Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 17:38 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
7450 Fred Kondrotas 7657 Loreen Rogers
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.013 9.904 146.73 0.017 9.939 152.35
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.004 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.039
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Lough ) 0.004 9.911 0.011 (P Zak ) 0.060 10.076 0.176
E1 (J Denton ) 0.008 9.904 0.004 (C Langdon ) 0.011 9.911 0.011
Qualified: #5 9.904 0.004 #16 9.911 0.011
3:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 28.13 inches, adjusted
altitude 3,365 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.Only 0.004 difference in RT's and Fred Kondrotas gets the win. MOV: 0.0391
seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7890 Randy Fabbro 7001 Paul Prange
E3 -0.008 9.985 132.15 ****WINNER**** 0.021 9.894 149.36
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.085 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Ferderer ) 0.009 9.934 0.034 (G Martin ) 0.026 9.906 0.006
E1 (E De Staute ) 0.006 9.907 0.007 (T Walker ) 0.016 9.921 0.021
Qualified: #10 9.907 0.007 #21 9.921 0.021
Paul Prange's MOV: opponent's -0.008 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
10 Jimmy Lewis 7216 Doug Romfo
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.004 9.936 154.58 0.037 9.910 154.67
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.036 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Mitchell ) 0.007 9.972 0.072 (S Parsons ) 0.042 9.902 0.002
E1 (G Ventura ) 0.027 9.885 -0.015 (M Lang ) 0.027 9.935 0.035
Qualified: #44 9.885 -0.015 #33 9.935 0.035
Jimmy Lewis gets the hole shot win with a strong 0.004 light. MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 20 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
717 Randy Balough 7019 Pete Bothe
E3 0.010 9.913 163.28 ****WINNER**** 0.008 9.910 142.51
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.013 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Lamb ) 0.029 9.939 0.039 (L Bradshaw ) 0.025 9.924 0.024
E1 (J Freeman ) 0.029 9.894 -0.006 (J Calixtro ) 0.029 9.905 0.005
Qualified: #41 9.894 -0.006 #8 9.905 0.005
Pete Bothe gets the close win. MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 15 inches).Randy Balough's package: 0.023.
Pete Bothe's package: 0.018.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4797 Bill Dennis 7337 Hollis Colleasure
E3 0.029 9.959 161.27 ****WINNER**** 0.044 9.906 143.05
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.059 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.006
Prior rounds:
E2 (Bye ) -0.005 9.996 0.096 (T Sundstrom ) 0.007 9.945 0.045
E1 (D Pearson ) 0.040 9.900 0.000 (C Waggoner ) 0.068 9.909 0.009
Qualified: #1 9.900 0.000 #13 9.909 0.009
Hollis Colleasure runs 0.006 to the index for the win. MOV: 0.0381 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
542 Kris Whitfield 7323 Glen Smith
E3 0.018 9.924 144.03 ****WINNER**** 0.016 9.910 138.31
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.024 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Willoughby) 0.023 9.904 0.004 (D Thompson ) 0.056 9.949 0.049
E1 (K Kleinewebe) 0.025 9.926 0.026 (D Stobbe ) 0.063 9.912 0.012
Qualified: #28 9.926 0.026 #17 9.912 0.012
Two thousands difference in reaction time and Glen Smith gets the win. MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7987 Brian Fritz 743 Gary Mignacca
E3 -0.013 9.887 141.95 ****WINNER**** -0.005 9.874 140.66
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026
Prior rounds:
E2 (A Kinard ) 0.027 9.901 0.001 (D Coapstick ) 0.017 9.900 0.000
E1 (J Parrino ) 0.036 9.930 0.030 (A Galati ) 0.022 9.917 0.017
Qualified: #31 9.930 0.030 #20 9.917 0.017
Gary Mignacca's MOV: opponent's -0.013 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
9 Thomas Bayer 550 Ed Olpin
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.027 9.889 142.58 0.030 9.875 165.76
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Maddox ) 0.014 9.908 0.008 (B Kidd ) 0.050 9.929 0.029
E1 (L Theobald ) 0.020 9.924 0.024 (D Dolezal ) 0.017 9.909 0.009
Qualified: #25 9.924 0.024 #14 9.909 0.009
We get a staging battle and the starter finally says: Get them in the lights!Thomas Bayer's MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7702 Ken Harkema 7093 Gene Carter
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.033 9.927 136.80 0.024 9.854 149.30
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.027 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Perez ) 0.043 9.938 0.038 (K Comstock ) 0.023 9.984 0.084
E1 (M Blodgett ) 0.022 9.927 0.027 (S Gonzales ) 0.040 10.183 0.283
Qualified: #29 9.927 0.027 #40 10.183 0.283
Ken Harkema's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7900 Steve Brunson 5591 Lance Trujillo
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.033 9.916 142.72 0.018 9.937 147.75
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.037
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Larson ) 0.027 9.906 0.006 (R Kelly ) 0.032 9.932 0.032
E1 (L Scarth ) 0.035 9.925 0.025 (W Perri ) 0.014 10.008 0.108
Qualified: #26 9.925 0.025 #37 10.008 0.108
Steve Brunson's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 16 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
71 Val Torres 51 Kevin Moore
E3 -0.001 11.816 105.33 ****WINNER**** 0.033 9.892 166.81
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 1.916 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Nygaard ) -0.114 9.874 -0.026 (T Balough ) 0.030 9.925 0.025
E1 (D Sanchez ) 0.000 9.849 -0.051 (P McHenry ) 0.006 9.961 0.061
Qualified: #45 9.849 -0.051 #34 9.961 0.061
Kevin Moore's MOV: opponent's -0.001 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
796 Tom Ticer Bye
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.021 9.835 159.29
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.065
Prior rounds:
E2 (A Dolezal-Wr) 0.035 9.914 0.014
E1 (B Pierce ) 0.018 9.923 0.023
Qualified: #24 9.923 0.023 Bye
Ticer gets the bye run.3:37 p.m.
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