Sun, 11 Nov 2012, 17:49 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 48th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7441 Staci Smith                          7607 Jack Bystrom                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.049  9.704 135.77                     0.051  9.653 139.07
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.044           SS/FA  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.173
 Prior rounds:
E4                   -0.036  9.667 -0.833      (C Stubeck   ) 0.185  9.496 -0.954
E3    (J Adkinson  ) 0.014  9.681  0.041      (G Tackett   ) 0.036  9.481  0.001
E2    (A Emmer     ) 0.072  9.678  0.008      (D Broaddus  ) 0.059  9.496  0.016
E1    (G Stassi Jr ) 0.031  9.664 -0.046      (J Winslow Sr) 0.103  9.547  0.047
 Qualified:            #19  9.690 -0.810                        #5  9.514 -0.936

2:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,855 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Just 0.002 difference in RT's and Smith gets the win, as Bystrom slows.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                           7155 Leo Glasbrennar              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.630 130.22                     0.027 10.117 131.45
       SS/EM  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.030           SS/JA  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Skillman  ) 0.438 16.130  6.550      (B Cunningham) 0.049 10.079 -0.921
E3    (F Moreno    ) 0.059  9.609  0.009      (J Lang      ) 0.033 10.066 -0.004
E2    (M Cotten    ) 0.118  9.601  0.001      (D Bridgewate) 0.060 10.066 -0.024
E1    (G Tims      ) 0.033  9.605 -0.015      (B Riddle    ) 0.057 10.095 -0.045
 Qualified:            #57  9.607 -0.343                        #8 10.098 -0.902

Abe Loewen holds off Glasbrenner in the lights and gets the bye run next round. MOV: 0.0111 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jimmy DeFrank                              Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.050  8.725 139.99     
       SS/BS  Dial: 9.65 (+/-): -0.925    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Comstock  ) 0.015  8.762  0.092   
E3    (D Rampy     ) 0.008  8.684  0.014   
E2    (B Brown     ) 0.032  8.692  0.002   
E1    (D Thomas    ) 0.035  8.738  0.018   
 Qualified:             #7  8.739 -0.911                     Bye

Bye run for DeFrank and he will face Smith later.

2:44 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink