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Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 11:56 AM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5629 Ritch Ahrens                         6254 Darcy Clarke                 
E1                   0.240  9.943 125.99     ****WINNER****  0.025 10.316 122.01
       GT/IA  Dial: 9.92 (+/-):  0.023           SS/EA  Dial: 10.28 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #28  9.934 -0.716                       #55 10.298 -0.052

9:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 53 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 1,174 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

Ahrens is late and Clark isn't.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6000 Norman LaPointe                      7111 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.500  9.722 134.28                           No Time      
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-):  0.042           SS/JA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): 88.999
 Qualified:            #27  9.674 -0.726                       #54 10.790 -0.210

Irving is a No Show and LaPointe gets the free pass to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4957 Mike Braswell                        7067 Broc Broaddus                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.919 122.00                     0.166 12.485 106.29
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.76 (+/-):  0.159           SS/PA  Dial: 12.44 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #26  9.786 -0.764                       #53 12.427 -0.223

Broaddus is slow off the line and Mike Braswell dumps early for the win. MOV: 0.0329 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5441 Gary McGlasson                       6364 Darrell Stobbe               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.720 127.41                     0.053 10.469 123.76
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-):  0.020           SS/JA  Dial: 10.47 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #14  9.696 -0.854                       #41 10.479 -0.521

Gary McGlasson's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.001! OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                      6009 Bob Marshall                 
E1                  -0.053 10.112 127.86     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.963 132.50
        GT/M  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.042          GT/TA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:             #8 10.077 -0.873                       #35  9.964 -0.586

Bob Marshall's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  554 Ron Roddel                            767 Tim Hall                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.602 121.85                     0.083 10.325 120.03
       GT/PA  Dial: 10.59 (+/-):  0.012          SS/JA  Dial: 10.27 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:             #2 10.584 -0.966                       #29 10.301 -0.699

Rear bumper dragging wheel stand for Hall gets there first. but Ron Roddel's MOV: 0.0862 seconds (approximately 15 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3231 Harry Doolittle                        72 Jim Rau                      
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021 12.258 107.62                    -0.411 10.556 125.44
       SS/PA  Dial: 12.24 (+/-):  0.018          GT/NA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #47 12.251 -0.399                       #20 10.504 -0.796

Big red light for Rau.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6521 Charlene Gullett                       10 Jody Lang                    
E1                  -0.030 10.368 124.98     ****WINNER****  0.055 11.058 104.00
       GT/MA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.018          GT/OA  Dial: 10.90 (+/-):  0.158
 Qualified:            #19 10.401 -0.799                       #46 11.047 -0.403

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


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5200 Abe Loewen                             77 Don Keen                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  9.274 130.10                     0.058 10.454 125.38
       SS/DM  Dial: 9.25 (+/-):  0.024           SS/KA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:            #43  9.232 -0.518                       #16 10.404 -0.846

Just 0.002 difference in RT's and Abe Loewen gets the win. MOV: 0.0325 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5415 John Dourlet                           46 Pete Perry                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.055 128.22                     0.034  9.819 134.82
       FGT/J  Dial: 10.04 (+/-):  0.015          GT/IA  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:            #38 10.038 -0.562                       #11  9.790 -0.860

John Dourlet's MOV: 0.0264 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  663 Ray Martin                            718 Chuck Stubeck                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  9.734 111.10                     0.011 17.991  51.25
       FSS/C  Dial: 9.21 (+/-):  0.524           SS/FA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  8.331
 Qualified:            #51  9.373 -0.277                       #24  9.672 -0.778

Stubeck stands the Roadrunner on the wheely bars and then the car cam crashing down. He motors on down the track. Martin is off the throttle early for the safe win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7701 Don Kennedy                          7702 Mike Graham                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  9.181 142.73                     0.102 10.241 123.78
       GT/EA  Dial: 9.14 (+/-):  0.041           GT/KA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:             #3  9.165 -0.935                       #30 10.224 -0.676

Don Kennedy's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.009.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4104 Candy Mesa                           7230 Randy Jones                  
E1                   0.072  9.266 109.06     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.989 149.76
       SS/AM  Dial: 8.50 (+/-):  0.766           SS/DM  Dial: 8.88 (+/-):  0.109
 Qualified:            #45  8.528 -0.472                       #18  8.940 -0.810

Mesa slows and Jones gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7643 Kayla Mozeris                          78 Don Thomas                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.208 125.88                     0.032  9.888 131.86
       GT/LA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.048          GT/HA  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:             #5 10.160 -0.890                       #32  9.858 -0.642

Identical passes to their dials and Kayla Mozeris gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4444 Norman Marsden                       7568 Bryan Broaddus               
E1                   0.088 10.415 124.72     ****WINNER****  0.089  9.730 130.37
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-):  0.015          SS/EA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:             #7 10.371 -0.879                       #34  9.732 -0.618

