Fri, 05 Apr 2013, 21:20 PM Super Stock Round 3 Class Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   58 Bill Dyer                             711 Mark Prothero                
C3                   0.094 11.206 118.93     ****WINNER****  0.095 10.798 121.95
        SS/N Index: 12.16 (+/-): -0.954          SS/VX Index: 11.80 (+/-): -1.002
 Prior rounds:
C2    (K Martin    ) 0.038 11.231 118.58                     0.844 10.925 120.84
C1                   0.086 11.281 118.32      (D Clark     ) 0.258 10.910 122.42
 Qualified:             #8 11.263 118.22                        #9 10.910 122.42

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.69 inches, adjusted altitude 4,552 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Prothero collect the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   75 Mike Cotten                          6383 Shawn Blair                  
C3   ****WINNER****  0.149 10.317 119.43                    -0.006 10.448 125.61
       SS/JA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.873          SS/JA Index: 11.19 (+/-): -0.742
 Prior rounds:
C2                   0.026 10.299 128.04      (E Leabo     ) 0.006 10.448 125.52
C1    (T Hall      ) 0.167 10.316 127.80      (B Cunningham) 0.025 10.447 125.23
 Qualified:             #5 10.264 128.41                       #27 10.447 125.23

cotten wins class when Blair goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  757 Larry Zavala                         7411 Gary Tackett                 
C3                   0.052 10.078 130.04     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.046 132.44
       GT/CA Index: 10.58 (+/-): -0.502          GT/CA Index: 10.58 (+/-): -0.534
 Prior rounds:
C2                   0.016  9.966 133.49      (R Ahrens    ) 0.043 10.106 132.59
C1    (B Setters   ) 0.014  9.743 132.04      (B Bales     ) 0.020 10.088 116.43
 Qualified:            #14  9.743 132.04                       #49 10.088 116.43

Tackett wins Class.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   76 Staci Smith                            69 Tom Gaynor                   
C3                   0.019  9.911 134.89     ****WINNER****  0.042  9.793 133.57
       GT/DA Index: 10.68 (+/-): -0.769          GT/DA Index: 10.68 (+/-): -0.887
 Prior rounds:
C2                   0.005  9.922 134.22      (L Glasbrenne) 0.098  9.883 133.35
C1    (B Fordyce   ) 0.021  9.923 134.48                     0.030  9.879 133.98
 Qualified:            #25  9.923 134.48                       #16  9.851 133.54

Gaynor wins class.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   5 Ken Etter                    
C3                                            ****WINNER****  0.037 11.419  85.61
                                                 GT/IA Index: 11.39 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
C2                                           (J DeFrank   ) 0.026 10.530 125.52
C1                                           (D Fletcher  ) 0.058 10.520 125.83
 Qualified:                                                      #12 10.520 125.83

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3573 John Stock                           7189 SergioFelipe Crespo          
C3   ****WINNER****  0.021 11.109 120.02                    -0.009  9.946 136.90
       GT/MA Index: 11.95 (+/-): -0.841          SS/EM Index: 10.17 (+/-): -0.224
 Prior rounds:
C2                   -0.008 11.127 119.38      (B Broaddus  ) 0.015 10.050 135.14
C1    (B Butner    ) 0.047 11.118 119.01      (B Rounds    ) 0.023 10.071 135.77
 Qualified:            #10 11.066 119.95                       #62  9.978 136.66

Stock will face Etter in the Auto combo final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink