POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5452 Troy Grant 2508 Jim Perry
E3 0.028 9.955 119.69 ****WINNER**** 0.005 9.911 163.59
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.055 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.011
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Meziere ) 0.007 9.868 -0.032 (D Gotts ) 0.007 9.903 0.003
E1 (D Anderson ) 0.034 9.929 0.029 (G Wallace ) 0.018 9.915 0.015
Qualified: #19 9.929 0.029 #10 9.915 0.015
9:16 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,790 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.Perry cuts a five light for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7379 Randy Bowers A701 Evan Kowalski
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.021 9.905 157.72 0.002 9.931 151.56
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.005 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.031
Prior rounds:
E2 (V Torres ) 0.009 9.904 0.004 (B Pierce ) 0.046 9.919 0.019
E1 (R Cordeiro ) 0.019 9.915 0.015 (G Mignacca ) 0.021 9.831 -0.069
Qualified: #9 9.915 0.015 #36 9.831 -0.069
Close in the lights! Randy Bowers runs 0.005 to the index. MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 21 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7673 Paul Wiechmann 7019 Pete Bothe
E3 0.002 9.876 136.84 ****WINNER**** 0.022 9.914 140.74
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.014
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Beckstrom ) 0.021 10.018 0.118 (D Coapstick ) 0.042 9.921 0.021
E1 (D Padilla ) 0.037 9.907 0.007 (J Serna ) 0.012 9.919 0.019
Qualified: #5 9.907 0.007 #14 9.919 0.019
Pete Bothe's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
77 Tanner Hiatt 767 Mike Wiblishouser
E3 0.031 9.989 147.07 ****WINNER**** 0.016 9.969 158.02
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.089 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.069
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Ferderer ) 0.032 9.943 0.043 (K Mostowich ) 0.023 9.898 -0.002
E1 (K Mc Clellan) 0.020 9.850 -0.050 (R Naber ) 0.000 9.915 0.015
Qualified: #35 9.850 -0.050 #8 9.915 0.015
Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0351 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4961 Craig Anderson 7236 Mike Blodgett Sr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.007 9.904 162.08 0.026 9.929 147.71
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.004 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.029
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Fishel ) 0.004 9.886 -0.014 (C Waggoner J) 0.044 11.842 1.942
E1 (J Rebrovich ) 0.017 9.930 0.030 (' Craig Dale) 0.030 9.890 -0.010
Qualified: #21 9.930 0.030 #30 9.890 -0.010
Craig Anderson's MOV: 0.0441 seconds (approximately 10 feet).Craig Anderson's package: 0.011.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
550 Ed Olpin 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.015 9.915 167.26 0.009 9.893 142.70
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Earleywine) 0.065 11.695 1.795 0.091 9.900 0.000
E1 (D Blehm ) 0.017 9.890 -0.010 (M Boner ) 0.038 9.901 0.001
Qualified: #29 9.890 -0.010 #1 9.901 0.001
Ed Olpin's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.007.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 7888 Barry Willoughby
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.032 9.890 152.00
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Anderson ) 0.029 9.912 0.012
E1 (R Kersey ) 0.017 9.901 0.001
Qualified: #2 9.901 0.001
Bye run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
769K Aaron Kinard 5761 Chris Hess
E3 0.002 9.842 166.58 ****WINNER**** 0.005 9.849 159.29
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.058 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.051
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Galati ) 0.056 9.893 -0.007 (T Barton ) 0.012 9.910 0.010
E1 (K Comstock ) 0.013 9.908 0.008 (A Galati ) 0.017 9.921 0.021
Qualified: #6 9.908 0.008 #15 9.921 0.021
Two great lights, just 0.003 difference.Chris Hess' MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7021 James Galante 2 Trevor Larson
E3 0.044 9.882 146.85 ****WINNER**** 0.006 9.895 157.12
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Cates ) 0.019 9.864 -0.036 (E DeStaute ) 0.020 9.927 0.027
E1 (C Langdon ) 0.037 9.931 0.031 (J Parrino ) 0.003 9.885 -0.015
Qualified: #22 9.931 0.031 #31 9.885 -0.015
Trevor Larson has a nice six light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0250 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7809 Val Torres 7585 Marko Perivolaris
E3 0.027 9.864 163.73 ****WINNER**** 0.004 9.889 170.26
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Ventura ) 0.033 9.896 -0.004 (D Ruble Jr ) 0.011 9.929 0.029
E1 (G Bonds ) 0.006 9.947 0.047 (R Balough ) 0.005 9.876 -0.024
Qualified: #25 9.947 0.047 #34 9.876 -0.024
Marko Perivolaris' MOV: Double breakout.9:26 a.m.
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