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Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 13:02 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
 4880 Jimmy Lewis                          7608 Randy Kersey                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.951 170.36                    -0.008 12.450  79.56
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.051             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  2.550
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K McClelland) 0.025  9.909  0.009      (J Galati    ) 0.008  9.855 -0.045
E1    (B Dennis    ) 0.005  9.903  0.003      (V Torres    ) 0.017  9.884 -0.016
 Qualified:             #3  9.903  0.003                       #27  9.884 -0.016

9:53 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,231 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Lewis gets the easy win to open the round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr.                       7379 Randy Bowers                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.877 158.17                     0.009  9.872 154.33
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Fabbro    ) 0.013  9.857 -0.043      (P Wiechmann ) 0.023  9.915  0.015
E1    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.008  9.912  0.012      (C Waggoner J) 0.034  9.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #9  9.912  0.012                       #17  9.931  0.031

Val Torres Jr.'s MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 737D Don Ruble Jr                           79 Brad Pierce                  
E3                   0.016  9.825 149.93     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.886 142.13
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.075             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Earleywine) 0.115  9.936  0.036      (R Balough   ) 0.059  9.885 -0.015
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.004  9.888 -0.012      (R Cates     ) 0.015  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:            #26  9.888 -0.012                       #18  9.935  0.035

Brad Pierce's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7380 Ed Langan                             731 Rick Beckstrom               
E3                   0.168 10.246 147.44     ****WINNER****  0.127  9.970 146.85
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.346             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Perivolari) 0.013  9.904  0.004      (K Hepler    ) 0.004  9.901  0.001
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.001  9.923  0.023      (G Bonds     ) 0.031  9.897 -0.003
 Qualified:            #16  9.923  0.023                       #24  9.897 -0.003

Nice lights...not!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.                   7774 Paul Phillippi               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.935 150.78                     0.048  9.946 157.28
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Treadway  ) 0.015  9.940  0.040      (M Collins   ) 0.106 10.117  0.217
E1    (G Ventura   ) 0.011  9.878 -0.022      (D Cook      ) 0.061  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #29  9.878 -0.022                        #5  9.904  0.004

Gerald Turczyn Jr.'s MOV: 0.0451 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He faces Torres in the quarterfinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6357 Ed Hutchinson                        7851 Robert Naber                 
E3                   0.005  9.883 161.81     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.915 152.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Huntington) 0.038  9.889 -0.011      (K Wright    ) 0.000  9.908  0.008
E1    (D Sato      ) 0.034  9.874 -0.026      (M Blodgett S) 0.016  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #30  9.874 -0.026                        #6  9.907  0.007

Hutchinson with a very good light, too much stripe. Robert Naber's MOV: Opponent broke out.

He races Pierce in the quarters.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                     735 Steve Williams               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.894 162.47                     0.026  9.877 161.63
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Kinard    ) 0.009  9.898 -0.002      (T Hiatt     ) 0.023  9.923  0.023
E1    (M Lang      ) 0.007  9.908  0.008      (G Martin    ) 0.006  9.874 -0.026
 Qualified:             #7  9.908  0.008                       #31  9.874 -0.026

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: Double breakout. He races Lewis in the quarterfinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7271 Mel Jones                              71 Dave Meziere                 
E3                  -0.003  9.918 141.58     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.905 165.62
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Keating   ) 0.031  9.962  0.062      (B Harris    ) 0.019  9.868 -0.032
E1    (G Wallace   ) 0.047  9.903  0.003      (J Parrino   ) 0.005  9.880 -0.020
 Qualified:             #4  9.903  0.003                       #28  9.880 -0.020

Dave Meziere's MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light. He races Torres in the quarterfinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink