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Sat, 29 Oct 2016, 13:42 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
By Rick Green





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  638 Dale Dryden                            79 Brad Pierce                  
E3                  -0.002 10.166 147.83     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.034 141.06
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.116            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2                   -0.014 10.020 -0.030      (M Ferderer  ) 0.030 10.072  0.022
E1    (R Childers  ) 0.002 10.050  0.000      (K Comstock  ) 0.042 10.044 -0.006
 Qualified:             #1 10.050  0.000                       #30 10.044 -0.006
Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 27.89 inches, adjusted altitude 4,103 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Dryden is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Pierce the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7293 Kate Hepler                          5887 Rick Cates                   
E3                   0.019 10.035 132.24     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.064 157.74
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.017 10.113  0.063      (M Shannon   ) 0.007 10.110  0.060
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.024 10.054  0.004      (M Blodgett J) 0.020 10.039 -0.011
 Qualified:             #7 10.054  0.004                       #36 10.039 -0.011
They have identical reaction times and Cates gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Greg Ventura                          735 Steve Williams               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011 10.065 148.04                     0.058 10.044 162.78
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Kato      ) 0.031 10.022 -0.028      (E Plaizier  ) 0.010 10.051  0.001
E1    (D Hay       ) 0.016 10.065  0.015      (S Skaggs    ) 0.025 10.052  0.002
 Qualified:            #13 10.065  0.015                        #3 10.052  0.002
Ventura with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                          41 Tommy Phillips               
E3                   0.004 10.046 157.41     ****WINNER****  0.001 10.070 155.87
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.004            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Prange    ) 0.021 10.003 -0.047      (P Gilbert   ) 0.015 10.065  0.015
E1    (D Holmes    ) 0.015 10.054  0.004      (P Unruh     ) 0.011 10.066  0.016
 Qualified:             #6 10.054  0.004                       #16 10.066  0.016
Phillips with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                          5145 Mark Philbrick               
E3                   0.017 10.007 134.94     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.047 160.61
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.043            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Boner     ) 0.019 10.074  0.024      (M Miller    ) 0.003 10.069  0.019
E1    (B Preszler  ) 0.010 10.063  0.013      (S Rollins   ) 0.021 10.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #12 10.063  0.013                        #2 10.051  0.001
Keck with a tick advantage on the tree, but Philbrick gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3172 Leo Zynda                            6563 Chris Cannon                 
E3                   0.014 10.057 160.88     ****WINNER****  0.017 10.053 145.38
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.007            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Rockcastle) 0.022 10.039 -0.011      (B Wood      ) -0.105 10.009 -0.041
E1    (C Hess      ) 0.006 10.035 -0.015      (D Anderson  ) -0.002 10.045 -0.005
 Qualified:            #38 10.035 -0.015                       #28 10.045 -0.005
Zynda with the slight starting line advantage, but Cannon gets the win in a close one. Chris Cannon's MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5348 Kevin Moore                          2459 Tommy Turner                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021 10.036 161.32                    -0.006 10.070 169.15
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.014            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Hiatt     ) 0.020 10.033 -0.017      (C Waggoner J) 0.038 10.049 -0.001
E1    (E Enders    ) 0.066 10.053  0.003      (T Seipel    ) 0.014 10.066  0.016
 Qualified:             #5 10.053  0.003                       #15 10.066  0.016
Turner turns on the red light and Moore gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Trevor Larson                         767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E3                  -0.001 10.035 165.31     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.049 162.67
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Cappiello ) 0.016 10.037 -0.013      (E DeStaute  ) 0.014 10.055  0.005
E1    (N Brungardt ) 0.012 10.083  0.033      (P Cambron   ) 0.041 10.045 -0.005
 Qualified:            #20 10.083  0.033                       #29 10.045 -0.005
Larson is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Wiblishouser the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  683 Rob Willis                           4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E3                   0.019 10.131 152.59     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.089 148.71
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.081            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Perivolari) 0.056 10.073  0.023      (G Turczyn Jr) 0.018 10.041 -0.009
E1    (T Stewart   ) 0.038 10.056  0.006      (T Barton    ) 0.011 10.071  0.021
 Qualified:             #8 10.056  0.006                       #18 10.071  0.021
Willis with a couple tick advantage, but Lewis gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             701Y Steve Parsons                
E3                  -0.014 10.038 171.10     ****WINNER****  0.059 10.048 170.92
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.012            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Kinard    ) 0.000 10.037 -0.013      (V Torres    ) 0.019 10.052  0.002
E1    (D Ruble Jr  ) 0.016 10.065  0.015      (R Beckstrom ) 0.033 10.110  0.060
 Qualified:            #14 10.065  0.015                       #23 10.110  0.060
Olpin goes red and gives Parsons the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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