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Sat, 27 Feb 2016, 15:01 PM

Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Don Thomas                           6009 Bob Marshall                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  9.950 131.32                     0.087  9.879 133.55
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.92 (+/-):  0.030           GT/TA  Dial: 9.86 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Irving    ) 0.072  9.919 -0.021      (J Jamison   ) 0.032  9.850  0.030
E1    (C Setters   ) 0.030  9.913  0.043      (C Lane      ) 0.096  9.809  0.009
 Qualified:            #36  9.885 -0.615                       #29  9.812 -0.738

12:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,795 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.
Winner will get the bye run in round four.

Don Thomas gets the hole shot win MOV: 0.0245 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7056 Frank Grossi                         5441 Gary McGlasson               
E3                   0.127  9.469 133.80     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.831 132.52
       GT/AA  Dial: 9.55 (+/-): -0.081           SS/GA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Paz       ) 0.026  9.577  0.027      (R Skillman  ) 0.033  9.771  0.031
E1    (A Corda     ) 0.059  9.227  0.007      (A Loewen    ) 0.009  9.749  0.049
 Qualified:             #8  9.214 -0.886                       #15  9.685 -0.865

NIce 0.003 light for Gary McGlasson and the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7053 Bernie Cunningham                      76 Mike Graham                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.082 10.879 120.20                     0.074 10.323 128.59
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.019          GT/HA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stassi    ) 0.010 10.833  0.013      (E Bell      ) 0.040 10.236  0.006
E1    (C Stubeck   ) 0.009 10.822  0.012      (H Doolittle ) 0.065 10.264  0.034
 Qualified:            #52 10.836 -0.164                       #19 10.225 -0.825

Really close at the finish line. Bernie Cunningham's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 14 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2207 Jeff Taylor                             1 Justin Lamb                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.692 134.06                     0.023  8.539 154.55
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.65 (+/-):  0.042           SS/AM  Dial: 8.51 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Loge      ) 0.039  9.643 -0.007      (R Roddel    ) 0.000  8.480 -0.010
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.055  9.665  0.035      (A Durham    ) 0.014  8.473  0.023
 Qualified:            #24  9.729 -0.771                       #43  8.498 -0.502

Even closer in the lights! Jeff Taylor puts a nice 0.007 light on the boards and just holds off Lamb. MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 9 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1519 Jerry Hatch                           709 Doug Broaddus                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.793 128.07                     0.069  9.408 142.66
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.043           GT/AA  Dial: 9.34 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Loge      ) 0.008  9.730  0.000      (N Rhodes    ) 0.032  9.331  0.001
E1    (D Kennedy   ) 0.027  9.727  0.037      (B Broaddus  ) -0.009  9.325  0.125
 Qualified:             #7  9.703 -0.897                       #27  9.343 -0.757

Jerry Hatch starts with a strong eight light and gets the win. MOV: 0.0861 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

He races Taylor tomorrow.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jimmy DeFrank                        4733 R.J. Torres                  
E3                   0.035  8.902 151.78     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.161 126.95
       SS/BS  Dial: 8.86 (+/-):  0.042           SS/GA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2                   1.471 20.057 12.057      (D Fletcher  ) 0.024 10.129  0.009
E1    (P Unruh     ) 0.015  8.838  0.018      (D Keen      ) 0.028 10.117  0.037
 Qualified:            #28  8.897 -0.753                       #48 10.183 -0.367

Torres runs 0.001 to his dial and will face Cunningham next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5820 Brad Burton                          5517 Justin Jenkins               
E3                   0.025 10.433 122.29     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.572 132.92
       GT/GA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-):  0.023          GT/CA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Okeefe    ) 0.041 10.353 -0.027      (D Braun     ) 0.013  9.499 -0.051
E1    (M Cotten    ) 0.028 10.379  0.049      (R Ahrens    ) 0.037  9.535  0.035
 Qualified:            #38 10.309 -0.591                        #5  9.489 -0.911

Justin Jenkins gets a small 0.005 advantage at the green and runs down Burton for the win. MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

12:56 p.m. He will face McGlasson tomorrow.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink