Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 16:57 PM Summit Pro Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Pro 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
 2733 Brandon Bailey                       330P Chad Isley                   
E1                   0.036 10.053 132.17     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.753 137.57
         PRO  Dial: 10.10 (+/-): -0.047            PRO  Dial: 9.78 (+/-): -0.027
 Qualified:             #7 2                                    #2 7            

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Isley with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 580D Steve Stockton                       165P Dennis Boyle                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  9.478 145.77                    -0.002 10.138 133.25
         PRO  Dial: 9.47 (+/-):  0.008             PET  Dial: 10.09 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:             #8 1                                    #1 8            

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4392 Jake Howard                          Y606 Chris Stone                  
E1                   0.009 10.011 127.51     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.285 127.86
         PRO  Dial: 10.03 (+/-): -0.019          PROET  Dial: 10.29 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:             #4 5                                    #5 4            

Howard with a great light, but takes too much stripe to give Stone the win. He will face Stockton in the semifinal

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 723R Ryan Smith                           2977 Van Greer                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061 11.106 121.57                    -0.028  9.985 134.60
         PRO  Dial: 11.16 (+/-): -0.054            PRO  Dial: 9.99 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:             #6 3                                    #3 6            

Greer goes red and Smith gets the win and will face Isley in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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