Sat, 09 Nov 2013, 12:43 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                       7 Tommy Phillips               
E4                  -0.008  9.881 164.95     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.895 152.73
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Coapstick ) 0.022  9.898 -0.002      (D Meziere   ) 0.015  9.875 -0.025
E2    (T Bayer     ) 0.010  9.933  0.033      (R Balough   ) 0.021  9.908  0.008
E1    (C Dales     ) 0.014  9.922  0.022      (J Galante   ) 0.000  9.954  0.054
 Qualified:            #16  9.922  0.022                       #21  9.954  0.054

9:35 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,212 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Winner gets the bye run next round!

Tommy Phillips' MOV: opponent's -0.008 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6186 Dave Kelly                           788D Douglas Crumlich             
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.860 161.88                     0.035  9.835 161.44
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.040             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.065
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Kenny     ) 0.011  9.950  0.050      (J Parrino   ) 0.017 10.125  0.225
E2    (K Lanz      ) 0.013  9.929  0.029      (A Kinard    ) 0.018  9.889 -0.011
E1    (G Mignacca  ) 0.008  9.921  0.021      (C Langdon   ) 0.016  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #15  9.921  0.021                       #30  9.893 -0.007

Dave Kelly's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770A Michael Boner                        736F Jeff Farrar                  
E4                   0.038  9.883 156.57     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.931 155.02
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Lewis     ) 0.005  9.900  0.000      (K Comstock  ) 0.013  9.910  0.010
E2    (C Blaisdell ) 0.087  9.952  0.052      (L Parfait   ) 0.002  9.928  0.028
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.017  9.962  0.062      (R Childers  ) 0.006  9.941  0.041
 Qualified:            #23  9.962  0.062                       #18  9.941  0.041

Jeff Farrar faces Kelly next round. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5887 Rick Cates                            605 Mike Ferderer                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.905 163.75                     0.027  9.896 166.60
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Glenn     ) 0.016  9.905  0.005      (M Blodgett S) 0.012  9.887 -0.013
E2    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.005  9.962  0.062      (V Torres Jr ) 0.021  9.957  0.057
E1    (T Broussard ) 0.023  9.912  0.012      (D Mitchell  ) 0.007  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:             #9  9.912  0.012                       #14  9.919  0.019

Rick Cates runs 0.005 to the index for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 6 inches), opponent broke out by just -0.004.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 701P Pete Zak                             5298 Kent Boehner                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.046  9.886 147.28                    -0.002  9.884 163.63
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Galati    ) 0.022  9.969  0.069      (J Ross      ) 0.000  9.923  0.023
E2    (T Barton    ) 0.033  9.884 -0.016      (R Herem     ) 0.083  9.917  0.017
E1    (M Silvia    ) 0.002  9.954  0.054      (R Bowers    ) 0.009  9.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #22  9.954  0.054                       #17  9.939  0.039

Pete Zak's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.

9:39 a.m. He will race Cates in round five.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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