Sun, 17 Feb 2013, 19:18 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 6 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
 7019 Peter Bothe                          7544 Brad Pierce                  
E6   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.945 137.11                     0.012  9.962 140.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.062
 Prior rounds:
E5                   0.013  9.880 -0.020      (T Phillips  ) 0.066  9.961  0.061
E4    (R Ginger    ) 0.027  9.916  0.016      (R Balough   ) 0.022  9.909  0.009
E3    (M Blodgett  ) 0.024  9.897 -0.003      (R Fabbro    ) 0.006  9.941  0.041
E2    (L Bogacki   ) 0.005  9.884 -0.016      (T Hiatt     ) 0.025  9.896 -0.004
E1    (K Boehner   ) 0.012  9.903  0.003      (M Boner     ) 0.004  9.949  0.049
 Qualified:             #4  9.903  0.003                       #25  9.949  0.049

4:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,338 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Close race and Peter Bothe goes to the finals. MOV: 0.0076 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  731 Rick Beckstrom                             Bye
E6   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.900 170.82     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000    
 Prior rounds:
E5    (S Williams  ) 0.012  9.942  0.042   
E4    (Bye         ) 0.036  9.933  0.033   
E3    (B Plourd    ) 0.029  9.915  0.015   
E2    (L Scarth    ) 0.100  9.943  0.043   
E1    (R Kato      ) 0.021  9.918  0.018   
 Qualified:            #11  9.918  0.018                     Bye

Beckstrom will want his right on the index back for the final round;.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink