Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 17:28 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 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
  717 Randy Balough                          79 Brad Pierce                  
E5                   0.007  9.888 160.81     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.914 141.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Herem     ) 0.002  9.927  0.027      (R Beckstrom ) 0.020  9.925  0.025
E3    (M Forbes    ) 0.020  9.880 -0.020      (R Cates     ) 0.001  9.911  0.011
E2    (C Waggoner J) 0.011 10.011  0.111      (M Tedesco   ) 0.026  9.905  0.005
E1    (M Blodgett S) 0.031  9.908  0.008      (R MacKenzie ) 0.028  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:             #6  9.908  0.008                        #4  9.903  0.003

2:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Brad Pierce's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.007 after a seven light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr.                        550 Ed Olpin                     
E5                   0.017  9.915 155.61     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.900 170.69
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Fishel    ) 0.020  9.917  0.017      (R Bowers    ) 0.001  9.881 -0.019
E3    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.012  9.931  0.031      (G Bonds     ) 0.058 10.166  0.266
E2    (J Lynch     ) 0.005  9.920  0.020      (J Lewis     ) 0.002  9.909  0.009
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.030  9.889 -0.011      (R Fabbro    ) 0.013  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #24  9.889 -0.011                        #5  9.908  0.008

two good lights and Ed Olpin runs right on the index for the close win. MOV: 0.0106 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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