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Sun, 04 Nov 2012, 13:10 PM

Super Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Short Line Express Gambler Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4300 Lloyd Wofford                              Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010 10.369 127.34     
       GT/GA  Dial: 11.09 (+/-): -0.721   
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Holt      ) 0.020 10.395  0.045   
 Qualified:             #1  9.981 -1.109                     Bye

9:45 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,991 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                             77 Mike Cotten                  
E2                   0.106  9.808 137.09     ****WINNER****  0.008 10.272 123.23
       SS/EM  Dial: 9.87 (+/-): -0.062           SS/JA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Menard    ) 0.184 10.012  0.142      (K Angeles Pa) 0.003 10.323  0.033
 Qualified:            #66  9.843 -0.277                       #11 10.278 -0.912

Mike Cotten's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0340 seconds (approximately 7 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5231 Grant Singer                         7304 Tom Armanino                 
E2                   0.126  9.467 140.97     ****WINNER****  0.016 10.077 118.81
       SS/DM  Dial: 9.46 (+/-):  0.007           SS/GA  Dial: 10.02 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Fordyce   ) 0.119  9.480  0.010      (R Skillman  ) 0.192 10.020 -0.030
 Qualified:            #57  9.479 -0.441                       #39 10.069 -0.661

Singer was close to his dial, but left too much back at the tree.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 787E Dennis Paz                           6015 Tom Nolan                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029 11.793 108.25                     0.051  9.492 138.46
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.78 (+/-):  0.013          GT/BA  Dial: 9.49 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Setters   ) 0.024 11.800  0.020      (B Marshall  ) 0.024  9.506  0.016
 Qualified:            #67 11.793 -0.267                       #12  9.519 -0.911

Dennis Paz's MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7784 Paul Wong                            5441 Gary McGlasson               
E2                  -0.038 12.819 105.73     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.878 132.13
       SS/PA  Dial: 12.81 (+/-):  0.009          SS/GA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Vieira    ) 0.009 12.840 -0.010      (J Larkin    ) 0.046  9.902  0.012
 Qualified:            #73 12.872  0.002                       #18  9.906 -0.824


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7668 Brad Rounds                          7797 Don Keen                     
E2                   0.022  9.377 137.76     ****WINNER****  0.021 11.124 118.30
       SS/TB  Dial: 9.36 (+/-):  0.017           SS/LA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Pike      ) 0.744  9.377 -0.003      (D Smith     ) 0.004 11.137  0.017
 Qualified:            #34  9.418 -0.702                       #53 11.146 -0.504

Close race, a thousandth apart at the green, four thousandths apart at the stripe. Don Keen's MOV: 0.0048 seconds (approximately 12 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4166 Larry Stewart                        6777 Rick Paton                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.218 123.47                     0.175  9.127 145.89
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.058          SS/AS  Dial: 8.91 (+/-):  0.217
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Erfle     ) 0.037 10.193  0.043      (J Caughlin  ) 0.034  9.172  0.272
 Qualified:             #3  9.873 -1.017                       #21  8.971 -0.799


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6396 Sean Cour                             709 Doug Broaddus                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.677 112.61                    -0.021  9.518 140.94
       GT/BA  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.177           GT/AA  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Luneack   ) 0.006  9.525  0.035      (B Cunningham) 0.128  9.514  0.024
 Qualified:             #9  9.507 -0.923                       #27  9.495 -0.775


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                           7701 Don Kennedy                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011 10.076 123.54                     0.022  9.391 140.97
       GT/DA  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.006          GT/AA  Dial: 9.30 (+/-):  0.091
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Cummings  ) 0.050 10.077  0.037      (B Bales     ) 0.113  9.317  0.017
 Qualified:            #60 10.281 -0.399                        #5  9.296 -0.974

Thomas had a nice 0.017 package, slamming the door shut on Kennedy.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5830 Dennis Nelson                        6549 Terry Anderson               
E2                   0.079 10.968 119.52     ****WINNER****  0.025 10.258 123.61
       SS/LA  Dial: 10.98 (+/-): -0.012           SS/H  Dial: 10.27 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Roddel    ) 0.020 11.037  0.037      (A De Carlo  ) 0.027 10.286  0.016
 Qualified:            #43 11.014 -0.636                       #61 10.297 -0.383

Terry Anderson's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0540 seconds (approximately 9 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7525 Gary Swensen                          718 Chuck Stubeck                
E2                   0.085 10.463 124.42     ****WINNER****  0.073 10.016 117.63
        SS/G  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  0.493           SS/FA  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.176
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cruzen    ) 0.087  9.994  0.014      (C Mesa      ) 0.057  9.847  0.027
 Qualified:            #45 10.021 -0.609                       #26  9.853 -0.777


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4018 J.B. Clegg                             74 Ken Etter                    
E2                   0.121 10.151 127.79     ****WINNER****  0.059 10.344 127.98
        SS/I  Dial: 10.13 (+/-):  0.021          GT/GA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Leabo     ) 0.099 10.135 -0.005      (J Irving    ) 0.005 10.671  0.331
 Qualified:            #50 10.166 -0.564                       #31 10.356 -0.734


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5629 Ritch Ahrens                         7411 Gary Tackett                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001 10.029 127.46                     0.020  9.873 131.66
       GT/EA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.029          GT/CA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Walsh     ) 0.061 10.014  0.014      (J Jenkins   ) -0.006  9.875 -0.705
 Qualified:            #19 10.017 -0.813                       #37  9.887 -0.693


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7101 Bill Chaffin                         6846 Byron Setters                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.378 123.52                     0.044  9.612 136.15
       SS/BX  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.018          GT/CA  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Borden    ) 0.046 10.478  0.108      (T Mandella  ) 0.081  9.947  0.337
 Qualified:            #62 10.366 -0.364                        #7  9.629 -0.951

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,392 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Bill Chaffin's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 3 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6688 Mike Pruss                           7441 Staci Smith                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.821 130.37                    -0.007 10.042 116.33
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.031           GT/DA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.152
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Schloe    ) 0.127  9.828 -0.002      (T Olsonawski) 0.001  9.942  0.052
 Qualified:            #10  9.866 -0.914                       #28  9.906 -0.774


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                            5 Jimmy DeFrank                
E2                   0.040 10.631 124.64     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.841 150.21
       GT/TA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.019          SS/BS  Dial: 8.82 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Broaddus  ) 0.035 10.672  0.022      (C Setters   ) 0.028  8.918 -0.902
 Qualified:            #70 10.664 -0.066                       #15  8.959 -0.861

DeFrank must reach the final round here to stay in the points race, and he will take the lead if he wins the event.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Jody Lang                            6791 Tom Gaynor                   
E2                   0.034 11.126 116.75     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.791 133.84
       GT/KA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-): -0.014          GT/DA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Gullett   ) 0.012 11.263  0.123      (A Emmer     ) 0.017  9.805  0.005
 Qualified:            #69 11.550 -0.100                       #14  9.813 -0.867

Lang is also in the championship chase, but needs to go to the finals here to stay in the race.
Gaynor had a double-oh light and Lang's title chase is over. Tom Gaynor's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 2 inches), opponent broke out.

With Lang's loss, the championship battle is between Jimmy DeFrank and Joe Santangelo. Santangelo leads, DeFrankl will tie Lang if he reaches the final round and will win the championship if he wins this event.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                       332 Marion Stephenson            
E2                  -0.013  9.058 144.83     ****WINNER****  0.047 10.654 123.49
      SS/AAA  Dial: 9.05 (+/-):  0.008           GT/EA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Glasbrenne) 0.021  9.022 -0.028      (J Clegg     ) 0.079 10.639  0.039
 Qualified:            #54  9.059 -0.501                       #72 10.829 -0.001


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 David Rampy                          7607 Jack Bystrom                 
E2                   0.013 10.429 127.10     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.620 135.91
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.44 (+/-): -0.011          SS/FA  Dial: 9.63 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Snow      ) 0.034 10.424 -0.036      (K Helms     ) 0.012  9.639  0.009
 Qualified:            #22 10.445 -0.795                        #4  9.642 -0.988

Jack Bystrom's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0030 seconds (approximately 7 inches) in a double breakout.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink