Sat, 16 Feb 2013, 13:29 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
794F Kevin Sexton 716 Ed DeStaute
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.071 9.886 136.07 -0.004 9.876 151.36
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Mignacca ) 0.003 9.911 0.011 (V Torres ) 0.178 9.934 0.034
E1 (G Turczyn Jr) 0.013 9.922 0.022 (C Waggoner J) 0.022 9.942 0.042
Qualified: #14 9.922 0.022 #22 9.942 0.042
10:13 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,781 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.Kevin Sexton's MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7890 Randy Fabbro 7544 Brad Pierce
E3 -0.003 9.881 135.67 ****WINNER**** 0.006 9.941 142.49
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.041
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Harris ) 0.004 9.859 -0.041 (T Hiatt ) 0.025 9.896 -0.004
E1 (D Sato ) 0.005 9.853 -0.047 (M Boner ) 0.004 9.949 0.049
Qualified: #33 9.853 -0.047 #25 9.949 0.049
Brad Pierce cuts a 0.006. MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7061 Matt Blodgett 7019 Peter Bothe
E3 0.023 9.882 140.43 ****WINNER**** 0.024 9.897 146.50
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
Prior rounds:
E2 (V Torres Jr ) 0.012 9.909 0.009 (L Bogacki ) 0.005 9.884 -0.016
E1 (G Wallace ) 0.037 9.920 0.020 (K Boehner ) 0.012 9.903 0.003
Qualified: #12 9.920 0.020 #4 9.903 0.003
Peter Bothe's MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7613 Kevin Kleineweber 549 Russ Ginger
E3 0.023 9.940 151.78 ****WINNER**** 0.003 9.928 163.93
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.040 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.028
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Wood ) 0.020 9.920 0.020 (H Colleasure) 0.007 9.871 -0.029
E1 (B Treadway ) 0.027 9.882 -0.018 (J Ross ) 0.000 9.912 0.012
Qualified: #32 9.882 -0.018 #8 9.912 0.012
Russ Ginger leads with a 0.003 RT. MOV: 0.0324 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
605 Mike Ferderer 7 Tommy Phillips
E3 0.006 9.884 168.64 ****WINNER**** 0.005 9.919 150.70
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.019
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Anderson ) 0.018 9.901 0.001 (R Cordeiro ) 0.032 9.905 0.005
E1 (M Blodgett J) 0.004 9.942 0.042 (V Campa ) 0.017 9.924 0.024
Qualified: #23 9.942 0.042 #15 9.924 0.024
0.005 light to a 0.006 light!Tommy Phillips gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
735 Steve Williams 789 Lynsi Torres
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.015 9.906 168.60 0.025 9.892 166.93
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.006 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Osborn ) 0.057 9.942 0.042 0.025 9.876 -0.024
E1 (M Willoughby) 0.015 9.987 0.087 (D Meziere ) 0.031 9.900 0.000
Qualified: #26 9.987 0.087 #1 9.900 0.000
Steve Williams runs 0.006 to the index for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.008.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
717 Randy Balough 7261 Dana Keniry
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.000 9.885 169.00 -0.007 9.940 158.02
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.040
Prior rounds:
E2 (L Rogers ) 0.024 9.895 -0.005 (P Giacalone ) 0.027 9.904 0.004
E1 (T Seipel ) 0.032 9.897 -0.003 (D Coapstick ) 0.015 9.906 0.006
Qualified: #29 9.897 -0.003 #5 9.906 0.006
Randy Balough nails the tree with a perfect light and the win. MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6161 Bernie Plourd 731 Rick Beckstrom
E3 0.034 9.837 142.37 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.915 169.10
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.063 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.015
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Smith ) 0.029 9.838 -0.062 (L Scarth ) 0.100 9.943 0.043
E1 (D Lough ) 0.034 9.931 0.031 (R Kato ) 0.021 9.918 0.018
Qualified: #19 9.931 0.031 #11 9.918 0.018
Rick Beckstrom's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7652 Kevin McClelland Bye
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.876 155.29
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
Prior rounds:
E2 (F Kondrotas ) 0.013 9.920 0.020
E1 (M Lang ) 0.007 9.930 0.030
Qualified: #18 9.930 0.030 Bye
Bye run to round three.McClelland uses up a perfectly good 0.001 light that he might need later.
10:21 a.m.
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