Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 13:23 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, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7337 Hollis Colleasure                          Bye
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.002  9.860 158.67     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.040    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Seipel    ) 0.055  9.951  0.051   
E2    (M Blodgett J) 0.007  9.900  0.000   
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.023  9.934  0.034   
 Qualified:            #19  9.934  0.034                     Bye

10:03 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,053 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Colleasure will start the round with a bye run. He just misses the tree with a -0.002 light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   52 Trevor Larson                          79 Tanner Hiatt                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.946 161.13                     0.030  9.931 155.04
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.046             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Pacatang  ) 0.011  9.898 -0.002      (P Bothe     ) 0.021  9.876 -0.024
E2    (R Ginger    ) 0.056 10.019  0.119      (G Wallace   ) 0.024 10.024  0.124
E1    (R Herem     ) 0.005  9.906  0.006      (J Keating   ) 0.050  9.951  0.051
 Qualified:             #4  9.906  0.006                       #26  9.951  0.051

Really close in the lights and Trevor Larson gets the hole shot win MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3929 Ryan Richardson                       743 Gary Mignacca                
E4                   0.023 27.140  47.71     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.011 123.76
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 17.240             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.111
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Mitchell  ) 0.029  9.886 -0.014      (J Whitmore  ) 0.003  9.866 -0.034
E2    (J Rebrocich ) 0.036  9.890 -0.010      (M Willoughby) 0.027  9.893 -0.007
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.003  9.944  0.044      (G Ventura   ) 0.005  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:            #21  9.944  0.044                       #25  9.947  0.047

Richardson hikes the tires at the green and then has the engine go silent. Mignacca gets a gift.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7544 Brad Pierce                          1770 Jason Kenny                  
E4                  -0.005  9.873 142.18     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.993 144.35
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.093
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Mostowich ) 0.006  9.896 -0.004      (M Boner     ) 0.020  9.932  0.032
E2    (R Cates     ) 0.016  9.906  0.006      (C Fishel    ) 0.014  9.962  0.062
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.009  9.919  0.019      (M Miller    ) 0.022  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #11  9.919  0.019                        #6  9.909  0.009

Jason Kenny gets the easy win and a bye run next round. MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr.                       4747 Tommy Phillips               
E4                   0.011  9.923 155.17     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.905 160.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Wiechmann ) 0.013  9.922  0.022      (E Plaizier  ) 0.031  9.885 -0.015
E2    (S Parsons   ) 0.007  9.913  0.013      (M Sawyer    ) 0.014  9.905  0.005
E1    (B Willoughby) 0.020  9.956  0.056      (D Sato      ) 0.026  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #27  9.956  0.056                        #5  9.907  0.007

Tommy Phillips has all of the numbers for the close win. MOV: 0.0252 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Tommy Phillips' package: 0.009.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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