Just 0.001 difference in RT's and Bryan Broaddus gets the close win with a right on his dial run. MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 703D Kyle Rizzoli                          785 Tony Mandella                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.551 134.08                     0.033  9.158 139.39
       SS/CA  Dial: 9.53 (+/-):  0.021           GT/DA  Dial: 9.14 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #40  9.523 -0.527                       #13  9.143 -0.857

Great race and Kyle Rizzoli just takes the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 15 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  709 Doug Broaddus                        7312 George Stassi                
E1                  -0.004  9.135 146.02     ****WINNER****  0.044 10.027 129.75
       GT/DA  Dial: 9.11 (+/-):  0.025           SS/HA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:             #9  9.132 -0.868                       #36 10.014 -0.586

George Stassi's MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4402 Jerry Emmons                         7800 Bob Fordyce                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.843 117.29                     0.129  9.510 137.36
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.113           GT/FA  Dial: 9.43 (+/-):  0.080
 Qualified:            #48 10.005 -0.395                       #21  9.459 -0.791

Fordyce give Emmons a 0.11 starting line advantage and he uses it for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7083 Andrew Durham                        7405 Eric Bell                    
E1                  -0.010  9.480 120.39     ****WINNER****  0.079  9.207 141.79
       FSS/E  Dial: 9.31 (+/-):  0.170           GT/EA  Dial: 9.20 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #33  9.414 -0.636                        #6  9.218 -0.882

Eric Bell runs 0.007 to his dial in the easy win. MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5501 Jon Jamison                          7053 Bernie Cunningham            
E1                  -0.015 11.520 112.26     ****WINNER****  0.034 10.695 124.12
       SS/OA  Dial: 11.53 (+/-): -0.010          SS/JA  Dial: 10.67 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #23 11.514 -0.786                       #50 10.679 -0.321

Bernie Cunningham's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Leo Glasbrenner                      7277 Mike Johnston                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.696 136.29                     0.017 10.751 122.99
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.67 (+/-):  0.026           SS/JA  Dial: 10.71 (+/-):  0.041
 Qualified:            #25  9.631 -0.769                       #52 10.726 -0.274

Identical RT's and Leo Glasbrenner gets the close win. MOV: 0.0153 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   63 Tom Gaynor                           7474 Justin Lamb                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030 10.026 131.60                    -0.004  8.597 157.56
       GT/JA  Dial: 10.01 (+/-):  0.016          SS/AM  Dial: 8.55 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:            #22 10.011 -0.789                       #49  8.634 -0.366

Lamb misses the tree by just -0.004 and Gaynor goes on to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6015 Tom Nolan                            4404 Terry Emmons                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.545 110.96                           No Time      
       GT/FA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): -0.705          GT/FA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): 89.749
 Qualified:            #12  9.393 -0.857                       #39  9.713 -0.537

Heads-up! Terry Emmons breaks in the burnout and Nolan gets to play in the next round on a single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                         1 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                   0.089  8.776 149.38     ****WINNER****  0.045  8.770 156.53
       FSS/C  Dial: 8.77 (+/-):  0.006           SS/CM  Dial: 8.75 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:             #4  8.753 -0.897                       #31  8.857 -0.643

Comstock runs 0.006 to his dial, but is late on the line. Seven foot win for DeFrank.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                           75 Mike Cotten                  
E1                   0.028 10.391 123.11     ****WINNER****  0.044  9.874 131.16
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.37 (+/-):  0.021          SS/IA  Dial: 9.87 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #42 10.481 -0.519                       #15  9.852 -0.848

Fletcher has the starting line advantage but Cotten gets by with just three inches to spare for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5820 Brad Burton                          4403 Gary Emmons                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.072 124.44                     0.028  9.942 124.59
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.002          SS/HA  Dial: 9.92 (+/-):  0.022
 Qualified:            #17 10.062 -0.838                       #44 10.100 -0.500

Brad Burton runs 0.002 to his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0133 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7854 Ryan McClanahan                        62 Caitlin Setters              
E1                   0.058  8.574 159.08     ****WINNER****  0.075  9.397 141.95
       SS/BM  Dial: 8.52 (+/-):  0.054           GT/FA  Dial: 9.37 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #37  8.628 -0.572                       #10  9.389 -0.861

Caitlin Setters' MOV: 0.0103 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 601 Cody Lane                    
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.019  8.887 123.15
                                                 SS/BS  Dial: 9.65 (+/-): -0.763
 Qualified:                                                       #1  8.633 -1.017

9:53 a.m. Lane gets the bye run to round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink