Sun, 23 Feb 2014, 11:11 AM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7544 Brad Pierce                  
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.021  9.914 143.14
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (B Dennis    ) 0.002  9.932  0.032
E2                                           (R Nygaard   ) 0.028  9.905  0.005
E1                                           (C Fishel    ) 0.024  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:                                                      #11  9.912  0.012

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,984 feet, track temperature 64 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7566 Ray Cordeiro                         769K Aaron Kinard                 
E4                   0.078  9.872 169.44     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.955 158.82
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Bowers    ) 0.031  9.900  0.000      (S Rollins   ) 0.012  9.932  0.032
E2                   0.004  9.959  0.059      (S Casner    ) 0.021  9.923  0.023
E1    (M Lang      ) 0.008  9.902  0.002      (J Serna     ) 0.008  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.002                       #22  9.935  0.035

Kinard with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Pierce in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jimmy Lewis                          7833 Dave Meziere                 
E4                  -0.500  9.932 156.53     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.923 167.34
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Blodgett S) 0.014  9.933  0.033      (K Comstock  ) 0.014 10.086  0.186
E2    (R Cates     ) -0.500  9.904  0.004      (K Boehner   ) 0.027  9.931  0.031
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.012 10.001  0.101      (C Naffziger ) 0.011  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #28 10.001  0.101                        #8  9.910  0.010

Meziere with a perfect light and the win. He will get the bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4588 Buddy Wood                            767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E4                   0.021 13.365  55.48     ****WINNER****  0.027  9.994 134.97
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  3.465             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.094
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Freeman   ) 0.026  9.950  0.050      (C Waggoner J) 0.045  9.955  0.055
E2    (T Keddington) 0.049  9.917  0.017      (M Miller    ) 0.019  9.858 -0.042
E1    (A Galati    ) 0.001  9.916  0.016      (E Prenevost ) 0.025  9.941  0.041
 Qualified:            #13  9.916  0.016                       #25  9.941  0.041

Wood with problems and Wiblishouser gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4961 Craig Anderson                       7809 Val Torres                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.910 166.05                     0.037  9.877 155.69
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Anderson  ) 0.022  9.950  0.050                     0.067  9.888 -0.012
E2    (R Herem     ) 0.013  9.902  0.002      (T Larson    ) 0.012  9.902  0.002
E1    (L Rogers    ) 0.028  9.937  0.037      (S Williams  ) 0.014  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #23  9.937  0.037                        #2  9.902  0.002

Anderson with the starting line advantage and the win and he will face Wiblishouser in the next round.

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