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Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 19:15 PM

Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  131 Sterling Simmons                     5517 Justin Jenkins               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.497 138.50                    -0.005  9.575 136.97
       GT/FA  Dial: 9.42 (+/-):  0.077           GT/GA  Dial: 9.68 (+/-): -0.105
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Gualtiere ) 0.055  9.476  0.056      (J Caro      ) 0.009  9.538 -0.002
E1    (B Zaskowski ) 0.005  9.478  0.038      (J Schaechter) 0.025  9.629  0.109
 Qualified:           #113  9.405 -0.845                       #33  9.348 -1.052

6:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,092 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Sterling Simmons' MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4192 Brett Candies                        3131 Ricky Decker                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.084  9.236 139.46                     0.045  9.762 131.95
       FSS/F  Dial: 9.18 (+/-):  0.056           SS/IA  Dial: 9.77 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Barber    ) 0.053  9.176 -0.014      (C Harding   ) 0.006  9.744  0.034
E1    (J Bryson    ) 0.064  9.179  0.029      (D Kennedy   ) 0.008  9.698  0.028
 Qualified:            #28  9.123 -1.077                       #12  9.508 -1.192

Brett Candies' MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3718 Nick Morris                           159 Vic Cagnazzi                 
E3                  -0.008  9.659 138.39     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.435 140.37
       FGT/I  Dial: 9.65 (+/-):  0.009           FSS/F  Dial: 9.42 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.002  9.630  0.030      (M Rinehart  ) 0.008  9.390  0.000
E1    (S Tucker    ) 0.023  9.599  0.059      (D Hulquist  ) 0.026  9.402  0.012
 Qualified:            #45  9.470 -1.030                      #125  9.388 -0.812

Morris goes red and Cagnazzi gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3257 Jeremy Mudd                          3530 Dave Dupps Jr.               
E3                   0.015  8.816 151.37     ****WINNER****  0.022  8.390 153.37
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.82 (+/-): -0.004           SS/BM  Dial: 8.38 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Frantz    ) -0.012  8.794  0.034      (J Hidalgo Jr) 0.023  8.378  0.028
E1    (M Town      ) 0.022  8.879  0.079      (B Skillman  ) 0.061  8.349  0.009
 Qualified:           #131  8.720 -0.780                      #110  8.350 -0.850

Two good lights and Dave Dupps Jr. gets the breakout win. Mudd misses by just -0.004.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3750 Ryan Haag                            3012 Jeremy Duncan                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  9.890 108.28                     0.026 14.697  56.28
       SS/EA  Dial: 9.63 (+/-):  0.260           SS/GA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-):  4.847
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Bragg     ) 0.011  9.637  0.047      (J Dona      ) 0.002  9.817 -0.013
E1    (D Fazzolare ) 0.005  9.594  0.024      (J Raikes    ) 0.012  9.776 -0.004
 Qualified:           #119  9.528 -0.822                      #103  9.691 -0.859

Two big wheels up leaves together and Haag gets the easy win when Duncan slows down track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4404 Terry Emmons                         6254 Darcy Clarke                 
E3                   0.054 10.027 128.18     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.629 130.10
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.027          SS/EA  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bohannon  ) 0.017 10.002  0.032      (C Belanger  ) 0.060  9.569  0.009
E1    (E Merryfield) 0.083  9.957  0.037      (L Wofford   ) 0.007  9.549  0.019
 Qualified:           #101  9.790 -0.860                       #85  9.449 -0.901

They have close RT times and Darcy Clarke scores the close win.MOV: 0.0133 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  323 Dan Velenosi                         2885 David Rampy                  
E3                   0.034 10.021 136.04     ****WINNER****  0.000 10.331 116.97
       SS/DA  Dial: 9.65 (+/-):  0.371           GT/MA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.091
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Dennis    ) 0.020  9.661  0.051      (A Kronenbitt) 0.035 10.230  0.000
E1    (A Martel    ) 0.004  9.592  0.072      (K Fritts    ) 0.038 10.199  0.019
 Qualified:           #148  9.527 -0.673                       #58 10.210 -0.990

Perfect light for David Rampy and the easy win, as Velenosi slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5651 Rick Johnson                         381B Dennis Breeden               
E3                  -0.080  8.779 152.28     ****WINNER****  0.094  9.531 139.83
       SS/AH  Dial: 8.79 (+/-): -0.011           FSS/H  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Peery     ) 0.002  8.813  0.033      (J Strickland) 0.005  9.470  0.010
E1    (J Emmons    ) -0.006  8.769  0.029      (J Hodge     ) 0.085  9.440 -0.030
 Qualified:            #98  8.738 -0.862                       #82  9.442 -0.908

JOhnson goes red. Breeden goes on.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3740 Jeff Niceswanger                     3348 Sam Monteleone               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.154 131.14                     0.101  8.722 153.82
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.044          FSS/C  Dial: 8.77 (+/-): -0.048
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Shipp     ) 0.030 10.377  0.287      (D Lux       ) 0.014  8.722  0.042
E1    (G Bichlmeier) 0.029 10.114  0.104      (O Stephan   ) 0.049  8.802  0.152
 Qualified:            #40  9.855 -1.045                       #56  8.650 -1.000

Monteleone is late and then breaks out. Niceswanger gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  456 Jeff Miller                          3338 Mike Morgan                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.933 131.41                    -0.006 10.791 121.77
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.94 (+/-): -0.007           SS/MA  Dial: 10.76 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Neal      ) 0.020  9.918  0.008      (C Weisinger ) 0.020 10.775  0.045
E1    (A Adkins    ) 0.027  9.932  0.062      (D Condon    ) 0.040 10.725  0.015
 Qualified:           #135  9.812 -0.738                       #22 10.724 -1.126

MOrgan goes red by just -0.006 to give Miller's six light the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2207 Jeff Taylor                          3043 Allen Wade                   
E3                   0.030  9.349 135.00     ****WINNER****  0.043  9.236 140.68
       FSS/F  Dial: 9.28 (+/-):  0.069           SS/CA  Dial: 9.22 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Terrell   ) 0.000  9.281  0.021      (S Libersher ) 0.000  9.201  0.041
E1    (M Walter    ) 0.026  9.303  0.013      (B Frank     ) 0.001  9.218  0.018
 Qualified:            #36  9.150 -1.050                       #84  9.146 -0.904

Holeshot win for Allen Wade's MOV: 0.0402 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5211 Tyler Cassil                         3378 Chuck Bohannon               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.069 12.670 109.46                    -0.017  9.061 143.92
       FSS/H  Dial: 9.41 (+/-):  3.260           FGT/C  Dial: 9.08 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Skillman  ) 0.016  9.379  0.019      (J Gillman   ) 0.081  9.036 -0.044
E1    (K Neighbor  ) 0.121  9.375 -0.025      (D O'Malley  ) 0.016  9.121  0.041
 Qualified:            #47  9.327 -1.023                      #130  9.020 -0.780

Bohannon is red and Cassil goes to round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   28 Marion Stephenson                    357M Brianna Kelly                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.040  9.638 135.89                     0.024  9.856 131.83
       GT/IA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -1.012          GT/IA  Dial: 10.65 (+/-): -0.794
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Giles     ) 0.028  9.631  0.011      (B Jenkins   ) 0.051  9.866  0.006
E1    (A Bongiovann) 0.038  9.590 -0.020      (J Reed      ) 0.040  9.862  0.022
 Qualified:            #32  9.584 -1.066                      #112  9.805 -0.845

Heads-up!

Two strong leaves and Marion Stephenson has the power for the win. MOV: 0.2029 seconds (approximately 39 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Mike Cotten                          1108 Gary Richard                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.885 132.83                     0.020  9.382 139.29
       SS/JA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-):  0.005           GT/EA  Dial: 9.37 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Denklau   ) 0.116  9.911  0.071      (M Welker    ) 0.150  9.599  0.239
E1    (F Allen     ) 0.029  9.860  0.090      (S Comella   ) 0.011  9.330  0.000
 Qualified:             #9  9.768 -1.232                       #89  9.206 -0.894

Just 0.003 difference in RT's and a really close finish.

Mike Cotten runs five to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 11 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3443 Mike Wagner                          7304 Tom Armanino                 
E3                  -0.072  9.092 145.75     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.716 133.26
       FSS/D  Dial: 9.12 (+/-): -0.028           SS/GA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (I Johns     ) 0.024  9.124  0.094      (G Stinnett  ) 0.096  9.683  0.013
E1    (M Alvey     ) -0.070  9.039  0.039      (R Paquet    ) 0.004  9.647 -0.003
 Qualified:           #107  9.047 -0.853                       #91  9.659 -0.891

Tom Armanino's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Brad Zaskowski                       3858 Dan Jacobs                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.038 10.164 119.51                           No Time      
        GT/M  Dial: 10.19 (+/-): -0.026           GT/K  Dial: 10.19 (+/-): 89.809
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Hill      ) 0.016 10.183  0.043      (J Myers     ) 0.006  9.412  0.052
E1    (G Ghezzi    ) 0.019 10.030 -0.020      (G Mantas    ) 0.039  9.354 -4.926
 Qualified:            #83 10.043 -0.907                        #3  9.349 -1.401

Jacobs is a no show.

7:11 p.m.

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