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Sat, 31 Oct 2015, 23:07 PM

Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 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
 601A Jim Glenn                               7 Steve Hoyt                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.063 158.63                     0.031 10.035 164.91
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.013            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Dales     ) 0.033 10.070  0.020      (G Mignacca  ) 0.032 10.010 -0.040
E2    (T Phillips  ) 0.002 10.062  0.012      (K Comstock  ) 0.022 10.117  0.067
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.030 10.075  0.025      (B Fuller    ) 0.026 10.061  0.011
 Qualified:            #18 10.075  0.025                       #12 10.061  0.011

7:57 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.

Glenn gets the holeshot;Hoyt takes the stripe but breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Rick Cates                             76 Steve Parsons                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.036 163.37                    -0.009 10.022 170.43
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.014            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Perry     ) 0.006 10.051  0.001                     0.043  9.988 -0.062
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.012 10.055  0.005      (D Hay       ) 0.023 10.103  0.053
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.028 10.044 -0.006      (G Scott     ) 0.017 10.050  0.000
 Qualified:            #33 10.044 -0.006                        #1 10.050  0.000

Parsons leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Cates.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                           61 Eddy Plaizier                
E4                   0.022 10.040 150.38     ****WINNER****  0.009 10.052 156.95
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.010            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Kruse     ) 0.021 10.089  0.039      (D Kelly     ) 0.029 10.044 -0.006
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.067  9.967 -0.083      (M Shannon   ) 0.029 10.020 -0.030
E1    (T Dahlberg  ) 0.082 10.062  0.012      (M Boner     ) 0.007 10.049 -0.001
 Qualified:            #13 10.062  0.012                       #32 10.049 -0.001

Plaizier gets the advantage off the line and takes the stripe for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.                      72 Bill Dennis                  
E4                   0.056 10.042 138.41     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.053 145.13
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Perivolari) 0.030 10.075  0.025      (L Rogers    ) 0.023 10.086  0.036
E2    (C Anderson  ) 0.013 10.066  0.016      (T Keddington) 0.024 10.024 -0.026
E1    (N Brungardt ) 0.017 10.039 -0.011      (A Kinard    ) 0.022 10.054  0.004
 Qualified:            #35 10.039 -0.011                        #4 10.054  0.004

Dennis gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win.

Dennis will take on Plaizier in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5452 Troy Grant                           7292 Todd Barton                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024 10.061 122.14                     0.053 10.016 145.42
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.011            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.034
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Williams  ) 0.049 10.049 -0.001      (T Hiatt     ) 0.027 10.039 -0.011
E2    (D Dryden    ) 0.027 10.070  0.020      (E Olpin     ) 0.034 10.025 -0.025
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.022  9.997 -0.053      (S Gonzales  ) 0.005 10.025 -0.025
 Qualified:            #48  9.997 -0.053                       #42 10.025 -0.025

Grant gets out of the gate first and takes the win.

Grant will take on Cates in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                        706C Chad Langdon                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.070 10.016 147.15                     0.020  9.993 129.80
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.034            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.057
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Rollins   ) 0.060 10.073  0.023      (T Larson    ) 0.005 10.038 -0.012
E2    (D Holmes    ) 0.013 10.065  0.015      (J Miclette  ) 0.013 10.061  0.011
E1    (P Bothe     ) 0.035 10.031 -0.019      (B Halina    ) 0.021 10.006 -0.044
 Qualified:            #40 10.031 -0.019                       #46 10.006 -0.044

Kowalski gets the win and will have a bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6006 Eddie Prenevost                            Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.369 10.057 137.04     
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.007   
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Turner    ) 0.008 10.055  0.005   
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.042 10.079  0.029   
E1    (M Miller    ) 0.013 10.065  0.015   
 Qualified:            #14 10.065  0.015                     Bye

Prenevost will take on Glenn in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink