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Fri, 11 Nov 2011, 20:46 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Larry Sullivan





POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7890 Randy Fabbro                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.161  9.874 154.25     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Newman    ) 0.002  9.900  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                     Bye
5:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 2,344 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Fabbro took the bye run first so he could put stuff away for today.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  635 Marv Wiebe                           7613 Kevin Kleineweber            
E2                   0.020  9.986 140.37     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.963 167.26
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.086             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Broussard ) 0.002  9.861 -0.039      (R Sawyer    ) 0.013  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #34  9.861 -0.039                       #17  9.938  0.038
After a couple minutes, the second pair came through the hole in the sound wall. Kevin Kleineweber's MOV: 0.0375 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7685 Charlie Waggoner Jr.                 7133 Richard Okerman              
E2                   0.002  9.944 141.43     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.920 153.63
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.044             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett S) 0.009  9.942  0.042      (V Campa     ) 0.006  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #20  9.942  0.042                        #3  9.901  0.001
Richard Okerman's MOV: 0.0213 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Great lights in both lanes.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Mike Ferderer                         717 Randy Balough                
E2                   0.030  9.891 172.04     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.914 154.55
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Anderson  ) 0.014  9.939  0.039      (D Coapstick ) 0.003  9.852 -0.048
 Qualified:            #18  9.939  0.039                       #35  9.852 -0.048
Randy Balough wins on Mike Ferderer's breakout. Randy Balough's package: 0.020.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Alan Kenny                           201G George Caheely               
E2                   0.032  9.931 165.90     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.937 145.70
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Casner    ) 0.028  9.907  0.007      (H Colleasure) 0.042  9.954  0.054
 Qualified:             #6  9.907  0.007                       #23  9.954  0.054
Nice race...George Caheely's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2888 Skip Walls                           7332 Larry Bradshaw               
E2                   0.029  9.919 159.16     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.921 163.37
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Torres    ) 0.006  9.884 -0.016      (R Ginger    ) 0.093  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #32  9.884 -0.016                       #15  9.933  0.033
Larry Bradshaw's MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Thomas Bayer                         7192 Ryan Herem                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.919 147.79                     0.019  9.913 148.62
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.027  9.916  0.016      (R Moser     ) 0.015  9.896 -0.004
 Qualified:            #10  9.916  0.016                       #27  9.896 -0.004
Very close race...Thomas Bayer's MOV: 0.0006 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                        406 Jesse Serna                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.940 154.46                     0.005  9.879 148.87
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Keck      ) 0.013  9.892 -0.008      (R Mayse     ) 0.079  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #28  9.892 -0.008                       #11  9.916  0.016
Double-oh lights in both lanes...Steve Williams wins on Jesse Serna's breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6782 Brian Preszler                          3 Val Torres                   
E2                   0.001  9.874 145.58     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.908 159.48
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.033  9.890 -0.010      (F Muscia    ) 0.027  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #29  9.890 -0.010                       #12  9.922  0.022
Again we have two double-oh lights...Val Torres wins on Brian Preszler's breakout. Val Torres' package: 0.011.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 731K Tanner Hiatt                          716 Ed DeStaute                  
E2                  -0.007  9.914 155.70     ****WINNER**** -0.003  9.879 151.04
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mustard   ) 0.013  9.901  0.001      (K Bowers    ) 0.037  9.940  0.040
 Qualified:             #2  9.901  0.001                       #19  9.940  0.040


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  743 Gary Mignacca                         550 Ed Olpin                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.908 140.50                     0.021  9.926 160.61
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Galati    ) 0.006  9.923  0.023      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.035  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #13  9.923  0.023                       #30  9.889 -0.011
Gary Mignacca's MOV: 0.0264 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Gary Mignacca's package: 0.021.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7047 Mike Blodgett                        7598 Chris Newman                 
E2                   0.023  9.945 139.26     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.933 159.53
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Kato      ) 0.025  9.937  0.037      (M Lang      ) 0.006  9.878 -0.022
 Qualified:            #16  9.937  0.037                       #33  9.878 -0.022
Chris Newman's MOV: 0.0154 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  683 Rob Willis                            602 Steve Apted                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.075  9.998 163.87                     0.006 10.072 141.46
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.098             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.172
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Beckstrom ) 0.008  9.951  0.051      (W Bogle     ) 0.001  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #22  9.951  0.051                        #5  9.905  0.005
Apted had a great light, could not run the number. Rob Willis' MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7261 Dana Keniry                          7544 Brad Pierce                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.911 156.99                    -0.009  9.884 142.82
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lintz     ) 0.015  9.902  0.002      (E Hutchinson) 0.012  9.944  0.044
 Qualified:             #4  9.902  0.002                       #21  9.944  0.044
Dana Keniry wins on Brad Pierce's red light. Dana Keniry's package: 0.023.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Jason Kenny                           727 Don Kruse                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  9.943 150.43                     0.014  9.868 137.88
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.049  9.956  0.056      (K Mostowich ) 0.015  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #24  9.956  0.056                        #7  9.914  0.014
Kruse had Kenny covered, took too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          7267 Larry Scarth                 
E2                   0.008  9.890 163.81     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.923 167.20
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Earleywine) 0.017 10.007  0.107      (P Pacatang  ) 0.064  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #26 10.007  0.107                        #9  9.915  0.015
Lamb had Scarth covered, took a hundredth too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                         7184 Derek Sanchez                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.915 158.61                     0.001  9.893 154.65
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Sawyer    ) 0.010  9.885 -0.015      (T Seipel    ) 0.046  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #31  9.885 -0.015                       #14  9.924  0.024
Sanchez had 2011 Super Gas champion Biondo covered with the better double-oh light, took too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                           75 Val Torres Jr.               
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.006  9.876 168.70
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.008  9.914  0.014      (J Calton    ) 0.000  9.963  0.063
 Qualified:             #8  9.914  0.014                       #25  9.963  0.063
Ventura was a no-show.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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