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Fri, 07 Feb 2014, 14:41 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                           7759 Dick Clark                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  9.973 132.63                           No Time      
       GT/EA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): -0.027           SS/M  Dial: 11.60 (+/-): 88.399
 Qualified:            #35  9.990 -0.660                       #70 28.000 16.400

Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,446 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Clark is a no show and Thomas has a near perfect light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7156 Mike O'Keefe                         6047 Jeff Davison                 
E1                   0.249 10.923 127.11     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.827 115.19
       GT/DA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.423          GT/KA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:            #69 11.177  0.677                       #34 10.781 -0.669


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 703D Kyle Rizzoli                         7031 Gregg Luneack                
E1                   0.157 10.242 115.99     ****WINNER****  0.055 10.591 119.63
       SS/GA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.002          SS/KA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.041
 Qualified:            #68 10.538 -0.012                       #33 10.571 -0.679


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7171 Fred Moreno                          6021 Mark Faul                    
E1                   0.026  9.674 131.96     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.142 130.40
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): -0.026           GT/EA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-):  0.002
 Qualified:            #12  9.684 -0.866                       #47 10.153 -0.497

Faul with a great light and package for the win. Mark Faul's package: 0.004.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7629 Joe Faherty                          7350 Bob Bales                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  8.977 152.21                    -0.132  9.605 138.26
       SS/AH  Dial: 8.99 (+/-): -0.013           GT/CA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #56  8.990 -0.310                       #21  9.578 -0.822


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Randy Loge                           7420 Eddie Leabo                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.686 114.35                     0.077 10.224 124.81
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.056          SS/JA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.124
 Qualified:            #42 10.669 -0.581                        #7 10.118 -0.882


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 Mike Graham                          7111 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064 10.231 126.90                     0.086 10.844 119.94
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-): -0.029          GT/IA  Dial: 10.92 (+/-): -0.076
 Qualified:            #20 10.222 -0.828                       #55 10.887 -0.313


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7568 Bryan Broaddus                       7386 Ray Menard                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  9.284 135.44                     0.053  9.512 139.80
       SS/BA  Dial: 9.28 (+/-):  0.004           SS/CS  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.112
 Qualified:            #38  9.289 -0.611                        #3  9.380 -0.920


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 SergioFelipe Crespo                  4688 Mike Cotten                  
E1                   0.125 10.392 131.06     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.420 105.60
       SS/EM  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.832           SS/JA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.260
 Qualified:            #51  9.560 -0.440                       #16 10.162 -0.838


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      714E Bob Earleywine               
E1                  -0.047 10.143 128.33     ****WINNER****  0.110 10.442 125.79
        GT/I  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.033           SS/H  Dial: 10.04 (+/-):  0.402
 Qualified:            #15 10.103 -0.847                       #50 10.047 -0.453


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Kory Alby                             709 Doug Broaddus                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029 11.143 113.82                     0.082  9.298 143.08
       SS/LA  Dial: 11.14 (+/-):  0.003          GT/AA  Dial: 9.28 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #54 11.132 -0.318                       #19  9.269 -0.831


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7550 Gary Williams                        7185 Dave Bridgewater             
E1                   0.042 11.241 116.70     ****WINNER****  0.083  9.511 142.31
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.29 (+/-): -0.049          SS/DA  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:            #64 11.729 -0.121                       #29  9.491 -0.709


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7318 Art Peterson                          751 Joe Schweigert               
E1                   0.003 10.569 126.51     ****WINNER****  0.246 10.175 129.29
       SS/JA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.431          SS/JA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.825
 Qualified:            #52 10.568 -0.432                       #17 10.163 -0.837

Heads-up! Peterson with a great light for the hole shot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7797 Don Keen                              736 Michael Ogburn               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.078 10.307 127.21                     0.004  8.663 147.75
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.007          SS/AH  Dial: 8.67 (+/-): -0.007
 Qualified:             #4 10.331 -0.919                       #39  8.701 -0.599

Ogburn with a great light and then took too much stripe. Keen gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jody Lang                             737 Shane Studley                
E1                  -0.008 11.396  91.68     ****WINNER**** -0.018 10.102 129.35
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.676          GT/TB  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #61 11.049 -0.151                       #26 10.090 -0.760


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Leo Glasbrenner                      7775 Brian Weber                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.727 133.58                     0.115 10.147 132.26
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.64 (+/-):  0.087           GT/EA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #13  9.645 -0.855                       #48 10.161 -0.489


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7668 Brad Rounds                          7728 Joel Larkin                  
E1                  -0.029  9.098 145.69     ****WINNER****  0.073 10.346 129.87
       SS/TB  Dial: 9.09 (+/-):  0.008           SS/IA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.136
 Qualified:            #14  9.098 -0.852                       #49 10.221 -0.479


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7301 Jerry Jenkins                        7607 Jack Bystrom                 
E1                   0.072  8.707 141.56     ****WINNER****  0.111  9.481 138.66
       SS/AH  Dial: 8.63 (+/-):  0.077           SS/FA  Dial: 9.45 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:            #36  8.650 -0.650                        #1  9.460 -0.990

