Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 17:27 PM Summit Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Sportsman 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
 L573 Eugene Lamb                          E148 Mike Mackey                  
E1                  -0.017 12.137 113.43     ****WINNER**** -0.009 12.068 112.08
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.10 (+/-):  0.037          SPMAN  Dial: 12.02 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:             #2 7                                    #6 3            

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,578 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Lamb is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Mackey the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4392 Jake Howard                          2977 Van Greer                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021 12.046 107.05                     0.072 12.242 112.66
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.03 (+/-):  0.016          SPMAN  Dial: 12.23 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:             #3 6                                    #7 2            

Howard with the starting line advantage and the win. Jake Howard's MOV: 0.0475 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3332 Johnnie Cook                          739 C W Hoefer                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052 13.290 101.74                    -0.002 12.133 101.34
       SPMAN  Dial: 13.24 (+/-):  0.050          SPMAN  Dial: 12.04 (+/-):  0.093
 Qualified:             #5 4                                    #1 8            

Hoefer is a couple tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Cook the win. He will face Howard in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 601T Troy Johnston                        H739 Sacha Hoefer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.108 12.023 109.35                     0.046 12.031 108.63
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.00 (+/-):  0.023          SPMAN  Dial: 12.04 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:             #4 5                                    #8 1            

Hoefer with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Johnston the win. He will face Mackey in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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