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Fri, 10 Feb 2017, 12:57 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7015 Alvin Williamson                        1 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.028  8.905 136.81
       SS/CX  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999           SS/CM  Dial: 9.50 (+/-): -0.595
 Qualified:            #62 12.507  1.707                       #31  8.871 -0.629

9:19 a.m. 9:19 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,482 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Williamson is a no show. DeFrank gets a free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  601 Cody Lane                            7156 Mike O'Keefe                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  8.864 149.96                     0.076 10.377 125.58
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.82 (+/-):  0.044           FGT/H  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #30  8.854 -0.646                       #61 11.159  0.809

Cody Lane's MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 3 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7426 Chuck Rayburn                        7772 Wayne Taylor                 
E1                  -0.005  9.800 133.70     ****WINNER****  0.016 10.540 126.72
       SS/BA  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.010           GT/MA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #60  9.855 -0.045                       #29 10.553 -0.647

Wayne Taylor's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Alan Freese                          7171 Fred Moreno                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.132 147.31                    -0.004  9.633 135.48
       SS/DM  Dial: 9.14 (+/-): -0.008           SS/GA  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #35  9.155 -0.595                        #4  9.628 -0.922

Nice five light for Alan Freese. MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                             7629 Joe Faherty                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030 10.338 125.76                     0.100  9.041 148.67
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.30 (+/-):  0.038          SS/AH  Dial: 8.98 (+/-):  0.061
 Qualified:            #24 10.306 -0.694                       #55  9.052 -0.248

Faherty is late.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                         7668 Brad Rounds                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.095 130.99                    -0.011  9.109 145.91
       FGT/J  Dial: 10.06 (+/-):  0.035          SS/TB  Dial: 9.11 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #42 10.103 -0.497                       #11  9.121 -0.829

John Dourlet's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7616 Ryan Mangus                            78 Don Thomas                   
E1                   0.092 10.250 127.23     ****WINNER****  0.063 10.028 116.19
       SS/DA  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.220          GT/HA  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.188
 Qualified:            #58 10.017 -0.183                       #27  9.849 -0.651

Mangus can't run his number and Thomas gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                             63 Tom Gaynor                   
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.003  9.237 145.25                    -0.006  9.994 132.59
       SS/DM  Dial: 9.22 (+/-):  0.017           GT/JA  Dial: 9.99 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #37  9.224 -0.526                        #6  9.929 -0.871

Abe Loewen red lights second with a -0.003 light. MOV: opponent's -0.006 red light and then runs 0.004 to his dial.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Jim Rau                               734 Rich Pinoski                 
E1                  -0.002 10.494 126.12     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.202 124.01
       GT/NA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.014          SS/HA  Dial: 10.15 (+/-):  0.052
 Qualified:            #16 10.500 -0.800                       #47 10.171 -0.429

Rich Pinoski's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6364 Darrell Stobbe                         73 Leo Glasbrenner              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000 10.484 122.39                     0.036  9.685 132.23
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.034          GT/GA  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.145
 Qualified:            #43 10.509 -0.491                       #12  9.571 -0.829

Stobbe is perfect on the tree and gets the easy win, when Glasbrenner lifts early.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7257 Brett Brown                          787E Dennis Paz                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061 11.373 114.02                    -0.012 11.577 113.45
       SS/NA  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.013          SS/MA  Dial: 11.56 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #15 11.346 -0.804                       #46 11.408 -0.442

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


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7550 Gary Williams                        3231 Harry Doolittle              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032 11.202 116.78                     0.059 12.108 109.38
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-):  0.032          SS/OA  Dial: 12.11 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #28 11.201 -0.649                       #59 12.127 -0.173

Gary Williams' MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jody Lang                            7696 Len Schneider                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011 11.014 107.24                    -0.028 10.215 128.02
       GT/OA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.144          GT/KA  Dial: 10.18 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #54 11.191 -0.259                       #23 10.199 -0.701

Jody Lang's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  791 Adam Emmer                           7420 Eddie Leabo                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059 10.014 130.54                    -0.010 10.053 131.06
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.03 (+/-): -0.016          SS/JA  Dial: 10.06 (+/-): -0.007
 Qualified:            #34 10.048 -0.602                        #3 10.044 -0.956

Adam Emmer's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  724 Greg Tims                            7185 Dave Bridgewater             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 11.378 117.25                     0.095  9.585 132.56
       SS/VX  Dial: 11.36 (+/-):  0.018          FSS/F  Dial: 9.54 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #57 11.386 -0.214                       #26  9.542 -0.658

Bridgewater is late and Tims isn't.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  724 Greg Tims                            7401 Darren Smith                 
E1                   0.157 10.506 123.19     ****WINNER****  0.091  9.638 125.59
       SS/VX  Dial: 10.52 (+/-): -0.014          SS/FA  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #57 11.386 -0.214                        #8  9.601 -0.849

Darren Smith's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0240 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7875 Roy Cracraft                          788 Keri Angeles Pari            
E1                  -0.108  9.066 153.46     ****WINNER****  0.095  9.756 135.00
       FSS/B  Dial: 8.85 (+/-):  0.216           GT/GA  Dial: 9.64 (+/-):  0.116
 Qualified:            #52  8.866 -0.334                       #21  9.659 -0.741

Keri Angeles Pari's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      4404 Terry Emmons                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.101 10.099 128.08                     0.040  9.664 127.37
        GT/M  Dial: 10.06 (+/-):  0.039          GT/FA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.104
 Qualified:             #5 10.064 -0.886                       #36  9.703 -0.547

Two big wheelstands and Gene Bichlmeier gets lucky. He is late, but Emmons dumps early to give him the close win. MOV: 0.0049 seconds (approximately 11 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7390 John Winslow Sr.                       77 Don Keen                     
E1                  -0.082 10.598 123.72     ****WINNER****  0.059 10.443 125.74
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.078          SS/KA  Dial: 10.46 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:            #45 10.552 -0.448                       #14 10.442 -0.808

Don Keen's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                      7980 Steve Wann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  8.930 127.90                     0.023 10.004 124.98
       FSS/C  Dial: 8.88 (+/-):  0.050           SS/EA  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.104
 Qualified:            #18  8.871 -0.779                       #49  9.940 -0.410

Rodger Comstock's MOV: 0.0435 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                          79 Randy Loge                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.099 10.099 118.58                     0.061 12.754  76.13
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.439           SS/KA  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  1.854
 Qualified:            #17  9.661 -0.789                       #48 10.822 -0.428

Loge gets a better light, but the Demon starts to slow going down the track. Stubeck gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  796 Tony Hewes                           7189 Sergio Felipe                
E1                  -0.005  9.576 137.75     ****WINNER****  0.092  9.614 139.01
       SS/EA  Dial: 9.57 (+/-):  0.006           SS/EM  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #19  9.573 -0.777                       #50  9.615 -0.385

Just 0.002 difference to their dials in the lights. Sergio Felipe runs four to his dial. MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6000 Norman LaPointe                      7474 Justin Lamb                  
E1                   0.122  9.692 135.10     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.617 147.88
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-): -0.028           SS/AM  Dial: 8.57 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:            #25  9.734 -0.666                       #56  8.781 -0.219

Justin Lamb's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0230 seconds (approximately 5 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6521 Charlene Gullett                     7228 Bill Blakeney                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.097 10.395 121.02                     0.009 10.236 114.86
       GT/MA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.025          SS/HA  Dial: 10.10 (+/-):  0.136
 Qualified:            #10 10.370 -0.830                       #41 10.098 -0.502

Charlene Gullett gets the hole shot win with a nine light. MOV: 0.0230 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7441 Staci Smith                          7111 Jon Irving                   
E1                   0.004  9.746 132.27     ****WINNER****  0.005 11.122 112.35
       GT/HA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-): -0.034           SS/LA  Dial: 11.17 (+/-): -0.048
 Qualified:            #20  9.752 -0.748                       #51 11.106 -0.344

just 0.001 difference in their RT's and Jon Irving breaks out by less than Smith. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0130 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7312 George Stassi                         554 Ron Roddel                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  9.977 130.77                           No Time      
       SS/HA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.623           SS/A  Dial: 11.55 (+/-): 88.449
 Qualified:            #33  9.987 -0.613                        #2 10.572 -0.978

Roddel is a no show. Stassi gets the free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7053 Bernie Cunningham                    3997 Bill Zaskowski               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.720 113.47                     0.135 10.149 128.52
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-):  0.070           GT/M  Dial: 10.16 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #53 10.738 -0.262                       #22 10.227 -0.723

Bill Zaskowski is late. Bernie Cunningham's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0200 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out by -0.011.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7854 Ryan McClanahan                        75 Mike Cotten                  
E1                   0.019  8.567 156.68     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.847 128.19
       SS/BM  Dial: 8.53 (+/-):  0.037           SS/IA  Dial: 9.82 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #40  8.693 -0.507                        #9  9.866 -0.834

Just one thousands difference in reaction times and Mike Cotten gets the close win. MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1792 Timothy Fletcher                     7800 Bob Fordyce                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.379 121.29                     0.021  9.416 139.95
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.029          GT/FA  Dial: 9.43 (+/-): -0.014
 Qualified:            #44 10.411 -0.489                       #13  9.426 -0.824

Fletcher leave with the wheels way up in the air and then smokes the tires in the lights to ensure no break out. Fordyce breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Larry Zavala                         4403 Gary Emmons                  
E1                   0.047  9.718 135.89     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.929 123.68
       GT/IA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-): -0.032           SS/HA  Dial: 9.94 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:             #1  9.614 -1.036                       #32  9.973 -0.627

Gary Emmons is perfect on the lights. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0260 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4402 Jerry Emmons                         7375 Ken Etter                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.739 124.68                     0.004 10.194 128.86
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-): -0.001           GT/LA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #38  9.878 -0.522                        #7 10.182 -0.868

Looks like the Emmons family has the starting line down pat! Jerry Emmons puts up all zeros on the RT and misses his dial by just -0.001 for the win. Etter was right there too with a 0.004 light, but runs further under his dial. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0260 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.

9:49 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink