Thu, 29 Oct 2015, 19:56 PM Super Stock Round 3 Class Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 303N Mike Skinner                         7774 Rodger Comstock              
C3   ****WINNER****  0.065  8.940 151.04                     0.011 21.221  60.78
       FSS/C Index: 9.82 (+/-): -0.880           FSS/D Index: 10.07 (+/-): 11.151
 Prior rounds:
C2                   0.070  8.927 151.82      (M Okeefe    ) 0.218  9.166 148.84
C1    (N Morris    ) 0.041  8.891 153.25      (M Bogner    ) 0.095  9.097 150.08
 Qualified:            #18  8.891 153.25                       #14  9.097 150.08

Comstock with the starting line advantage, but Skinner gets the Factory Stock Combo class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7117 Jim Rau                              787E Dennis Paz                   
C3   ****WINNER****  0.061 10.789 122.03                     0.002 12.176  95.02
       GT/JA Index: 11.50 (+/-): -0.711          SS/NA Index: 12.37 (+/-): -0.194
 Prior rounds:
C2                   -0.099 10.810 120.88      (S Wann      ) 0.045 12.020 109.63
C1    (L Scarth    ) 0.015 10.722 122.18      (H Doolittle ) 0.023 11.913 111.56
 Qualified:            #40 10.694 124.34                       #82 11.913 111.56

Paz with a near perfect light, but Rau gets the win to advance to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  788 Keri Angeles Pari                    6820 Caitlin Setters              
C3                   0.044 10.363 126.44     ****WINNER****  0.077  9.725 133.88
       GT/CA Index: 10.58 (+/-): -0.217          GT/CA Index: 10.58 (+/-): -0.855
 Prior rounds:
C2    (M Faul      ) 0.050 10.349 127.41                     0.083  9.816 118.43
C1    (L Glasbrenne) 0.050 10.394 127.19      (V Penrod    ) 0.133  9.658 135.89
 Qualified:            #89 10.324 128.07                       #22  9.658 135.89

Pari with the starting line advantage, but Setters gets the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   74 Robert Cruzen                        7056 Frank Grossi                 
C3   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.605 107.87                    -0.003  9.472 118.38
       GT/AA Index: 10.28 (+/-): -0.675          GT/AA Index: 10.28 (+/-): -0.808
 Prior rounds:
C2    (J DeForrest ) 0.034  9.179 143.25                     0.003  9.433 120.60
C1                   0.018  9.158 144.66      (E Bell      ) 0.004  9.341 137.08
 Qualified:             #5  9.158 144.66                       #11  9.255 142.70

Grossi goes red and Cruzen gets the Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7240 Kayla Mozeris                          72 Mike Graham                  
C3                   0.115 10.411 126.84     ****WINNER****  0.049 10.465 125.33
       GT/HA Index: 11.24 (+/-): -0.829          GT/HA Index: 11.24 (+/-): -0.775
 Prior rounds:
C2                   -0.015 10.591 106.80      (K Etter     ) 0.033 10.671 105.44
C1    (D Rampy     ) 0.013 10.380 122.93      (B Burton    ) 0.010 10.439 126.77
 Qualified:            #29 10.380 122.93                       #35 10.415 126.89

Graham with the starting line advantage and the Class win in a close one. Mike Graham's MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink