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Sat, 22 Feb 2014, 17:55 PM

Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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
 7083 Andrew Durham                              Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.051  9.483 117.52     
       SS/DA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-): -0.717   
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Schweigert) 0.037  9.275  0.035   
E1    (J Davison   ) 0.043  9.192  0.022   
 Qualified:             #1  9.177 -1.023                     Bye

3:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.64 inches, adjusted altitude 2,880 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Bye run for Durham.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5462 Scott Pearson                        2207 Jeff Taylor                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030 11.089 117.84                     0.027  9.764 131.28
       SS/KA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.009          GT/DA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Cotten    ) 0.025 11.087  0.067      (K Rizzoli   ) 0.029  9.751  0.031
E1    (M Pruss     ) 0.034 11.017  0.017      (M Faul      ) 0.013  9.684  0.014
 Qualified:            #45 11.018 -0.232                       #12  9.678 -0.822

Just three thousands difference in RT's and two in the lights. Scott Pearson gets the win. MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 6 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7350 Bob Bales                            7775 Brian Weber                  
E3                   0.045  9.923 136.10     ****WINNER****  0.053 10.344 124.34
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.263           GT/EA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Roddel    ) 0.068  9.744  0.094      (H Doolittle ) 0.054 10.316  0.056
E1    (L Scarth    ) 0.054  9.644  0.014      (D Smith     ) 0.062 10.241  0.011
 Qualified:            #18  9.617 -0.783                       #37 10.209 -0.441

Bales can't run the number, so Weber gets the win. He races Durham next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Jimmy DeFrank                        7607 Jack Bystrom                 
E3                   0.038  8.917 153.14     ****WINNER****  0.123  9.563 137.89
       SS/BS  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.117           SS/FA  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Paz       ) 0.041  8.785  0.035      (K Alby      ) 0.036  9.520  0.020
E1    (T Hall      ) 0.048  8.797  0.797      (M Wesolowski) 0.044  9.464  0.014
 Qualified:             #9  8.770 -0.880                        #3  9.462 -0.988

Jack Bystrom races Pearson next round, as DeFrank slows. MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7031 Gregg Luneack                        7053 Bernie Cunningham            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.170 10.637 124.28                     0.030 10.948 121.02
       SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.613          SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.302
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Cruzen    ) 0.053 10.680  0.010      (P Unruh     ) 0.042 11.004  0.014
E1    (C Stubeck   ) 0.003 10.660  0.040      (G Bichlmeier) 0.038 10.955  0.035
 Qualified:            #39 10.833 -0.417                       #46 11.035 -0.215

Heads-up!

Gregg Luneack's MOV: 0.1716 seconds (approximately 30 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         7474 Justin Lamb                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.325 122.33                     0.048  9.389 141.40
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.005          SS/DA  Dial: 9.39 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Nolan     ) 0.030 10.298  0.008      (S Wann      ) 0.011  9.406  0.016
E1    (T Gaynor    ) 0.039 10.328  0.068      (K Mozeris   ) 0.031  9.485  0.155
 Qualified:            #41 10.360 -0.340                        #8  9.316 -0.884

Winner gets the bye run nest round.

Dan Fletcher runs 0.005 to his dial for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0154 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out by just -0.001.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                         7257 Brett Brown                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.661 136.70                     0.043 11.335 114.02
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.63 (+/-):  0.031           SS/MA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N LaPointe  ) 0.023 10.137 -0.263      (L Glasbrenne) 0.018 11.331  0.001
E1    (L Zavala    ) 0.037  9.486 -0.914      (D Kennedy   ) 0.054 11.304  0.034
 Qualified:            #36  9.954 -0.446                       #30 11.294 -0.556

Peter Biondo's MOV: Opponent broke out. He faces Luneack later.

3:51 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink