Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 17:38 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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
 7450 Fred Kondrotas                       7657 Loreen Rogers                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.904 146.73                     0.017  9.939 152.35
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Lough     ) 0.004  9.911  0.011      (P Zak       ) 0.060 10.076  0.176
E1    (J Denton    ) 0.008  9.904  0.004      (C Langdon   ) 0.011  9.911  0.011
 Qualified:             #5  9.904  0.004                       #16  9.911  0.011

3:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 28.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,365 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Only 0.004 difference in RT's and Fred Kondrotas gets the win. MOV: 0.0391 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7890 Randy Fabbro                         7001 Paul Prange                  
E3                  -0.008  9.985 132.15     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.894 149.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.085             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Ferderer  ) 0.009  9.934  0.034      (G Martin    ) 0.026  9.906  0.006
E1    (E De Staute ) 0.006  9.907  0.007      (T Walker    ) 0.016  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #10  9.907  0.007                       #21  9.921  0.021

Paul Prange's MOV: opponent's -0.008 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jimmy Lewis                          7216 Doug Romfo                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.936 154.58                     0.037  9.910 154.67
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Mitchell  ) 0.007  9.972  0.072      (S Parsons   ) 0.042  9.902  0.002
E1    (G Ventura   ) 0.027  9.885 -0.015      (M Lang      ) 0.027  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:            #44  9.885 -0.015                       #33  9.935  0.035

Jimmy Lewis gets the hole shot win with a strong 0.004 light. MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                        7019 Pete Bothe                   
E3                   0.010  9.913 163.28     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.910 142.51
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lamb      ) 0.029  9.939  0.039      (L Bradshaw  ) 0.025  9.924  0.024
E1    (J Freeman   ) 0.029  9.894 -0.006      (J Calixtro  ) 0.029  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #41  9.894 -0.006                        #8  9.905  0.005

Pete Bothe gets the close win. MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

Randy Balough's package: 0.023. Pete Bothe's package: 0.018.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4797 Bill Dennis                          7337 Hollis Colleasure            
E3                   0.029  9.959 161.27     ****WINNER****  0.044  9.906 143.05
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.059             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (Bye         ) -0.005  9.996  0.096      (T Sundstrom ) 0.007  9.945  0.045
E1    (D Pearson   ) 0.040  9.900  0.000      (C Waggoner  ) 0.068  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                       #13  9.909  0.009

Hollis Colleasure runs 0.006 to the index for the win. MOV: 0.0381 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  542 Kris Whitfield                       7323 Glen Smith                   
E3                   0.018  9.924 144.03     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.910 138.31
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Willoughby) 0.023  9.904  0.004      (D Thompson  ) 0.056  9.949  0.049
E1    (K Kleinewebe) 0.025  9.926  0.026      (D Stobbe    ) 0.063  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #28  9.926  0.026                       #17  9.912  0.012

Two thousands difference in reaction time and Glen Smith gets the win. MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7987 Brian Fritz                           743 Gary Mignacca                
E3                  -0.013  9.887 141.95     ****WINNER**** -0.005  9.874 140.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Kinard    ) 0.027  9.901  0.001      (D Coapstick ) 0.017  9.900  0.000
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.036  9.930  0.030      (A Galati    ) 0.022  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #31  9.930  0.030                       #20  9.917  0.017

Gary Mignacca's MOV: opponent's -0.013 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Thomas Bayer                          550 Ed Olpin                     
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.889 142.58                     0.030  9.875 165.76
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Maddox    ) 0.014  9.908  0.008      (B Kidd      ) 0.050  9.929  0.029
E1    (L Theobald  ) 0.020  9.924  0.024      (D Dolezal   ) 0.017  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #25  9.924  0.024                       #14  9.909  0.009

We get a staging battle and the starter finally says: Get them in the lights!

Thomas Bayer's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7702 Ken Harkema                          7093 Gene Carter                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.927 136.80                     0.024  9.854 149.30
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Perez     ) 0.043  9.938  0.038      (K Comstock  ) 0.023  9.984  0.084
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.022  9.927  0.027      (S Gonzales  ) 0.040 10.183  0.283
 Qualified:            #29  9.927  0.027                       #40 10.183  0.283

Ken Harkema's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7900 Steve Brunson                        5591 Lance Trujillo               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.916 142.72                     0.018  9.937 147.75
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Larson    ) 0.027  9.906  0.006      (R Kelly     ) 0.032  9.932  0.032
E1    (L Scarth    ) 0.035  9.925  0.025      (W Perri     ) 0.014 10.008  0.108
 Qualified:            #26  9.925  0.025                       #37 10.008  0.108

Steve Brunson's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Val Torres                             51 Kevin Moore                  
E3                  -0.001 11.816 105.33     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.892 166.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.916             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Nygaard   ) -0.114  9.874 -0.026      (T Balough   ) 0.030  9.925  0.025
E1    (D Sanchez   ) 0.000  9.849 -0.051      (P McHenry   ) 0.006  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #45  9.849 -0.051                       #34  9.961  0.061

Kevin Moore's MOV: opponent's -0.001 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  796 Tom Ticer                                  Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.835 159.29     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.065    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Dolezal-Wr) 0.035  9.914  0.014   
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.018  9.923  0.023   
 Qualified:            #24  9.923  0.023                     Bye

Ticer gets the bye run.

3:37 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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