Fri, 13 Nov 2015, 21:20 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.            
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.091  9.900 142.52
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (M Boner     ) 0.038  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.901  0.001

5:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,564 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

It's full dark and the temperatures are dropping fast.

Bye run for Blodgett and he runs right on the index!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  716 Ed DeStaute                             2 Trevor Larson                
E2                   0.048  9.924 134.89     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.927 153.98
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Seipel    ) 0.028  9.918  0.018      (J Parrino   ) 0.003  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #13  9.918  0.018                       #31  9.885 -0.015

Trevor Larson's MOV: 0.0255 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7292 Todd Barton                          5761 Chris Hess                   
E2                   0.012  9.899 154.39     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.910 156.86
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Phillippi ) 0.059  9.876 -0.024      (A Galati    ) 0.017  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #33  9.876 -0.024                       #15  9.921  0.021

Identical RT's and Chris Hess gets the win. MOV: Opponent -0.001 broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769K Aaron Kinard                         7905 Joe Galati                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  9.893 166.97                     0.056  9.847 145.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.053
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.013  9.908  0.008      (K Wright    ) 0.003  9.937  0.037
 Qualified:             #6  9.908  0.008                       #24  9.937  0.037

Another identical pair of RT's and this time Aaron Kinard gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Tanner Hiatt                          605 Mike Ferderer                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.943 144.00                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mc Clellan) 0.020  9.850 -0.050      (M Lang      ) 0.001  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #35  9.850 -0.050                       #17  9.923  0.023

Ferderer is broke with a bunch of liquid under the car. Hiatt gets a free pass to round three.

5:31 p.m. Looks like oil, so this will take a few minutes.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 714E Bob Earleywine                        550 Ed Olpin                     
E2                  -0.001  9.869 138.31     ****WINNER****  0.065 11.695  87.91
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.795
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Shannon   ) 0.055  9.915  0.015      (D Blehm     ) 0.017  9.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #11  9.915  0.015                       #29  9.890 -0.010

5:55 p.m. Done with the dusting and cleaning. Back to eliminations.

Earleywine goes red by -0.001 and Olpin goes to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7685 Charlie Waggoner                     7236 Mike Blodgett Sr.            
E2                  -0.003  9.934 151.44     ****WINNER****  0.044 11.842  99.68
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.942
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Plaizier  ) 0.022  9.917  0.017      (' Craig Dale) 0.030  9.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #12  9.917  0.017                       #30  9.890 -0.010

Another red light. Waggoner is -0.003 too quick.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7833 Dave Meziere                         5452 Troy Grant                   
E2                   0.021  9.830 147.62     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.868 130.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.070             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Ruff      ) 0.000  9.810 -0.090      (D Anderson  ) 0.034  9.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #37  9.810 -0.090                       #19  9.929  0.029

Troy Grant starts with a nice seven light. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  731 Rick Beckstrom                       7673 Paul Wiechmann               
E2                   0.035 11.161 100.22     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.018 127.58
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.261             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.118
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.003  9.932  0.032      (D Padilla   ) 0.037  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #23  9.932  0.032                        #5  9.907  0.007

Beckstrom slows down track and Wiechmann gets an easy win.5:59 p.m.

5:59 p.m. The Yellow Shirts are over the wall looking at Beckstrom's lane. They are taking the time to spray the track with traction compound.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7019 Pete Bothe                           7862 Dave Coapstick               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  9.921 141.98                     0.089  9.913 170.26
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Serna     ) 0.012  9.919  0.019      (E Langan    ) 0.025  9.880 -0.020
 Qualified:            #14  9.919  0.019                       #32  9.880 -0.020

6:08 p.m. Back to eliminations.

Pete Bothe gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0396 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                    737D Don Ruble Jr                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.929 171.03                     0.036  9.931 146.83
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Balough   ) 0.005  9.876 -0.024      (J Elrod     ) 0.007  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #34  9.876 -0.024                       #16  9.922  0.022

Marko Perivolaris' MOV: 0.0274 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                        7544 Brad Pierce                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  9.919 154.94                     0.055  9.877 138.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Mignacca  ) 0.021  9.831 -0.069      (J Calton    ) 0.032  9.925  0.025
 Qualified:            #36  9.831 -0.069                       #18  9.925  0.025

Evan Kowalski's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7888 Barry Willoughby                     6832 Don Anderson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.912 151.82                     0.026  9.924 158.97
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Kersey    ) 0.017  9.901  0.001      (H Esping    ) 0.017  9.929  0.029
 Qualified:             #2  9.901  0.001                       #20  9.929  0.029

Just 0.003 difference in RT's and Barry Willoughby runs closer to the index for the close win. MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                    6173 Ken Mostowich                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.898 166.97                     0.036  9.892 168.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.000  9.915  0.015      (J Taylor    ) 0.015  9.898 -0.002
 Qualified:             #8  9.915  0.015                       #26  9.898 -0.002

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 21 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7627 David Gotts                          2508 Jim Perry                    
E2                   0.038  9.894 145.33     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.903 170.34
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1                         No Time            (G Wallace   ) 0.018  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #28  9.891 -0.009                       #10  9.915  0.015

Jim Perry leave with a nice seven light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0220 seconds (approximately 5 feet), opponent broke out by just -0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7021 James Galante                          74 Rick Cates                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.864 149.05                    -0.020  9.931 166.79
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Langdon   ) 0.037  9.931  0.031      (S Parsons   ) 0.011  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #22  9.931  0.031                        #4  9.902  0.002

James Galante's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                         4961 Craig Anderson               
E2                   0.026  9.874 153.20     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.886 157.58
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Miller    ) 0.009  9.902  0.002      (J Rebrovich ) 0.017  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #3  9.902  0.002                       #21  9.930  0.030

Nice four light for Craig Anderson. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 2 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                         7809 Val Torres                   
E2                   0.054  9.870 152.61     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.896 158.61
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lewis     ) 0.009  9.913  0.013      (G Bonds     ) 0.006  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #7  9.913  0.013                       #25  9.947  0.047

Val Torres' MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7379 Randy Bowers                         780V Val Torres Jr.               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.904 154.49                     0.020  9.932 160.06
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.019  9.915  0.015      (B Campa     ) 0.030  9.898 -0.002
 Qualified:             #9  9.915  0.015                       #27  9.898 -0.002

Randy Bowers leaves with a nine light. MOV: 0.0398 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

6:17 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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