Sat, 22 Feb 2014, 11:53 AM Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7185 Dave Bridgewater 71 Robert Cruzen
E1 -0.011 9.525 140.14 ****WINNER**** 0.088 9.892 135.86
SS/DA Dial: 9.54 (+/-): -0.015 GT/AA Dial: 9.20 (+/-): 0.692
Qualified: #26 9.536 -0.664 #52 10.427 0.327
9:29 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,629 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.Robert Cruzen's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
703D Kyle Rizzoli 737 Shane Studley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 10.277 127.56 -0.004 10.173 128.09
SS/GA Dial: 10.31 (+/-): -0.033 GT/TB Dial: 10.16 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #51 10.565 0.015 #25 10.151 -0.699
Kyle Rizzoli's MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3231 Harry Doolittle 7386 Ray Menard
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 12.222 108.29 No Time
SS/OA Dial: 12.23 (+/-): -0.008 SS/CS Dial: 10.30 (+/-): 89.699
Qualified: #50 12.260 -0.040 #24 9.577 -0.723
2013 Event winner, Doolittle, gets a free pass to round two, as Menard can't make the call.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
729 Michael Wesolowski 7607 Jack Bystrom
E1 -0.019 8.589 160.50 ****WINNER**** 0.044 9.464 138.77
SS/BBA Dial: 8.57 (+/-): 0.019 SS/FA Dial: 9.45 (+/-): 0.014
Qualified: #29 8.619 -0.581 #3 9.462 -0.988
Jack Bystrom's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
640 Don Thomas 6015 Tom Nolan
E1 0.070 10.050 130.04 ****WINNER**** 0.042 9.280 144.94
GT/EA Dial: 10.05 (+/-): 0.000 GT/BA Dial: 9.28 (+/-): 0.000
Qualified: #28 10.060 -0.590 #2 9.260 -0.990
We finally get a race and it's a good one. Both drivers run 0.000 to their dials and Tom Nolan gets the hole shot win. MOV:
0.0282 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7312 George Stassi Jr. 4688 Mike Cotten
E1 0.028 10.074 128.52 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.089 127.47
SS/HA Dial: 10.08 (+/-): -0.006 SS/JA Dial: 10.07 (+/-): 0.019
Qualified: #32 10.079 -0.521 #6 10.075 -0.925
Mike Cotten starts with a nice 0.007 light. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.006.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7701 Don Kennedy 7257 Brett Brown
E1 -0.008 9.131 145.06 ****WINNER**** 0.054 11.304 114.83
GT/AA Dial: 9.14 (+/-): -0.009 SS/MA Dial: 11.27 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #4 9.154 -0.946 #30 11.294 -0.556
Brett Brown's MOV: opponent's -0.009 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
787E Dennis Paz 7702 Mike Graham
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.007 11.640 112.93 -0.010 10.350 118.92
GT/MA Dial: 11.66 (+/-): -0.020 GT/HA Dial: 10.36 (+/-): -0.010
Qualified: #48 11.643 -0.107 #22 10.307 -0.743
Dennis Paz cuts a 0.007 light. MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
554 Ron Roddel 5726 Jeffrey Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 10.668 125.67 0.017 10.150 129.14
GT/LA Dial: 10.63 (+/-): 0.038 GT/EA Dial: 10.10 (+/-): 0.050
Qualified: #5 10.613 -0.937 #31 10.123 -0.527
Really close in the lights! Ron Roddel's MOV: 0.0026 seconds (approximately 6 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7031 Gregg Luneack 718 Chuck Stubeck
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.003 10.660 122.49 0.073 9.598 135.17
SS/KA Dial: 10.62 (+/-): 0.040 SS/FA Dial: 9.61 (+/-): -0.012
Qualified: #39 10.833 -0.417 #13 9.631 -0.819
Gregg Luneack nails the tree with a 0.003 light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0184 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke
out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7155 Leo Glasbrenner 7111 Jon Irving
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 9.732 133.49 0.069 10.940 120.52
GT/DA Dial: 9.73 (+/-): 0.002 GT/IA Dial: 10.96 (+/-): -0.020
Qualified: #17 9.708 -0.792 #43 10.939 -0.261
Leo Glasbrenner runs 0.002 to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5462 Scott Pearson 6688 Mike Pruss
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 11.017 117.29 0.127 9.710 134.07
SS/KA Dial: 11.00 (+/-): 0.017 SS/HA Dial: 9.82 (+/-): -0.110
Qualified: #45 11.018 -0.232 #19 9.819 -0.781
Scott Pearson's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7083 Andrew Durham 6047 Jeff Davison
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 9.192 145.36 0.017 10.796 120.57
SS/DA Dial: 9.17 (+/-): 0.022 GT/KA Dial: 10.82 (+/-): -0.024
Qualified: #1 9.177 -1.023 #27 10.835 -0.615
Andrew Durham's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7826 Kyle Seipel 751 Joe Schweigert
E1 0.109 9.096 135.41 ****WINNER**** 0.072 10.209 128.41
SS/AS Dial: 9.13 (+/-): -0.034 SS/JA Dial: 10.18 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #40 9.225 -0.375 #14 10.188 -0.812
Joe Schweigert's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7980 Steve Wann 5742 Al Corda
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.074 9.398 129.08 0.109 10.436 126.72
GT/AA Dial: 9.40 (+/-): -0.002 SS/HA Dial: 10.45 (+/-): -0.014
Qualified: #21 9.352 -0.748 #47 10.421 -0.179
Steve Wann misses his dial by just -0.002. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0124 seconds (approximately 2 feet) in a double
breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5200 Abe Loewen 5149 Phil Unruh
E1 0.036 9.236 145.19 ****WINNER**** 0.046 8.583 156.25
SS/DM Dial: 9.25 (+/-): -0.014 SS/CM Dial: 8.58 (+/-): 0.003
Qualified: #33 9.248 -0.502 #7 8.578 -0.922
Phil Unruh runs 0.003 to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6021 Mark Faul 2207 Jeff Taylor
E1 0.007 10.233 125.82 ****WINNER**** 0.013 9.684 135.04
GT/EA Dial: 10.21 (+/-): 0.023 GT/DA Dial: 9.67 (+/-): 0.014
Qualified: #38 10.227 -0.423 #12 9.678 -0.822
Lots of smoke from Faul's car going down the track after a 0.007 light. Jeff Taylor gets the close win. MOV: 0.0037 seconds
(approximately 8 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
61 Kory Alby 7056 Frank Grossi
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 11.176 112.74 0.034 9.280 140.71
SS/LA Dial: 11.19 (+/-): -0.014 GT/AA Dial: 9.34 (+/-): -0.060
Qualified: #42 11.163 -0.287 #16 9.293 -0.807
Kory Alby's MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7401 Darren Smith 7775 Brian Weber
E1 -0.017 9.680 119.65 ****WINNER**** 0.062 10.241 131.16
SS/FA Dial: 9.61 (+/-): 0.070 GT/EA Dial: 10.23 (+/-): 0.011
Qualified: #11 9.600 -0.850 #37 10.209 -0.441
Brian Weber's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5440 Gene Bichlmeier 7053 Bernie Cunningham
E1 0.060 10.184 120.65 ****WINNER**** 0.038 10.955 118.51
GT/I Dial: 10.20 (+/-): -0.016 SS/KA Dial: 10.92 (+/-): 0.035
Qualified: #20 10.176 -0.774 #46 11.035 -0.215
Bernie Cunningham's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6000 Norm LaPointe 7774 Rodger Comstock
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 9.673 136.15 0.105 8.737 158.58
GT/CA Dial: 9.66 (+/-): 0.013 SS/AAA Dial: 8.75 (+/-): -0.013
Qualified: #23 9.667 -0.733 #49 8.734 -0.066
Norm LaPointe's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0391 seconds (approximately 9 feet), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7474 Justin Lamb 7240 Kayla Mozeris
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.031 9.485 122.87 0.030 10.748 119.53
SS/DA Dial: 9.33 (+/-): 0.155 GT/HA Dial: 10.57 (+/-): 0.178
Qualified: #8 9.316 -0.884 #34 10.586 -0.464
Just 0.001 difference at the green and lots of games on the top end. Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 4
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1781 Dan Fletcher 67 Tom Gaynor
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.039 10.328 115.52 0.171 9.681 133.90
SS/IA Dial: 10.26 (+/-): 0.068 GT/DA Dial: 9.70 (+/-): -0.019
Qualified: #41 10.360 -0.340 #15 9.688 -0.812
Dan Fletcher's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0451 seconds (approximately 9 feet), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7350 Bob Bales 7267 Larry Scarth
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 9.644 137.19 0.068 10.614 124.46
GT/CA Dial: 9.63 (+/-): 0.014 GT/TB Dial: 10.64 (+/-): -0.026
Qualified: #18 9.617 -0.783 #44 10.600 -0.250
Bob Bales' MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
767 Tim Hall 4 Jimmy DeFrank
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.048 8.797 139.72
SS/JA Dial: 11.00 (+/-): 88.999 SS/BS Dial: 8.00 (+/-): 0.797
Qualified: #35 10.548 -0.452 #9 8.770 -0.880
Hall is a No Show and DeFrank gets a single to round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
757 Larry Zavala 1136 Peter Biondo
E1 0.106 9.512 138.39 ****WINNER**** 0.037 9.486 127.04
GT/CA Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.888 GT/CA Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.914
Qualified: #10 9.545 -0.855 #36 9.954 -0.446
Heads-up! Biondo from start to finish. Zavala is late and can't run him down.
9:50 a.m.
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