Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 18:30 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 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
  735 Steve Williams                       6173 Ken Mostowich                
E5   ****WINNER**** -0.009  9.858 177.93                    -0.016  9.921 140.37
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Pierce    ) 0.019  9.928  0.028      (J Kenny     ) 0.025  9.937  0.037
E3    (M Fenton    ) 0.031  9.969  0.069      (J Capp      ) 0.049  9.912  0.012
E2    (B Butner    ) 0.005  9.913  0.013      (M Wiblishous) 0.030  9.906  0.006
E1    (T Keddington) 0.010  9.923  0.023      (R Herem     ) 0.007  9.920  0.020
 Qualified:             #8  9.923  0.023                        #6  9.920  0.020

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Mostowich goes red to give Williams the win. Williams is advantacing to his 25th final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 701Y Steve Parsons                        7829 Ted Seipel                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.905 167.36                     0.015  9.927 127.07
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Naber     ) 0.011  9.906  0.006                     0.013  9.867 -0.033
E3    (L Meserve   ) 0.031  9.879 -0.021      (M Lang      ) 0.033  9.864 -0.036
E2    (J Parrino   ) 0.004  9.920  0.020      (M Blodgett  ) 0.019  9.904  0.004
E1    (B Preszler  ) 0.011  9.972  0.072      (D Ruff      ) 0.021  9.979  0.079
 Qualified:            #14  9.972  0.072                       #15  9.979  0.079

Seipel with the starting line advantage, but Parsons runs dead on with a five for the win. Parsons is advancing to his fifth final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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