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Sat, 16 Nov 2019, 13:30 PM

Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3269 Jeff Dona                             445 Aaron Stanfield              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.753 132.26                     0.018  9.758 136.00
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.003           GT/IA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Rau       ) -0.003  9.912  0.202      (M Cotten    ) 0.014  9.728 -0.002
E1    (R McClanahan) 0.010  9.697  0.007      (R Martin    ) 0.031  9.729  0.029
 Qualified:             #3  9.495 -1.105                       #10  9.740 -0.910

10:16 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,641 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.
Winner gets the bye run to round four.
Two strong lights, just 0.002 apart.

Jeff Dona runs three to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0278 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                             7643 Kayla Mozeris                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.109 10.302 126.28                     0.029 10.409 112.59
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.22 (+/-):  0.082          GT/LA  Dial: 10.24 (+/-):  0.169
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Schneider ) 0.011 10.224  0.014      (T Seymour   ) 0.004 10.228  0.058
E1    (A Peterson  ) 0.061 10.169 -0.831      (D Little    ) 0.033 10.272  0.072
 Qualified:            #26 10.233 -0.767                       #19 10.213 -0.837

Tim Hall is really late, but Mozeris slows down track and give him the close win. MOV: 0.0076 seconds (approximately 15 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7629 Joe Faherty                          114T Troy Huntzberry              
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.108  9.364 143.09                    -0.062 12.144  79.72
       SS/AS  Dial: 9.36 (+/-):  0.004           GT/KA  Dial: 9.88 (+/-):  2.264
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Zavala    ) -0.007  9.332 -0.028      (J Irving    ) 0.046  9.878 -0.002
E1    (D Keen      ) 0.020  9.358  0.028                     0.001  9.860 -1.040
 Qualified:            #47  9.358 -0.242                        #1  9.759 -1.141

Joe Faherty gets the red light win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1035 Todd Hoven                           6254 Darcy Clarke                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.724 127.81                     0.095  9.490 138.39
       SS/BA  Dial: 9.69 (+/-):  0.034           SS/EA  Dial: 9.48 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Cruzen    ) 0.033  9.667  0.007      (C Gullett   ) 0.045  9.467  0.017
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.014  9.632 -0.018      (S Wann      ) 0.069  9.442 -0.008
 Qualified:            #46  9.612 -0.288                       #14  9.470 -0.880

Todd Hoven gets the hole shot win with a ten light. MOV: 0.0619 seconds (approximately 13 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4402 Jerry Emmons                          391 Irvin Johns                  
E3                   0.005  9.639 134.14     ****WINNER****  0.101  9.355 138.97
       GT/GA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -0.761          GT/GA  Dial: 10.40 (+/-): -1.045
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Adkinson  ) 0.011  9.828  0.018      (M Okeefe    ) 0.019  9.495  0.035
E1    (M Alvey     ) 0.034  9.792  0.012      (J DeFrank   ) 0.012  9.445 -0.005
 Qualified:            #38  9.911 -0.489                        #5  9.401 -0.999

Heads-up!
John's is late and Emmons posts a five light to no avail. John's has the power and takes the easy win.

He faces Faherty next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 703D Kyle Rizzoli                          600 Jeff Lane                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.048  9.588 135.63                     0.027  8.546 155.33
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.60 (+/-): -0.012           SS/BS  Dial: 8.56 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Stubeck   ) 0.014  9.598  0.048                     0.004  8.655 -0.995
E1    (M Alvey     ) 0.009  9.550  0.040      (D Thomas    ) 0.052  8.839  0.279
 Qualified:            #48  9.733 -0.167                        #2  8.542 -1.108

Kyle Rizzoli keeps his championship hopes alive with a double breakout win. Just 0.002 difference to their dials.

He faces Hall next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  741 John Irving                          1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E3                   0.036 10.947 114.10     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.083 129.83
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.96 (+/-): -0.013          FGT/G  Dial: 10.08 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Graham    ) 0.037 10.949  0.019      (A Emmer     ) 0.028 10.162  0.092
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.014 10.953  0.033      (T Ferruggia ) 0.041 10.018 -0.012
 Qualified:            #43 10.921 -0.329                       #50 10.066 -0.134

Dan Fletcher puts up a seventeen package in the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0060 seconds (approximately 12 inches), Irving broke out.

10:28 a.m. He will race Hoven in round four later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink