Sat, 13 Feb 2010, 01:52 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7685 Charlie Waggoner             
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.012  9.910 145.58
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (C Newman    ) 0.034  9.909  0.009
E1                                           (R Okerman   ) 0.018  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:                                                      #22  9.930  0.030

10:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,159 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Waggoner gets the Bye Run.

Charlie Waggoner's package: 0.022.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7236 Mike Blodgett                          65 John Whitmore                
E3                  -0.013  9.879 145.00     ****WINNER**** -0.009  9.878 171.38
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Martin    ) 0.044  9.934  0.034      (D Mitchell  ) 0.000  9.946  0.046
E1    (P Wiechmann ) 0.024  9.929  0.029      (D Cook      ) 0.022  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #21  9.929  0.029                       #11  9.915  0.015

John Whitmore has a -0.009 red light, but Blodgett has a -0.013.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7323 Glen Smith                           7765 Jim Hughes                   
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.019  9.883 162.82
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.031  9.954  0.054      (R Fabbro    ) 0.025  9.913  0.013
E1    (T Bayer     ) 0.027  9.873 -0.027      (S Williams  ) 0.019  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #39  9.873 -0.027                        #8  9.912  0.012

Smith roles the beams and won't get any times.

Free pass for Hughes.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6458 John Dalrymple                       7356 Ted Kellner                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.901 165.40                     0.030  9.894 158.73
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Kelly     ) 0.028 11.044  1.144      (P Giacalone ) 0.029  9.910  0.010
E1    (Bye         ) 0.024  9.908  0.008      (B Dillard   ) 0.052  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:             #4  9.908  0.008                       #35  9.893 -0.007

John Dalrymple wins on a -0.006 breakout by Keller.

John Dalrymple's package: 0.013.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Gerald Turczyn Jr                    7047 Mike Blodgett                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.946 154.35                     0.028  9.994 148.79
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.046             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.094
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Priddy    ) 0.027  9.903  0.003      (H Colleasure) 0.028  9.949  0.049
E1    (J Serna     ) 0.047  9.905  0.005      (D Bracey    ) 0.015  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:             #2  9.905  0.005                       #12  9.916  0.016

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                        7616 Ryan Mangus                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.892 160.71                    -0.006  9.936 153.88
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Coapstick ) 0.026  9.887 -0.013      (J Ross      ) 0.005  9.912  0.012
E1    (K Sexton    ) 0.004  9.917  0.017      (C Anderson  ) 0.023  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #13  9.917  0.017                       #24  9.938  0.038

Mangus goes red by -0.006 and Balough wins.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 710F Craig Blaisdell                      4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E3                   0.076  9.863 155.19     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.932 152.09
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Cooke     ) 0.028  9.920  0.020      (G Ventura   ) 0.028  9.944  0.044
E1    (T Keddington) 0.024  9.918  0.018      (M Lang      ) 0.004  9.958  0.058
 Qualified:            #16  9.918  0.018                       #27  9.958  0.058

Jimmy Lewis has a strong 0.014 light and wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7441 Glenn Roundtree                      7341 Tom Pulliam                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.067  9.929 149.66                    -0.019  9.900 157.08
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Agalsoff  ) 0.052 10.959  1.059      (S Parsons   ) 0.000  9.928  0.028
E1    (T Hiatt     ) 0.022  9.909  0.009      (V Campa     ) 0.036  9.884 -0.016
 Qualified:             #7  9.909  0.009                       #38  9.884 -0.016

OUCH! Pulliam runs a right on 9.900 after a -0.019 red light!

Roundtree gets an easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7459 Don Lough                            7544 Brad Pierce                  
E3                   0.050  9.888 156.52     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.923 141.62
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.022  9.911  0.011      (A Galati    ) 0.010  9.935  0.035
E1    (S Bruns     ) 0.051  9.873 -0.027      (J Stover    ) 0.010  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #40  9.873 -0.027                        #9  9.913  0.013

Brad Pierce has a 0.002 RT and then wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7657 Loreen Rogers                        7117 Roger Kato                   
E3                  -0.003  9.913 154.40     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.887 162.06
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lamb      ) 0.005  9.953  0.053      (R Herem     ) 0.011  9.950  0.050
E1    (L Littlefiel) 0.052  9.887 -0.013      (J Sebastiani) 0.026  9.949  0.049
 Qualified:            #36  9.887 -0.013                       #26  9.949  0.049

Roger Kato cards a nice 0.006 light and wins on a -0.003 red light by Rogers.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7566 Ray Cordeiro                          550 Ed Olpin                     
E3                   0.029  9.906 155.58     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.913 157.63
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Kelly Jr  ) 0.006  9.922  0.022      (M Blodgett  ) 0.013  9.924  0.024
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.017  9.896 -0.004      (J Larsen    ) 0.064  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:            #31  9.896 -0.004                       #20  9.928  0.028

Ed Olpin cuts a 0.015 light and then takes a narrow win over Corderio. MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

10:50 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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