Jack Bystrom's MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 18 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7401 Darren Smith                         7312 George Stassi Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  9.556 136.30                           No Time      
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-): -0.004           SS/HA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-): 89.999
 Qualified:             #6  9.561 -0.889                       #41 10.018 -0.582

Stassi Jr. was shut off at the starting line, apparently leaking some fluid.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Ken Etter                            5200 Abe Loewen                   
E1                   0.041 10.195 129.34     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.216 143.09
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-):  0.015          SS/DM  Dial: 9.21 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:             #9 10.175 -0.875                       #44  9.216 -0.534

Abe Loewen's MOV: 0.0199 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7304 Tom Armanino                         7511 Ted Seipel                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.461 12.840  95.70
       SS/GA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): 89.449          SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-):  1.590
 Qualified:            #25  9.788 -0.762                       #60 11.047 -0.203

Armanino was a no-show.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                        7474 Justin Lamb                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.671 119.90                     0.196 No Time      
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.57 (+/-):  0.101           SS/AS  Dial: 9.03 (+/-): 90.969
 Qualified:             #8  9.572 -0.878                       #43  9.019 -0.581

Stubeck with a perfect light and then Lamb broke right on the starting line.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3231 Harry Doolittle                      6000 Norm LaPointe                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010 12.126 109.33                     0.005  9.651 131.88
       SS/OA  Dial: 12.09 (+/-):  0.036          GT/CA  Dial: 9.67 (+/-): -0.019
 Qualified:            #62 12.151 -0.149                       #27  9.666 -0.734


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Jackie Alley                          788 Keri Angeles Pari            
E1                  -0.005  9.358 142.51     ****WINNER****  0.063 10.024 129.92
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.30 (+/-):  0.058           SS/FA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-):  0.134
 Qualified:            #10  9.327 -0.873                       #45  9.917 -0.533


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 787E Dennis Paz                           2207 Jeff Taylor                  
E1                  -0.010 11.521 114.01     ****WINNER**** -0.004  9.652 137.79
       GT/MA  Dial: 11.52 (+/-):  0.001          GT/DA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-): -0.038
 Qualified:            #58 11.513 -0.237                       #23  9.697 -0.803


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7042 Errol Farmer                         7056 Frank Grossi                 
E1                   0.369 10.677 122.76     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.647 121.43
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.62 (+/-):  0.057          GT/AA  Dial: 9.25 (+/-):  0.397
 Qualified:            #53 10.640 -0.360                       #18  9.266 -0.834

Frank Grossi's MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7800 Bob Fordyce                          7053 Bernie Cunningham            
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.016  9.454 140.04                    -0.066 10.879 122.60
       GT/BA  Dial: 9.43 (+/-):  0.024           SS/KA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #22  9.443 -0.807                       #57 10.980 -0.270


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  554 Ron Roddel                           7257 Brett Brown                  
E1                   0.066 10.688 126.28     ****WINNER****  0.033 11.284 113.27
       GT/LA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.058          SS/MA  Dial: 11.28 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:             #2 10.609 -0.941                       #37 11.230 -0.620


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7228 Bill Blakeney                         757 Larry Zavala                 
E1                  -0.001 10.007 129.80     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.510 138.56
       SS/HA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.007          GT/CA  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #40 10.012 -0.588                        #5  9.490 -0.910


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  795 Brian McClanahan                     5462 Scott Pearson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.501 150.88                     0.020 10.696 119.15
       SS/BM  Dial: 8.50 (+/-):  0.001           SS/JA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-): -0.044
 Qualified:            #30  8.492 -0.708                       #65 10.905 -0.095

McClanahan's package 0.016 seconds for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                             7267 Larry Scarth                 
E1                  -0.037 10.378 126.83     ****WINNER****  0.132 10.551 126.40
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.088          GT/TB  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.049
 Qualified:            #32 10.316 -0.684                       #67 10.831 -0.019


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5742 Al Corda                                4 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.403 127.78                     0.067  9.447 144.71
       SS/HA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.033          SS/CM  Dial: 8.72 (+/-):  0.727
 Qualified:            #59 10.368 -0.232                       #24  8.731 -0.769


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                          601 Cody Lane                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024 10.198 125.86                     0.067  8.770 148.25
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  0.008          SS/BS  Dial: 8.76 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #46 10.184 -0.516                       #11  8.779 -0.871


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7696 Len Schneider                        1136 Peter Biondo                 
E1                   0.049 10.662 125.58     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.592 128.13
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.63 (+/-):  0.032          GT/CA  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.052
 Qualified:            #63 10.919 -0.131                       #28  9.672 -0.728

This was a close drag race...Peter Biondo's MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 18 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  724 Greg Tims                            7774 Rodger Comstock              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.132 10.983 120.20                     0.238  8.808 143.89
       SS/VX  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.123         SS/AAA  Dial: 8.77 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:            #31 10.901 -0.699                       #66  8.743 -0.057

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink