POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
760 Mike Lang 7592 John Parrino
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.021 10.023 134.78 0.036 10.133 146.37
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.123 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.233
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Wiblishous) 0.012 9.912 0.012 (P Wiechmann ) 0.058 10.123 0.223
Qualified: #7 9.912 0.012 #24 10.123 0.223
9:43 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,371 feet, track temperature 68 degrees.Parrino slows and Lang takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7117 Roger Kato 73 Chad Langdon
E2 -0.002 9.907 160.56 ****WINNER**** 0.005 9.896 137.71
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.007 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Blodgett S) 0.007 9.861 -0.039 (D Sato ) 0.011 9.929 0.029
Qualified: #32 9.861 -0.039 #15 9.929 0.029
Chad Langdon scores a 0.005 light for the win. MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
770A Michael Boner 7862 Dave Coapstick
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.045 9.926 162.90 0.031 9.898 155.56
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.026 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Willoughby) 0.024 9.877 -0.023 (T Wiens III ) 0.037 9.923 0.023
Qualified: #29 9.877 -0.023 #12 9.923 0.023
Michael Boner's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.002.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5887 Rick Cates 7429 Tim Daniel
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.030 9.915 162.14 0.027 9.876 149.96
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
Prior rounds:
E1 (H Esping ) 0.031 9.918 0.018 (R Fabbro ) 0.010 9.885 -0.015
Qualified: #9 9.918 0.018 #26 9.885 -0.015
Rick Cates' MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
701P Pete Zak 7648 Bob Harris
E2 -0.003 9.871 147.81 ****WINNER**** 0.007 9.883 170.41
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Pierce ) 0.002 9.939 0.039 (T Barton ) 0.015 9.901 0.001
Qualified: #19 9.939 0.039 #2 9.901 0.001
Bob Harris starts with a 0.007 RT. MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
406 Jesse Serna 743 Gary Mignacca
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.016 9.887 159.74 -0.001 9.893 142.67
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Turczyn Jr) 0.011 9.920 0.020 (J Strom ) 0.031 9.881 -0.019
Qualified: #10 9.920 0.020 #27 9.881 -0.019
Jesse Serna's MOV: opponent's -0.001 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7775 Karen Comstock 7047 Mike Blodgett
E2 0.012 9.889 160.10 ****WINNER**** 0.008 9.926 139.31
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.026
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Ventura ) 0.001 9.913 0.013 (G Wallace ) 0.028 9.891 -0.009
Qualified: #8 9.913 0.013 #25 9.891 -0.009
Two good lights and Mike Blodgett gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7787 Phillip Pacatang 7379 Randy Bowers
E2 0.016 9.882 146.51 ****WINNER**** 0.020 10.126 154.79
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.226
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Vining ) 0.146 10.102 0.202 (D Cook ) 0.019 9.911 0.011
Qualified: #23 10.102 0.202 #6 9.911 0.011
Randy Bowers' MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
780V Val Torres Jr 717 Randy Balough
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.899 155.01 0.007 9.881 169.53
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Kersey ) 0.010 9.906 0.006 (C Dales ) 0.023 9.979 0.079
Qualified: #5 9.906 0.006 #22 9.979 0.079
Two more good lights and Val Torres Jr is just -0.001 too quick for the win MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7335 Anthony Galati 734 Gary Cooke
E2 0.001 9.925 151.19 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.914 157.37
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.025 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.014
Prior rounds:
E1 (H Colleasure) 0.003 9.923 0.023 (G Scott III ) 0.003 9.876 -0.024
Qualified: #13 9.923 0.023 #30 9.876 -0.024
Close in the lights. Galati wins the starting line with a great 0.001 light and Cooke wins the finish line with a better overall
package.
MOV: 0.0003 seconds (approximately 1 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
755M Mark Miyashiro 701Y Steve Parsons
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.020 9.991 137.57 -0.002 9.902 173.90
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.091 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Cordeiro ) 0.022 9.968 0.068 (T Hiatt ) 0.012 9.904 0.004
Qualified: #21 9.968 0.068 #4 9.904 0.004
Mark Miyashiro's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7685 Charlie Waggoner 8 Peter Bothe
E2 0.034 9.881 139.82 ****WINNER**** 0.007 9.904 144.44
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.004
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Keniry ) 0.009 9.726 -0.174 (Bye ) 0.007 9.934 0.034
Qualified: #34 9.726 -0.174 #17 9.934 0.034
Peter Bothe's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0047 seconds (approximately 12 inches), opponent broke out.Peter Bothe's package:
0.011.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Rick Beckstrom 769K Aaron Kinard
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.911 166.27 0.010 9.928 161.79
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.028
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Smith ) 0.018 9.941 0.041 (D Meziere ) 0.017 9.901 0.001
Qualified: #20 9.941 0.041 #3 9.901 0.001
Rick Beckstrom's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6086 John Whitmore 605 Mike Ferderer
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.015 9.895 160.65 0.024 9.895 170.77
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Stobbe ) 0.012 9.880 -0.020 (R Naber ) 0.024 9.921 0.021
Qualified: #28 9.880 -0.020 #11 9.921 0.021
John Whitmore's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0093 seconds (approximately 2 feet) in a double -0.005 breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7374 Jim Van Gordon 7941 Thomas Bayer
E2 0.015 10.319 138.29 ****WINNER**** 0.014 10.103 118.58
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.419 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.203
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Galati ) 0.045 9.667 -0.233 (J Galante ) 0.012 9.935 0.035
Qualified: #35 9.667 -0.233 #18 9.935 0.035
Just 0.001 at the green, but a big slow down on the top end! Bayer goes to round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
735 Steve Williams 7498 Steve Casner
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.903 158.43 0.015 9.926 140.66
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.003 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.026
Prior rounds:
E1 (E DeStaute ) 0.009 9.925 0.025 (K McClelland) 0.018 9.872 -0.028
Qualified: #14 9.925 0.025 #31 9.872 -0.028
Close in the lights. Steve Williams' MOV: 0.0093 seconds (approximately 23 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
686 Bill Huntington 7829 Ted Seipel
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.021 9.919 149.35 0.017 9.932 132.13
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.019 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.032
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Mendenhall) 0.031 9.847 -0.053 (B Treadway ) 0.001 9.929 0.029
Qualified: #33 9.847 -0.053 #16 9.929 0.029
Another close one. Bill Huntington's MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 23 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7809 Val Torres Bye
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.013 9.850 167.43
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.050
Prior rounds:
E1 (E Prenevost ) 0.011 9.900 0.000
Qualified: #1 9.900 0.000 Bye
Bye run.9:55 a.m.
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