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Sat, 04 May 2019, 09:16 AM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4878 Darrin Christen                       224 Brad Plourd                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  9.928 131.23                     1.128 17.914  73.34
       SS/GA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-): -0.622          SS/GA  Dial: 10.55 (+/-):  7.364
 Qualified:            #21  9.775 -0.775                       #41 10.633  0.083

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 82 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,347 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.
Heads-up!

Christen with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2959 Kevin Riner                          4192 Brett Candies                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019 10.480 120.33                     0.013  9.704 130.32
       GT/JA  Dial: 10.42 (+/-):  0.060          FSS/G  Dial: 9.53 (+/-):  0.174
 Qualified:            #40 10.658 -0.142                       #20  9.466 -0.784

Candies with the starting line advantage, but Riner holds on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2938 David Simmons                        400A Larry Cummings               
E1                   0.017 10.727 117.65     ****WINNER****  0.035  8.428 151.24
       GT/TB  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.087          SS/BM  Dial: 8.39 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:            #39 10.631 -0.219                       #19  8.390 -0.810

Simmons with the starting line advantage, but Cummings chased him down for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2093 Bobby Dennis                          227 Michael Volkman              
E1                   0.064 10.916 120.85     ****WINNER****  0.010 10.607 124.52
       GT/QA  Dial: 10.87 (+/-):  0.046          GT/MA  Dial: 10.52 (+/-):  0.087
 Qualified:             #8 10.863 -0.887                       #28 10.512 -0.688

Volkman with a great light and the win. Michael Volkman's MOV: 0.0132 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2004 Tyler Caheely                        2471 Ronnie Dutton                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.302 137.78                     0.038 10.517 125.86
       SS/TB  Dial: 9.26 (+/-):  0.042           GT/NA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:            #30  9.240 -0.660                       #10 10.422 -0.878

Caheely with a tick advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   23 Jeff Adkinson                        2400 Monty Bogan                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.594 133.05                     0.035  9.167 148.10
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.034           SS/BS  Dial: 9.15 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #14  9.544 -0.856                       #34  9.124 -0.526

Adkinson with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Craig Gualtiere                      2910 Ed Longhany Sr.              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.409 135.44                     0.025 10.624 122.12
       GT/HA  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.009           SS/KA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.114
 Qualified:             #3  9.381 -1.119                       #23 10.503 -0.747

Gualtiere with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  445 Aaron Stanfield                      2210 Ronnie Courtney              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041 10.042 105.00                    -0.023  9.401 141.13
       GT/IA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.262            GT/F  Dial: 9.40 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:             #7  9.761 -0.889                       #27  9.379 -0.721

Courtney goes red to give Stanfield the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2619 Joe Tysinger                           28 Marion Stephenson            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043 10.577 125.88                     0.047  9.586 136.94
       GT/NA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-):  0.017          GT/IA  Dial: 9.53 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:            #22 10.538 -0.762                        #2  9.517 -1.133

Tysinger with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  473 Slate Cummings                       3913 Jeff Gillman                 
E1                   0.004  9.446 138.30     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.301 158.80
       GT/EA  Dial: 9.42 (+/-):  0.026           SS/BM  Dial: 8.29 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #24  9.374 -0.726                        #4  8.252 -0.948

Cummings with a great light, but Gillman chased him down for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2990 Eric Mann                             291 Emily Volkman                
E1                   0.052  8.382 159.27     ****WINNER****  0.051 10.013 130.47
       SS/BM  Dial: 8.35 (+/-):  0.032           SS/GA  Dial: 9.98 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #13  8.338 -0.862                       #33  9.999 -0.551

Volkman with a tick advantage and the win in a close one. Emily Volkman's MOV: 0.0006 seconds (approximately 2 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 203W Kip Rhoton                           2131 James Hill                   
E1                   0.006  9.513 145.31     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.279 125.51
       FSS/D  Dial: 9.42 (+/-):  0.093            GT/N  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #35  9.401 -0.499                       #15 10.202 -0.848

Rhoton with a great light, but Hill held on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2885 David Rampy                            25 Mike Crutchfield             
E1                   0.036 10.226 129.34     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.054 144.40
       GT/LA  Dial: 10.19 (+/-):  0.036          SS/DM  Dial: 9.03 (+/-):  0.024
 Qualified:             #6 10.159 -0.891                       #26  9.026 -0.724

Crutchfield with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  455 Burlin Taylor                           5 Brandon Bakies               
E1                   0.599 10.441 126.96     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.778 113.28
       GT/MA  Dial: 10.32 (+/-):  0.121          FSS/F  Dial: 9.58 (+/-):  0.198
 Qualified:            #11 10.327 -0.873                       #31  9.555 -0.645

Bakies with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1748 Byron Worner                         202B Brenda Grubbs                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.102 104.63                    -0.006  9.325 134.44
       SS/IA  Dial: 9.87 (+/-):  0.232           SS/AA  Dial: 9.28 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #17  9.877 -0.823                       #37  9.276 -0.424

Grubbs goes red to give Worner the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2952 Jeff Longhany                        2505 Lindsey Brand                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.870 127.53                     0.073 10.082 119.07
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.82 (+/-):  0.050           GT/FA  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #18  9.779 -0.821                       #38  9.997 -0.253

Longhany with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   17 Jerry Hatch                           243 Roy Hill                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  9.871 132.36                    -0.138  8.268 170.79
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.86 (+/-):  0.011           FGT/A  Dial: 8.22 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #12  9.736 -0.864                       #32  8.204 -0.596

Hatch with a near perfect light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2902 Cody Phillips                        J202 Jeffrey Bragg                
E1                   0.052  9.307 137.76     ****WINNER****  0.004  8.341 164.65
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.24 (+/-):  0.067           FSS/B  Dial: 8.29 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:            #29  9.221 -0.679                        #9  8.317 -0.883

Bragg with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2240 Corey Taylor                         4026 Mike Bryant                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.222 128.85                           No Time      
       SS/IA  Dial: 10.21 (+/-):  0.012          GT/JA  Dial: 10.04 (+/-): 89.959
 Qualified:            #36 10.243 -0.457                       #16  9.977 -0.823

Bryant left before the tree and then had problems trailing fluid all the way down the track. Taylor gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3774 Jason Shumate                        3163 Jim Schaechter               
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.032  9.519 138.43
       SS/AA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): 90.299            GT/G  Dial: 9.54 (+/-): -0.021
 Qualified:             #5  8.772 -0.928                       #25  9.476 -0.724

Shumate is a no show to give Schaechter the freebie.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Bryan Worner                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.420  98.73     
       SS/JA  Dial: 11.00 (+/-): -0.580   
 Qualified:             #1  9.863 -1.137                     Bye

Worner with the bye.

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