Sun, 11 Nov 2012, 17:45 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 48th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7019 Peter Bothe                  
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.018  9.898 148.90
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (J Parrino   ) 0.001  9.874 -0.026
E3                                           (D Keniry    ) 0.008  9.925  0.025
E2                                           (M Wiblishous) 0.023  9.919  0.019
E1                                           (R Cordeiro  ) 0.002  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:                                                       #2  9.905  0.005

2:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,805 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  743 Gary Mignacca                          79 Ryan Herem                   
E5                   0.009  9.823 140.07     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.869 148.99
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.077             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Williams  ) 0.022  9.870 -0.030      (A Kinard    ) 0.014  9.924  0.024
E3    (G Turczyn Jr) 0.011  9.934  0.034      (B Pierce    ) 0.033  9.897 -0.003
E2    (M Boner     ) 0.010 10.010  0.110      (A Kenny     ) 0.006  9.906  0.006
E1    (V Campa     ) 0.001  9.920  0.020      (B Harris    ) 0.010  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #12  9.920  0.020                        #5  9.910  0.010

Herem was perfect on the tree, hit the brakes hard to keep from breaking out more than he did, and gets a bye to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Roger Kato                             76 Steve Parsons                
E5                   0.006  9.912 159.51     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.903 162.84
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Galante   ) 0.067  9.881 -0.019      (K Mostowich ) 0.014  9.883 -0.017
E3    (L Bradshaw  ) 0.012  9.905  0.005      (T Phillips  ) 0.025  9.910  0.010
E2    (B Earleywine) 0.011  9.939  0.039      (R Beckstrom ) 0.015  9.932  0.032
E1    (G Ventura   ) 0.029  9.877 -0.023      (J Galati    ) 0.037  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #34  9.877 -0.023                        #9  9.913  0.013

Steve Parsons' MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He faces Bothe in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink