Sat, 16 Nov 2019, 13:47 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7544 Brad Pierce                          7673 Paul Wiechmann               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.903 143.40                     0.004  9.899 155.63
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Comstock  ) 0.031  9.931  0.031      (J Serna     ) 0.015  9.892 -0.008
E1    (M Boner     ) 0.026  9.915  0.015      (B Barnhart  ) 0.021  9.872 -0.028
 Qualified:             #5  9.915  0.015                       #25  9.872 -0.028

10:30 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,641 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Brad Pierce posts a five package for the win. Paul Wiechmann broke out by just -0.001 after a 0.004 light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 752T Linzi Meserve                        701Y Steve Parsons                
E3                   0.020  9.870 157.54     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.879 170.51
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Zak       ) 0.006  9.894 -0.006      (J Parrino   ) 0.004  9.920  0.020
E1    (L Bradshaw  ) 0.005  9.895 -0.005      (B Preszler  ) 0.011  9.972  0.072
 Qualified:            #20  9.895 -0.005                       #14  9.972  0.072

Steve Parsons' MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7829 Ted Seipel                            760 Mike Lang                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.864 132.80                    -0.005  9.876 164.27
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Blodgett  ) 0.019  9.904  0.004      (L Scarth    ) 0.032  9.927  0.027
E1    (D Ruff      ) 0.021  9.979  0.079      (E Kowalski  ) 0.034  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #15  9.979  0.079                        #9  9.923  0.023

Lang goes red to give Ted Seipel the win.

He will get the by run next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                          689 George Scott                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.917 158.39                     0.021  9.861 163.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.039
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.027  9.917  0.017      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.028  9.903  0.003
E1    (V Arnold    ) 0.042 10.164  0.264      (G Martin    ) 0.021  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #17 10.164  0.264                       #11  9.933  0.033

Winner will face Parsons next round.

Only 0.001 difference at the green and Robert Naber takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Jim Capp                             6173 Ken Mostowich                
E3                   0.045 11.369 103.82     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.912 153.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.469             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Galante   ) 0.015  9.906  0.006      (M Wiblishous) 0.030  9.906  0.006
E1    (D Bain      ) 0.004  9.853 -0.047      (R Herem     ) 0.007  9.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #26  9.853 -0.047                        #6  9.920  0.020

Only 0.004 difference in RT's this time, but Ken Mostowich runs twelve to the index for the win. Capp slows and gives the 2019 Super Gas Championship to Jeremy Mason.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   26 Ray Miller III                       1770 Jason Kenny                  
E3                   0.018  9.865 166.85     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.869 160.46
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.012  9.931  0.031      (B Harris    ) 0.016  9.945  0.045
E1    (M Blodgett J) 0.005  9.925  0.025      (A Galati    ) 0.066 10.012  0.112
 Qualified:            #10  9.925  0.025                       #16 10.012  0.112

Jason Kenny's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0030 seconds (approximately 9 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       705P Mark Fenton                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  9.969 155.01                     0.115  9.913 142.63
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.069             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Butner    ) 0.005  9.913  0.013                     0.019  9.836 -0.064
E1    (T Keddington) 0.010  9.923  0.023      (T Barton    ) 0.086  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:             #8  9.923  0.023                        #1  9.901  0.001

Fenton is late and Williams will race Pierce in next round.

10:39 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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