Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 15:52 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, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4392 Jake Howard                          W114 Faith Warner                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048 12.107 107.93                     0.097 12.111 108.16
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.06 (+/-):  0.047          SPMAN  Dial: 12.11 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:             #4 7                                    #8             

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,492 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Howard with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Jake Howard's MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 F677 Devin Froud                          T307 Earl Talley                  
E1                  -0.025 12.137 110.57     ****WINNER****  0.025 12.007 110.89
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.16 (+/-): -0.023          SPMAN  Dial: 12.01 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:             #5 6                                    #1 10           

Froud goes red to give Talley the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 Y501 Tanner Asti                          E502 Brent Erickson               
E1                  -0.005 13.652  99.26     ****WINNER****  0.006 12.148 107.65
       SPMAN  Dial: 13.58 (+/-):  0.072          SPMAN  Dial: 12.09 (+/-):  0.058
 Qualified:             #6 5                                    #2 9            

Asti is a few ticks to quick and turns on the red light to give Erickson the win. He will face Howard in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X781 Garrett Hoefer                       L314 Brian Hendrickson            
E1                  -0.016 12.039 112.14     ****WINNER****  0.030 12.566 105.74
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.06 (+/-): -0.021          SPMAN  Dial: 12.56 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:             #7 4                                    #3 8            

Hoefer goes red to give Hendrickson the win. He will face Tally in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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