Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 14:27 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Dave Meziere                          731 Rick Beckstrom               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.921 162.22                     0.037  9.918 162.68
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Jones     ) 0.014  9.905  0.005      (E Langan    ) 0.127  9.970  0.070
E2    (B Harris    ) 0.019  9.868 -0.032      (K Hepler    ) 0.004  9.901  0.001
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.005  9.880 -0.020      (G Bonds     ) 0.031  9.897 -0.003
 Qualified:            #28  9.880 -0.020                       #24  9.897 -0.003

11:18 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,636 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Dave Meziere gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0228 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                    4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.908 164.69                     0.004  9.906 163.31
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Williams  ) 0.018  9.894 -0.006      (R Kersey    ) 0.011  9.951  0.051
E2    (A Kinard    ) 0.009  9.898 -0.002      (K McClelland) 0.025  9.909  0.009
E1    (M Lang      ) 0.007  9.908  0.008      (B Dennis    ) 0.005  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:             #7  9.908  0.008                        #3  9.903  0.003

Two stellar lights. Just 0.002 apart and another 0.002 at the finish line for almost a statistical dead heat. Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0001 seconds (less than one inch).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr.                       767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.           
E4   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.899 155.38                     0.008  9.864 160.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Bowers    ) 0.018  9.877 -0.023      (P Phillippi ) 0.014  9.935  0.035
E2    (R Fabbro    ) 0.013  9.857 -0.043      (M Treadway  ) 0.015  9.940  0.040
E1    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.008  9.912  0.012      (G Ventura   ) 0.011  9.878 -0.022
 Qualified:             #9  9.912  0.012                       #29  9.878 -0.022

Val Torres Jr.'s MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Brad Pierce                          7851 Robert Naber                 
E4                   0.046  9.954 140.80     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.942 151.41
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.054             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Ruble Jr  ) 0.011  9.886 -0.014      (E Hutchinson) 0.030  9.915  0.015
E2    (R Balough   ) 0.059  9.885 -0.015      (K Wright    ) 0.000  9.908  0.008
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.015  9.935  0.035      (M Blodgett S) 0.016  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #18  9.935  0.035                        #6  9.907  0.007

Robert Naber's MOV: 0.0272 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

11:22 a.m. Tomorrow in round five: Torres Jr. vs. Wilblishhouser and Naber vs. Meziere.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink