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Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 22:07 PM

Super Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Randy Loge                            741 John Irving                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.090 10.557 123.83                     0.023 11.072 118.14
       SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.693          SS/KA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-): -0.178
 Qualified:            #24 10.546 -0.704                       #48 11.016 -0.234

7:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,776 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.
Heads-up!

Loge is late and still get the decisive win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7643 Kayla Mozeris                        7629 Joe Faherty                  
E1                  -0.009 11.423  79.95     ****WINNER****  0.107  9.396 142.10
       GT/LA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  1.073          SS/AS  Dial: 9.38 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #23 10.337 -0.713                       #47  9.362 -0.238

Mozeris misses the green by -0.009 and Faherty gets a gift!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         7083 Andrew Durham                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036 10.247 113.78                    -0.033  9.244 145.77
       FGT/G  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.157          FSS/D  Dial: 9.19 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:            #49 10.083 -0.117                       #25  9.200 -0.700

Durham goes red this time and Fletcher goes to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7277 Mike Johnston                        5231 Grant Singer                 
E1                   0.073  9.629 138.48     ****WINNER****  0.077  8.892 150.80
       FSS/F  Dial: 9.67 (+/-): -0.041           SS/BS  Dial: 8.88 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #39  9.663 -0.537                       #15  8.859 -0.791

They leave just 0.004 apart and Grant Singer gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   59 Dean Mesenbring                      6521 Charlene Gullett             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062 10.907 118.13                     0.187 10.480 124.21
       GT/NA  Dial: 10.88 (+/-):  0.027          GT/MA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #43 10.883 -0.417                       #19 10.447 -0.753

Gullett is late and gives the easy win to Mesenbring.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 554 Ron Roddel                   
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.019 10.542 125.56
                                                 GT/OA  Dial: 11.45 (+/-): -0.908
 Qualified:                                                       #1 10.471 -0.979

Bye run for Roddel.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7426 Chuck Rayburn                        6254 Darcy Clarke                 
E1                   0.073  9.410 139.03     ****WINNER****  0.061  9.576 130.77
       SS/BA  Dial: 9.32 (+/-):  0.090           SS/EA  Dial: 9.56 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #36  9.351 -0.549                       #12  9.540 -0.810


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6002 Rick McKinney                        7797 Don Keen                     
E1                   0.140 10.816 122.91     ****WINNER****  0.136 10.555 122.09
       GT/NA  Dial: 10.78 (+/-):  0.036          SS/KA  Dial: 10.53 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #42 10.784 -0.516                       #18 10.495 -0.755

Two "not so good" lights, but just 0.004 apart.

Don Keen's MOV: 0.0154 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5440 Gene Bichlmeier                       754 Lindy Lindholm               
E1                  -0.035 10.127 127.55     ****WINNER****  0.057  9.557 139.24
        GT/M  Dial: 10.11 (+/-):  0.017          FSS/E  Dial: 9.55 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #14 10.156 -0.794                       #38  9.506 -0.544

Lindy Lindholm runs seven to his dial for the win. MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Tim Hall                              601 Cody Lane                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.381 126.26                     0.069  8.674 154.42
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.35 (+/-):  0.031          SS/BS  Dial: 8.68 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #26 10.324 -0.676                        #2  8.679 -0.971

Tim Hall's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0160 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out by -0.006.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4444 Norman Marsden                        640 Don Thomas                   
E1                   0.100 10.469 121.08     ****WINNER****  0.054  9.852 132.84
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-):  0.019          GT/GA  Dial: 9.81 (+/-):  0.042
 Qualified:             #9 10.418 -0.832                       #33  9.798 -0.602

BIG wheels up leave for Thomas and the four foot hole shot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Len Schneider                        5820 Brad Burton                  
E1                  -0.377 10.108 130.99     ****WINNER****  0.064  9.974 109.65
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.018          GT/HA  Dial: 9.79 (+/-):  0.184
 Qualified:            #13 10.097 -0.803                       #37  9.951 -0.549

Schneider misses the green and Burton gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5306 Johnny Diekema                         79 Mike Cotten                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034 10.799 115.34                     0.211  9.944 131.61
       GT/MA  Dial: 10.74 (+/-):  0.059          SS/IA  Dial: 9.94 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #41 10.682 -0.518                       #17  9.918 -0.782

Cotton is late at the green and then runs four to his dial. Johnny Diekema gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7680 Tom Ferruggia                        4104 Candy Mesa                   
E1                  -0.499 19.095  38.75     ****WINNER****  0.174  8.570 158.02
       FSS/F  Dial: 9.33 (+/-):  9.765           SS/BM  Dial: 8.58 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:             #5  9.329 -0.871                       #29  8.539 -0.661

Ferruggia is way early. Mesa is late to make up for it!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 John Calvert                         626K Kirsten Ball                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.110  8.352 165.66                     0.099 14.640  76.65
       FSS/B  Dial: 9.20 (+/-): -0.848           FSS/B  Dial: 9.20 (+/-):  5.440
 Qualified:            #16  8.416 -0.784                       #40  8.676 -0.524

Heads-up! Ball's Camaro spins hard at the green and gives the easy win to Calvert.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T733 Tim Seymour                          7875 Roy Cracraft                 
E1                   0.061  9.071 144.15     ****WINNER****  0.047  8.570 151.87
       FSS/D  Dial: 9.05 (+/-):  0.021           FSS/B  Dial: 8.55 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:             #7  9.043 -0.857                       #31  8.572 -0.628

Just 0.001 difference to their dials.

Roy Cracraft's MOV: 0.0157 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7526 Ed Niquette                            75 Jon Irving                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  8.626 144.06                     0.114 10.556 125.11
       SS/AM  Dial: 8.58 (+/-):  0.046           SS/KA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:            #44  8.597 -0.403                       #20 10.504 -0.746

Irving is late and gives Ed Niquette the decisive win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6032 Jody Lang                            6009 Bob Marshall                 
E1                   0.040 10.876 120.60     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.966 132.80
       GT/OA  Dial: 10.86 (+/-):  0.016          GT/IA  Dial: 9.96 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #46 11.170 -0.280                       #22  9.921 -0.729

Bob Marshall has the better light and runs six to his dial. MOV: 0.0214 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4701 Jason Stoll                          4733 R.J. Torres                  
E1                  -0.005 10.365 127.28     ****WINNER****  0.067  9.149 132.23
       SS/KA  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.005          FSS/C  Dial: 9.10 (+/-):  0.049
 Qualified:             #6 10.386 -0.864                       #30  9.010 -0.640

Stoll goes red by just -0.005 and then runs 0.005 to his dial!

Free pass to round two for Torres.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                        62 Tom Gaynor                   
E1                   0.022  8.929 141.36     ****WINNER****  0.127  9.379 143.54
       FSS/C  Dial: 8.80 (+/-):  0.129           GT/DA  Dial: 9.36 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:             #4  8.777 -0.873                       #28  9.336 -0.664

Gaynor is way late and then Comstock dumps too early.

Tom Gaynor's MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 13 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4118 Pete Peery                           7378 Jimmy DeFrank                
E1                   0.042  9.192 143.84     ****WINNER****  0.056  8.898 141.92
       FGT/E  Dial: 9.09 (+/-):  0.102           SS/CM  Dial: 8.82 (+/-):  0.078
 Qualified:             #3  9.093 -0.907                       #27  8.824 -0.676

Door handle to door handle in the lights.

Jimmy DeFrank's MOV: 0.0109 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777A Phil Cocuzza                         7980 Steve Wann                   
E1                   0.146  9.951 132.86     ****WINNER****  0.066  9.404 140.63
       GT/JA  Dial: 9.96 (+/-): -0.009           GT/DA  Dial: 9.30 (+/-):  0.104
 Qualified:             #8  9.953 -0.847                       #32  9.391 -0.609

Cocuzza misses the tree and then runs nine to his dial.He gives the easy win to Wann.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Kyle Rizzoli                         6015 Tom Nolan                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.538 130.63                     0.077  9.250 142.70
       SS/CA  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.038           GT/EA  Dial: 9.26 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #35  9.484 -0.566                       #11  9.280 -0.820

Kyle Rizzoli posts a strong five light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0240 seconds (approximately 5 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6000 Norm Lapointe                        7854 Ryan McClanahan              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.674 135.62                     0.062  8.744 147.31
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): -0.026           SS/BM  Dial: 8.82 (+/-): -0.076
 Qualified:            #21  9.658 -0.742                       #45  8.820 -0.380

Norm Lapointe's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6846 Byron Setters                        7474 Justin Lamb                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.022  8.907 151.63
       GT/FA  Dial: 10.25 (+/-): 89.749          SS/AS  Dial: 8.89 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #10  9.422 -0.828                       #34  9.010 -0.590

Setters is a no show and Lamb gets the single to round two.

8:02 p.m.

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