Sat, 11 Nov 2017, 13:30 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, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7775 Karen Comstock                       701Y Steve Parsons                
E3                   0.008  9.864 160.86     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.876 167.12
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Ferderer  ) 0.005  9.896 -0.004      (E Langan    ) 0.016  9.924  0.024
E1    (A Galati    ) 0.030  9.876 -0.024      (R Willis    ) 0.021  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #25  9.876 -0.024                       #17  9.945  0.045

10:11 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,201 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Two strong lights and Steve Parsons gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.865 171.45                    -0.006  9.906 172.76
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Lang      ) 0.012  9.900  0.000      (M Boner     ) 0.005  9.901  0.001
E1    (D Ruff      ) 0.022  9.916  0.016      (M Hartzell  ) 0.013  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:             #4  9.916  0.016                       #12  9.927  0.027

A five light for Naber and a -0.006 for Perivolaris.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                           588 Terry Keddington             
E3                   0.011  9.894 129.78     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.896 167.38
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.055  9.905  0.005      (E Kowalski  ) 0.026  9.878 -0.022
E1    (R Herem     ) 0.015  9.903  0.003      (R Kersey    ) 0.018  9.878 -0.022
 Qualified:             #1  9.903  0.003                       #24  9.878 -0.022

Terry Keddington's MOV: Double breakout. Just 0.002 difference in ET's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  686 Bill Huntington                       767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E3                   0.044  9.852 151.65     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.893 165.94
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.048             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Rogers    ) 0.027  9.850 -0.050      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.004  9.914  0.014
E1    (T Seipel    ) 0.003  9.939  0.039      (K Mostowich ) 0.011  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #15  9.939  0.039                       #22  9.885 -0.015

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                            574 Kevin Wright                 
E3                  -0.001 12.912  82.48     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.952 166.01
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  3.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Serna     ) 0.010  9.945  0.045      (T Parker    ) 0.007  9.941  0.041
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.013  9.918  0.018      (T Hiatt     ) 0.023  9.845 -0.055
 Qualified:             #6  9.918  0.018                       #29  9.845 -0.055

Torres is red by -0.001 and Wright goes on.

He faces Parson later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Michael Miller                        232 John Labbous Jr              
E3                   0.012  9.910 153.02     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.902 156.88
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Blodgett S) 0.023  9.911  0.011      (D Hilton    ) 0.017  9.917  0.017
E1    (R Fabbro    ) 0.031  9.927  0.027      (J Kenny     ) 0.016  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #11  9.927  0.027                        #3  9.905  0.005

Wiblishouser will race the winner.

Identical RT's and a close race.

The new 2017 Super Gas Champion, John Labbous Jr. gets the close win. MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                         5911 Dennis Hay                   
E3                   0.034  9.885 140.27     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.889 170.88
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Archambaul) 0.029  9.904  0.004      (D Meziere   ) -0.007  9.870 -0.030
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.001  9.934  0.034      (T Barton    ) 0.030  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #13  9.934  0.034                        #5  9.918  0.018

Dennis Hay's MOV: Double breakout.

He will race Keddington in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7332 Larry Bradshaw                       751X Kenny Snow                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.847 164.81                    -0.122  9.920 145.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.053             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Cannon    ) 0.013  9.907  0.007      (R Bowers    ) 0.077  9.939  0.039
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.042  9.921  0.021      (E DeStaute  ) 0.027  9.941  0.041
 Qualified:             #8  9.921  0.021                       #16  9.941  0.041

Larry Bradshaw's MOV: opponent's red light.

10:18 a.m. He faces Nabor in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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