Drag Race Central - LODRS
Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 19:00 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
By David Gerard



CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Tommy Phillips                        716 Ed DeStaute                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.897 153.84                     0.037  9.889 149.75
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Bradshaw  ) 0.022  9.917  0.017      (L Scarth    ) 0.005  9.926  0.026
E1    (P Bothe     ) 0.010  9.930  0.030      (R Kato      ) 0.025  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #16  9.930  0.030                        #5  9.908  0.008
4:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 28.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,158 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Tommy Phillips' MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 2 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                           543 Craig Maddox                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.935 159.14                     0.023  9.894 161.69
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Powledge  ) 0.033  9.909  0.009      (C Langdon   ) 0.023  9.902  0.002
E1    (T Walker    ) 0.029  9.942  0.042      (S Williams  ) 0.023  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #22  9.942  0.042                       #11  9.916  0.016
Dennis Keck has a 0.009 light. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7184 Derek Sanchez                        701P Pete Zak                     
E3                   0.017 10.588 144.36     ****WINNER****  0.036 10.212 120.62
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.688             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.312
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Naffziger ) 0.007  9.863 -0.037      (M Ferderer  ) 0.027  9.907  0.007
E1    (D Dolezal   ) 0.016  9.861 -0.039      (M Wiebe     ) 0.030  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #44  9.861 -0.039                       #33  9.893 -0.007
Sanchez gets the starting line advantage and slows. Zak goes to round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 420X Michael Hunt                          550 Ed Olpin                     
E3                   0.038  9.844 151.29     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.868 170.95
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.056             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Downing   ) 0.048  9.903  0.003      (S Parsons   ) 0.012  9.886 -0.014
E1    (B Kidd      ) 0.018 10.006  0.106      (M Miller    ) 0.016  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #29 10.006  0.106                       #17  9.932  0.032
Hunt's Corvette is back hard on the wheely bars at the launch. Ed Olpin's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  788 Tanner Sundstrom                     7337 Hollis Colleasure            
E3                   0.096  9.874 123.09     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.884 147.52
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Lang      ) 0.065  9.845 -0.055      (P Prange    ) 0.003  9.971  0.071
E1    (T Ticer     ) 0.111  9.854 -0.046      (W Perri     ) 0.188  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #46  9.854 -0.046                       #35  9.889 -0.011
Sundstrom is late. Hollis Colleasure's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0640 seconds (approximately 12 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7987 Brian Fritz                          7544 Brad Pierce                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.866 142.60                     0.031  9.854 147.29
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.004  9.891 -0.009      (K Sexton    ) 0.056  9.864 -0.036
E1    (R Perez     ) 0.028  9.866 -0.034      (K Kleinewebe) 0.041  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #43  9.866 -0.034                        #9  9.913  0.013
Brian Fritz has a strong 0.014 RT. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0050 seconds (approximately 13 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7566 Ray Cordeiro                         769K Aaron Kinard                 
E3                   0.051  9.884 168.26     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.914 169.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lamb      ) 0.005  9.910  0.010      (D Mitchell  ) 0.020  9.896 -0.004
E1    (J Calixtro  ) 0.026  9.922  0.022      (B Theobald  ) 0.018  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #13  9.922  0.022                        #2  9.902  0.002
We get a little staging duel. Aaron Kinard has the better light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 6 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7880 Jerry Denton                          743 Gary Mignacca                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.871 166.42                     0.003  9.843 140.99
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.057
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Boehner   ) 0.007  9.916  0.016      (J Lokhaug   ) 0.061  9.908  0.008
E1    (G Martin    ) 0.030 10.022  0.122      (R Herem     ) 0.007  9.934  0.034
 Qualified:            #31 10.022  0.122                       #19  9.934  0.034
Jerry Denton is second off the line and wins on a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Val Torres                             58 Trevor Larson                
E3                   0.016  9.942 166.05     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.922 162.29
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Freeman   ) 0.031  9.873 -0.027      (G Carter    ) 0.024  9.994  0.094
E1    (K Moore     ) 0.009  9.869 -0.031      (D Thompson  ) 0.016  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #41  9.869 -0.031                        #7  9.909  0.009
Two nice lights and Trevor Larson gets the nod. MOV: 0.0226 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Thomas Bayer                          542 Kris Whitfield               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.919 138.50                     0.005  9.896 151.15
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Romfo     ) 0.015  9.910  0.010      (S Gonzales  ) 0.027  9.892 -0.008
E1    (J Dahar     ) 0.029  9.969  0.069      (S Rollins   ) 0.016  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #26  9.969  0.069                       #37  9.884 -0.016
Whitfield takes too much stripe after a 0.005 light. Bayer goes on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.                   731K Tanner Hiatt                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.049  9.895 163.75                    -0.001  9.935 158.69
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Mostowich ) 0.020  9.850 -0.050      (J Lintz     ) 0.018  9.885 -0.015
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.012  9.995  0.095      (D Pearson   ) 0.012  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:            #27  9.995  0.095                       #15  9.928  0.028
Hiatt is too quick by -0.001. Hiatt will go to round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 789 Lynsi Torres                 
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.051  9.900 168.18
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (B Dennis    ) 0.014  9.950  0.050
E1                                           (D Lough     ) 0.038  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.902  0.002
Torres is going to want her bye run pass back, as she runs right on the index.

4:57 p.m.

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