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Sat, 16 Nov 2019, 15:03 PM

Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
 7629 Joe Faherty                           391 Irvin Johns                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.461 126.98                     0.057  9.584 141.12
       SS/AS  Dial: 9.38 (+/-):  0.081           GT/GA  Dial: 9.52 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Huntzberry) -0.108  9.364  0.004      (J Emmons    ) 0.101  9.355 -1.045
E2    (L Zavala    ) -0.007  9.332 -0.028      (M Okeefe    ) 0.019  9.495  0.035
E1    (D Keen      ) 0.020  9.358  0.028      (J DeFrank   ) 0.012  9.445 -0.005
 Qualified:            #47  9.358 -0.242                        #5  9.401 -0.999

11:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,990 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.
Door handle to door handle in the lights.

Joe Faherty scores the super close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 11 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                             703D Kyle Rizzoli                 
E4                   0.040 10.289 115.09     ****WINNER****  0.223  9.634 128.86
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.29 (+/-): -0.001          GT/CA  Dial: 9.62 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Mozeris   ) 0.109 10.302  0.082      (J Lane      ) 0.048  9.588 -0.012
E2    (L Schneider ) 0.011 10.224  0.014      (C Stubeck   ) 0.014  9.598  0.048
E1    (A Peterson  ) 0.061 10.169 -0.831      (M Alvey     ) 0.009  9.550  0.040
 Qualified:            #26 10.233 -0.767                       #48  9.733 -0.167

Kyle Rizzoli gets super lucky after a really bad light and still gets the win, as Hall broke out by just -0.001.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         1035 Todd Hoven                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011 10.127 126.05                     0.039  9.695 135.14
       FGT/G  Dial: 10.14 (+/-): -0.013          SS/BA  Dial: 9.72 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Irving    ) 0.014 10.083  0.003      (D Clarke    ) 0.010  9.724  0.034
E2    (A Emmer     ) 0.028 10.162  0.092      (B Cruzen    ) 0.033  9.667  0.007
E1    (T Ferruggia ) 0.041 10.018 -0.012      (J Lamb      ) 0.014  9.632 -0.018
 Qualified:            #50 10.066 -0.134                       #46  9.612 -0.288

Great eleven light for Dan Fletcher and the close win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0160 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                3269 Jeff Dona                    
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.000 10.080 104.72
                                                 SS/HA  Dial: 10.60 (+/-): -0.520
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (A Stanfield ) 0.016  9.753  0.003
E2                                           (J Rau       ) -0.003  9.912  0.202
E1                                           (R McClanahan) 0.010  9.697  0.007
 Qualified:                                                       #3  9.495 -1.105

Dona uses up a perfect light in his bye run.

11:52 a.m. He races Faherty in round five.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink