Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 10:02 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Brad Zaskowski                        381 Andy Kronenbitter            
E5                   0.009 10.024 126.10     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.471 137.33
       GT/G  Dial: 10.02 (+/-):  0.004          GT/BA  Dial: 9.47 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Silveus   ) 0.024 10.030 -0.030      (R Decker    ) 0.008  9.483  0.003
E3    (J DeForrest ) 0.017 10.019  0.009      (N Folk      ) 0.029  9.506  0.036
E2    (D Fletcher  ) 0.045 10.097  0.037      (A De Carlo  ) 0.033  9.531  0.031
E1    (B Kenney    ) 0.029 10.069  0.019      (D Duke      ) 0.026  9.528  0.038
 Qualified:            #40 10.145 -0.605                       #22  9.484 -0.766

8:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 2,004 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Two really good lights...Andy Kronenbitter's MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Gary Emmons                           361 Bo Butner                    
E5   ****WINNER****  0.042 10.214 111.12                    -0.004  9.127 109.99
      SS/JA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.204          SS/CM  Dial: 8.55 (+/-):  0.577
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.036 10.149 -0.851      (B Chaney    ) 0.055  8.587  0.097
E3    (D Bogner    ) 0.034 10.008 -0.012      (C Chaney    ) 0.031  8.483  0.033
E2    (T Emmons    ) 0.065 10.110 -0.890      (M Lund      ) 0.043  8.559  0.009
E1    (G Stinnett  ) 0.011 10.096  0.026                     0.034  8.617 -0.023
 Qualified:             #3 10.056 -0.944                        #1  8.499 -1.001

One of these two really-good drivers will get a bye to the finals...and it will be Emmons, Butner pulling the trigger four thousandths early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                6104 Brad Plourd                  
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.005  9.333 108.92
                                                SS/BM  Dial: 9.20 (+/-):  0.133
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (J Covert    ) 0.003  8.826  0.076
E3                                           (G Ghezzi    ) 0.028  8.761  0.041
E2                                           (R Haas      ) 0.030  8.828  0.008
E1                                           (R Running   ) 0.078  8.786  0.036
 Qualified:                                                      #54  8.844 -0.356

Plourd will face Kronenbitter in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink