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Fri, 12 Feb 2016, 13:02 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5400 Al Corda                             7031 Gregg Luneack                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.029 10.560 125.31
       SS/FA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): 89.549          SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.690
 Qualified:            #68 12.071  1.621                       #34 10.582 -0.668

9:31 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,254 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Corda had lots of problems during qualifying and did not answer the call today. Luneak aired it out, with a two-bounce landing.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                     7156 Mike O'Keefe                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.086  9.521 131.79                     0.067 10.245 121.18
       FSS/F  Dial: 9.51 (+/-):  0.011           FGT/D  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #33  9.523 -0.677                       #67 10.312 -0.038

O'Keefe had a small advantage at the green, but Bridgewater was closer to hids dial for the win. Dave Bridgewater's MOV: 0.0055 seconds (approximately 12 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7171 Fred Moreno                          703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.586 136.66                           No Time      
       SS/GA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.964          SS/CA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949
 Qualified:             #8  9.604 -0.946                       #42  9.493 -0.557

Rizzoli was also a no-show today.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7390 John Winslow Sr.                     6521 Charlene Gullett             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064 10.509 124.87                     0.042 10.319 124.05
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-): -0.001          GT/IA  Dial: 10.33 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #48 10.563 -0.487                       #14 10.330 -0.870

Gullett had the early advantage, took too much stripe. John Winslow Sr.'s MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                             73 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.003  9.225 145.88                    -0.001 10.323 127.35
       SS/DM  Dial: 9.20 (+/-):  0.025           SS/KA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:            #45  9.222 -0.528                       #11 10.346 -0.904

Keen had the first chance to go red and took it, by a thousandth. Abe Loewen's MOV: opponent's 0.001 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Justin Lamb                           709 Doug Broaddus                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.593 153.32                     0.018  9.310 138.63
       SS/AM  Dial: 8.59 (+/-):  0.003           GT/AA  Dial: 9.29 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #63  8.799 -0.201                       #29  9.351 -0.749

Close race. Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                             7826 Kyle Seipel                  
E1                   0.024 10.253 126.89     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.770 128.10
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-):  0.073          SS/DA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.060
 Qualified:            #21 10.191 -0.809                       #55  9.745 -0.455

Another close race. Kyle Seipel's MOV: 0.0081 seconds (approximately 18 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7083 Andrew Durham                         791 Adam Emmer                   
E1                   0.030  9.210 141.02     ****WINNER****  0.029 10.143 128.80
       FSS/E  Dial: 9.24 (+/-): -0.030           GT/EA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:            #22  9.242 -0.808                       #56 10.200 -0.450

Adam Emmer's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7360 Mike Loge                            4102 Jack Hodge                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037 11.038 119.78                     0.045  8.285 157.39
       SS/LA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-): -0.012          FSS/B  Dial: 8.38 (+/-): -0.095
 Qualified:            #59 11.110 -0.340                       #25  8.411 -0.789

Mike Loge's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7304 Tom Armanino                         7582 Juan Mendoza                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.127  9.689 135.31                     0.053  9.386 136.91
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.67 (+/-):  0.019           SS/BA  Dial: 9.40 (+/-): -0.014
 Qualified:            #15  9.684 -0.866                       #49  9.419 -0.481

Mendoza had a big advantage at the green, took too much stripe.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7800 Bob Fordyce                          7111 Jon Irving                   
E1                   0.037  9.615 136.97     ****WINNER****  0.026 11.097 115.08
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-):  0.025           SS/LA  Dial: 11.07 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #24  9.603 -0.797                       #58 11.091 -0.359

Jon Irving's MOV: 0.0093 seconds (approximately 22 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  670 Alan Falcone                         7301 Jerry Jenkins                
E1                   0.042  9.213 143.34     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.820 141.19
       GT/AA  Dial: 9.19 (+/-):  0.023           SS/AH  Dial: 8.78 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #13  9.204 -0.896                       #47  8.809 -0.491

Jerry Jenkins' MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      7312 George Stassi Jr.            
E1                   0.119 11.240 111.12     ****WINNER****  0.050 10.018 123.44
        SS/O  Dial: 11.20 (+/-):  0.040          SS/HA  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:             #6 11.224 -0.976                       #40  9.987 -0.613


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3903 Ray Skillman                           75 Randy Loge                   
E1                   0.072  8.982 150.03     ****WINNER****  0.041 10.557 124.03
       FSS/E  Dial: 8.97 (+/-):  0.012           SS/KA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #1  8.986 -1.064                       #35 10.593 -0.657

Randy Loge's MOV: 0.0366 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 787E Dennis Paz                            737 Shane Studley                
E1                   0.208 11.484 115.15     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.249 110.34
       GT/MA  Dial: 11.43 (+/-):  0.054          GT/TB  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.149
 Qualified:            #61 11.431 -0.319                       #27 10.080 -0.770

Studley had a big advantage at the green, caught Paz and paced him to the stripe for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                          778 Dustin Braun                 
E1                   0.054 10.544 126.84     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.933 127.52
       GT/TB  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.024          SS/HA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #66 10.764 -0.086                       #32  9.900 -0.700

Dustin Braun's MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7550 Gary Williams                        6810 Rob Blair                    
E1                   0.068 11.239 115.75     ****WINNER****  0.016  8.259 165.62
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.19 (+/-):  0.049          FSS/B  Dial: 8.20 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #39 11.224 -0.626                        #5  8.221 -0.979

Rob Blair's MOV: 0.0425 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7668 Brad Rounds                          3231 Harry Doolittle              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.193 137.19                     0.027 12.088 109.75
       SS/TB  Dial: 9.19 (+/-):  0.003           SS/OA  Dial: 12.07 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #31  9.231 -0.719                       #65 12.143 -0.157

Brad Rounds' MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 5 feet).Brad Rounds' MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Brad Rounds' package: 0.013.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7257 Brett Brown                          7228 Bill Blakeney                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021 11.322 114.99                    -0.004 10.130 128.48
       SS/NA  Dial: 11.34 (+/-): -0.018          SS/HA  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #18 11.320 -0.830                       #52 10.136 -0.464

Brett Brown's MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Steve Wann                           7056 Frank Grossi                 
E1                   0.076  9.693 134.79     ****WINNER****  0.071  9.462 134.70
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.63 (+/-):  0.063           GT/AA  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:             #7  9.631 -0.969                       #41  9.494 -0.606

Mediocre lights in both lanes and a close race. Frank Grossi's MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 16 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7318 Art Peterson                         7117 Jim Rau                      
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057 10.558 124.44                     0.008 10.699 123.62
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.038          GT/KA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-):  0.099
 Qualified:            #51 10.532 -0.468                       #17 10.604 -0.846

Rau had a great light, did not run the number. Art Peterson's MOV: 0.0126 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7375 Ken Etter                             788 Keri Angeles Pari            
E1                   0.012 10.229 128.96     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.899 133.08
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-): -0.011          GT/CA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #19 10.236 -0.814                       #53  9.938 -0.462

Keri Angeles Pari's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7772 Wayne Taylor                         6032 Jody Lang                    
E1                   0.006 10.442 125.38     ****WINNER****  0.036 10.842 118.76
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.39 (+/-):  0.052          GT/KA  Dial: 10.83 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #28 10.444 -0.756                       #62 11.163 -0.287

Jody Lang's MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 23 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7053 Bernie Cunningham                    7774 Rodger Comstock              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.733 120.94                     0.399  8.890 152.43
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.67 (+/-):  0.063          FSS/C  Dial: 8.93 (+/-): -0.040
 Qualified:            #64 10.806 -0.194                       #30  8.906 -0.744


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5820 Brad Burton                          7405 Eric Bell                    
E1                   0.019 10.201 129.68     ****WINNER****  0.081  9.164 142.90
       GT/GA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-): -0.019          GT/AA  Dial: 9.18 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #37 10.251 -0.649                        #3  9.090 -1.010

Burton had a big edge at the green, took too much stripe.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 786H Ali Afshar                            718 Chuck Stubeck                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  8.806 155.97                    -0.029  9.641 136.34
       FSS/B  Dial: 8.85 (+/-): -0.044           SS/FA  Dial: 9.63 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #57  8.797 -0.403                       #23  9.642 -0.808

Ali Afshar's MOV: opponent's -0.029 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1792 Timothy Fletcher                     7420 Eddie Leabo                  
E1                  -0.002 10.287 108.43     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.117 131.51
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.127          SS/JA  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #46 10.188 -0.512                       #12 10.100 -0.900

Eddie Leabo's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4444 Norman Marsden                        736 Michael Ogburn               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.372 126.59                    -0.025  8.737 152.09
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-):  0.032          SS/AH  Dial: 8.79 (+/-): -0.053
 Qualified:             #9 10.310 -0.940                       #43  8.751 -0.549

Norman Marsden's MOV: opponent's -0.025 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Don Thomas                            796 Tony Hewes                   
E1                   0.057  9.787 133.71     ****WINNER****  0.056  9.247 135.27
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.037           GT/BA  Dial: 9.22 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #38  9.772 -0.628                        #4  9.252 -0.998

Tony Hewes' MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  724 Greg Tims                            7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1                   0.118 11.226 118.42     ****WINNER****  0.041  9.797 123.76
       SS/VX  Dial: 11.09 (+/-):  0.136          GT/CA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.197
 Qualified:            #60 11.265 -0.335                       #26  9.619 -0.781

Leo Glasbrenner's MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7441 Staci Smith                          7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E1                   0.096  9.681 130.99     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.699 143.98
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.001           SS/BM  Dial: 8.63 (+/-):  0.069
 Qualified:            #20  9.686 -0.814                       #54  8.743 -0.457

Ryan McClanahan's MOV: 0.0119 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2207 Jeff Taylor                          6047 Jeff Davison                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.075  9.622 129.93                     0.040 10.961 116.98
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.012           GT/KA  Dial: 10.97 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #10  9.576 -0.924                       #44 10.915 -0.535

Jeff Taylor's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  601 Cody Lane                             795 Brian McClanahan             
E1                   0.071  8.777 148.99     ****WINNER****  0.005  8.702 148.04
       SS/BS  Dial: 8.80 (+/-): -0.023           SS/BM  Dial: 8.69 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #16  8.792 -0.858                       #50  8.721 -0.479

Brian McClanahan's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0310 seconds (approximately 7 feet), opponent broke out. Brian McClanahan's package: 0.017.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jimmy DeFrank                         554 Ron Roddel                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.851 140.23                     0.076 10.540 125.88
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.051           GT/LA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #36  8.844 -0.656                        #2 10.498 -1.052

Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: 0.0425 seconds (approximately 8 feet).Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: 0.0425 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink