Sat, 29 Oct 2016, 13:42 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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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.
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