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Sat, 4 Sep 2010, 05:48 PM

Super Stock Round 3 Class Eliminations (Revised)

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Revised results of round 3 class eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3332 Todd Frantz                          3176 Dave Layer                   
C3                   0.030  9.840 135.51     ****WINNER****  0.043  9.764 129.49
      GT/FA Index: 10.80 (+/-): -0.960          GT/FA Index: 10.80 (+/-): -1.036
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #20  9.857 133.50                        #5  9.733 135.05

3:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,078 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Dave Layer's MOV: 0.0635 seconds (approximately 13 feet) to win the GT/FA title.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3306 Larry Hodge                          3208 Monte Howard                 
C3                   0.027 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.052 10.447 125.85
      SS/KA Index: 11.25 (+/-): 88.749          SS/KA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -0.803
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #19 10.305 126.44                       #97 10.485 125.62

Hodge's car made a hard move to the right, crossing the centerline, and he lifted. Howard wins the SS/KA title.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4457 Jonathan Womack                         1 Jimmy DeFrank                
C3                   0.016  8.890 151.90     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.649 151.71
      SS/BS Index: 9.65 (+/-): -0.760           SS/BS Index: 9.65 (+/-): -1.001
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:           #108  8.909 146.27                       #22  8.710 150.48

DeFrank wins the SS/BS title handily.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Gary Stinnett                        3388 Mark Nowicki                 
C3                   0.036  9.777 135.18     ****WINNER****  0.038  9.696 127.84
      GT/EA Index: 10.65 (+/-): -0.873          GT/EA Index: 10.65 (+/-): -0.954
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #58  9.806 133.20                        #6  9.588 138.73

They left right together and that was not a good thing for Stinnett. Nowicki gets the GT/EA title.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1633 Lincoln Morehead                     1227 Michael Volkman              
C3   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.991 134.16                    -0.011 10.072 130.24
      GT/GA Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.909          GT/GA Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.828
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #65 10.075 130.05                       #98 10.135 130.23

Lincoln Morehead wins the GT/GA title on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  169 Paul Adams                            315 Ray Paquet                   
C3   ****WINNER****  0.194  8.837 139.01                     0.023  9.103 145.47
       SS/B Index: 9.90 (+/-): -1.063            SS/B Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.797
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:             #7  8.845 138.94                       #73  9.094 145.63

Thunderbolt shootout! Adams managed to make up a huge deficit to take the SS/B win by just over a car length.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4208 James Caro                              3 Gary Emmons                  
C3                   0.031 10.180 111.33     ****WINNER****  2.834 No Time      
      SS/JA Index: 11.00 (+/-): -0.820          SS/JA Index: 11.00 (+/-): 88.999
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #27 10.101 130.32                       #57 10.156 129.89

At the green, Caro launched and was unchallenged, Emmons' car barely breaking the starting line beam on a slow roll. He stopped, then backed up and drove the car out the short chute.

Update: Caro was disqualified in teardown and Emmons is the belated SS/JA winner.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3614 Matt Alvey                             10 Justin Jenkins               
C3   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.455 136.73                     0.017  9.561 134.36
      GT/CA Index: 10.40 (+/-): -0.945          GT/CA Index: 10.40 (+/-): -0.839
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #33  9.515 137.60                       #59  9.560 135.80

Matt Alvey's MOV: 0.0872 seconds (approximately 17 feet) to win the GT/CA trophy.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Jeff Taylor                          3028 Jerry Silveus                
C3                   0.025  9.525 131.66     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.585 136.25
      GT/DA Index: 10.50 (+/-): -0.975          GT/DA Index: 10.50 (+/-): -0.915
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #10  9.486 137.76                       #34  9.617 136.63

Silveus was almost perfect on the tree, but Taylor had a good light and ran him down. Jeff Taylor's MOV: 0.0379 seconds (approximately 8 feet) to win GT/DA.

Late update: Taylor was disqualified in teardown and Silveus is the GT/DA Class winner.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1108 Gary Richard                         2428 Andy Fogle                   
C3   ****WINNER****  0.077  9.156 143.23                     0.057  9.200 140.34
      GT/AA Index: 10.10 (+/-): -0.944          GT/AA Index: 10.10 (+/-): -0.900
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #25  9.185 142.78                       #67  9.277 139.50

Last pair before the Hemi Challenge quarterfinals.

Fogle had the advantage on the tree, Richard had enough muscle to run him down. Gary Richard's MOV: 0.0244 seconds (approximately 5 feet) to win GT/AA.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  138 Wendell Howes                        1990 David Barton                 
C3                  -0.004  8.561 154.47     ****WINNER****  0.036  8.498 156.79
      SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.739           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.802
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:           #125  8.610 154.88                       #93  8.526 157.45

3:59 p.m. Howes was four thousandths early ...and Barton ran low ET of the Mopar Challenge (so far).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  350 Jim Pancake                          1517 Jim Daniels                  
C3                   0.095  8.541 154.86     ****WINNER****  0.005  8.561 155.70
      SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.759           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.739
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:           #126  8.610 154.85                      #120  8.595 156.03

There will be a Dart in the final round because the winner ehre gets a bye to the finals.

Daniels barely made it to the first round and now he's in the finals...on a holeshot. Jim Daniels' MOV: 0.0701 seconds (approximately 16 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 100H Tyler Hard                                 Bye
C3   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.503 156.92     
      SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.797     
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:            #96  8.533 156.73                     Bye

Hard ran second-quick time so far and he will face Barton in the semifinals - and won't have lane choice because Barton was the only car in the forties through three rounds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink