Fri, 11 Oct 2019, 15:43 PM Super Stock Round 3 Class Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 class eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  131 Sterling Simmons                     1513 Doug Chervanik               
C3                   0.074  9.515 140.14     ****WINNER****  0.082 10.612 126.05
       GT/FA Index: 10.25 (+/-): -0.735          GT/OA Index: 11.45 (+/-): -0.838
 Prior rounds:
C2    (B Oakes     ) 0.008  9.489 140.30                     -0.014 10.635 117.11
C1    (E Volkman   ) 0.037  9.488 139.65      (M Volkman   ) 0.079 10.639 112.20
 Qualified:            #24  9.418 140.77                        #2 10.363 128.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 2,848 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

simmons with the starting line advantage, but Chervanik holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5035 Keith Lynch                          203W Kip Rhoton                   
C3   ****WINNER****  0.061  9.555 135.41                     0.057  9.271 148.44
       FSS/K Index: 10.55 (+/-): -0.995          FSS/D Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.629
 Prior rounds:
C2    (J Sealey    ) 0.055  9.535 124.67      (D Thomas    ) 0.228  9.243 148.02
C1    (B Massel    ) 0.044  9.621 119.72      (V Cagnazzi  ) -0.008  9.220 148.35
 Qualified:            #12  9.621 119.72                       #33  9.167 149.12

Rhoton with the starting line advantage, but Lynch holds of the Factory Stock Combo Class win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 105D David Chiles                               Bye
C3   ****WINNER****  0.060  9.250 143.67     
       GT/EA Index: 10.10 (+/-): -0.850   
 Prior rounds:
C2    (T Dunahoo   ) 0.034  9.234 147.17   
C1    (P Glade     ) 0.056  9.249 144.58   
 Qualified:            #22  9.249 144.58                     Bye

Chiles with the bye into the semifinal, he will face Chervanik.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  138 Wendell Howes                        3570 Halcy Hatfield               
C3   ****WINNER****  0.049  8.969 155.49                     0.195 11.355 118.37
       SS/AH Index: 9.60 (+/-): -0.631           SS/LA Index: 11.45 (+/-): -0.095
 Prior rounds:
C2    (S Giordano  ) 0.027  8.598 157.25      (S Comella   ) 0.354 26.444  31.48
C1    (T Caheely   ) 0.074  8.600 156.86      (A Bertozzi  ) 0.043 10.720 121.41
 Qualified:             #6  8.600 156.86                       #29 10.656 119.76

Howes with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have the bye into the Class final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink