Sun, 27 Oct 2013, 12:00 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 13th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7775 Brian Weber                          1052 Arnie Martel                 
E5                   0.014 10.546 121.57     ****WINNER****  0.035  8.681 153.53
       GT/EA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-): -0.024          SS/BM  Dial: 8.67 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.039 10.570  0.050      (C Warling   ) 0.123  8.699  0.029
E3    (J Angeles   ) 0.007 10.500  0.010      (D Rampy     ) 0.024  8.686  0.016
E2    (R Roddel    ) 0.030 10.543  0.043      (L Scarth    ) 0.009  8.665 -0.025
E1    (C Stubeck   ) 0.016 10.509 -0.051      (J Rau       ) 0.074  8.707  0.017
 Qualified:            #78 10.570 -0.260                       #53  8.697 -0.663

8:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,485 feet.

Weber gets out of the gate with the advantage but takes a little too much stripe and gives the win to Martel.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                      601 Cody Lane                    
E5                   0.043  9.161 148.10     ****WINNER****  0.040  8.926 150.05
       SS/AS  Dial: 9.17 (+/-): -0.009           SS/BS  Dial: 8.92 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Irving    ) 0.027  9.219  0.049      (L Stewart Jr) 0.008  8.943  0.023
E3    (E Leabo     ) 0.002  9.184  0.014      (C Gullett   ) 0.030  8.915  0.005
E2    (S Smith     ) 0.038  9.194  0.044      (A Corda     ) -0.037  8.999  0.089
E1    (J DeForrest ) 0.014  9.190  0.040      (J Jenkins   ) 0.082  9.080  0.140
 Qualified:            #55  9.155 -0.615                       #19  8.948 -0.872

Lane gets a little advantage off the line; Bertozzi breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7607 Jack Bystrom                         1136 Peter Biondo                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.612 137.15                     0.012  9.752 134.97
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.012           GT/CA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Etter     ) 0.021  9.612  0.032      (J Swinehart )       No Time      
E3    (T Nolan     ) 0.021  9.597  0.017      (J DeFrank   ) 0.007  9.709  0.019
E2    (D Fletcher  ) 0.015  9.585  0.015      (M Prothero  ) 0.019  9.831  0.121
E1    (M Braswell  ) 0.034  9.617  0.037      (M Faul      ) 0.044  9.704 -0.876
 Qualified:             #2  9.581 -1.049                       #27  9.750 -0.830

Bystrom puts together a .021 package and takes thw in.

Jack Bystrom's MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

In the next round it will be Martel vs. Lane and Bystrom will have a bye into the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink