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Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 17:14 PM

Super Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5482 Sheldon Erfle                        3611 Jimmy Ronzello               
E3                  -0.011 10.162 109.82     ****WINNER****  0.045  9.237 147.17
       GT/IA  Dial: 9.94 (+/-):  0.222           FGT/D  Dial: 9.16 (+/-):  0.077
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lang      ) 0.040  9.934 -0.006      (W Wagner    ) 0.010  9.179  0.009
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.007  9.956  0.016      (A Sacchette ) 0.020  9.183 -0.027
 Qualified:            #35  9.952 -0.698                       #28  9.103 -0.797

2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,809 feet.

Erfle is red and Ronzello goes on to round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7696 Len Schneider                           3 Jimmy DeFrank                
E3                   0.028 10.017 133.05     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.806 146.16
       GT/KA  Dial: 9.95 (+/-):  0.067           SS/BS  Dial: 8.77 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Calvert   ) 0.002  9.901 -0.019      (M Cotten    ) 0.034  8.841  0.161
E1    (C Stubeck   ) 0.030  9.941  0.001      (L Glasbrenne) 0.021  8.740  0.000
 Qualified:            #11  9.947 -0.953                       #18  8.767 -0.883

Just 0.002 difference in RT's and Jimmy DeFrank gets the close win. MOV: 0.0330 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6711 Tommy Gaynor                         T733 Tim Seymour                  
E3                  -0.037  9.000 148.97     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.069 146.30
       FGT/C  Dial: 8.97 (+/-):  0.030           FSS/D  Dial: 9.05 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Angeles Pa) 0.030  9.032  0.072                           No Time      
E1    (J Faherty   ) 0.050  8.971  0.001      (R Comstock  ) 0.066  9.089  0.059
 Qualified:            #26  8.990 -0.810                       #19  9.022 -0.878

Gaynor goes red this time and Seymour takes the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6791 Tom Gaynor                            347 Angelo DeCarlo               
E3                   0.046  9.041 144.95     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.678 131.27
       GT/CA  Dial: 9.03 (+/-):  0.011           SS/HA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Loge      ) 0.006  8.997  0.017      (M Graham    ) -0.014  9.618 -0.002
E1    (L Peterson  ) 0.014  8.994  0.024      (J Mola      ) 0.042  9.630  0.010
 Qualified:            #15  9.009 -0.891                        #8  9.621 -0.979

Angelo DeCarlo score the super close win and will face DeFrank next round. MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 7 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4749 Stan Holt                            7111 Jon Irving                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.062  9.781 133.74                    -0.012 14.166  76.45
        GT/L  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.031           SS/LA  Dial: 11.25 (+/-):  2.916
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.175  9.795 -1.055      (M Johnston  ) 0.032 11.219  0.099
E1    (D Clarke    ) 0.018  9.722 -0.028      (A Wilson    ) 0.019 11.135 -0.055
 Qualified:             #2  9.744 -1.106                       #52 11.189 -0.261

Red light goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Greg Stanfield                        446 Connie Statler               
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.019  9.746 136.07                           No Time      
       GT/JA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-):  0.046           GT/FA  Dial: 9.70 (+/-): 90.299
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Motter    ) 0.011  9.728  0.018      (L Zavala    ) 0.073  9.035 -0.375
E1                   0.031  9.727 -1.073      (A Peterson  ) 0.035  9.440  0.020
 Qualified:             #1  9.673 -1.127                       #23  9.410 -0.840

Statler is no show and Stanfield's Championship hopes continue. He will race Seymour next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Scott Burton                            6 Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.            
E3                   0.023  9.546 131.24     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.719 127.11
       GT/GA  Dial: 9.55 (+/-): -0.004           SS/GA  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Broaddus  ) 0.047  9.490  0.050      (R Mcclanahan) 0.015  9.642 -0.018
E1    (D Thomas    ) 0.017  9.470  0.010      (D Keen      ) 0.038  9.736  0.056
 Qualified:            #13  9.461 -0.939                        #6  9.533 -1.017

Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. puts up an eighteen package for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 2 inches), opponent broke out by -0.004.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                J712 Chris Hall                   
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.044  9.012 121.02
                                                 FSS/C  Dial: 9.65 (+/-): -0.638
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (K Rizzoli   ) 0.035  8.787  0.007
E1                                           (K Etter     ) 0.044  8.979  0.189
 Qualified:                                                       #3  8.578 -1.072

Bye run.

2:09 p.m.

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