Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 14 Nov 2015, 12:29 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
By David Gerard



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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