Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 22:08 PM
Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6832 Don Anderson 7585 Marko Perivolaris
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.088 9.910 158.09 -0.005 9.934 151.60
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.010 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.034
Prior rounds:
E3 (J Galati ) 0.018 9.925 0.025 (M Blodgett S) 0.013 9.981 0.081
E2 (S Steele ) 0.067 9.937 0.037 (V Torres ) 0.001 9.948 0.048
E1 (J Brink ) 0.036 9.905 0.005 (G Hehr ) 0.009 9.769 -0.131
Qualified: #5 9.905 0.005 #38 9.769 -0.131
7:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,846 feet. Don Anderson's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7047 Mike Blodgett Jr. 4588 Buddy Wood
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.149 9.893 140.46 No Time
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
Prior rounds:
E3 (E DeStaute ) 0.022 9.986 0.086 (T Kellner ) 0.048 9.913 0.013
E2 (D Nuest ) 0.039 9.880 -0.020 (M Miller ) 0.012 9.906 0.006
E1 (C Geise ) 0.004 9.912 0.012 (C Blaisdell ) 0.069 9.930 0.030
Qualified: #12 9.912 0.012 #27 9.930 0.030
Wood bumps the transbrake through the staging beams and won't get a time. Blodgett gets a free pass to round five.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6173 Ken Mostowich 7152 Ron Kelly Jr.
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.010 9.911 156.53 0.023 9.913 135.00
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.013
Prior rounds:
E3 (R Naber ) 0.030 9.951 0.051 0.069 9.978 0.078
E2 (S Parsons ) 0.001 9.912 0.012 (B Pierce ) 0.024 9.888 -0.012
E1 (S Apted ) 0.003 9.890 -0.010 (J Whitmore ) 0.017 9.917 0.017
Qualified: #34 9.890 -0.010 #20 9.917 0.017
Ken Mostowich has the better RT and runs closer to the index for the win. MOV: 0.0157 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
731 Rick Beckstrom 735 Steve Williams
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.033 9.927 157.04 0.179 9.908 159.14
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.027 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.008
Prior rounds:
E3 (D LaFleur ) 0.006 9.944 0.044 (L Scarth ) 0.000 9.948 0.048
E2 (R Souza ) 0.046 9.938 0.038 (K Will ) 0.029 9.951 0.051
E1 (R Nicholas ) 0.039 9.928 0.028 (Bye ) 0.006 9.911 0.011
Qualified: #26 9.928 0.028 #11 9.911 0.011
Rick Beckstrom gets the easy win, as Williams is late. MOV: 0.1276 seconds (approximately 30 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
767G Gerald Turczyn Jr. 777Z Tom Lindemann
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.036 9.932 161.44 -0.005 9.816 162.65
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.032 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.084
Prior rounds:
E3 (G Martin ) 0.019 9.948 0.048 (J Greco ) 0.015 9.904 0.004
E2 (D Daniel ) 0.026 9.921 0.021 (T Broussard ) 0.044 9.893 -0.007
E1 (D Pearson ) 0.031 9.912 0.012 (L Wilburn ) 0.013 9.833 -0.067
Qualified: #13 9.912 0.012 #37 9.833 -0.067
Gerald Turczyn Jr.'s MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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