Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 12:50 PM Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6655 Darrell Dietz                        5111 Derek Fenner                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.037  8.803 152.26                     0.029  9.675 131.46
       FSS/C  Dial: 8.79 (+/-):  0.013           GT/FA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Jenkins   ) 0.012  8.794  0.014      (G Mosbek    ) 0.079  9.691  0.001
E2    (J Findell   ) 0.031  8.785  0.005      (D Mesenbring) 0.043  9.719  0.059
E1    (E Pearson   ) 0.043  9.252  0.452      (J Grande    ) 0.017  9.661 -0.589
 Qualified:            #10  8.783 -0.867                       #26  9.622 -0.628

11:45 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,343 feet.

Darrell Dietz's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 598X Tyler Wudarczyk                      7405 Eric Bell                    
E4                   0.035 10.208 117.03     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.256 140.66
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.16 (+/-):  0.048          GT/EA  Dial: 9.25 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Hopkins   ) 0.035 10.298  0.128      (S Diekema   ) 0.061  9.247 -0.013
E2    (N Folk      ) 0.019 10.174  0.014      (C Hieb      ) 0.069  9.267  0.027
E1    (M Bogner    ) 0.039 10.160 -0.020                     0.014  9.420 -0.680
 Qualified:            #11 10.136 -0.864                        #1  9.104 -0.996

Eric Bell's MOV: 0.0476 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                        78 Don Thomas                   
E4                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.016 10.291 128.04
        GT/M  Dial: 10.26 (+/-): 89.739          GT/JA  Dial: 10.26 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3                   -0.088 29.758 19.618      (M Stephenson) 0.005 10.268  0.008
E2    (B Rink      ) 0.092 10.174  0.004      (R Quam      ) 0.071 10.278  0.018
E1    (J Nichol    ) 0.100 10.231  0.061      (R Klein     ) 0.035 10.271  0.021
 Qualified:            #15 10.140 -0.810                       #31 10.248 -0.552

Bichlmeier was a no show. Thomas will face Dietz in round five.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5600 Michael Mans                               Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.023  8.757 139.99     
       SS/AS  Dial: 8.77 (+/-): -0.013    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Haugaard  ) 0.022  8.713  0.023   
E2    (J Adkinson  ) 0.005  8.663  0.013   
E1    (D Zrust     ) 0.033  8.694  0.004   
 Qualified:             #3  8.658 -0.942                     Bye

Mans will face Bell in round five.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink