Sat, 12 Nov 2016, 12:22 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7192 Ryan Herem                                 Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.940 174.64     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Miller    ) 0.011  9.930  0.030   
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.007  9.948  0.048   
 Qualified:            #16  9.948  0.048                     Bye

9:09 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,169 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Nice eight light for Harem on his bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7566 Ray Cordeiro                         780V Val Torres Jr.               
E3                   0.033  9.914 160.42     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.931 159.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Boner     ) 0.028  9.920  0.020      (J Lynch     ) 0.005  9.920  0.020
E1    (M Lang      ) 0.033  9.902  0.002      (T Barton    ) 0.030  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:             #3  9.902  0.002                       #24  9.889 -0.011

We get a long "burn down" on the starting line and they finally go into stage.

Val Torres Jr. take a twelve light for the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                         874 Matt Forbes                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.880 170.26                    -0.005  9.880 166.74
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Waggoner J) 0.011 10.011  0.111      (J Kenny     ) 0.020  9.896 -0.004
E1    (M Blodgett S) 0.031  9.908  0.008      (D Keck      ) 0.061  9.872 -0.028
 Qualified:             #6  9.908  0.008                       #27  9.872 -0.028

Randy Balough's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.

He will race Herem later

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                         731 Rick Beckstrom               
E3                   0.107 10.122 178.00     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.912 160.33
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.222             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Calton    ) 0.003  9.872 -0.028      (E Kowalski  ) 0.006  9.881 -0.019
E1    (G Martin    ) -0.017  9.914  0.014      (R Kato      ) 0.003  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:             #8  9.914  0.014                       #15  9.935  0.035

Fererder way late and then slows. Beckstrom gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5887 Rick Cates                             79 Brad Pierce                  
E3                  -0.013  9.885 166.37     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.911 143.51
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Colleasure) 0.007  9.874 -0.026      (M Tedesco   ) 0.026  9.905  0.005
E1    (J Serna     ) 0.006  9.920  0.020      (R MacKenzie ) 0.028  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #11  9.920  0.020                        #4  9.903  0.003

Brad Pierce puts a twelve package on the boards. MOV: opponent's red light.

He face Beckstrom later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7691 Greg Bonds                            550 Ed Olpin                     
E3                   0.025 10.427 139.36     ****WINNER****  0.058 10.166 137.69
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.527             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.266
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Coapstick ) 0.037  9.922  0.022      (J Lewis     ) 0.002  9.909  0.009
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.052  9.886 -0.014      (R Fabbro    ) 0.013  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #26  9.886 -0.014                        #5  9.908  0.008

Both cars are off the throttle early and Olpin gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Greg Ventura                         7379 Randy Bowers                 
E3                   0.013  9.928 152.31     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.916 159.31
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.027  9.885 -0.015                     0.009  9.899 -0.001
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.016  9.891 -0.009      (M Blodgett J) 0.019  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #23  9.891 -0.009                        #1  9.900  0.000

Nice eight light for Randy Bowers MOV: 0.0174 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Olpin will be in the other lane in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                         701Y Steve Parsons                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.917 150.06                     0.018  9.931 165.72
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.014  9.875 -0.025      (D Meziere   ) 0.041  9.893 -0.007
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.018  9.926  0.026      (D Ruff      ) -0.012  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #14  9.926  0.026                        #7  9.910  0.010

Really close in the lights. Clint Fishel's MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

9:18 a.m. He races Torres in round next.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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