Sun, 23 Feb 2020, 14:42 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  76 Rick Cates                   
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.016  9.940 164.61
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (T Barton    ) 0.005  9.906  0.006
E1                                           (C Fishel    ) 0.030  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:                                                       #2  9.908  0.008

6:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,917 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Bye run for Cates.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6793 Dave Archambault                     7712 Bernie Polvadore             
E3                   0.005  9.974 160.19     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.943 163.97
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.074             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.055  9.877 -0.023      (P Zak       ) 0.009  9.908  0.008
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.004  9.902  0.002      (D Dryden    ) 0.078 10.002  0.102
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.002                       #20 10.002  0.102

Dave Archambault posts a great five light, but Bernie Polvadore gets the win. MOV: 0.0202 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He races Cates tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5876 Matthew Larson                       7000 John McKoane                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.938 161.92                     0.035  9.932 164.17
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Prange    ) 0.017  9.895 -0.005      (C Plaizier  ) 0.039  9.896 -0.004
E1    (B Dennis    ) 0.027  9.910  0.010      (M Wiebe     ) 0.021  9.898 -0.002
 Qualified:             #4  9.910  0.010                       #22  9.898 -0.002

Matthew Larson's MOV: 0.0188 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6832 Don Anderson                         A701 Evan Kowalski                
E3                   0.041  9.937 165.48     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.933 156.84
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Tucker    ) 0.004  9.908  0.008      (K Wright    ) 0.055 10.051  0.151
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.023  9.924  0.024      (J Calton    ) 0.052  9.989  0.089
 Qualified:            #13  9.924  0.024                       #19  9.989  0.089

Evan Kowalski's MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

He will race Larson in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7192 Ryan Herem                           7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E3                   0.006  9.960 161.85     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.903 167.63
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.060             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Packard   ) 0.013  9.921  0.021      (M Withers   ) 0.024  9.920  0.020
E1    (K Manogue   ) 0.008  9.913  0.013      (M Boehner   ) 0.006  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:             #6  9.913  0.013                       #12  9.924  0.024

Great six light for Harem, but Marko Perivolaris gets the win. MOV: 0.0298 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

6:38 p.m. I didn't see the incident, but Herem's Corvette apparently was involved in an incident after the finish line. He is conscious and alert.

7:00 p.m. Due to the extended time necessary for cleaning up the track after the finish line, the last two pair will be rescheduled, along with Round Three of Top Sportsman until after round one of the Pro's tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Ed Olpin Jr                          7880 Jerry Denton                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.813 176.58                    -0.174  9.816 146.99
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.087             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.084
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Parrino   ) 0.054  9.884 -0.016      (D Bain      ) 0.011  9.902  0.002
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.013  9.917  0.017      (G Ventura   ) 0.031  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:             #9  9.917  0.017                        #3  9.910  0.010

12:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,052 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5593 Mark Price                            767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E3                   0.026  9.885 146.04     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.901 166.44
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Rogers    ) 0.011  9.863 -0.037      (J Serna     ) 0.035  9.901  0.001
E1    (V Torres    ) 0.020  9.944  0.044      (R Giacone   ) 0.024  9.894 -0.006
 Qualified:            #17  9.944  0.044                       #23  9.894 -0.006

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: Opponent broke out. He will race Bernie Polvadore later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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