Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 16:28 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                           10 Mike Boehner                 
E2                  -0.001  9.884 154.88     ****WINNER****  0.017 No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Boner     ) 0.014  9.908  0.008      (K Snow      ) 0.021  9.955  0.055
 Qualified:             #4  9.908  0.008                       #19  9.955  0.055

1:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 30.03 inches, adjusted altitude 3,283 feet.

Luck is good! Boehner has a nice seventeen light and then breaks right off the line and stops on the track.

Ventura misses the green by just -0.001! OUCH!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 728B David Butler                          638 Dale Dryden                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.878 140.96                    -0.082  9.889 157.85
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Bain      ) 0.013  9.898 -0.002      (J McKoane   ) 0.084  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #23  9.898 -0.002                        #8  9.912  0.012

Dryden goes red and Butler goes on to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6793 Dave Archambault                     7502 Greg Martin                  
E2                   0.007  9.826 150.38     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.883 158.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.074             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Torres Sr ) 0.044  9.932  0.032      (J Parrino   ) 0.042  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #16  9.932  0.032                        #1  9.902  0.002

Greg Martin gets the win and the bye run in round three. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7673 Paul Wiechmann                       330X Devin Isenhower              
E2                   0.005  9.892 145.42     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.928 160.37
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (X Zermeno   ) 0.044  9.869 -0.031      (L Zynda     ) 0.006  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #28  9.869 -0.031                       #13  9.924  0.024

Devin Isenhower gets the win, as Isenhower broke out after a five light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                     760 Mike Lang                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.052  9.918 164.97                     0.019  9.886 158.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sapone    ) 0.004  9.875 -0.025      (T Seipel    ) 0.007  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #27  9.875 -0.025                       #12  9.924  0.024

Marko Perivolaris' MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7890 Randy Fabbro                           72 David Ruff                   
E2                   0.025 11.612 118.13     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.986 137.61
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.712             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.086
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Hesselbroc) 0.021  9.964  0.064      (B Packard   ) 0.024  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #21  9.964  0.064                        #6  9.909  0.009

Fabbro slows after a better light and gives the win to Ruff.

He will face Isenhower in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           701P Pete Zak                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.939 168.18                     0.027  9.934 155.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wilcox    ) 0.021  9.906  0.006      (R Smith     ) 0.053  9.949  0.049
 Qualified:             #3  9.906  0.006                       #18  9.949  0.049

Roger Kato's MOV: 0.0101 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7566 Ray Cordeiro                          569 Michael Miller               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.902 153.61                     0.017  9.920 151.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Rogers    ) 0.008  9.920  0.020      (D Nuest     ) 0.018  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #10  9.920  0.020                       #25  9.885 -0.015

Kato will be in the other lane next round.

Cordeiro runs two to the index, but Ray Cordeiro takes the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0065 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                         5851 Roger Knapp                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.911 153.39                     0.068  9.842 137.64
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.009  9.957  0.057      (M Blodgett  ) 0.034  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #20  9.957  0.057                        #5  9.908  0.008

Larry Scarth will race Perivolaris. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Edwin Olpin                          7918 Mike Utley                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.842 171.36                    -0.024  9.917 158.32
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.058             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Gotts     ) 0.028  9.930  0.030      (D Thompson  ) 0.003  9.846 -0.054
 Qualified:            #14  9.930  0.030                       #29  9.846 -0.054

Edwin Olpin post a seven light for the win. MOV: opponent's red light..

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7332 Larry Bradshaw                       711R Don Riley                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.065  9.873 165.15                     0.002  9.862 144.29
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dolezal   ) 0.017  9.931  0.031      (R Lee       ) 0.033  9.814 -0.086
 Qualified:            #15  9.931  0.031                       #30  9.814 -0.086

Larry Bradshaw's MOV: Double breakout. He will face Badshaw next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 701Y Steve Parsons                        752T Linzi Meserve                
E2                   0.148  9.857 173.29     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.922 152.40
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.018  9.913  0.013      (M Yeager    ) 0.008  9.887 -0.013
 Qualified:             #9  9.913  0.013                       #24  9.887 -0.013

Linzi Meserve scores a six light and the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0770 seconds (approximately 20 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706D Damon Bustamante                     5618 Robert Coleman               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  9.921 158.41                     0.021  9.877 144.57
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Paz       ) 0.036  9.905  0.005      (G Hehr      ) 0.019  9.946  0.046
 Qualified:             #2  9.905  0.005                       #17  9.946  0.046

Damon Bustamante will race Meserve in round three. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7905 Joe Galati                            716 Ed DeStaute                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.895 147.89                    -0.003  9.867 136.37
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Scott     ) 0.001  9.910  0.010      (D Keck      ) 0.012  9.979  0.079
 Qualified:             #7  9.910  0.010                       #22  9.979  0.079

Joe Galati will race Olpin tomorrow, as DeSaute breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                         78 Evan Kowalski                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.910 152.49                    -0.001 14.169  83.16
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  4.269
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Zermeno   ) 0.023  9.877 -0.023      (R Willis    ) 0.019  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #26  9.877 -0.023                       #11  9.923  0.023

Williams puts up a fifteen package for the win, as Kowalski misses the green by just -0.001 OUCH!

1:23 p.m. Boehner will be in the other lane tomorrow.

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