Sat, 08 Feb 2014, 14:59 PM Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
 1781 Dan Fletcher                               Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.172 123.02     
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-): -0.048   
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Alby      ) 0.019 10.223  0.023   
E2    (P Biondo    ) 0.007 10.298  0.168   
E1    (C Lane      ) 0.024 10.198  0.008   
 Qualified:            #46 10.184 -0.516                     Bye

11:52 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 1,570 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

BYe run for Fletcher

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                            757 Larry Zavala                 
E4                   0.029  9.999 132.59     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.501 130.24
       GT/EA  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.019           GT/CA  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Loewen    ) 0.029  9.988  0.018      (J Larkin    ) 0.058  9.487 -0.003
E2    (F Grossi    ) 0.058  9.986  0.036      (B Fordyce   ) 0.031  9.494  0.014
E1    (D Clark     ) 0.001  9.973 -0.027      (B Blakeney  ) 0.026  9.510  0.030
 Qualified:            #35  9.990 -0.660                        #5  9.490 -0.910

Larry Zavala's MOV: 0.0135 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will race Fletcher in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7607 Jack Bystrom                         7401 Darren Smith                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.130  9.472 138.91                    -0.016  9.585 121.13
       SS/FA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): -0.978          SS/FA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): -0.865
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Angeles Pa) 0.208  9.466 -0.984      (L Scarth    ) 0.041  9.571  0.021
E2                   0.001  9.450 -1.000      (J Taylor    ) 0.006  9.574  0.044
E1    (J Jenkins   ) 0.111  9.481  0.031      (G Stassi Jr ) 0.059  9.556 -0.004
 Qualified:             #1  9.460 -0.990                        #6  9.561 -0.889

Heads-up! Jack Bystrom's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7511 Ted Seipel                           7797 Don Keen                     
E4                   0.045 11.215 102.65     ****WINNER****  0.326 10.339 127.97
       SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.035          SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.911
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Schweigert) 0.025 11.050 -0.020      (L Glasbrenne) 0.002 10.333  0.013
E2    (C Stubeck   ) 0.038 11.090  0.070      (J Faherty   ) 0.017 10.310  0.030
E1    (T Armanino  ) 0.461 12.840  1.590      (M Ogburn    ) 0.078 10.307  0.007
 Qualified:            #60 11.047 -0.203                        #4 10.331 -0.919

Heads-up! Winner races Bystrom next round.

Keen ensures that he won't get a red light and takes the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                     4688 Mike Cotten                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.102  9.516 140.72                    -0.021 12.799  72.11
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.016           SS/JA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  2.599
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Graham    ) 0.051  9.504  0.014      (R Loge      ) 0.043 10.182  0.022
E2    (M Faul      ) 0.048  9.485  0.005      (G Luneack   ) 0.087 10.969  0.809
E1    (G Williams  ) 0.083  9.511  0.031      (S Felipe Cre) 0.023 10.420  0.260
 Qualified:            #29  9.491 -0.709                       #16 10.162 -0.838

Dave Bridgewater gets the bye run next round. MOV: opponent's red light.

11:56 a.m.

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