Sun, 04 Nov 2012, 18:52 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 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
        Bye                                 332 Marion Stephenson            
E5                                            ****WINNER**** -0.017 10.573 124.13
                                                 GT/EA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-): -0.047
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (L Stewart   ) 0.059 10.703  0.053
E3                                           (C Stubeck   ) 0.046 10.608 -0.042
E2                                           (R Comstock  ) 0.047 10.654  0.034
E1                                           (J Clegg     ) 0.079 10.639  0.039
 Qualified:                                                      #72 10.829 -0.001

3:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 4,066 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7304 Tom Armanino                         6791 Tom Gaynor                   
E5                   0.198 10.043 130.68     ****WINNER****  0.104  9.914 126.20
       SS/GA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-): -0.007          GT/DA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Chaffin   ) 0.009 10.064  0.014      (M Pruss     ) 0.064  9.846  0.026
E3                   0.000 10.056 -0.014      (D Thomas    ) 0.117  9.846 -0.834
E2    (G Singer    ) 0.016 10.077  0.057      (J Lang      ) 0.008  9.791  0.011
E1    (R Skillman  ) 0.192 10.020 -0.030      (A Emmer     ) 0.017  9.805  0.005
 Qualified:            #39 10.069 -0.661                       #14  9.813 -0.867

Tom Gaynor's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0230 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out. Gaynor will face Stephenson in the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7607 Jack Bystrom                            5 Jimmy DeFrank                
E5                  -0.353  9.671 136.61     ****WINNER****  0.003  8.912 137.83
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.011           SS/BS  Dial: 8.86 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Cour      ) 0.042  9.671  0.011      (M Cotten    ) 0.015  9.282  0.432
E3    (K Etter     ) 0.052  9.663 -0.007      (T Anderson  ) 0.036  8.877  0.027
E2    (D Rampy     ) 0.009  9.620 -0.010      (L Scarth    ) 0.019  8.841  0.021
E1    (K Helms     ) 0.012  9.639  0.009      (C Setters   ) 0.028  8.918 -0.902
 Qualified:             #4  9.642 -0.988                       #15  8.959 -0.861

Thius is a big round for DeFrank because a win will give him a bye to the finals. Reaching the finals will clinch the 2012 Super Stock championship for DeFrank.

Bystrom went way red and DeFrank just needs to stage his car in the semifinals to clinch the championship.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink