Sun, 23 Feb 2020, 16:28 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 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
 5500 Ed Olpin Jr                          7712 Bernie Polvadore             
E5   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.905 169.32                     0.022  9.887 168.94
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E4                   -0.011  9.892 -0.008      (M Wiblishous) 0.012  9.918  0.018
E3    (J Denton    ) 0.014  9.813 -0.087      (D Archambaul) 0.016  9.943  0.043
E2    (J Parrino   ) 0.054  9.884 -0.016      (P Zak       ) 0.009  9.908  0.008
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.013  9.917  0.017      (D Dryden    ) 0.078 10.002  0.102
 Qualified:             #9  9.917  0.017                       #20 10.002  0.102

2:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,472 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Two good lights and Ed Olpin Jr's MOV: Opponent broke out. He is going to his second final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Rick Cates                           5876 Matthew Larson               
E5                   0.025  9.877 164.15     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.898 166.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Perivolari) 0.009  9.882 -0.018      (E Kowalski  ) 0.021  9.905  0.005
E3                   0.016  9.940  0.040      (J McKoane   ) 0.011  9.938  0.038
E2    (T Barton    ) 0.005  9.906  0.006      (P Prange    ) 0.017  9.895 -0.005
E1    (C Fishel    ) 0.030  9.908  0.008      (B Dennis    ) 0.027  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:             #2  9.908  0.008                        #4  9.910  0.010

Matthew Larson scores a perfect light and the close win. He is going to his first final round too. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0040 seconds (approximately 12 inches) in a double breakout.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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