Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 16:10 PM Summit Pro Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Pro 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
 J508 Joe Marx                             1204 Matt Ricchezza               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.623 125.42                    -0.016 10.046 131.46
       PROET  Dial: 10.67 (+/-): -0.047          PROET  Dial: 10.03 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:             #7 4                                    #3 8            

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,600 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Marx with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H739 Sacha Hoefer                         6953 Matt Kielman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013 11.658 108.67                     0.041 10.350 122.62
       PROET  Dial: 11.66 (+/-): -0.002          PROET  Dial: 10.36 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:             #6 5                                    #2 9            

Hoefer with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 327L Dustin Loynes                        H252 Matt Ward                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.802 123.46                     0.004 10.308 109.90
       PROET  Dial: 9.76 (+/-):  0.042           PROET  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.258
 Qualified:             #1 10                                   #5 6            

Ward with a great light, but Loynes gets the win. He will face Marx in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1697 Nelson Belot Jr.                     4392 Jake Howard                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.018 150.26                     0.027 10.232 126.84
       PROET  Dial: 9.02 (+/-): -0.002             PRO  Dial: 10.26 (+/-): -0.028
 Qualified:             #8 3                                    #4 7            

Belot Jr. with a perfect light and the win. He will face Hoefer in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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