Sun, 15 May 2016, 14:44 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1227 Michael Volkman                      2207 Jeff Taylor                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.281 120.92                     0.034  9.670 134.15
       GT/HA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.011          GT/DA  Dial: 9.65 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.010 10.279 -0.771      (E Longhany  ) 0.050  9.701  0.041
E3    (A Stanfield ) 0.010 10.244  0.014      (R Richardson) 0.016  9.728 -0.002
E2    (K Riner     ) 0.037 10.423  0.213      (D Rampy     ) 0.031  9.731  0.021
E1    (R Courtney  ) 0.047 10.212  0.032      (C Taylor    ) 0.024  9.675 -0.825
 Qualified:             #7 10.213 -0.837                       #19  9.765 -0.735

2:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 2,249 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Volkman gets out of the gate first and holds off Taylor for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.                          Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.011 11.489  94.37     
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.81 (+/-):  1.679    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Saye      ) 0.005  9.817  0.007   
E3    (D Fletcher  ) 0.020  9.827  0.007   
E2    (R Shaw      ) 0.014  9.862  0.032   
E1    (G Porter    ) 0.024  9.766 -0.784   
 Qualified:            #20  9.817 -0.733                     Bye

It will be Volkman vs. Hidalgo Jr in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink