Sun, Nov 15, 07:23 PM POMONA - Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the 34th annual NHRA Winston Finals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Jeff Lane           8.973 -0.927  Q  16 Gary Stinnett      10.574 -0.926
   SS/CM   Dial:  9.04                     GT/IA   Dial: 10.61 
   (B Setters   ) 0.508  9.073  0.053 E3   (Bye         ) 0.521 10.652 -0.848
   (T Hewes     ) 0.527  9.056  0.016 E4   (G Williams  ) 0.539 10.661  0.011
 *****WINNER***** 0.530 12.967  3.927 E5                  0.486 10.612  0.002

4:04 PM Stinnett redlights Lane into the final round, but Lane leaves a trail of oil in the lane and smoke in the air and may not be able to repair the car in time for the final round. The oil trail starts about 100 feet off the starting line and continues all the way into the shutdown area, about six inches wide.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  26 Dan Fletcher       10.457 -0.843  Q  24 Abe Loewen          9.529 -0.871
   SS/JA   Dial: 10.53                     SS/EM   Dial:  9.66 
   (J Gracia    ) 0.520 10.551  0.011 E3   (F Grossi    ) 0.503  9.645  0.035
   (J DeFrank   ) 0.512 10.565  0.005 E4   (J Taylor    ) 0.514  9.660  0.040
                  0.523 10.557  0.027 E5 *****WINNER***** 0.539  9.665  0.005