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Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 13:23 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, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  446 J. Allen Sherman                      361 Bo Butner                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.024 123.31                     0.111 No Time      
       SS/BM  Dial: 8.82 (+/-):  0.204           SS/BA  Dial: 8.79 (+/-): 91.209
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Stassi Jr ) 0.036  9.017  0.117      (L Schneider ) -0.002 17.791  9.011
E2    (K Etter     ) 0.005  8.917  0.017                     0.049 13.479  3.579
E1    (R Menard    ) 0.043  8.996  0.096      (H Emmons III) 0.003  8.851  0.031
 Qualified:            #55  8.811 -0.389                        #1  8.767 -1.133

10:12 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,053 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Butner's Mustang is still broke and coasts slowly down the track. Sherman gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                      332 Marion Stephenson            
E4                  -0.024 10.668  94.28     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.801 134.79
       SS/AM  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  1.868           GT/FA  Dial: 9.81 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Winslow   ) 0.034  8.961  0.191      (H Doolittle ) 0.046  9.884  0.054
E2    (J Lamb      ) 0.032  8.805 -0.005      (T Seipel    ) 0.055  9.878  0.008
E1    (D Broaddus  ) 0.039  8.958  0.168      (K Alby      ) 0.079  9.867  0.007
 Qualified:            #66  8.918 -0.082                        #5  9.801 -0.999

Bertozzi goes red and gives the win to Stephenson.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                            391 Irvin Johns                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.066  9.921 133.08                     0.005  9.189 140.88
       GT/EA  Dial: 9.93 (+/-): -0.009           GT/AA  Dial: 9.20 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Rizzoli   ) 0.033  9.962  0.032                     0.048  9.211 -0.889
E2    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.068  9.973  0.013      (L Glasbrenne) 0.025  9.187 -0.013
E1    (J Adkinson  ) 0.059  9.968 -0.012      (T Olsonawski) 0.005  9.206  0.006
 Qualified:            #40  9.993 -0.657                       #18  9.242 -0.858

Johns has a better 0.005 light, but runs 0.002 quicker than Thomas. Don Thomas' MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2207 Jeff Taylor                                Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.844 No Time           
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.52 (+/-): 90.479    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Keen      ) 0.030  9.528  0.008   
E2    (L Zavala    ) 0.005  9.652  0.092   
E1    (D Bridgewate) 0.039  9.624  0.064   
 Qualified:            #11  9.573 -0.927                     Bye

Taylor gets the bye run and takes the green and backs out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5830 Dennis Nelson                         639 Christopher Cour             
E4                   0.030 10.717 122.30     ****WINNER****  0.055  9.732 135.74
       SS/LA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-): -0.023          GT/EA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Biondo    ) 0.013 10.748  0.028      (J Bystrom   ) 0.024  9.887  0.177
E2    (A Loewen    ) 0.009 10.768  0.008      (M Graham    ) 0.021  9.775  0.005
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.030 10.766 -0.004      (R Loge      ) 0.050  9.799  0.039
 Qualified:            #32 10.661 -0.789                       #12  9.744 -0.906

Winner gets the bye run in the next round.
Christopher Cour's MOV: Double breakout.

10:19 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink