Fri, 11 Nov 2011, 20:46 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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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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