Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 19:58 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                             4 Tommy Phillips               
E4                   0.043  9.917 159.02     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.919 154.09
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Maddox    ) 0.009  9.935  0.035      (E De Staute ) 0.019  9.897 -0.003
E2    (R Powledge  ) 0.033  9.909  0.009      (L Bradshaw  ) 0.022  9.917  0.017
E1    (T Walker    ) 0.029  9.942  0.042      (P Bothe     ) 0.010  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:            #22  9.942  0.042                       #16  9.930  0.030

5:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 28.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,144 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Tommy Phillips' MOV: 0.0197 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.                   701P Pete Zak                     
E4                   0.045  9.893 161.23     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.914 150.77
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Hiatt     ) 0.049  9.895 -0.005      (D Sanchez   ) 0.036 10.212  0.312
E2    (K Mostowich ) 0.020  9.850 -0.050      (M Ferderer  ) 0.027  9.907  0.007
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.012  9.995  0.095      (M Wiebe     ) 0.030  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #27  9.995  0.095                       #33  9.893 -0.007

Pete Zak's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.007.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7987 Brian Fritz                             9 Thomas Bayer                 
E4                   0.077  9.927 138.57     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.934 141.79
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Pierce    ) 0.014  9.866 -0.034      (K Whitfield ) 0.016  9.919  0.019
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.004  9.891 -0.009      (D Romfo     ) 0.015  9.910  0.010
E1    (R Perez     ) 0.028  9.866 -0.034      (J Dahar     ) 0.029  9.969  0.069
 Qualified:            #43  9.866 -0.034                       #26  9.969  0.069

Fritz is late and Thomas Bayer gets the win. MOV: 0.0446 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7337 Hollis Colleasure                     550 Ed Olpin                     
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.922 144.13                     0.044  9.943 158.43
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Sundstrom ) 0.022  9.884 -0.016      (M Hunt      ) 0.024  9.868 -0.032
E2    (P Prange    ) 0.003  9.971  0.071      (S Parsons   ) 0.012  9.886 -0.014
E1    (W Perri     ) 0.188  9.889 -0.011      (M Miller    ) 0.016  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #35  9.889 -0.011                       #17  9.932  0.032

Olpin is second off the line and Hollis Colleasure gets the win. MOV: 0.0534 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   58 Trevor Larson                         789 Lynsi Torres                 
E4                   0.015  9.897 158.13     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.914 168.01
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Torres    ) 0.014  9.922  0.022                     0.051  9.900  0.000
E2    (G Carter    ) 0.024  9.994  0.094      (B Dennis    ) 0.014  9.950  0.050
E1    (D Thompson  ) 0.016  9.909  0.009      (D Lough     ) 0.038  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:             #7  9.909  0.009                        #1  9.902  0.002

Small starting line advantage for Larson, but he breaks out by -0.003. Torres gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7880 Jerry Denton                         769K Aaron Kinard                 
E4                   0.012  9.914 153.96     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.906 167.68
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Mignacca  ) 0.020  9.871 -0.029      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.019  9.914  0.014
E2    (K Boehner   ) 0.007  9.916  0.016      (D Mitchell  ) 0.020  9.896 -0.004
E1    (G Martin    ) 0.030 10.022  0.122      (B Theobald  ) 0.018  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #31 10.022  0.122                        #2  9.902  0.002

Only 0.003 difference at the green and Aaron Kinard gets the close win. MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

Jerry Denton's package: 0.026. Aaron Kinard's package: 0.021.

5:54 p.m. In round five: Torres vs. Zak; Bayer vs. Colleasure and Kinard vs. Phillips.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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