Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 15 Oct 2011, 12:26 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations
By David Gerard



CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                               75 Josh Edwards                 
E1                   0.042 10.543 123.79     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.519 128.32
      SS/JA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.043          SS/GM  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #22 10.511 -0.489                        #6  9.496 -0.804
9:07 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,716 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Great launch for Edwards, with the black Camaro carrying the front wheels a long way down the track for the six foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                           4688 Mike Cotten                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.102 127.71                     0.100 10.206 125.73
      GT/DA  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.072          SS/JA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #25 10.213 -0.287                        #9 10.217 -0.783
Don Thomas gets the win, as Cotton is late off the line. MOV: 0.0316 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                             51 Abe Loewen                   
E1                  -0.005 10.575 123.14     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.822 136.41
      SS/GA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.025          SS/FM  Dial: 9.86 (+/-): -0.038
 Qualified:            #31 10.615  0.065                       #15  9.868 -0.632
Abe Loewen wins on Steve Wann's -0.005 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 787E Dennis Paz                            729 Michael Wesolowski           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001 11.736 111.23                    -0.500  9.444 153.65
      SS/MA  Dial: 11.70 (+/-):  0.036          SS/AA  Dial: 8.95 (+/-):  0.494
 Qualified:            #28 11.732 -0.118                       #12  9.006 -0.694
Dennis Paz cuts a 0.001 light and wins on Michael Wesolowski's big -0.500 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          2093 Bobby Dennis                 
E1                   0.050  9.445 138.13     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.685 126.05
      SS/AA  Dial: 9.41 (+/-):  0.035           GT/KA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #23  9.352 -0.348                        #7 10.660 -0.790
Bobby Dennis takes the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0101 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Larry Zavala Jr.                     7405 Eric Bell                    
E1                   0.067 10.013 131.09     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.515 137.60
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.023           SS/EA  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #21 10.000 -0.500                        #5  9.486 -0.864
Close one! Eric Bell's MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 Mike Graham                          4911 Gary Hansen                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.185 129.58                    -0.021 10.212 129.18
      GT/FA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-): -0.375          SS/FA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:            #17 10.224 -0.576                       #33 17.705  7.255
Mike Graham wins on Gary Hansen's big red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                        7083 Andrew Durham                
E1                   0.049 10.956 120.07     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.537 133.10
      SS/KA  Dial: 10.93 (+/-):  0.026          SS/DA  Dial: 9.51 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #30 11.293  0.043                       #14  9.525 -0.675
Andrew Durham's MOV: 0.0242 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                          795 Brian McClanahan             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.789 133.65                     0.039  8.907 149.70
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.009           SS/BM  Dial: 8.92 (+/-): -0.013
 Qualified:            #10  9.780 -0.720                       #26  8.918 -0.282
Biondo starts the run with a nice 0.013 RT and wins on McClannahan's -0.013 breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7701 Don Kennedy                             4 Tony Mandella                
E1                   0.058  9.235 143.26     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.898 126.64
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.21 (+/-):  0.025           GT/CA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:             #4  9.234 -0.866                       #20  9.897 -0.503
Nice 0.005 light for Mandella and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5830 Dennis Nelson                           1 Ryan McClanahan              
E1                   0.106 10.836 120.37     ****WINNER****  0.015  8.765 147.34
      SS/LA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.036          SS/BM  Dial: 8.65 (+/-):  0.115
 Qualified:            #16 10.823 -0.627                       #32  9.668  0.468
Nelson is way late and Ryan McClanahan takes the close win. MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7056 Frank Grossi                         5600 Michael Mans                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.209 142.13                     0.036  9.580 139.06
      GT/AA  Dial: 9.19 (+/-):  0.019           SS/CS  Dial: 9.59 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:             #3  9.219 -0.881                       #19  9.759 -0.541
Frank Grossi wins on Michael Mans' -0.010 breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                        4733 R.J. Torres                  
E1                   3.634 23.356  52.08     ****WINNER****  0.094  9.659 112.73
      SS/FA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-): 13.606           SS/CM  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.259
 Qualified:            #13  9.772 -0.678                       #29  9.514  0.014
Stubeck's Roadrunner stumbles hard on the line and then motors away. Torres dump early to ensure no breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6015 Tom Nolan                            1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1                   0.049  9.556 138.61     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.493 136.77
      GT/BA  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.016           SS/AS  Dial: 9.45 (+/-):  0.043
 Qualified:            #11  9.554 -0.696                       #27  9.441 -0.159
Dan Fletcher cuts a 0.003 light and quickly catches Nolan for the win. MOV: 0.0191 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3610 Kevin Walsh                          7375 Ken Etter                    
E1                   0.287 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.129 10.411 127.03
      GT/IA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-): 88.799          GT/IA  Dial: 11.20 (+/-): -0.789
 Qualified:            #24 10.902 -0.298                        #8 10.416 -0.784
Heads-up, but Walsh breaks on the burnout. Etter goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                3909 Drew Skillman                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.026  8.689 158.86
                                                SS/BA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-): -1.211
 Qualified:                                                       #1  8.747 -1.153
Skillman gets the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  361 Bo Butner                            6791 Tom Gaynor                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.021  9.876 133.57
      SS/BS  Dial: 9.65 (+/-): 90.349           GT/DA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:             #2  8.642 -1.008                       #18  9.947 -0.553
Butner is a no show. Free pass to the next round for Gaynor.

9:22 a.m.

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