Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 13:00 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 361X Bo Butner                              79 Michael Miller               
E2                   0.015 10.046 166.64     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.072 152.40
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.004            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Roberson  ) 0.013 10.089  0.039      (S Parsons   ) 0.011 10.019 -0.031
 Qualified:            #19 10.089  0.039                       #40 10.019 -0.031

Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,503 feet.

Butner with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Miller the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 M752 Alan Horvath                         5518 John Dexter                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.048 133.18                     0.016 10.024 152.07
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.002            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Earleywine)       No Time            (R Kato      ) 0.010 10.101  0.051
 Qualified:            #42 10.000 -0.050                       #21 10.101  0.051

Dexter with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Horvath the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4797 Bill Dennis                          7673 Paul Wiechmann               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041 10.086 147.62                     0.023 10.128 149.03
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.036            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.078
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Serna     ) 0.020 10.035 -0.015      (E Plaizier  ) 0.013 10.069  0.019
 Qualified:            #35 10.035 -0.015                       #14 10.069  0.019

Wiechmann with the staring line advantage, but Dennis chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5303 Tony Deluzio                           63 Greg Hehr                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.072 151.41                     0.031 10.106 120.00
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.022            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.056
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Hesselbroc) 0.026 10.081  0.031      (L Bradshaw  ) 0.032 10.023 -0.027
 Qualified:            #18 10.081  0.031                       #39 10.023 -0.027

Deluzio with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7101 Bryan Morris                         7566 Ray Cordeiro                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002 10.025 158.28                     0.007 10.013 159.61
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.025            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kruse     ) 0.015 10.120  0.070      (L Meserve   ) 0.001 10.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #24 10.120  0.070                        #3 10.051  0.001

A couple great lights with Morris near perfect for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Evan Kowalski                        7638 Mark Yeager                  
E2                   0.015 10.094 151.34     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.057 168.85
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.044            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Perivolari) 0.024 10.042 -0.008      (J Mckoane   ) 0.007 10.060  0.010
 Qualified:            #31 10.042 -0.008                       #10 10.060  0.010

Yeager with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7356 Ted Kellner                          7082 Hank Pramov                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.050 140.72                     0.066 10.028 163.28
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.000            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Gotts     ) 0.019 10.035 -0.015      (J Galati    ) 0.010 10.069  0.019
 Qualified:            #34 10.035 -0.015                       #13 10.069  0.019

Kellner with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5911 Dennis Hay                             52 Rodger Sauder                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.090 167.78                     0.068 10.032 159.36
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.040            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Boehner   ) 0.025 10.063  0.013      (N Alejandre ) 0.016 10.039 -0.011
 Qualified:            #12 10.063  0.013                       #33 10.039 -0.011

Hay with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7113 Ernie Richards                       4784 Phillip Jaramillo            
E2                   0.088 10.006 160.58     ****WINNER****  0.053 10.015 134.39
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.044            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Rogers    ) 0.122 10.043 -0.007      (W Botelho   ) 0.045 10.058  0.008
 Qualified:            #29 10.043 -0.007                        #8 10.058  0.008

Jaramillo with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706D Damon Bustamante                     707P Patrick Rife                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.020 155.56                    -0.003 10.028 139.39
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.030            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.026 10.058  0.008      (D Dolezal   ) -0.002 10.044 -0.006
 Qualified:             #7 10.058  0.008                       #28 10.044 -0.006

Rife gos red to give Bustamante the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  689 George Scott                         7019 Peter Bothe                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043 10.031 169.68                     0.024 10.024 139.89
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.019            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Parker    ) 0.005 10.049 -0.001      (R Udell     ) 0.018 10.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #27 10.049 -0.001                        #6 10.057  0.007

Bothe with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Scott the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7502 Greg Martin                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012 10.030 165.19                     0.033 10.022 156.75
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.020            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Torres    ) 0.007 10.072  0.022      (K Yeoman    ) 0.047 10.032 -0.018
 Qualified:            #15 10.072  0.022                       #36 10.032 -0.018

Williams with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Brad Pierce                          6909 Kirk Lanz                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.068 137.32                     0.006  9.990 161.63
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.018            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dalrymple ) 0.007 10.055  0.005      (M Van Winkle) 0.018 10.130  0.080
 Qualified:             #4 10.055  0.005                       #25 10.130  0.080

Lanz with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Pierce the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6218 Lindsey Larson                         58 Kris Whitfield               
E2                   0.013 10.042 166.35     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.070 149.05
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Kenny     ) 0.006 10.042 -0.008      (M Williams  ) 0.016 10.060  0.010
 Qualified:            #30 10.042 -0.008                        #9 10.060  0.010

They have identical reaction times and Larsen takes too much stripe to give Whitfield the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  760 Mike Lang                            735F Austin Frye                  
E2                  -0.001 10.066 148.90     ****WINNER****  0.029 10.045 165.72
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.016            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Denton    ) 0.009 10.025 -0.025      (M Wiebe     ) 0.017 10.080  0.030
 Qualified:            #38 10.025 -0.025                       #17 10.080  0.030

Lang is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Frye the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6563 Chris Cannon                         7644 Eric Reyes                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.079 163.08                     0.014 10.097 150.40
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.029            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sapone    ) 0.001 10.056  0.006      (G Bonds     ) 0.004 10.166  0.116
 Qualified:             #5 10.056  0.006                       #26 10.166  0.116

Reyes with the starting line advantage, but Cannon chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7115 Jose Calixtro                        7650 Brad Rogers                  
E2                  -0.007 10.032 154.07     ****WINNER**** -0.005 10.076 161.17
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.018            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Yoon      ) 0.008 10.041 -0.009      (L Wilburn   ) 0.029 10.062  0.012
 Qualified:            #32 10.041 -0.009                       #11 10.062  0.012

Calixtro goes red to give rogers the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7615 Vicente Campa                        7600 Chris Gabbard                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.015 161.67                     0.032 10.007 150.30
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.035            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.043
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.014 10.104  0.054      (G Ventura   ) 0.019 10.050  0.000
 Qualified:            #22 10.104  0.054                        #1 10.050  0.000

Campa with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Edwin Olpin                          513P Jordan Pratt                 
E2                  -0.011 10.118 146.43     ****WINNER****  0.008 10.021 172.96
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.068            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Brungardt ) 0.022 10.028 -0.022      (P Zak       ) 0.011 10.077  0.027
 Qualified:            #37 10.028 -0.022                       #16 10.077  0.027

Pratt won the World Super Gas Championship when Bo Butner lost earlier in the round. Olpin goes red to give Pratt the win, who has a great light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D774 Ryan Giacone                         7851 Robert Naber                 
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.025 10.042 170.36
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mihalka   ) 0.002 10.114  0.064      (M Philbrick ) 0.004 10.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #23 10.114  0.064                        #2 10.051  0.001

Giacone is a no-show to give Naber the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  743 Gary Mignacca                         767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.005 10.039 167.70
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Thompson  ) 0.005 10.013 -0.037      (D Keck      ) 0.005 10.093  0.043
 Qualified:            #41 10.013 -0.037                       #20 10.093  0.043

Mignacca is a no-show to give Wiblishouser the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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