Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 06:42 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                        4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E5                   0.045  9.923 152.14     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.938 157.56
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Hughes    ) 0.024  9.915  0.015      (J Whitmore  ) 0.003  9.917  0.017
E3    (R Mangus    ) 0.024  9.892 -0.008      (C Blaisdell ) 0.014  9.932  0.032
E2    (D Coapstick ) 0.026  9.887 -0.013      (G Ventura   ) 0.028  9.944  0.044
E1    (K Sexton    ) 0.004  9.917  0.017      (M Lang      ) 0.004  9.958  0.058
 Qualified:            #13  9.917  0.017                       #27  9.958  0.058

3:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,897 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Jimmy Lewis' MOV: 0.0157 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7441 Glenn Roundtree                      7544 Brad Pierce                  
E5                   0.234  9.949 149.27     ****WINNER****  0.040 10.033 129.83
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.049             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.133
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Waggoner  ) 0.086  9.914  0.014      (J Dalrymple ) 0.015  9.918  0.018
E3    (T Pulliam   ) 0.067  9.929  0.029      (D Lough     ) 0.002  9.923  0.023
E2    (J Agalsoff  ) 0.052 10.959  1.059      (A Galati    ) 0.010  9.935  0.035
E1    (T Hiatt     ) 0.022  9.909  0.009      (J Stover    ) 0.010  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:             #7  9.909  0.009                        #9  9.913  0.013

Roundtree throws it away with a terrible light. Pierce goes on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Gerald Turczyn Jr                     550 Ed Olpin                     
E5   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.855 162.35                    -0.002  9.912 155.90
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.009  9.908  0.008      (R Kato      ) 0.030  9.877 -0.023
E3    (M Blodgett J) 0.026  9.946  0.046      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.015  9.913  0.013
E2    (W Priddy    ) 0.027  9.903  0.003      (M Blodgett  ) 0.013  9.924  0.024
E1    (J Serna     ) 0.047  9.905  0.005      (J Larsen    ) 0.064  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #2  9.905  0.005                       #20  9.928  0.028

We had a brief delay to wait for Ed Olpin, who just won his round in S/C.

Gerald Turczyn Jr wins on a -0.002 red light by Olpin. No double up for him.

3:36 p.m. In round six: Lewis gets the Bye Run and Pierce vs. Turczyn

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink