Sun, 28 Oct 2012, 18:01 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                             26 Jeff Adkinson                
E5                   0.033 10.709 122.54     ****WINNER****  0.046  9.240 121.43
       GT/DA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.609          SS/CM  Dial: 8.81 (+/-):  0.430
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.019 10.030 -0.650      (D Smith     ) 0.043  8.771  0.011
E3    (G Tackett   ) 0.056 10.058  0.028      (D Broaddus  ) 0.019  8.773  0.043
E2    (B Chaffin   ) 0.039 10.030  0.000      (B Cunningham) 0.037  8.777  0.017
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.049 10.181  0.081      (T Hall      ) -0.003  8.877  0.107
 Qualified:            #56 10.063 -0.617                       #17  8.750 -0.910

2:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.87 inches, adjusted altitude 4,341 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4166 Larry Stewart                        4300 Lloyd Wofford                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.222 130.78                    -0.014  8.769 145.53
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  0.032          SS/AH  Dial: 8.74 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Alley     ) 0.037 10.131  0.021      (T Mandella  ) 0.048  8.667 -0.793
E3    (C Stubeck   ) 0.017 10.102 -0.008      (B Dennis    ) 0.014  9.312  0.652
E2    (G McGlasson ) 0.013 10.121  0.011      (D Mason     ) 0.034  8.724  0.094
E1    (M Stephenson) 0.017 10.244  0.054      (A Peterson  ) 0.046  8.767  0.017
 Qualified:            #42 10.143 -0.747                       #34  8.670 -0.790

Wofford leaves too soon and gives the win to Stewart.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 David Rampy                          1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E5                   0.032 10.521 126.16     ****WINNER****  0.022 10.495 120.93
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.021          SS/HA  Dial: 10.49 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Roddel    ) 0.022 10.449  0.019      (A Emmer     ) 0.032 10.408 -0.012
E3    (T Nolan     ) 0.014 10.446  0.026      (S Holt      ) 0.051 10.547  0.137
E2    (N LaPointe  ) 0.012 10.400 -0.010      (M Faul      ) 0.008 10.392  0.002
E1    (G Luneack   ) 0.022 10.525  0.055      (T Armanino  ) 0.014 10.497  0.017
 Qualified:            #15 10.323 -0.917                       #81 10.613 -0.167

Fletcher and Rampy are two of the winningest drivers in the NHRA.

Fletcher gets a small advantage off the line and runs dead on for the win.

In the next round it will be Stewart vs. Adkinson and Fletcher will have a bye into the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink