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Sat, 02 Mar 2013, 11:46 AM

Super Street Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Street 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
 7447 Bob Richmond                         6501 Gerry Epp                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.000 10.916 128.69                    -0.001 10.871 151.41
        S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.016           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Padilla Sr) 0.029 10.899 -0.001      (A Broussard ) 0.035 10.913  0.013
E2    (J Garafola  ) 0.011 10.927  0.027      (N Alejandre ) 0.011 10.993  0.093
E1    (K Kleinewebe) 0.018 10.891 -0.009      (J Dexter    ) 0.080 10.964  0.064
 Qualified:            #30 10.891 -0.009                       #18 10.964  0.064

9:38 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,060 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Epp goes red by -0.001 and Richmond goes to round five.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7638 Mark Yeager                          7793 Gary Thompson                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019 10.899 153.26                    -0.027 10.910 131.79
        S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.001           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Lash      ) 0.014 10.930  0.030      (D Blehm     ) 0.020 11.036  0.136
E2    (R Freeman   ) 0.040 10.945  0.045      (B Downing   ) 0.029 10.926  0.026
E1    (T Harkema   ) 0.051 10.911  0.011      (J Mace      ) 0.041 10.925  0.025
 Qualified:             #5 10.911  0.011                        #9 10.925  0.025

Another red light. Yeager gets the free pass to the next round, where he will face Richmond.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7220 Jed Dahar                             717 John Bycroft                 
E4                  -0.012 10.889 120.72     ****WINNER****  0.003 10.887 135.16
        S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.011           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Alguire   ) 0.013 10.915  0.015      (H Walker    ) 0.041 10.896 -0.004
E2    (J Bond      ) 0.009 10.951  0.051      (D Downing   ) 0.053 10.918  0.018
E1    (K Bailey    ) 0.011 10.920  0.020      (G Ericksen  ) 0.068 11.080  0.180
 Qualified:             #8 10.920  0.020                       #27 11.080  0.180

Looks like a pattern here, John Bycroft has a -0.003 light fore the win. MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7800 Mike Decarolis                       7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.895 130.00                     0.013 10.866 131.82
        S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.005           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.034
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Lowe      ) 0.026 10.938  0.038      (D Thompson  ) 0.006 10.979  0.079
E2    (T White     ) 0.005 10.970  0.070      (C Hawk Jr   ) 0.027 10.988  0.088
E1    (Bye         ) 0.069 10.950  0.050      (J Hennessey ) 0.027 10.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #17 10.950  0.050                        #6 10.913  0.013

We finally get a race and there is only 0.004 difference in RT's. Mike Decarolis gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.

He will see Bycroft later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink