Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 16:45 PM Summit Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 U502 Steven Umberger                      X790 Willie Hoefer                
E1                   0.103 12.063 108.48     ****WINNER****  0.057 12.219 107.69
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.01 (+/-):  0.053          SPMAN  Dial: 12.14 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:             #7 2                                    #2 7            

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,324 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Hoefer with the starting line advantage and the win. Willie Hoefer's MOV: 0.0202 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  267 Seth Bevins                           423 Jeff Hefler                  
E1                   0.083 15.137  87.28     ****WINNER****  0.043 12.030 101.75
       SPMAN  Dial: 15.28 (+/-): -0.143          SPMAN  Dial: 12.06 (+/-): -0.030
 Qualified:             #5 4                                    #4 5            

Hefler with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X113 Dave Sciarretta                      6508 Gary Howe Jr                 
E1                  -0.026 12.296 108.28     ****WINNER****  0.049 12.175 107.96
         SPT  Dial: 12.28 (+/-):  0.016          SPMAN  Dial: 12.10 (+/-):  0.075
 Qualified:             #1 8                                    #8 1            

Sciarretta goes red and Howe Jr gets the win. He will face Hefler in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5533 Brandon Schmall                      Y374 Marion Howes                 
E1                   0.008 12.094 105.05     ****WINNER****  0.042 12.570 102.46
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.12 (+/-): -0.026            SPT  Dial: 12.58 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:             #6 3                                    #3 6            

Schmall with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Howes the win. He will faceHoefer in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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