Sat, 08 Feb 2020, 20:55 PM Super Street Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Street at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  733 Jim Lirones                          736K Kevin Houmard                
E4                   0.027 11.473 123.44     ****WINNER****  0.055 10.988 114.44 
        S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.573           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.088 
 Prior rounds: 
E3    (R Bong      ) 0.006 10.925  0.025      (G Reust     ) 0.022 10.898 -0.002 
E2    (S Polvadore ) 0.017 10.927  0.027      (N Cannon    ) 0.014 10.903  0.003 
E1    (J Galante   ) 0.046 10.818 -0.082      (D Olson     ) 0.047 11.052  0.152 
 Qualified:            #20 10.818 -0.082                       #13 11.052  0.152 

5:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,407 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Lirones slows and gives the easy win to Houmard.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  729 Greg Ventura                         6969 Gary Ericksen                
E4                   0.018 10.975 139.04     ****WINNER****  0.084 10.909 141.47 
        S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.075           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.009 
 Prior rounds: 
E3    (J Denton    ) 0.073 10.950  0.050      (C Cannon II ) 0.022 10.936  0.036 
E2    (J Greco     ) 0.026 10.914  0.014      (K Snow      ) 0.046 10.961  0.061 
E1    (M Simonian  ) 0.015 10.896 -0.004      (G Dreher    ) 0.111 10.924  0.024 
 Qualified:            #14 10.896 -0.004                        #7 10.924  0.024 

Really close door to door finish!

Gary Ericksen is late, but runs nine to his dial to score the super close win. MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 1188 Larry Paden                                Bye 
E4   ****WINNER****  1.109 27.992  42.89     
        S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): 17.092   
 Prior rounds: 
E3    (R Giacone   ) 0.023 10.899 -0.001   
E2    (F Giroux    ) 0.019 10.901  0.001   
E1    (R Herem     ) 0.035 10.890 -0.010   
 Qualified:            #16 10.890 -0.010                     Bye 

Bye run for Paden. He will face Houmard tomorrow.

5:49 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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