Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 31 Oct 2015, 22:17 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Steve Parsons                              Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.988 170.49     
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.062   
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hay       ) 0.023 10.103  0.053   
E1    (G Scott     ) 0.017 10.050  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1 10.050  0.000                     Bye
7:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,854 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.



 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 601A Jim Glenn                            7882 Craig Dales                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033 10.070 149.40                     0.072 10.108 128.95
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Phillips  ) 0.002 10.062  0.012      (C Fishel    ) 0.065 10.053  0.003
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.030 10.075  0.025      (H Esping    ) 0.094 10.311  0.261
 Qualified:            #18 10.075  0.025                       #31 10.311  0.261
Glenn gets out of the gate first and holds off Dales for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                            2 Trevor Larson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005 10.038 122.50                     0.037 10.010 157.76
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.012            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Miclette  ) 0.013 10.061  0.011      (K Mostowich ) 0.027 10.005 -0.045
E1    (B Halina    ) 0.021 10.006 -0.044      (J Whitmore  ) 0.045 10.041 -0.009
 Qualified:            #46 10.006 -0.044                       #34 10.041 -0.009
Langdon gets the holeshot and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.                    7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030 10.075 138.12                    -0.002 10.042 167.97
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.025            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Anderson  ) 0.013 10.066  0.016      (E Hutchinson) 0.029 10.082  0.032
E1    (N Brungardt ) 0.017 10.039 -0.011      (D Rockcastle) 0.024 10.003 -0.047
 Qualified:            #35 10.039 -0.011                       #47 10.003 -0.047
Perivolaris leaves a little too soon and goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6006 Eddie Prenevost                      2459 Tommy Turner                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.055 137.30                     0.060 10.031 170.06
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.005            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.042 10.079  0.029      (P Cambron   ) 0.031 10.062  0.012
E1    (M Miller    ) 0.013 10.065  0.015      (M Lang      ) 0.020 10.052  0.002
 Qualified:            #14 10.065  0.015                        #2 10.052  0.002
Prenevost puts together a .013 package and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                          78 Scott Rollins                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.060 10.073 138.86                     0.008 10.184 156.48
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.023            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.134
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Holmes    ) 0.013 10.065  0.015      (M Wiblishous) 0.009 10.070  0.020
E1    (P Bothe     ) 0.035 10.031 -0.019      (B Wood      ) 0.018 10.165  0.115
 Qualified:            #40 10.031 -0.019                       #28 10.165  0.115
Rollins gets the holeshot but can't run the number.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   62 Dave Kelly                             61 Eddy Plaizier                
E3                   0.033 10.039 161.63     ****WINNER****  0.029 10.044 155.04
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.011            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Coapstick ) 0.018 10.043 -0.007      (M Shannon   ) 0.029 10.020 -0.030
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.004 10.007 -0.043      (M Boner     ) 0.007 10.049 -0.001
 Qualified:            #44 10.007 -0.043                       #32 10.049 -0.001
Plaizier gets out of the gate first and gives up the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7292 Todd Barton                            77 Tanner Hiatt                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.039 150.97                     0.037 10.018 152.83
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.011            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.034 10.025 -0.025      (B Polvadore ) 0.024 10.045 -0.005
E1    (S Gonzales  ) 0.005 10.025 -0.025      (D Keck      ) 0.001 10.056  0.006
 Qualified:            #42 10.025 -0.025                        #5 10.056  0.006
Barton gets out of the gate first and hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7657 Loreen Rogers                          72 Bill Dennis                  
E3                   0.016 10.098 151.10     ****WINNER****  0.023 10.086 150.06
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.048            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Skaggs    ) 0.026 10.055  0.005      (T Keddington) 0.024 10.024 -0.026
E1    (J Galati    ) 0.017 10.030 -0.020      (A Kinard    ) 0.022 10.054  0.004
 Qualified:            #41 10.030 -0.020                        #4 10.054  0.004
Bill Dennis' MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       5452 Troy Grant                   
E3                   0.026 10.022 158.67     ****WINNER****  0.049 10.049 124.75
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.028            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lewis     ) 0.030 10.056  0.006      (D Dryden    ) 0.027 10.070  0.020
E1    (J Serna     ) 0.026 10.059  0.009      (E DeStaute  ) 0.022  9.997 -0.053
 Qualified:            #11 10.059  0.009                       #48  9.997 -0.053
Williams gets the advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                          727 Donald Kruse                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021 10.089 142.43                     0.018 10.049 151.53
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.039            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.067  9.967 -0.083      (M Ferderer  ) 0.013 10.055  0.005
E1    (T Dahlberg  ) 0.082 10.062  0.012      (P Wiechmann ) 0.041  9.992 -0.058
 Qualified:            #13 10.062  0.012                       #50  9.992 -0.058
Kruse gets the advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and gives the win to Ventura.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Steve Hoyt                            743 Gary Mignacca                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032 10.010 161.88                     0.034  9.995 142.46
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.040            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.055
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Comstock  ) 0.022 10.117  0.067      (C Maddox    ) 0.028 10.096  0.046
E1    (B Fuller    ) 0.026 10.061  0.011      (B Preszler  ) -0.005  9.996 -0.054
 Qualified:            #12 10.061  0.011                       #49  9.996 -0.054
Mignacca takes the stripe but runs a little too quick.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2508 Jim Perry                              74 Rick Cates                   
E3                   0.102 10.070 155.01     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.051 158.43
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dalrymple ) 0.007 10.095  0.045      (R Beckstrom ) 0.012 10.055  0.005
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.018 10.006 -0.044      (D Anderson  ) 0.028 10.044 -0.006
 Qualified:            #45 10.006 -0.044                       #33 10.044 -0.006
Perry is really late off the line and can't reel in Cates.

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