Sun, 28 Jul 2013, 17:03 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                               8 Mark Faul                    
E5   ****WINNER****  0.057 11.005 108.02                    -0.012 12.131  77.38
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-):  0.085          GT/CA  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  2.161
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Etter     ) 0.007 11.080  0.010                     0.976  8.856 -1.174
E3    (T Armanino  ) 0.040 11.063  0.063      (J Lamb      ) 0.025 10.049  0.019
E2    (D Smith     ) 0.002 10.969 -0.021      (B Rounds    ) 0.011  9.994  0.014
E1    (D Keen      ) 0.014 10.964  0.024      (T Gaynor    ) 0.006 10.023  0.073
 Qualified:            #31 11.291 -0.159                       #24  9.936 -0.464

1:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 1,520 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Faul is too quick at the green and gives the free pass to the next round to Lang.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Staci Smith                                Bye
E5   ****WINNER**** -0.025  9.668 137.36     
       GT/DA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -0.832   
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J DeFrank   ) 0.009  9.761  0.011   
E3    (J Sherry    ) 0.041  9.822  0.072   
E2    (B Cunningham) 0.006  9.702  0.022   
E1    (S Felipe Cre) 0.014  9.749  0.059   
 Qualified:             #5  9.672 -0.828                     Bye

Smith takes the coveted free pass to the final round on a bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink