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1947 Keith Croker                          300 Chuck Gallagher              
E1                   0.172  9.824 131.83     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.113 136.26
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.86 (+/-): -0.036           SS/BM  Dial: 8.99 (+/-):  0.123
 Qualified:            #35  9.831 -0.869                       #82  9.390 -0.260


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1201 Leon Miranian                        1062 Rich Oakes                   
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.004  9.363 142.25                           No Time      
      SS/BA  Dial: 9.37 (+/-): -0.007           SS/BX  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): 89.149
 Qualified:            #47  9.405 -0.795                       #94 11.827  0.977


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1754 Ralph Kershner                       1104 Vito Savino                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.039 10.115 131.20
      SS/KA  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): 88.449          GT/EA  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.085
 Qualified:            #70 10.978 -0.572                       #23 10.022 -0.928


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  169 Paul Adams                              3 Billy Leber                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.037  9.417 142.91
       SS/B  Dial: 10.20 (+/-): 89.799          SS/TB  Dial: 9.44 (+/-): -0.023
 Qualified:             #1  9.002 -1.198                       #48  9.460 -0.790
This brought to an end a two-hour Super Stock round one.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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