Sat, 15 Oct 2011, 07:54 PM Super Street Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Street at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1531 Chris De Pascale                     7229 Dave Akard                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019 10.888 138.66                    -0.006 11.020 128.36
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.012           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.120
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Adams     ) 0.013 10.897 -0.003      (L Duran     ) 0.001 10.916  0.016
E1    (K Kleinewebe) 0.002 10.942  0.042      (J Greco     ) 0.142 10.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #11 10.942  0.042                        #7 10.929  0.029

4:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 28.52 inches, adjusted altitude 4,048 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Chris De Pascale wins on Dave Akard's -0.006 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Ryan Giacone                         6143 Jeff Jackson                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.914 142.79                     0.034 10.927 150.77
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.014           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Griffey   ) 0.060 10.868 -0.032      (H Tucker    ) 0.018 10.971  0.071
E1    (G Reust     ) 0.092 10.920  0.020      (D Paz       ) 0.022 10.929  0.029
 Qualified:             #4 10.920  0.020                        #8 10.929  0.029

Close race. Ryan Giacone's MOV: 0.0196 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7724 Rich Givins                          7712 Bernie Polvadore             
E3                  -0.009 10.924 134.14     ****WINNER****  0.046 10.894 152.38
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.024           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Garcia    ) 0.092 10.933  0.033                     0.028 10.934  0.034
E1    (S Polvadore ) 0.035 10.924  0.024      (J Bycroft   ) 0.009 10.907  0.007
 Qualified:             #6 10.924  0.024                        #1 10.907  0.007

Bernie Polvadore wins on Rich Givins' -0.009 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  714 Dwight Downing                       7627 Dave Gotts                   
E3                  -0.255 10.942 131.00     ****WINNER****  0.022 10.896 140.33
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.042           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Dalluge   ) 0.051 10.898 -0.002      (K Cox       ) 0.026 10.936  0.036
E1    (D Blehn     ) 0.005 10.936  0.036      (J Renoll    ) 0.043 10.922  0.022
 Qualified:             #9 10.936  0.036                        #5 10.922  0.022

Dave Gotts wins on Dwight Downing's big red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 David Kiesel                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  1.182 No Time           
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): 89.099    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Herem     ) 0.031 10.926  0.026   
E1    (C Bracey    ) 0.035 10.937  0.037   
 Qualified:            #10 10.937  0.037                     Bye

Kiesel takes the green for the win. He will race Gotts next round.

Polvadore will face Giacone and DePascale will get the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink