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Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 03:40 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6340 Jim Storms                           7360 Mike Loge                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.173 10.287 118.92                     0.045 11.088 120.48
      GT/GA  Dial: 10.23 (+/-):  0.057          SS/KA  Dial: 10.89 (+/-):  0.198
 Qualified:            #25 10.185 -0.715                       #64 10.864 -0.386

11:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 1,980 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.
Close race to start round one!

Jim Storms' MOV: 0.0132 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5453 Bob Sherwood                         714K Scott Kelley                 
E1                  -0.500 14.099  76.95     ****WINNER****  0.189 11.384  93.47
      SS/AM  Dial: 8.44 (+/-):  5.659           SS/BX  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.834
 Qualified:            #40  8.366 -0.634                       #79 10.709  0.159

Scott Kelley wins on a big time red light by Sherwood.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 Mike Graham                            76 Bill Chaffin                 
E1                   0.040 10.453 125.17     ****WINNER****  0.130 10.385 119.92
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.363          SS/BX  Dial: 10.17 (+/-):  0.215
 Qualified:            #24 10.085 -0.715                       #63 10.141 -0.409

Bill Chaffin's MOV: 0.0587 seconds (approximately 11 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7171 Fred Moreno                          7026 Dan Mason                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065 10.088 129.01                    -0.014 11.821  82.92
      SS/GA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.368           GT/BA  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  1.981
 Qualified:            #11  9.713 -0.837                       #50  9.726 -0.524

Fred Moreno wins on a -0.014 red light by Mason.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4346 Dick Lux                             7312 George Stassi                
E1                  -0.080 10.936 120.54     ****WINNER****  0.009 10.205 127.10
       SS/M  Dial: 10.91 (+/-):  0.026          SS/HA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #23 10.884 -0.716                       #62 10.169 -0.431

Red light for Lux and a free pass to round two for Stassi.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6322 Gary Howe                            5231 Grant Singer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024 11.309 107.15                     0.104  9.126 148.85
       SS/N  Dial: 11.24 (+/-):  0.069          SS/CM  Dial: 9.04 (+/-):  0.086
 Qualified:            #19 11.193 -0.757                       #58  9.033 -0.467

Singer is late.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 714E Bob Earleywine                       6766 Bob Mazzolini                
E1                   0.133  9.867 130.17     ****WINNER****  0.039  9.497 141.88
       SS/H  Dial: 9.89 (+/-): -0.023           SS/AS  Dial: 9.31 (+/-):  0.187
 Qualified:            #29  9.811 -0.689                       #68  9.283 -0.317

Bob Mazzolini wins on a breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  332 Marion Stephenson                    7391 John Winslow Jr.             
E1                   0.037 10.485 127.84     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.097 125.31
      GT/DA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.205          GT/TA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.207
 Qualified:            #70 10.247 -0.253                       #31  9.876 -0.674

John Winslow Jr.'s MOV: 0.0294 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6104 Brad Plourd                          7350 Bob Bales                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.311 13.876  75.05                           No Time      
      SS/AM  Dial: 8.60 (+/-):  5.276           GT/CA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): 90.299
 Qualified:            #61  8.567 -0.433                       #22  9.677 -0.723

That was weird! Bales staged then backed out. The tree came down as he was trying to stage and he gets no time.

Plourd takes the green and motors on down for the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      7257 Brett Brown                  
E1                   0.106 10.309 128.44     ****WINNER****  0.022 11.503 105.76
       GT/I  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.099          SS/MA  Dial: 11.39 (+/-):  0.113
 Qualified:            #20 10.198 -0.752                       #59 11.391 -0.459

Bichlmeier is late and Brown takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7550 Gary Williams                        4688 Mike Cotten                  
E1                  -0.094 11.261 117.54     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.120 128.96
      SS/MA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-):  0.011          SS/JA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #44 11.233 -0.617                        #5 10.076 -0.924

Mike Cotten wins on a red light. Nice 0.006 light for Cotton.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  347 Angelo DeCarlo                       7390 John Winslow                 
E1                   0.084  9.897 131.81     ****WINNER****  0.022 10.607 123.09
      SS/IA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003           GT/HA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.057
 Qualified:            #14  9.884 -0.816                       #53 10.554 -0.496

John Winslow wins on a -0.003 breakout by DeCarlo.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Jim Rau                              7612 Mike Blackstone              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002 10.977 121.00                    -0.221  8.960 149.81
      GT/KA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-):  0.007          SS/BS  Dial: 8.89 (+/-):  0.070
 Qualified:            #56 10.968 -0.482                       #17  8.876 -0.774

Big Red Eye for Blackstone. Rau goes on to round 2.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7451 Glenn Snow                            737 Shane Studley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039 10.024 120.72                     0.109 21.065  39.21
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.93 (+/-):  0.094           GT/TB  Dial: 9.99 (+/-): 11.075
 Qualified:            #47  9.910 -0.590                        #8  9.963 -0.887

Two big wheel stands.
Snow's Firebird moves hard towards the centerline and he pulls it back in.

Studley's Dakota slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7304 Tom Armanino                         7772 Wayne Taylor                 
E1                  -0.048 10.075 129.93     ****WINNER****  0.078 10.374 129.38
      SS/HA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.075          GT/IA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:            #45 10.003 -0.597                        #6 10.290 -0.910

Wayne Taylor wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                         6777 Rick Paton                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013 11.172 118.51                    -0.057 10.267 127.81
      SS/KA  Dial: 11.16 (+/-):  0.012          SS/BS  Dial: 9.05 (+/-):  1.217
 Qualified:            #74 11.097 -0.153                       #35  8.987 -0.663

Paton goes red and then drives hard towards the wall. He has to lift.

Larry Scarth's package on the easy win: 0.025.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Brad Rounds                          6842 Dan Cyr                      
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  9.370 141.89                    -0.071 10.268 129.10
      SS/TB  Dial: 9.38 (+/-): -0.010           SS/CS  Dial: 10.28 (+/-): -0.012
 Qualified:            #36  9.293 -0.657                       #75 10.236 -0.064

Brad Rounds wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  670 Alan Falcone                         7031 Greg Luneack                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.737 136.43                    -0.013 10.811 120.29
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.017           SS/KA  Dial: 10.79 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:            #27  9.704 -0.696                       #66 10.883 -0.367

Alan Falcone wins on a -0.013 red light by Luneack.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                            718 Chuck Stubeck                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.997 115.40                     0.119  9.748 135.05
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  0.167           SS/FA  Dial: 9.62 (+/-):  0.128
 Qualified:            #49  9.821 -0.579                       #10  9.599 -0.851

Stubeck is late and Thomas isn't he goes on to the next round.

Don Thomas' MOV: 0.0373 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  765 Kip Martin                             34 Jeff Taylor                  
E1                   0.037 10.353 124.34     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.192 139.52
       SS/L  Dial: 10.31 (+/-):  0.043          SS/DM  Dial: 9.15 (+/-):  0.042
 Qualified:             #4 10.318 -0.932                       #43  9.129 -0.621

Hugh wheelstand for Martin and it costs him.

Jeff Taylor's MOV: 0.0189 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                            361 Bo Butner                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.439 142.06                     0.031  9.540 138.71
      SS/EM  Dial: 9.42 (+/-):  0.019           GT/CA  Dial: 9.55 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #48  9.368 -0.582                        #9  9.530 -0.870

Abe Loewen wins on a -0.010 breakout by Butner.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7272 Dave Moreno                           712 Don Durham                   
E1                  -0.007 10.476 127.10     ****WINNER****  0.017 10.337 128.73
       SS/G  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.026          GT/GA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:            #77 10.479  0.029                       #38 10.249 -0.651

Moreno goes red this time. Durham has the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7006 Bruce Lippstreu                      7919 Clark Holroyd                
E1                   0.188 10.236 131.10     ****WINNER****  0.003 11.490 102.89
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-):  0.096          SS/LA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #37 10.147 -0.653                       #76 11.461  0.011

Lippstreu is too late off the line against a tough 0.003 light by Holroyd.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 John Calvert                         7074 Tom Watts                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068 11.075  88.68                     0.138 26.169  30.35
       SS/G  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  1.125            SS/F  Dial: 10.35 (+/-): 15.819
 Qualified:            #39  9.811 -0.639                       #78 10.490  0.140

Watts gives it up early. Calvert to round 2.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                      785 Tony Mandella                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036 10.235 128.79                     0.022  9.785 136.90
      SS/GA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.025          GT/CA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-):  0.065
 Qualified:            #65 10.179 -0.371                       #26  9.688 -0.712

Dave Bridgewater's MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jody Lang                            7800 Bob Fordyce                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049 10.862 111.06                     0.093  9.610 139.11
      GT/IA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.082          GT/BA  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.110
 Qualified:            #60 10.741 -0.459                       #21  9.500 -0.750

Fordyce is a little late and Lang runs closer to his dial to boot for a car length win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7441 Staci Smith                          6021 Mark Faul                    
E1                   0.058  9.718 137.47     ****WINNER****  0.032 10.129 120.93
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.108           GT/DA  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #13  9.576 -0.824                       #52 10.003 -0.497


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7607 Jack Bystrom                           75 Ryan McClanahan              
E1                   0.018  9.954 135.00     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.687 136.36
      SS/GA  Dial: 9.80 (+/-):  0.154           SS/BM  Dial: 8.57 (+/-):  0.117
 Qualified:            #18  9.789 -0.761                       #57  8.727 -0.473

Big move towards the center line at the green for Bystrom and it costs him any chance for a win.

McClanahan gets the seven foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7743 John Mason                           7797 Don Keen                     
E1                   0.017 11.022 121.01     ****WINNER****  0.050 10.842 120.43
      GT/IA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-):  0.052          SS/LA  Dial: 10.83 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #71 10.967 -0.233                       #32 10.782 -0.668

Really close in the lights!

Don Keen's MOV: 0.0079 seconds (approximately 17 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7952 Bill Riddle                          7056 Frank Grossi                 
E1                   0.071 10.449 127.22     ****WINNER****  0.078  9.200 143.26
      GT/HA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-): -0.021          GT/AA  Dial: 9.16 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #41 10.419 -0.631                        #2  9.072 -1.028

Frank Grossi wins on a breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7025 Tim Smith                             791 Adam Emmer                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  9.773 128.32                     0.076 10.178 129.68
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-):  0.033           GT/EA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #16  9.721 -0.779                       #55 10.165 -0.485

The left lane is tough, if you get the wheels way up in the air. It's Smith this time with a big move towards the center line with the front end up in the air. He get's the win though, as Emmer breaks out by -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1150 Billy Leber                           624 Don Little                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.283 143.31                     0.000 10.086 126.00
      SS/TB  Dial: 9.27 (+/-):  0.013           SS/JA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-): -0.014
 Qualified:            #42  9.327 -0.623                        #3 10.055 -0.945

Billy Leber wins on a -0.014 breakout by Little.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                          767 Tim Hall                     
E1                   0.022  9.413 132.96     ****WINNER****  0.011 10.602 123.17
      SS/AS  Dial: 9.37 (+/-):  0.043           SS/KA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #69  9.333 -0.267                       #30 10.562 -0.688

Tim Hall's MOV: 0.0422 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Tim Hall's package: 0.023.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  633 Hal Sorensen                            8 Michael Iacono               
E1                   0.064 10.259 115.79     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.939 131.56
      SS/DA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.099          GT/DA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #73  9.983 -0.217                       #34  9.835 -0.665

Iacono has all of the numbers for the thirteen foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           7228 Bill Blakeney                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.879 118.77                     0.043 10.048 130.19
      SS/HA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.721          SS/HA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.552
 Qualified:             #7  9.693 -0.907                       #46 10.007 -0.593

Heads up! Both cars leave with the front wheels up in the air.

Steve Wann's MOV: 0.1858 seconds (approximately 35 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6549 Terry Anderson                          1 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                   0.294 10.065 133.07     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.995 135.52
       SS/H  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.075           SS/CM  Dial: 8.70 (+/-):  0.295
 Qualified:            #51  9.979 -0.521                       #12  8.671 -0.829

Anderson is way late.

Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: 0.0577 seconds (approximately 11 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7401 Darren Smith                          734 Richard Pinoski              
E1                  -0.003  9.781 117.65     ****WINNER****  0.166 10.089 130.20
      SS/EA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-):  0.081           SS/HA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-): -0.171
 Qualified:            #28  9.654 -0.696                       #67 10.278 -0.322

Richard Pinoski wins on a -0.003 red light by Smith.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3012 Jeremy Duncan                              Bye
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.002 16.484  58.97     
      GT/CA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  6.704     
 Qualified:             #1  9.294 -1.106                     Bye

Bye run for our #1 qualifier, Duncan. He clicks it way early and takes the first turn out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1638 Ron Morehead                         7318 Art Peterson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024 10.115 116.38                           No Time      
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.115          SS/JA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): 88.999
 Qualified:            #33  9.984 -0.666                       #72 10.776 -0.224

Peterson is a No Show.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  600 Jeff Lane                            7426 Chuck Rayburn                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  8.959 133.79                           No Time      
      SS/BS  Dial: 8.95 (+/-):  0.009           SS/AH  Dial: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699
 Qualified:            #15  8.846 -0.804                       #54  8.805 -0.495

Rayburn this time.

12:34 p.m.

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