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Sun, 06 Sep 2015, 08:50 AM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4369 Holden Laris                            2 Trevor Larson                
E3                   0.032  9.912 170.58     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.913 164.59
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lewis     ) 0.014  9.920  0.020      (T Stalba    ) 0.013  9.917  0.017
E1    (I Wray      ) 0.041  9.893 -0.007      (R Goodrich  ) 0.049  9.951  0.051
 Qualified:            #46  9.893 -0.007                       #31  9.951  0.051

8:31 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,374 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Trevor Larson's MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 315X Steve Theodor                        4956 Brandon Harris               
E3                   0.001  9.852 152.80     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.930 163.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.048             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Kurth     ) 0.021  9.912  0.012      (A Gavlovsky ) 0.018  9.908  0.008
E1    (T Irwin     ) 0.017  9.879 -0.021      (D Davis     ) 0.035  9.980  0.080
 Qualified:            #53  9.879 -0.021                       #37  9.980  0.080

Theodor cuts a 0.001 light another breaks out. Harris gets the win


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 370X Bill Riddle                          163V Douglas Marshall             
E3                  -0.019  9.873 155.83     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.832 158.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.068
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Sutton    ) 0.012  9.903  0.003      (T Powell    ) 0.005  9.919  0.019
E1    (M Sawyer    ) 0.000  9.868 -0.032      (M Bradford  ) 0.005  9.898 -0.002
 Qualified:            #57  9.868 -0.032                       #41  9.898 -0.002

Douglas Marshall's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 316F Bob Locke                            390V Nathan Vrooman               
E3                   0.016  9.876 154.95     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.938 161.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Sutton    ) 0.007  9.908  0.008      (S Eckard    ) 0.017  9.886 -0.014
E1    (R Bishop    ) 0.004  9.961  0.061      (J Helmin    ) 0.023  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #33  9.961  0.061                       #18  9.918  0.018

Winner gets to face Marshall next round.

Nathan Vrooman's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3700 Philip Smida II                      3702 Skip Saddler                 
E3                   0.057  9.863 146.35     ****WINNER****  0.039  9.865 141.52
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Spradlin  ) 0.012  9.934  0.034                     0.062  9.886 -0.014
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.009  9.890 -0.010      (R Eaker     ) 0.069  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #48  9.890 -0.010                        #1  9.900  0.000

Skip Saddler's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0160 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1924 Francis Ross                         4919 Joe Harper                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.884 165.82                     0.005  9.831 154.92
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.069
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Tool      ) 0.031  9.924  0.024      (R Lopez     ) 0.022  9.901  0.001
E1    (C MacMillan ) 0.008  9.900  0.000      (J Shipp     ) 0.037  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:             #3  9.900  0.000                       #19  9.918  0.018

Two great lights, just 0.001 difference. Francis Ross' MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3575 Paul Brown                           2920 Edmond Richardson            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.916 143.70                     0.022  9.882 151.83
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Barlow    ) 0.039 10.052  0.152      (R Isenhower ) 0.013  9.911  0.011
E1    (M Keenan    ) 0.056  9.904  0.004      (S Williams  ) 0.015  9.875 -0.025
 Qualified:             #8  9.904  0.004                       #55  9.875 -0.025

Paul Brown's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1940 Mia Tedesco                          3172 Leo Zynda                    
E3                   0.044  9.857 159.36     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.896 161.92
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Willoughby) 0.021  9.906  0.006      (K Bowers    ) 0.038  9.934  0.034
E1    (R Haas      ) 0.018  9.866 -0.034      (S Wayne     ) 0.016  9.898 -0.002
 Qualified:            #58  9.866 -0.034                       #42  9.898 -0.002

Leo Zynda's MOV: Double breakout.

He will see Ross in the other lane next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2239 Timothy Millwood                     3514 Justen Moser                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.912 130.71                     0.039  9.878 156.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Serna     ) 0.037  9.884 -0.016      (R Shipp     ) 0.019 10.054  0.154
E1    (A Bush      ) 0.029  9.913  0.013      (D Nuest     ) 0.008  9.865 -0.035
 Qualified:            #13  9.913  0.013                       #60  9.865 -0.035

Timothy Millwood's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  226 Dean Mathauser                          1 Luke Bogacki                 
E3                   0.003  9.894 151.49     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.904 150.40
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Parker    ) 0.011  9.906  0.006      (P Kuehner   ) 0.019 10.091  0.191
E1    (J Collier   ) 0.010  9.892 -0.008      (R Kropfeld  ) 0.017  9.958  0.058
 Qualified:            #47  9.892 -0.008                       #32  9.958  0.058

Luke Bogacki Has a fourteen package for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.006 after a 0.003 light!

He will face Brown later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2027 Ronnie Maggart                       3050 John Sikish                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.879 146.04                     0.047  9.864 165.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Wood      ) 0.038  9.898 -0.002      (C Anderson  ) 0.006  9.912  0.012
E1    (D Lafleur   ) 0.038  9.903  0.003      (M Crick     ) 0.009  9.926  0.026
 Qualified:             #7  9.903  0.003                       #23  9.926  0.026

Ronnie Maggart's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0210 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.

He races Larson in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 389A Larry Bernshausen                    3135 Janice Swan                  
E3                  -0.005  9.934 150.45     ****WINNER****  0.038  9.934 159.59
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Elrod     ) 0.008  9.897 -0.003      (R Sides     ) 0.005  9.917  0.017
E1    (R Warren    ) 0.005  9.866 -0.034      (B Prose     ) 0.030  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #59  9.866 -0.034                       #12  9.913  0.013

Janice Swan's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1327 Lee Klingensmith                     3449 Edward Apple                 
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.002  9.852 158.45                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.048             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Hutchinson) 0.018  9.907  0.007      (K Lindsey   ) 0.010  9.962  0.062
E1    (G Warren    ) 0.035  9.848 -0.052      (L Schreiner ) 0.007  9.896 -0.004
 Qualified:            #61  9.848 -0.052                       #45  9.896 -0.004

Apple is a no show. Klingensmith will race Harris later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3219 Dave Dahlem                          6173 Ken Mostowich                
E3                   0.000  9.876 152.14     ****WINNER****  0.057  9.922 150.70
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Connolly  ) 0.016  9.905  0.005      (J Wilson Sr ) 0.001  9.946  0.046
E1    (T Gillespie ) 0.002  9.922  0.022      (J Rudolf    ) 0.039  9.968  0.068
 Qualified:            #21  9.922  0.022                       #36  9.968  0.068

Ken Mostowich's MOV: Opponent broke out after a perfect reaction time.

He faces Millwood in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3236 Mark Cole                            6104 Brad Plourd                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.891 145.09                     0.011  9.887 150.21
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Laird     ) 0.015  9.915  0.015      (T Small     ) 0.048  9.899 -0.001
E1    (S Morton    ) 0.034  9.966  0.066      (S Mackie    ) 0.015  9.882 -0.018
 Qualified:            #35  9.966  0.066                       #51  9.882 -0.018

Mark Cole's MOV: Double breakout. Swan will be in the other lane next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   18 Charles Yannetti                     7337 Hollis Colleasure            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.227  9.752 164.59                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.148             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Adams     ) 0.021  9.947  0.047      (R Miller    ) 0.021  9.893 -0.007
E1    (H Day       ) 0.018 10.073  0.173      (W Hack      ) 0.030  9.868 -0.032
 Qualified:            #40 10.073  0.173                       #56  9.868 -0.032

Colleasure is a no show and Yannetti will race Saddler in the next round.

8:47 a.m.

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