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Sat, 28 Oct 2017, 12:10 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Rick Green





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                                 Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012 10.059 165.70     
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.009   
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Parfait   ) 0.021 10.050  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1 10.050  0.000                     Bye
Torres with the bye here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7930 Scott Rollins                           5 Tommy Phillips               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.065 151.94                     0.025 10.046 153.14
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Plaizier  ) 0.017 10.064  0.014      (N Brungardt ) 0.021 10.047 -0.003
 Qualified:             #9 10.064  0.014                       #27 10.047 -0.003
Rollins with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6782 Brian Preszler                       7337 Hollis Colleasure            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  9.926 162.82                    -0.010 10.013 152.74
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.124            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ross      ) 0.012 10.071  0.021      (J Dalrymple ) 0.011 10.040 -0.010
 Qualified:            #12 10.071  0.021                       #30 10.040 -0.010
Colleasure goes red to give Preszler the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                         770A Michael Boner                
E2                  -0.028 10.039 146.45     ****WINNER**** -0.004 10.035 161.15
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.011            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.012 10.054  0.004      (R Bowers    ) 0.066 10.099  0.049
 Qualified:             #4 10.054  0.004                       #22 10.099  0.049
Ventura goes red to give Boner the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7712 Bernie Polvadore                     7363 Stephanie Skaggs             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.038 166.37                     0.000 10.032 159.63
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.012            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett S) 0.041 10.097  0.047      (K Mostowich ) 0.000 10.052  0.002
 Qualified:            #21 10.097  0.047                        #3 10.052  0.002
Skaggs with a perfect light, but Polvadore gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4588 Buddy Wood                            543 Craig Maddox                 
E2                   0.016 10.015 154.90     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.054 155.88
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.035            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.013 10.086  0.036      (A Savage    ) 0.019 10.052  0.002
 Qualified:            #20 10.086  0.036                        #2 10.052  0.002
Maddox with a couple ticks on the tree and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7905 Joe Galati                            550 Ed Olpin                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.993 142.64                    -0.014 10.061 170.99
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.057            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.010 10.029 -0.021      (A Galati    ) 0.015 10.078  0.028
 Qualified:            #35 10.029 -0.021                       #17 10.078  0.028
Olpin goes red to give Galati the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                          1770 Jason Kenny                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024 10.055 135.35                    -0.001 10.031 160.82
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.005            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.029 10.049 -0.001      (J Parrino   ) 0.052 10.058  0.008
 Qualified:            #25 10.049 -0.001                        #7 10.058  0.008
Kenny is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Keck the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7775 Karen Comstock                       5145 Mark Philbrick               
E2                   0.074 10.048 153.35     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.074 151.29
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.002            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Blaisdell ) 0.064 10.055  0.005      (J Dalrymple ) 0.017 10.106  0.056
 Qualified:             #5 10.055  0.005                       #23 10.106  0.056
Philbrick 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                         406 Jesse Serna                  
E2                   0.012 10.034 153.49     ****WINNER****  0.011 10.070 142.13
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.016            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Sauder    ) 0.010 10.149  0.099      (E Prenevost ) 0.044 10.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #24 10.149  0.099                        #6 10.057  0.007
Serna with a tick advantage on the tree and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                     569 Michael Miller               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.052 166.95                     0.022 10.085 141.27
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.002            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.012 10.033 -0.017      (M Ferderer  ) 0.005 10.075  0.025
 Qualified:            #33 10.033 -0.017                       #15 10.075  0.025
Perivolaris with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6683 Diana Anderson                        588 Terry Keddington             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.050 152.23                     0.038 10.014 163.63
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.000            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Kato      ) 0.055 10.032 -0.018      (J Calton    ) 0.007 10.077  0.027
 Qualified:            #34 10.032 -0.018                       #16 10.077  0.027
Anderson with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   66 Gene Brown                           731K Tanner Hiatt                 
E2                   0.011 10.043 156.30     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.058 144.27
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.007            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Parker    ) 0.003 10.034 -0.016      (B Botelho   ) 0.050 10.072  0.022
 Qualified:            #32 10.034 -0.016                       #14 10.072  0.022
Hiatt with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                         7657 Loreen Rogers                
E2                  -0.004 10.021 148.66     ****WINNER****  0.049 10.028 154.25
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.029            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.003 10.064  0.014      (M Wiblishous) 0.019 10.046 -0.004
 Qualified:            #10 10.064  0.014                       #28 10.046 -0.004
Fishel is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Rogers the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.                     63 Chris Cannon                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009 10.067 154.05                     0.007 10.089 151.58
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.017            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Strauss   ) 0.020 10.072  0.022      (D Dryden    ) 0.001 10.040 -0.010
 Qualified:            #13 10.072  0.022                       #31 10.040 -0.010
Cannon with a great light, but Turczyn Jr., with a great light, and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Dave Kelly                            232 John Labbous Jr              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005 10.030 155.69                     0.027 10.026 155.17
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.020            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Dalrymple ) 0.001 10.029 -0.021      (B Dennis    ) 0.033 10.079  0.029
 Qualified:            #36 10.029 -0.021                       #18 10.079  0.029
Kelly with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   55 Bradley Johnson                      6363 Dave Holmes                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005 10.051 161.98                    -0.002 10.067 145.16
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.001            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Shannon   ) 0.006 10.046 -0.004      (D Bain      ) 0.034 10.066  0.016
 Qualified:            #29 10.046 -0.004                       #11 10.066  0.016
Holmes is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Johnson, who had a great light, the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7833 Dave Meziere                           79 Paul Prange                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.061 167.76                     0.016 10.075 156.59
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.011            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Herem     ) -0.009 10.017 -0.033      (C Tucker    ) 0.018 10.084  0.034
 Qualified:            #37 10.017 -0.033                       #19 10.084  0.034
Prange with the starting line advantage, but Meziere gets the win in a close one. Dave Meziere's MOV: 0.0029 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       5452 Troy Grant                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005 10.097 156.19                     0.011 10.148 131.83
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.047            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.098
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.001 10.060  0.010      (B Pierce    ) 0.031 10.048 -0.002
 Qualified:             #8 10.060  0.010                       #26 10.048 -0.002
Williams with a great light and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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