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Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 12:26 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7673 Paul Wiechmann                       7379 Randy Bowers                 
E2                   0.007  9.980 126.78     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.915 154.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.080             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Houmard   ) 0.001  9.902  0.002      (C Waggoner J) 0.034  9.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.002                       #17  9.931  0.031

9:08 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 2,128 feet, track temperature 75 degrees.

Randy Bowers' MOV: 0.0496 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4880 Jimmy Lewis                          7652 Kevin McClelland             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.909 168.37                     0.000  9.894 146.07
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Dennis    ) 0.005  9.903  0.003      (E DeStaute  ) 0.022  9.939  0.039
 Qualified:             #3  9.903  0.003                       #19  9.939  0.039

McClellan was perfect on the tree, took too much stripe.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7779 Mike Collins                         7774 Paul Phillippi               
E2                   0.042  9.807 132.40     ****WINNER****  0.106 10.117 157.98
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.093             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.217
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.024  9.983  0.083      (D Cook      ) 0.061  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #21  9.983  0.083                        #5  9.904  0.004

Collins took a lot of stripe. Paul Phillippi's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Brad Pierce                           717 Randy Balough                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  9.885 143.14                    -0.005  9.868 172.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.015  9.935  0.035      (G Smith     ) 0.032  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #18  9.935  0.035                        #2  9.903  0.003

Balough went red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.                   761M Matthew Treadway             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.940 149.51                     0.001 10.078 130.32
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.178
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Ventura   ) 0.011  9.878 -0.022      (P Zak       ) 0.021  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #29  9.878 -0.022                       #13  9.917  0.017

Treadway was almost perfect at the green, did not run the number. Gerald Turczyn Jr.'s MOV: 0.1248 seconds (approximately 24 feet). He races Phillippi in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7380 Ed Langan                            7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.904 146.99                    -0.001  9.836 171.60
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.064
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.001  9.923  0.023      (D Coapstick ) 0.003  9.865 -0.035
 Qualified:            #16  9.923  0.023                       #32  9.865 -0.035

Ed Langan's MOV: opponent's red light. Ed Langan's package: 0.017.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr.                       7890 Randy Fabbro                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.857 160.90                     0.017  9.844 135.99
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.056
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.008  9.912  0.012      (E Kowalski  ) 0.007  9.895 -0.005
 Qualified:             #9  9.912  0.012                       #25  9.895 -0.005

Torres' Corvette made a right turn on the launch, he handled it nicely. Val Torres Jr.'s MOV: Double breakout. He races Bowers in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  686 Bill Huntington                      6357 Ed Hutchinson                
E2                  -0.006  9.836 159.93     ****WINNER****  0.038  9.889 163.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.064             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.020  9.919  0.019      (D Sato      ) 0.034  9.874 -0.026
 Qualified:            #14  9.919  0.019                       #30  9.874 -0.026

Ed Hutchinson's MOV: opponent's -0.006 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7905 Joe Galati                           7608 Randy Kersey                 
E2                   0.015  9.842 145.63     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.855 156.55
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.058             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Aguiar    ) 0.019  9.915  0.015      (V Torres    ) 0.017  9.884 -0.016
 Qualified:            #11  9.915  0.015                       #27  9.884 -0.016

Randy Kersey's MOV: Double breakout. He races Lewis next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 737D Don Ruble Jr                         714E Bob Earleywine               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.115  9.936 153.65                     0.010  9.875 133.01
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.004  9.888 -0.012      (M Boner     ) 0.015  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #26  9.888 -0.012                       #10  9.912  0.012

Earleywine had a nice light, took too much stripe. Ruble races Pierce in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7271 Mel Jones                            7570 James Keating                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  9.962 131.82                     0.248 10.322 150.38
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.062             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.422
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Wallace   ) 0.047  9.903  0.003      (B Treadway  ) 0.386  9.959  0.059
 Qualified:             #4  9.903  0.003                       #20  9.959  0.059

Keating was very late at the green.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Dave Meziere                         7648 Bob Harris                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.868 163.93                     0.019  9.643 139.83
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.257
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.005  9.880 -0.020      (C Dales     ) 0.006  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #28  9.880 -0.020                       #12  9.916  0.016

Dead-even start and Dave Meziere wins the double breakout. He races Jones next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  731 Rick Beckstrom                       7293 Kate Hepler                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.901 171.27                     0.028  9.829 136.94
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.071
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bonds     ) 0.031  9.897 -0.003      (M Blodgett J) 0.055  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #24  9.897 -0.003                        #8  9.912  0.012

Rick Beckstrom's MOV: Opponent broke out. Rick Beckstrom's package: 0.005.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769K Aaron Kinard                          767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E2                   0.011  9.879 164.59     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.898 165.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Wood      ) 0.019  9.899 -0.001      (M Lang      ) 0.007  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #23  9.899 -0.001                        #7  9.908  0.008

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  574 Kevin Wright                         7851 Robert Naber                 
E2                   0.023  9.899 162.14     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.908 161.77
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Galati    ) 0.005 10.015  0.115      (M Blodgett S) 0.016  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #22 10.015  0.115                        #6  9.907  0.007

Naber had a perfect light and a 0.008 package. Robert Naber's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0140 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out. He faces Hutchinson in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       731K Tanner Hiatt                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.923 156.46                     0.000  9.870 156.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Martin    ) 0.006  9.874 -0.026      (H Colleasure) 0.023  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #31  9.874 -0.026                       #15  9.922  0.022

Another perfect light, this one by Hiatt, but he took too much stripe and Williams advances to face Wiblishouser next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink