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Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 18:22 PM

Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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
        Bye                                 729 Michael Wesolowski           
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.052  8.785 157.43
                                                 SSA/A  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): -0.915
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (T Nolan     ) 0.041  8.787  0.007
E1                                           (G Tackett   ) 0.088  8.708  0.028
 Qualified:                                                       #1  8.659 -1.041

4:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 28.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,379 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Bye run.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5827 Doug Baumgardner                       77 Mike Cotten                  
E3                   0.015  9.554 135.14     ****WINNER****  0.024 10.243 127.27
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-): -0.036           SS/JA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Bichlmeier) 0.004  9.599  0.029      (T Seipel    ) 0.019 10.324  0.054
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.110  9.536  0.026      (B Brown     ) 0.055 10.260  0.060
 Qualified:            #20  9.468 -0.732                       #12 10.155 -0.845

Winner will race Wesolowski next round.

Mike Cotten's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                          554 Ron Roddel                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.063 10.571 119.18                     0.165 10.751 122.77
       GT/TB  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.051          GT/LA  Dial: 10.77 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Marshall  ) 0.061 10.503  0.003      (B Chaffin   ) 0.046 10.901  0.161
E1    (R Houser    ) 0.069 10.445  0.005      (B Sherwood  ) -0.047 10.696 -0.044
 Qualified:            #44 10.424 -0.426                        #7 10.658 -0.892

Roddel is very late and Larry Scarth gets the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0320 seconds (approximately 6 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   62 Mark Faul                            7405 Eric Bell                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.608 123.76                     0.066  9.360 139.50
       GT/FA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.042          GT/AA  Dial: 9.41 (+/-): -0.050
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stassi Jr ) 0.015 10.702  0.042      (C Setters   ) 0.029  9.425  0.035
E1    (C Stubeck   ) 0.053 10.583  0.033      (A Peterson  ) 0.109  9.310 -0.790
 Qualified:            #53 10.525 -0.275                       #15  9.296 -0.804

Mark Faul gets the starting line advantage for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0210 seconds (approximately 4 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7797 Don Keen                             7390 John Winslow Sr.             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.081 11.197 103.31                     0.140 11.066 124.11
       SS/LA  Dial: 11.13 (+/-):  0.067          SS/JA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.416
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J DeFrank   ) 0.005 11.144  0.024      (T Janes     ) 0.045 11.093  0.593
E1    (M Graham    ) 0.024 11.046  0.036      (M Prothero  ) 0.098 10.598  0.178
 Qualified:            #41 10.983 -0.467                       #34 10.457 -0.543

Winslow spins hard at the green and slows. Keen will race Faul next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4466 Robert Cruzen                        6846 Byron Setters                
E3                  -0.227  9.688 136.28     ****WINNER**** -0.027  9.557 138.14
       GT/AA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): -0.012           GT/CA  Dial: 9.57 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Hebert    ) 0.007  9.702  0.052      (B Bales     ) 0.113  9.579 -0.821
E1    (M Pruss     ) 0.051  9.703  0.083      (D Nelson    ) -0.038  9.531  0.021
 Qualified:            #43  9.647 -0.453                        #6  9.500 -0.900

Byron Setters' MOV: opponent's big time red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7441 Staci Smith                             1 Jackie Alley                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.092  9.808 127.53                     0.072  9.492 135.13
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.028           SS/DA  Dial: 9.50 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Kelley    ) 0.019  9.899 -0.601      (D Kennedy   ) 0.037  9.549  0.019
E1    (B Earleywine) 0.044  9.770  0.090      (J Rau       ) 0.031  9.497  0.037
 Qualified:             #9  9.632 -0.868                       #17  9.424 -0.776

Two wheels up leaves and Staci Smith gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.008.

She will see Setters in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1595 Lloyd MacKay                         7185 Dave Bridgewater             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.858 122.21                    -0.014 10.446 122.79
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-): -0.012          SS/GA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-): -0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Edwards   ) 0.036 10.883  0.053      (D Thomas    ) 0.040 10.484 -0.006
E1    (K Etter     ) 0.000 10.747  0.027      (L Norton    ) 0.052 10.413  0.033
 Qualified:            #48 10.650 -0.350                       #55 10.297 -0.253

Lloyd MacKay will race Scarth later. MOV: opponent's red light.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink