Sat, 08 Feb 2014, 14:33 PM
Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
686 Bill Huntington 760 Mike Lang
E3 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.200 9.852 164.09
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.048
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Seipel ) 0.021 9.919 0.019 (J Parrino ) 0.021 10.023 0.123
E1 (B Mendenhall) 0.031 9.847 -0.053 (M Wiblishous) 0.012 9.912 0.012
Qualified: #33 9.847 -0.053 #7 9.912 0.012
11:22 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,576 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.Huntington is a no show and Lang gets a free pass to round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7047 Mike Blodgett 8 Peter Bothe
E3 0.006 9.885 133.22 ****WINNER**** 0.011 9.905 146.27
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.005
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Comstock ) 0.008 9.926 0.026 (C Waggoner J) 0.007 9.904 0.004
E1 (G Wallace ) 0.028 9.891 -0.009 (Bye ) 0.007 9.934 0.034
Qualified: #25 9.891 -0.009 #17 9.934 0.034
Peter Bothe has a nice sixteen package for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6086 John Whitmore 7648 Bob Harris
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.010 9.907 156.50 0.026 9.909 169.32
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.007 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.009
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Ferderer ) 0.015 9.895 -0.005 (P Zak ) 0.007 9.883 -0.017
E1 (D Stobbe ) 0.012 9.880 -0.020 (T Barton ) 0.015 9.901 0.001
Qualified: #28 9.880 -0.020 #2 9.901 0.001
John Whitmore's MOV: 0.0187 seconds (approximately 5 feet).John Whitmore's package: 0.017.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
734 Gary Cooke 755M Mark Miyashiro
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.917 152.57 0.021 9.944 146.15
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.017 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.044
Prior rounds:
E2 (A Galati ) 0.012 9.914 0.014 (S Parsons ) 0.020 9.991 0.091
E1 (G Scott III ) 0.003 9.876 -0.024 (R Cordeiro ) 0.022 9.968 0.068
Qualified: #30 9.876 -0.024 #21 9.968 0.068
Gary Cooke's MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
73 Chad Langdon 7379 Randy Bowers
E3 -0.008 9.885 137.54 ****WINNER**** -0.002 9.912 160.29
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Kato ) 0.005 9.896 -0.004 (P Pacatang ) 0.020 10.126 0.226
E1 (D Sato ) 0.011 9.929 0.029 (D Cook ) 0.019 9.911 0.011
Qualified: #15 9.929 0.029 #6 9.911 0.011
Randy Bowers' MOV: opponent's -0.008 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
406 Jesse Serna 7809 Val Torres
E3 -0.001 9.915 159.53 ****WINNER**** 0.020 9.893 163.18
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Mignacca ) 0.016 9.887 -0.013 0.013 9.850 -0.050
E1 (G Turczyn Jr) 0.011 9.920 0.020 (E Prenevost ) 0.011 9.900 0.000
Qualified: #10 9.920 0.020 #1 9.900 0.000
Serna goes red by just -0.001. Torres gets a pass to round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
735 Steve Williams 780V Val Torres Jr
E3 0.012 9.912 168.28 ****WINNER**** 0.015 9.905 159.48
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.005
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Casner ) 0.029 9.903 0.003 (R Balough ) 0.012 9.899 -0.001
E1 (E DeStaute ) 0.009 9.925 0.025 (R Kersey ) 0.010 9.906 0.006
Qualified: #14 9.925 0.025 #5 9.906 0.006
Just 0.003 difference at the green. Val Torres Jr runs closer to the index for the win. MOV: 0.0047 seconds (approximately 14
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5887 Rick Cates 7941 Thomas Bayer
E3 0.019 9.882 160.16 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.907 153.20
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Daniel ) 0.030 9.915 0.015 (J Van Gordon) 0.014 10.103 0.203
E1 (H Esping ) 0.031 9.918 0.018 (J Galante ) 0.012 9.935 0.035
Qualified: #9 9.918 0.018 #18 9.935 0.035
Thomas Bayer's MOV: Opponent broke out.Thomas Bayer's package: 0.008.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
770A Michael Boner 1 Rick Beckstrom
E3 0.071 9.873 152.47 ****WINNER**** 0.000 9.931 165.01
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.031
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Coapstick ) 0.045 9.926 0.026 (A Kinard ) 0.018 9.911 0.011
E1 (M Willoughby) 0.024 9.877 -0.023 (G Smith ) 0.018 9.941 0.041
Qualified: #29 9.877 -0.023 #20 9.941 0.041
Rick Beckstrom nails the tree for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0137 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke
out.11:30 a.m.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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