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Mon, 01 Sep 2014, 13:15 PM

Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3718 Nick Morris                             7 Ricky Decker                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.031  9.901 131.50                     0.011 10.255 130.04
       GT/FA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-): -0.009           SS/JA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Olsonawski) 0.083 10.354  0.424      (T Frantz    ) 0.000 10.256 -0.014
E3    (B Zaskowski ) 0.030 10.014  0.084      (C Sullivan  ) 0.038 10.487  0.207
E2    (V Harmon    ) 0.021 10.018  0.108      (K Ratliff   ) 0.052 10.640  0.410
E1    (S Kent      ) 0.051  9.885  0.015      (M Hoover    ) 0.023 10.272  0.052
 Qualified:            #53  9.870 -0.930                        #9  9.921 -1.079

1:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 3,617 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Yesterday's rain pushed these cars late into the evening, but they got 128 cars down to eight survivors for today.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   22 Mike Crutchfield                     5545 Gary Stinnett                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.036  8.924 149.31                     0.049 10.502 120.93
       SS/DM  Dial: 8.92 (+/-):  0.004           GT/JA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Marshall  ) 0.057  9.191  0.281      (M Walter    ) 0.011 10.505  0.025
E3    (D Rampy     ) 0.028  8.954  0.014      (G Emmons    ) 0.048 10.482  0.002
E2    (P Candies   ) 0.038  8.956  0.046      (M Forbes    ) -0.006 10.484 -0.026
E1    (B Rink      ) 0.030  8.927  0.007      (P Hellenberg) 0.050 10.506 -0.014
 Qualified:            #76  8.871 -0.879                       #96 10.487 -0.813

Mike Crutchfield's MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3226 Zack Running                            9 Tom Sheehan                  
E5                   0.024 11.111 120.34     ****WINNER****  0.024 10.537 126.19
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.09 (+/-):  0.021          GT/IA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Fletcher  ) 0.008 11.109 -0.021      (M Cotten    ) 0.065 10.565  0.025
E3    (B Worner    ) 0.008 11.145  0.015      (E Wright    ) 0.014 10.540  0.000
E2    (J Beattie Jr) 0.023 11.152  0.062      (D Turner    ) 0.043 10.542  0.052
E1    (R Skillman  ) 0.054 11.063  0.023      (J Granier   ) 0.030 10.480  0.000
 Qualified:            #79 10.989 -0.861                      #123 10.464 -0.736

Identical lights and a very close race. Tom Sheehan's MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 9 inches). He races Morris in the semifinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1108 Gary Richard                         1140 Tom Boucher                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.064  9.444 141.70                     0.029  9.767 136.15
       SS/EA  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.044           GT/EA  Dial: 9.77 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Gallagher ) 0.118  9.438  0.038      (M Bryant    ) 0.062  9.867  0.107
E3    (R Running   ) 0.097  9.432  0.052      (B Dawson    ) 0.039  9.771  0.001
E2    (J Dona      ) 0.022  9.399  0.009      (A Adkins    ) 0.057  9.770  0.010
E1    (D Kelly     ) 0.146  9.495  0.015      (T De Pillo  ) 0.012  9.792  0.062
 Qualified:            #22  9.351 -0.999                       #34  9.679 -0.971

Boucher had a big holeshot, took three thousandths too much stripe. Richard will race Crutchfield in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink