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Fri, 10 Feb 2017, 14:07 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, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                               75 Mike Cotten                  
E2                   0.056 10.538 100.17     ****WINNER****  0.038  9.838 128.21
       SS/JA  Dial: 11.30 (+/-): -0.762          SS/IA  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Faherty   ) 0.030 10.338  0.038      (R McClanahan) 0.018  9.847  0.027
 Qualified:            #24 10.306 -0.694                        #9  9.866 -0.834

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,341 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Mike Cotten's MOV: Opponent broke out by a ton!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                          724 Greg Tims                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.107 10.759  96.14                     0.075 16.977  58.17
       FGT/J  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.679          SS/VX  Dial: 11.35 (+/-):  5.627
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Rounds    ) 0.015 10.095  0.035      (D Bridgewate) 0.035 11.378  0.018
 Qualified:            #42 10.103 -0.497                       #57 11.386 -0.214

Dourlet was late, but Tim's little VW breaks.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Don Keen                             7772 Wayne Taylor                 
E2                   0.013 10.432 125.61     ****WINNER****  0.008 10.514 126.98
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): -0.018          GT/MA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Winslow   ) 0.059 10.443 -0.017      (C Rayburn   ) 0.016 10.540 -0.010
 Qualified:            #14 10.442 -0.808                       #29 10.553 -0.647

Big wheelstand for Keen and the Mustang drives hard towards the center line. He gets it back in the groove, but just runs a tad too quick, Wayne Taylor's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0030 seconds (approximately 7 inches) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6364 Darrell Stobbe                         78 Don Thomas                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.054 10.496 124.14                     0.044  9.846 131.70
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.48 (+/-):  0.016          GT/HA  Dial: 9.86 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Glasbrenne) 0.000 10.484  0.034      (R Mangus    ) 0.063 10.028  0.188
 Qualified:            #43 10.509 -0.491                       #27  9.849 -0.651

Darrell Stobbe's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jody Lang                            7401 Darren Smith                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.982 107.61                    -0.021  9.681 120.11
       GT/OA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.122          SS/FA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-):  0.091
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Schneider ) 0.011 11.014  0.144      (G Tims      ) 0.091  9.638  0.028
 Qualified:            #54 11.191 -0.259                        #8  9.601 -0.849

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


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Chuck Stubeck                        7312 George Stassi                
E2                   0.019  9.649 131.33     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.984 131.01
       SS/FA  Dial: 9.67 (+/-): -0.021           SS/HA  Dial: 9.97 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Loge      ) 0.099 10.099  0.439      (R Roddel    ) 0.039  9.977 -0.623
 Qualified:            #17  9.661 -0.789                       #33  9.987 -0.613

George Stassi's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                       791 Adam Emmer                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  8.803 154.25                    -0.025  9.998 130.81
       FSS/C  Dial: 8.86 (+/-): -0.057           GT/IA  Dial: 10.02 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Wann      ) 0.034  8.930  0.050      (E Leabo     ) 0.059 10.014 -0.016
 Qualified:            #18  8.871 -0.779                       #34 10.048 -0.602

Rodger Comstock's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                            788 Keri Angeles Pari            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.100  9.394 129.02                     0.051  9.988 117.06
       SS/DM  Dial: 9.26 (+/-):  0.134           GT/GA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  0.298
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Gaynor    ) -0.003  9.237  0.017      (R Cracraft  ) 0.095  9.756  0.116
 Qualified:            #37  9.224 -0.526                       #21  9.659 -0.741

Loewen was late, but Pari's Firebird blows up Big Time right before the lights.

10:52 a.m. Clean up on the top end.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Jimmy DeFrank                         734 Rich Pinoski                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.809 153.42                     0.004 10.244 118.43
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.009           SS/HA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Williamson) 0.028  8.905 -0.595      (J Rau       ) 0.018 10.202  0.052
 Qualified:            #31  8.871 -0.629                       #47 10.171 -0.429

11:00 a.m. Back to racing.

Pinoski has a four light, but Jimmy DeFrank runs nine to his dial. MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 24 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          6521 Charlene Gullett             
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.007  8.571 157.83                    -0.018 10.390 125.68
       SS/AM  Dial: 8.57 (+/-):  0.001           GT/MA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Lapointe  ) 0.024  8.617  0.047      (B Blakeney  ) 0.097 10.395  0.025
 Qualified:            #56  8.781 -0.219                       #10 10.370 -0.830

Justin Lamb's MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      7111 Jon Irving                   
E2                   0.159 10.038 128.87     ****WINNER****  0.069 11.091 111.51
        GT/M  Dial: 10.11 (+/-): -0.072          SS/LA  Dial: 11.11 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Emmons    ) 0.101 10.099  0.039      (S Smith     ) 0.005 11.122 -0.048
 Qualified:             #5 10.064 -0.886                       #51 11.106 -0.344

Jon Irving's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0370 seconds (approximately 7 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 Sergio Felipe                         727 Alan Freese                  
E2                  -0.038  9.598 138.97     ****WINNER****  0.132  9.512 116.09
       SS/EM  Dial: 9.65 (+/-): -0.052           SS/DM  Dial: 9.12 (+/-):  0.392
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Hewes     ) 0.092  9.614  0.004      (F Moreno    ) 0.005  9.132 -0.008
 Qualified:            #50  9.615 -0.385                       #35  9.155 -0.595

Alan Freese's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4402 Jerry Emmons                         7053 Bernie Cunningham            
E2                   0.029  9.733 127.33     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.680 117.80
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.74 (+/-): -0.007           SS/JA  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Etter     ) 0.000  9.739 -0.001      (B Zaskowski ) 0.034 10.720  0.070
 Qualified:            #38  9.878 -0.522                       #53 10.738 -0.262

Bernie Cunningham's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.007.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7550 Gary Williams                        1792 Timothy Fletcher             
E2                  -0.073 11.182 117.35     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.538 104.49
       SS/MA  Dial: 11.18 (+/-):  0.002          GT/KA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.178
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Doolittle ) 0.032 11.202  0.032      (B Fordyce   ) 0.017 10.379  0.029
 Qualified:            #28 11.201 -0.649                       #44 10.411 -0.489

Timothy Fletcher's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4403 Gary Emmons                  
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.032  9.889 132.05
                                                 SS/HA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.711
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (L Zavala    ) 0.000  9.929 -0.011
 Qualified:                                                      #32  9.973 -0.627

Bye run.

11:02 a.m.

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