Greg, you might ask your converter guy if your stator blew because you might be taking too long of a burn-out.
A-1 told us 20 years ago to get off the throttle when the tires hook, and not past the tree. It's too hard on the converter.
I'm still surprised you are running a 9.5 converter, while you are running 7.60's, making under 1000 hp, but then again you are running those TF tires, another question for your converter guy.
The only team I know that is running a 9.5 is Dennis Murphy in his NA/F blown Brad motor trying to run low 6's and 220 mph.
Your 9.5 is heavy rotating weight, using up HP to spin that stuff. I think another blown Alan Johnson combo I know , I think is using a 9" and he has just run 6.08, 225 mph in NA/F.
I know you don't want to run better than 7.60, it seems it could be hard on parts.
Jon