Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 20:20 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 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                            4420 Tim Hebert                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.038 10.214 129.58                    -0.028 11.446  80.53
       GT/GA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-):  0.074          SS/AH  Dial: 9.18 (+/-):  2.266
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Cunningham) 0.005 10.176  0.026      (G Bichlmeier) 0.028  9.368  0.188
E3    (S Kelley    ) 0.041 10.166 -0.024      (D Kennedy   ) 0.026  9.253  0.073
E2    (G Tackett   ) 0.002 10.238  0.048      (D Keen      ) 0.048  9.191  0.001
E1    (G Hansen    ) 0.069 10.166  0.056      (D Broaddus  ) 0.042  9.186  0.046
 Qualified:            #17 10.157 -0.743                       #59  9.366  0.066

6:12 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's MOV: opponent's big red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                        5453 Bob Sherwood                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.046 No Time                          -0.137 17.912  43.38
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-): 79.259          SSA/A  Dial: 9.26 (+/-):  8.652
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J DeFrank   ) 0.032 10.754  0.004      (B Bales     ) 0.016 15.614  6.354
E3    (D Baumgardne) 0.002 10.826  0.046      (B Marshall  ) 0.005 10.110  0.850
E2    (E Bell      ) 0.004 10.793 -0.017      (R Schloe    ) 0.007  9.303  0.013
E1    (R Menard    ) 0.027 10.866  0.146      (D Mason     ) 0.048  9.322  0.052
 Qualified:            #62 12.437  1.187                       #44  9.290 -0.410

OUCH! Luneack gets the automatic win, as Sherwood red lights big time. Luneack's wheel stand start comes back to bite him, as there is a solid trail of oil from underneath the car to past the 330 lights, when he stops by the guard rail.

Something like winning the battle and losing the war!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink