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Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 17:45 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Randy Nygaard                        6603 Bob Halina                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.928 138.97                    -0.003  9.870 156.79
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Coughlin J) 0.025  9.908  0.008      (B Polvadore ) 0.014  9.889 -0.011
E1    (L Coker     ) 0.027  9.865 -0.035      (T Barton    ) 0.064 10.032  0.132
 Qualified:            #28  9.865 -0.035                       #21 10.032  0.132

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,034 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.
Halina is just a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light.

Nygaard advances to Sunday.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7250 Amber Dolezal-Wright                 7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E3                  -0.034  9.872 146.81     ****WINNER**** -0.005  9.926 171.21
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Denton    ) 0.039  9.915  0.015      (D Stobbe    ) 0.006  9.941  0.041
E1    (D Rockcastle) 0.046  9.904  0.004      (T Keddington) 0.011  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:             #3  9.904  0.004                       #10  9.923  0.023

Dolezal-Wright goes red and Perivolaris gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D774 Ryan Giacone                          759 David Ruff                   
E3                   0.070  9.916 147.68     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.918 158.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Kowalski  ) 0.019  9.932  0.032      (S Williams  ) 0.027  9.900  0.000
E1    (M Larson    ) 0.014  9.920  0.020      (A Galati    ) 0.047  9.871 -0.029
 Qualified:             #6  9.920  0.020                       #27  9.871 -0.029

Ruff with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Perivolaris in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6076 Jim Mabry                            7159 Dan Bain                     
E3                   0.001  9.952 137.08     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.917 126.79
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.052             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Turczyn Jr) 0.008  9.920  0.020      (D Anderson  ) 0.004  9.862 -0.038
E1    (B Downing   ) 0.006  9.955  0.055      (R Whitlow   ) 0.067  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #19  9.955  0.055                       #26  9.893 -0.007

Mabry with a near perfect light, but Bain drove a round him on the top end for the win in a close one. Dan Bain's MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 15 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                         6241 Casey Plaizier               
E3                   0.019  9.911 143.67     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.904 156.55
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Rollins   ) 0.001  9.898 -0.002      (C Henderson ) 0.018  9.974  0.074
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.021  9.903  0.003      (D Meziere   ) 0.019  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:             #2  9.903  0.003                        #9  9.922  0.022

Plaizier gets a couple on the tree and takes the win. Casey Plaizier's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will face Bain in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                              767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.916 161.42                     0.009  9.925 164.59
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Larson    ) 0.001  9.887 -0.013      (J Helmin    ) 0.037  9.930  0.030
E1    (P Prange    ) 0.020  9.894 -0.006      (L Rogers    ) 0.005  9.953  0.053
 Qualified:            #25  9.894 -0.006                       #18  9.953  0.053

Wiblishouser with a great light, but Olpin gets the win in a close one. Ed Olpin's MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 15 inches). He will face Nygaard in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769K Aaron Kinard                         4797 Bill Dennis                  
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.005  9.892 170.06                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Naber     ) 0.001  9.953  0.053      (R Givins    ) 0.023  9.903  0.003
E1    (E Hutchinson) 0.014  9.921  0.021      (D Anderson  ) 0.013  9.934  0.034
 Qualified:             #8  9.921  0.021                       #15  9.934  0.034

Dennis is a no show and Kinard gets the win and bye in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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