Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 15:57 PM Summit Pro Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Pro at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4517 Brian Hughes                           61 Matt Kielman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.872 128.09                     0.030 10.496 119.55
       PROET  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.032           PROET  Dial: 10.44 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:             #6 3                                    #2 7            

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,301 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Hughes with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 Y184 Austin Youndt                        X508 Steve Roehrs                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.859 133.66                    -0.008 10.056 133.82
       PROET  Dial: 9.84 (+/-):  0.019           PROET  Dial: 10.05 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:             #5 4                                    #1 8            

Roehrs goes red to give Youndt the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 669X Chris Johnston                       P371 Joe Barney                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021 10.517 123.95                     0.045 10.449 126.62
       PROET  Dial: 10.47 (+/-):  0.047          PROET  Dial: 10.42 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:             #3 6                                    #7 2            

Johnston with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Chris Johnston's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 15 inches). He will face Youndt in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7799 Paul Polito                           267 Seth Bevins                  
E1                  -0.042  9.184 147.99     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.063 136.03
       PROET  Dial: 9.12 (+/-):  0.064           PROET  Dial: 10.11 (+/-): -0.047
 Qualified:             #8 1                                    #4 5            

Polito goes red to give Bevins the win. He will face Hughes in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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