Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 19:46 PM Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Ken Etter                            7053 Bernie Cunningham            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.005 10.176 127.14                     0.035 10.727 123.00
       GT/GA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.026          SS/JA  Dial: 10.70 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Kelley    ) 0.041 10.166 -0.024      (C Setters   ) 0.004 10.717 -0.013
E2    (G Tackett   ) 0.002 10.238  0.048      (G Tims      ) 0.040 11.427  0.667
E1    (G Hansen    ) 0.069 10.166  0.056      (F Grossi    ) 0.024 10.659  0.019
 Qualified:            #17 10.157 -0.743                       #53 10.798 -0.202

5:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 28.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,144 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Ken Etter has a strong 0.005 RT for the win. MOV: 0.0314 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      4420 Tim Hebert                   
E4                  -0.071 27.257  26.64     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.368 120.64
        GT/I  Dial: 10.09 (+/-): 17.167          SS/AH  Dial: 9.18 (+/-):  0.188
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Faherty   ) 0.077 10.193  0.103      (D Kennedy   ) 0.026  9.253  0.073
E2    (D Bridgewate) 0.042 10.103  0.013      (D Keen      ) 0.048  9.191  0.001
E1    (D Thomas    ) 0.070 10.067  0.017      (D Broaddus  ) 0.042  9.186  0.046
 Qualified:             #7 10.116 -0.834                       #59  9.366  0.066

Big red light for Bichlmeier. Herbert gets to race again later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                           5 Jimmy DeFrank                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032 10.754 120.82                     0.001  8.818 155.24
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.004          SS/BS  Dial: 8.78 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Baumgardne) 0.002 10.826  0.046      (G Singer    ) 0.032  8.820 -0.830
E2    (E Bell      ) 0.004 10.793 -0.017      (D Fletcher  ) 0.015  8.864 -0.006
E1    (R Menard    ) 0.027 10.866  0.146      (D Nelson    ) 0.019  8.821  0.021
 Qualified:            #62 12.437  1.187                       #10  8.836 -0.814

DeFrank is quickest off the line, but Gregg Luneack gets there first, with a 0.004 to his dial. MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7350 Bob Bales                            5453 Bob Sherwood                 
E4                  -0.002 10.152 107.68     ****WINNER****  0.016 15.614  62.49
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.77 (+/-):  0.382           SSA/A  Dial: 9.26 (+/-):  6.354
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Stubeck   ) 0.029  9.803  0.033      (B Marshall  ) 0.005 10.110  0.850
E2    (B Earleywine) -0.021  9.776  0.016      (R Schloe    ) 0.007  9.303  0.013
E1    (J Rau       ) 0.000  9.830  0.100      (D Mason     ) 0.048  9.322  0.052
 Qualified:            #24  9.733 -0.667                       #44  9.290 -0.410

Bob Sherwood's MOV: opponent's -0,002 red light.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink