Sat, 08 Feb 2014, 15:19 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
Bye 6086 John Whitmore
E4 ****WINNER**** -0.011 9.898 171.49
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E3 (B Harris ) 0.010 9.907 0.007
E2 (M Ferderer ) 0.015 9.895 -0.005
E1 (D Stobbe ) 0.012 9.880 -0.020
Qualified: #28 9.880 -0.020
Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.13
inches, adjusted altitude 1,570 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.Whitmore with the
bye...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7379 Randy Bowers 7809 Val Torres
E4 0.014 9.846 166.39 ****WINNER**** 0.013 9.890 161.81
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.054 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
Prior rounds:
E3 (C Langdon ) -0.002 9.912 0.012 (J Serna ) 0.020 9.893 -0.007
E2 (P Pacatang ) 0.020 10.126 0.226 0.013 9.850 -0.050
E1 (D Cook ) 0.019 9.911 0.011 (E Prenevost ) 0.011 9.900 0.000
Qualified: #6 9.911 0.011 #1 9.900 0.000
They leave together and Torres wins the double breakout affair.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7941 Thomas Bayer 780V Val Torres Jr
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.016 9.912 155.08 0.006 9.924 160.12
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.024
Prior rounds:
E3 (R Cates ) 0.001 9.907 0.007 (S Williams ) 0.015 9.905 0.005
E2 (J Van Gordon) 0.014 10.103 0.203 (R Balough ) 0.012 9.899 -0.001
E1 (J Galante ) 0.012 9.935 0.035 (R Kersey ) 0.010 9.906 0.006
Qualified: #18 9.935 0.035 #5 9.906 0.006
Torres Jr. with the starting line advantage, but Bayer gets win. Thomas Bayer's MOV: 0.0026
seconds (approximately 7 inches). He will face Whitmore in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
734 Gary Cooke 8 Peter Bothe
E4 0.011 9.879 160.69 ****WINNER**** 0.005 9.879 144.40
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
Prior rounds:
E3 (M Miyashiro ) 0.012 9.917 0.017 (M Blodgett J) 0.011 9.905 0.005
E2 (A Galati ) 0.012 9.914 0.014 (C Waggoner J) 0.007 9.904 0.004
E1 (G Scott III ) 0.003 9.876 -0.024 (Bye ) 0.007 9.934 0.034
Qualified: #30 9.876 -0.024 #17 9.934 0.034
Bothe with the better light and wins the breakout race. He will face Torres in next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
760 Mike Lang 1 Rick Beckstrom
E4 0.028 9.888 159.87 ****WINNER**** 0.009 9.921 162.43
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.021
Prior rounds:
E3 (B Huntington) 0.200 9.852 -0.048 (M Boner ) 0.000 9.931 0.031
E2 (J Parrino ) 0.021 10.023 0.123 (A Kinard ) 0.018 9.911 0.011
E1 (M Wiblishous) 0.012 9.912 0.012 (G Smith ) 0.018 9.941 0.041
Qualified: #7 9.912 0.012 #20 9.941 0.041
Beckstrom with the starting line advantage and the win. He will get the bye into the
semifinal.
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