Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 20:44 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7502 Greg Martin 7592 John Parrino
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.032 9.914 149.31 0.002 9.879 138.64
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.014 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Lewis ) 0.035 9.904 0.004 (R Cordeiro ) 0.009 9.923 0.023
Qualified: #4 9.904 0.004 #23 9.923 0.023
5:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,846 feet. Greg Martin's MOV: Opponent broke out after a 0.002 RT.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6832 Don Anderson 7947 Shawn Steele
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.067 9.937 160.19 0.029 9.885 151.78
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.037 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Brink ) 0.036 9.905 0.005 (H Colleasure) 0.022 9.923 0.023
Qualified: #5 9.905 0.005 #24 9.923 0.023
Don Anderson's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7152 Ron Kelly Jr. 7544 Brad Pierce
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.024 9.888 139.79 0.027 9.886 143.73
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Whitmore ) 0.017 9.917 0.017 (T Seipel ) 0.034 9.900 0.000
Qualified: #20 9.917 0.017 #1 9.900 0.000
Ron Kelly Jr.'s MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 3 inches) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7809 Val Torres 7585 Marko Perivolaris
E2 0.015 9.939 158.28 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.948 156.63
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.039 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.048
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Langdon ) 0.039 9.915 0.015 (G Hehr ) 0.009 9.769 -0.131
Qualified: #19 9.915 0.015 #38 9.769 -0.131
Close in the lights! Marko Perivolaris scores a near perfect 0.001 RT and takes the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0059 seconds
(approximately 16 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
8 Aaron Kinard 716 Ed DeStaute
E2 0.006 9.888 156.90 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.901 126.57
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.001
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Bowers ) 0.003 9.920 0.020 (G Ventura ) 0.002 9.903 0.003
Qualified: #22 9.920 0.020 #3 9.903 0.003
Ed DeStaute runs 0.001 to the index for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out after a 0.006 RT
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
686 Bill Huntington 138A Duane LaFleur
E2 0.042 10.096 151.97 ****WINNER**** 0.029 10.001 137.36
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.196 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.101
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Warn ) 0.025 9.887 -0.013 (R Childers ) 0.012 9.913 0.013
Qualified: #35 9.887 -0.013 #16 9.913 0.013
Looks like a bunch of games in the lights.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6236 Rod Souza 731 Rick Beckstrom
E2 0.025 10.050 144.15 ****WINNER**** 0.046 9.938 165.46
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.150 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.038
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Finn ) 0.041 9.907 0.007 (R Nicholas ) 0.039 9.928 0.028
Qualified: #7 9.907 0.007 #26 9.928 0.028
Souza slows and Beckstrom gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7138 Joe Greco 7614 Bruce McPartland
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.032 9.901 147.04 0.021 9.924 155.02
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.001 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.024
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Cook ) 0.046 9.908 0.008 (G Roundtree ) 0.007 9.930 0.030
Qualified: #9 9.908 0.008 #28 9.930 0.030
Joe Greco runs 0.001 to the index to take the win. MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
550 Ed Olpin 7851 Robert Naber
E2 0.027 9.877 163.91 ****WINNER**** 0.014 9.917 159.48
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.017
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Wiblishous) 0.009 9.905 0.005 (T Hiatt ) 0.015 9.926 0.026
Qualified: #6 9.905 0.005 #25 9.926 0.026
Robert Naber pushes Olpin out with a 0.014 light. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4588 Buddy Wood 569 Michael Miller
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.906 151.87 0.068 9.893 154.72
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.006 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Blaisdell ) 0.069 9.930 0.030 (D Mitchell ) 0.022 9.908 0.008
Qualified: #27 9.930 0.030 #8 9.908 0.008
Buddy Wood's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0430 seconds (approximately 10 feet), opponent broke out by -0.007.Buddy Wood's
package: 0.018.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
767G Gerald Turczyn Jr. 7309 Duane Daniel
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.026 9.921 158.50 0.035 9.917 148.23
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.021 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.017
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Pearson ) 0.031 9.912 0.012 (R Lahn ) 0.021 10.390 0.490
Qualified: #13 9.912 0.012 #32 10.390 0.490
Another close finish. Gerald Turczyn Jr. gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 15 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7750 Marty Jacobs 7905 Joe Galati
E2 0.052 9.924 160.29 ****WINNER**** 0.030 9.904 144.58
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.024 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.004
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Lee ) 0.006 9.912 0.012 (C Waggoner J) 0.010 9.890 -0.010
Qualified: #14 9.912 0.012 #33 9.890 -0.010
Galati runs 0.004 to the index for the ten foot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7341 Tom Pulliam 7267 Larry Scarth
E2 0.034 9.837 152.28 ****WINNER**** 0.047 9.909 169.36
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.063 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.009
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Anderson ) 0.032 9.900 0.000 (G Reust ) 0.012 9.920 0.020
Qualified: #2 9.900 0.000 #21 9.920 0.020
Larry Scarth is second off the line, but runs 0.009 to the index for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6173 Ken Mostowich 701Y Steve Parsons
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.912 156.08 0.017 9.933 169.21
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.033
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Apted ) 0.003 9.890 -0.010 (K Comstock ) 0.000 9.913 0.013
Qualified: #34 9.890 -0.010 #15 9.913 0.013
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6173 Ken Mostowich 701Y Steve Parsons
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.912 156.08 0.017 9.933 169.21
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.033
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Apted ) 0.003 9.890 -0.010 (K Comstock ) 0.000 9.913 0.013
Qualified: #34 9.890 -0.010 #15 9.913 0.013
Ken Mostowich has a strong 0.001 RT. MOV: 0.0374 seconds (approximately 9 feet).Ken Mostowich's package: 0.013.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
711T Tony Broussard 777Z Tom Lindemann
E2 0.049 9.845 160.52 ****WINNER**** 0.044 9.893 163.10
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.055 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Farrar ) 0.037 9.913 0.013 (L Wilburn ) 0.013 9.833 -0.067
Qualified: #18 9.913 0.013 #37 9.833 -0.067
Tom Lindemann's MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3020 Dwight Nuest 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.
E2 0.072 9.850 147.81 ****WINNER**** 0.039 9.880 141.16
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.050 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Sexton ) 0.030 9.947 0.047 (C Geise ) 0.004 9.912 0.012
Qualified: #31 9.947 0.047 #12 9.912 0.012
Mike Blodgett Jr.'s MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0030 seconds (approximately 8 inches) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7922 Jim Spernak 7236 Mike Blodgett Sr.
E2 -0.002 9.884 151.80 ****WINNER**** 0.032 9.884 154.69
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Strom ) 0.012 9.909 0.009 (A Galati ) 0.029 9.934 0.034
Qualified: #10 9.909 0.009 #29 9.934 0.034
Mike Blodgett Sr.'s MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7356 Ted Kellner 7192 Ryan Herem
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.020 9.927 145.28 0.033 9.887 153.51
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.027 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Tucker ) 0.017 9.861 -0.039 (R Willis ) 0.029 9.913 0.013
Qualified: #36 9.861 -0.039 #17 9.913 0.013
Ted Kellner's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
735 Steve Williams 7471 Kim Will
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.951 149.83 0.042 9.950 145.59
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.051 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.050
Prior rounds:
E1 (Bye ) 0.006 9.911 0.011 (D Meziere ) 0.101 9.939 0.039
Qualified: #11 9.911 0.011 #30 9.939 0.039
Last pair of the round.Just 0.001 difference in ET's and Steve Williams gets the hole shot win MOV: 0.0127 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
5:40 p.m.
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