Mac Tools U.S. Nationals NHRA Full Throttle DragRacing
Hemi Super Stock
 
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Thursday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after one round of qualifying in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. Charlie Westcott Jr.     SS/AH  9.75  8.491  -1.259
   2. Jim Daniels              SS/AH  9.75  8.519  -1.231
   3. Charlie Westcott         SS/AH  9.75  8.571  -1.179
   4. David Barton             SS/AH  9.75  8.574  -1.176
   5. John Rains               SS/AH  9.75  8.612  -1.138
   6. Gary Wolkwitz            SS/AH  9.75  8.626  -1.124
   7. Stephen Hebert           SS/AH  9.75  8.627  -1.123
   8. Wendell Howes            SS/AH  9.75  8.634  -1.116
   9. Randy Warford            SS/AH  9.75  8.714  -1.036
  10. Jim Pancake              SS/AH  9.75  8.742  -1.008
  11. Bucky Hess               SS/AH  9.75  8.749  -1.001
  12. Chuck Comella            SS/AH  9.75  8.750  -1.000
  13. William Bales            SS/AH  9.75  8.761  -0.989
  14. Dave Raybourn            SS/AH  9.75  8.774  -0.976
  15. Bill Brooks              SS/AH  9.75  8.823  -0.927
  16. Darrell Marvel           SS/AH  9.75  8.833  -0.917
  17. Kevin Helms              SS/AH  9.75  8.847  -0.903
  18. Joe Teuton Jr.           SS/AH  9.75  8.855  -0.895
  19. Jeffrey Kobylski         SS/AH  9.75  9.052  -0.698
  20. Russ Campbell            SS/AH  9.75  9.174  -0.576
  21. Dan Zrust                SS/AH  9.75  9.338  -0.412

Friday
Results for Elimination Round 1
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Randall Warford (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)       0.054      8.743 150.50
 (L) Jeffrey Kobylski (SS/AH '68 Dart)           -9.999(R) NT-No Show
11:00 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,708 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

The Big Guns of Super Stock come to the line!

Kobylski is a No Show, after injuring his engine in yesterday's qualifying.

Warford uses his Westcott Power to take the free pass to round two.

 (W) Jim Pancake (SS/AH '68 Dart)                0.009      8.981 142.40
 (L) Russ Campbell (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)         -9.999(R) NT-No Show
Campbell is another No Show.

Pancake nails the tree for his 'no contest' win.

 (W) Kevin Helms (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)           0.069      8.803 149.83
 (L) Stephen Hebert (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)        -0.023(R)  8.628 152.64
Kevin Helms wins on a red light.
 (W) Darrell Marvel (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)        0.182      8.828 148.84
 (L) Gary Wolkwitz (SS/AH '68 Dart)              -9.999(R) NT-No Show
Wolkwitz has issues staging and rolls the lights for the automatic loss.

Marvel takes it easy for the win.

 (W) David Barton (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)          0.122      8.622 154.39
 (L) Dave Raybourn (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)         -0.115(R)  8.808 150.75
Red light again! Raybourn this time.
 (W) John Rains (SS/AH '68 Dart)                 0.057      8.608 153.28
 (L) Bill Brooks (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)           0.121      8.749 151.46
Rains takes an easy win in our first full pass of the round.

Brooks was definitely second off the line and couldn't match Rain's Westcott power.

 (W) Jim Daniels (SS/AH '68 Dart)                0.085      8.541 155.85
 (L) Chuck Comella (SS/AH '68 Dart)              0.037      8.711 151.97
Comella gets a nice advantage off the line, but to no avail, as Daniels' Barton Power takes the car and a half win.
 (W) Charlie Westcott (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)      0.063      8.551 157.26
 (L) William Bales (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)         0.108      8.775 149.05
Bales is late and Westcott is long gone for the easy win.
 (W) Wendell Howes (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)         0.148      8.624 153.21
 (L) Joe Teuton Jr. (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)        0.037      8.844 147.75
There is a pattern developing here.

This time Howes is late, but uses his Westcott Power to take the win, as Howes has to fight the Hemi off the guardrail near the 300' mark. He straightens it out, but it cost him.

 (W) Bucky Hess (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)            0.138      8.718 150.66
 (L) Dan Zrust (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)             -0.052(R)  9.279 144.78
Bucky Hess wins on a red light.
 (W) Charlie Westcott Jr. (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)  0.046      8.481 157.82
     was unopposed
Westcott Jr. takes the Bye Run to set low ET of the round using the family's engines.

Round Two: Westcott Jr. vs. Helms; Barton vs. Warford; Rains vs. Pancake; Westcott Sr. vs. Howes; Marvel vs.Hess; and Daniels gets the Bye Run.

Friday
Results for Elimination Round 2
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Charlie Westcott Jr. (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)  0.110      8.535 156.88
 (L) Kevin Helms (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)           0.044      8.809 149.53
1:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,770 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Helms is away first and leads Westcott until after the 330 lights.

Westcott makes his move and powers on by for the decisive win.

 (W) Charlie Westcott (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)      0.069      8.598 156.88
 (L) Wendell Howes (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)         -0.049(R)  8.653 152.83
Charlie Westcott runs close to his round one times and wins on a red light by Howes.
 (W) John Rains (SS/AH '68 Dart)                 0.052      8.632 153.21
 (L) Jim Pancake (SS/AH '68 Dart)                0.001      8.719 151.71
Pancake nails the tree with a super 0.001 RT and leads Rains to near the mid-track lights.

Rains slowly pulls ahead at that point and takes a slim lead for the win.

John Rains' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.053), 330 ft(-0.024), 660ft(0.003), 1,000ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0362 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

John Rains' incremental times: 60ft-1.215 sec., 330ft-3.502, 660ft-5.457/124.89 mph, 1,000ft-7.169.
Jim Pancake's incremental times: 60ft-1.213 sec., 330ft-3.529, 660ft-5.511/123.35 mph, 1,000ft-7.243.

 (W) Bucky Hess (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)            0.070      8.740 150.10
 (L) Darrell Marvel (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)        -0.013(R) 10.101  97.30
Marvel's day goes really bad as he first red lights and then damages the engine down track.

Hess runs close to his round one times for the easy win.

 (W) Jim Daniels (SS/AH '68 Dart)                0.100      9.082 116.26
     was unopposed
Bye run for Daniels into round three.

In the next round, he will face Rains; Westcott Jr. against Barton; and Westcott Sr. vs. Hess.

Friday
Results for Elimination Round 3
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Charlie Westcott (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)      0.142      8.541 157.85
 (L) Bucky Hess (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)            0.019      8.747 150.23
Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,770 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Hess did a great job at the tree, but just could not keep up with the Westcott muscle today. Westcott Chased Hess almost to the 1,000-foot marker before taking the lead. Charlie Westcott's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.176), 330 ft(-0.132), 660ft(-0.062), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0835 seconds (approximately 18 feet). He gets a bye in the semifinals.

 (W) John Rains (SS/AH '68 Dart)                 0.005      8.584 153.95
 (L) Jim Daniels (SS/AH '68 Dart)                0.098      8.518 156.64
Rains stole this one at the starting line. Daniels was late and could not run him down. John Rains' incremental margins: 60ft(0.098), 330 ft(0.090), 660ft(0.072), 1,000ft(0.050). MOV: 0.0274 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
 (W) David Barton (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)          0.056      8.557 155.97
 (L) Charlie Westcott Jr. (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)  -9.999(R) NT-No Show
Westcott Jr. was a no-show. Barton ran hard, but lost lane choice to Rains in the semifinals.

Friday
Results for Elimination Round 4
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) David Barton (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)          0.070      8.703 154.86
 (L) John Rains (SS/AH '68 Dart)                 -0.273(R)  8.667 152.97
Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,009 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Rains was way early and Rains saved the parts for the finals.

 (W) Charlie Westcott (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)      -0.111    12.924  67.05
     was unopposed
Westcott launched hard and then had a hard shutoff about 300 feet out - could not tell if it was intentional or something broke, but the track crew checked the lane and found nothing wrong with the surface. Westcott will face Barton in the final round.

Friday
Results for Final Round 
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Charlie Westcott (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)      0.013      8.626 156.15
 (L) David Barton (SS/AH '68 Barracuda)          0.498      8.802 152.87
7:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,928 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,928 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Westcott broke an engine on his last pass and they scrambled to replace it. Tough job!

It's no contest, as Barton is late and can't match the pace. He slows from his prior passes.

Westcott has a great 0.013 RT and shows that all of their motors make BIG power, as he runs close to his prior best. Spectacular!

Charlie Westcott's incremental times: 60ft-1.235 sec., 330ft-3.550, 660ft-5.498/125.79 mph, 1,000ft-7.190.