Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 13:17 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7905 Joe Galati                           752T Linzi Meserve                
E2                   0.035  9.883 148.94     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.895 152.09
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sapone    ) 0.019  9.932  0.032      (Bye         ) 0.021 14.411  4.511
 Qualified:            #12  9.932  0.032                       #27 14.411  4.511

Weather conditions: air temperature 54 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,261 feet.

Meserve with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 G726 John Krueger                         7034 Marv Wiebe                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  9.861 138.60                     0.101  9.852 133.12
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.048
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Giacone   ) 0.044  9.887 -0.013      (D Dolezal   ) 0.013  9.937  0.037
 Qualified:            #30  9.887 -0.013                       #15  9.937  0.037

Krueger

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 488B Luke Bogacki                         7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.907 161.88                     0.018  9.921 163.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Morris    ) 0.010  9.917  0.017      (R Willis    ) 0.038  9.981  0.081
 Qualified:             #5  9.917  0.017                       #20  9.981  0.081

Bogacki with the starting line advantage and the win. He keeps his championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1979 Keith Mayers                         7782 Trenton Langan               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.882 140.42                     0.008  9.863 141.56
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Adams     ) 0.027  9.907  0.007      (G Martin    ) 0.021  9.957  0.057
 Qualified:             #3  9.907  0.007                       #18  9.957  0.057

Langan with a great light, but took too much stripe to giver Mayers the win. Mayers keeps his championship drive alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 182C Michael Handras                       689 George Scott                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.909 166.07                     0.009  9.909 169.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dryden    ) 0.088 10.053  0.153      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.013  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #23 10.053  0.153                        #8  9.927  0.027

A couple grat light with Handras getting a tick advantage and they both run dead-on with nine. Handras wins a close one. Michael Handras' MOV: 0.0016 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7410 Douglas Sedmak                        767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E2                   0.020  9.953 163.08     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.960 163.55
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.053             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Fitzgerald) 0.142 10.055  0.155      (G Ventura   ) 0.007  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:            #24 10.055  0.155                        #9  9.928  0.028

Wiblishouser with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770A Michael Boner                         743 Gary Mignacca                
E2                   0.060  9.923 162.10     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.956 148.79
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.056
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Lang      ) 0.023  9.866 -0.034      (J Mckoane   ) 0.024  9.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #31  9.866 -0.034                       #16  9.944  0.044

Mignacca with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Gary Mignacca's MOV: 0.0065 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7227 Gary Hasselbrock                       79 Steve Parsons                
E2                   0.019  9.927 163.73     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.942 161.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Preszler  ) 0.020  9.891 -0.009      (L Bradshaw  ) 0.000  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:            #29  9.891 -0.009                       #14  9.935  0.035

Parsons with a near perfect light and th win in a close one. Steve Parsons' MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6263 Josh Mellof                          7657 Loreen Rogers                
E2                   0.031  9.905 155.13     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.929 158.26
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Leforbes  ) 0.023 10.380  0.480      (R Butner    ) 0.016  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #26 10.380  0.480                       #11  9.932  0.032

Rogers with a great light and the win in a close one. with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6218 Lindsey Larson                       7231 Jimmy Galante                
E2                   0.004  9.973 155.27     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.912 145.22
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.073             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Durenberge) 0.033  9.973  0.073      (P Wiechmann ) 0.015  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #19  9.973  0.073                        #4  9.910  0.010

Larson with a great light, but Galante chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 361X Bo Butner                            7809 Val Torres                   
E2                   0.018  9.883 174.64     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.898 161.27
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Utley     ) 0.015  9.934  0.034      (R Kato      ) 0.010  9.898 -0.002
 Qualified:            #13  9.934  0.034                       #28  9.898 -0.002

Torres with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 714E Bob Earleywine                       7544 Brad Pierce                  
E2                   0.022  9.945 136.26     ****WINNER****  0.044  9.923 139.40
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.019 10.014  0.114      (J Phillippi ) 0.000  9.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #22 10.014  0.114                        #7  9.920  0.020

Earleywine with the starting line advantage, but Pierce chased him down for the win in a close one. Brad Pierce's MOV: 0.0003 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5444 Kris Whitfield                        735 Steve Williams               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.947 145.77                    -0.004  9.895 162.37
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Boehner   ) 0.006 10.119  0.219      (C Bishop    ) 0.082  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:            #25 10.119  0.219                       #10  9.928  0.028

williams goes red to give Whitfield the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                         7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.833 163.95                    -0.003  9.927 174.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.067             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E De Staute ) 0.029  9.954  0.054      (E Olpin     ) 0.003  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #17  9.954  0.054                        #2  9.903  0.003

Scarth with a perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  655 Nicholas Sheperd                        6 Evan Kowalski                
E2                   0.013  9.943 147.29     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.943 154.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Gotts     ) 0.022  9.920  0.020      (P Yoon      ) 0.055  9.995  0.095
 Qualified:             #6  9.920  0.020                       #21  9.995  0.095

Kowalski with a tick on the tree and the win in a close one. Evan Kowalski's MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 3 inches). Kowalski keeps his championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7851 Robert Naber                 
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.001  9.896 171.01
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (M Treadway  ) 0.018  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.902  0.002

Naber with a near perfect light on the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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