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Fri, 12 Feb 2016, 14:06 PM

Super Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
 7171 Fred Moreno                          7360 Mike Loge                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  9.626 130.32                     0.055 11.071 119.36
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.026           SS/LA  Dial: 11.05 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Rizzoli   ) 0.011  9.586 -0.964      (J Hodge     ) 0.037 11.038 -0.012
 Qualified:             #8  9.604 -0.946                       #59 11.110 -0.340

10:38 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,536 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Close at the finish line! Fred Moreno's MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 19 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7257 Brett Brown                            75 Randy Loge                   
E2                   0.091 11.338 114.94     ****WINNER****  0.072 10.567 123.15
       SS/NA  Dial: 11.35 (+/-): -0.012          SS/KA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Blakeney  ) 0.021 11.322 -0.018      (R Skillman  ) 0.041 10.557  0.007
 Qualified:            #18 11.320 -0.830                       #35 10.593 -0.657

Wheels up leaves and Randy Loge just gets the win MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 20 inches) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7668 Brad Rounds                          7390 John Winslow Sr.             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.253 131.20                     0.138 10.550 124.67
       SS/TB  Dial: 9.20 (+/-):  0.053           GT/HA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Doolittle ) 0.010  9.193  0.003      (C Gullett   ) 0.064 10.509 -0.001
 Qualified:            #31  9.231 -0.719                       #48 10.563 -0.487

Winslow is late and Rounds gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 786H Ali Afshar                           7312 George Stassi Jr.            
E2                   0.005  9.317 154.46     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.014 124.08
       FSS/B  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.517           SS/HA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Stubeck   ) 0.027  8.806 -0.044      (G Bichlmeier) 0.050 10.018  0.038
 Qualified:            #57  8.797 -0.403                       #40  9.987 -0.613

Nice 0.005 light for Afshar, but the Camaro spins the tires. Stassi gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6810 Rob Blair                             791 Adam Emmer                   
E2                  -0.002  8.229 166.27     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.185 130.73
       FSS/B  Dial: 8.22 (+/-):  0.009           GT/EA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Williams  ) 0.016  8.259  0.059      (A Durham    ) 0.029 10.143 -0.017
 Qualified:             #5  8.221 -0.979                       #56 10.200 -0.450

Adam Emmer's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light. OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7056 Frank Grossi                         7111 Jon Irving                   
E2                  -0.005  9.595 113.87     ****WINNER****  0.059 11.249  99.33
       GT/AA  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.195           SS/LA  Dial: 11.08 (+/-):  0.169
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Wann      ) 0.071  9.462  0.062      (B Fordyce   ) 0.026 11.097  0.027
 Qualified:            #41  9.494 -0.606                       #58 11.091 -0.359

Grossi is red by -0.005 and Irving goes to round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Justin Lamb                          7420 Eddie Leabo                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025 10.757  84.89                    -0.037 10.120 131.09
       SS/AM  Dial: 8.59 (+/-):  2.167           SS/JA  Dial: 10.12 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Broaddus  ) 0.024  8.593  0.003      (T Fletcher  ) 0.028 10.117  0.027
 Qualified:            #63  8.799 -0.201                       #12 10.100 -0.900

Another red light. Leabo this time and then he runs right on his dial. Lamb gets an easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2207 Jeff Taylor                           737 Shane Studley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  9.605 134.20                     0.060 10.090 129.08
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-):  0.005           GT/TB  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Davison   ) 0.075  9.622  0.012      (D Paz       ) 0.030 10.249  0.149
 Qualified:            #10  9.576 -0.924                       #27 10.080 -0.770

Just 0.001 difference in RT's and Jeff Taylor runs 0.005 to his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7405 Eric Bell                            7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.049  9.181 142.40                    -0.003  8.739 132.56
       GT/AA  Dial: 9.17 (+/-):  0.011           SS/BM  Dial: 8.63 (+/-):  0.109
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Burton    ) 0.081  9.164 -0.016      (S Smith     ) 0.017  8.699  0.069
 Qualified:             #3  9.090 -1.010                       #54  8.743 -0.457

McClanahan goes red this time by just -0.003. Bell gets the gift.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7826 Kyle Seipel                           796 Tony Hewes                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  9.693 123.81                    -0.012  9.479 117.80
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.083           GT/BA  Dial: 9.25 (+/-):  0.229
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Hall      ) 0.029  9.770  0.060      (D Thomas    ) 0.056  9.247  0.027
 Qualified:            #55  9.745 -0.455                        #4  9.252 -0.998

Kyle Seipel's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7318 Art Peterson                         7031 Gregg Luneack                
E2                  -0.084 15.424  75.48     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.637 125.11
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  4.854          SS/KA  Dial: 10.57 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Rau       ) 0.057 10.558  0.038      (A Corda     ) 0.029 10.560 -0.690
 Qualified:            #51 10.532 -0.468                       #34 10.582 -0.668

Huge wheelstand for Luneack and the wagon drives towards the wall. He gathers it back up to finish the run. Peterson goes red to make it easy for Luneack.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7053 Bernie Cunningham                    7301 Jerry Jenkins                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001 10.734 122.20                     0.011  8.753 140.34
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.72 (+/-):  0.014          SS/AH  Dial: 8.74 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.035 10.733  0.063      (A Falcone   ) 0.013  8.820  0.040
 Qualified:            #64 10.806 -0.194                       #47  8.809 -0.491

Close race! Bernie Cunningham nails the lights with a 0.001 RT. MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Bernie Cunningham's package: 0.015.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7185 Dave Bridgewater                      795 Brian McClanahan             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.095  9.567 139.43                     0.045  8.750 141.22
       FSS/F  Dial: 9.55 (+/-):  0.017           SS/BM  Dial: 8.67 (+/-):  0.080
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Okeefe    ) 0.086  9.521  0.011      (C Lane      ) 0.005  8.702  0.012
 Qualified:            #33  9.523 -0.677                       #50  8.721 -0.479

Bad light for Bridgewater and the win anyway, as McClanahan leaves too much stripe on the top end.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7304 Tom Armanino                          778 Dustin Braun                 
E2                   0.086  9.703 135.17     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.929 127.94
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  0.013           SS/HA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Mendoza   ) 0.127  9.689  0.019      (L Scarth    ) 0.034  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #15  9.684 -0.866                       #32  9.900 -0.700

Dustin Braun's MOV: 0.0523 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                            5200 Abe Loewen                   
E2                   0.022 10.847 121.51     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.286 143.17
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.85 (+/-): -0.003          SS/DM  Dial: 9.27 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Taylor    ) 0.036 10.842  0.012      (D Keen      ) -0.003  9.225  0.025
 Qualified:            #62 11.163 -0.287                       #45  9.222 -0.528

Really close at the finish line. Abe Loewen takes a two light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 2 inches), opponent broke out by just -0.003.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jimmy DeFrank                         788 Keri Angeles Pari            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.828 154.56                     0.001  9.905 132.91
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.028           GT/CA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Roddel    ) 0.013  8.851  0.051      (K Etter     ) 0.026  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:            #36  8.844 -0.656                       #53  9.938 -0.462

Just 0.003 difference at the green and Jimmy DeFrank puts a four light. Pari has a 0.001 light and then breaks out by -0.005.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4444 Norman Marsden                       7155 Leo Glasbrenner              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000 10.412 118.06                     0.012  9.578 137.61
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.042          GT/CA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ogburn    ) 0.013 10.372  0.032      (G Tims      ) 0.041  9.797  0.197
 Qualified:             #9 10.310 -0.940                       #26  9.619 -0.781

Perfect light for Norman Marsden and the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

11:00 a.m.

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