Mon, 03 Oct 2016, 12:26 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Ray Sawyer                              2 Mike Sawyer                  
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.008  9.971 146.23
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.071
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Cummings  ) 0.040  9.922  0.022      (P Biondo    ) 0.006  9.904  0.004
E1    (B Folk      ) 0.020  9.937  0.037      (R Madden    ) 0.023  9.998  0.098
 Qualified:             #7  9.937  0.037                       #11  9.998  0.098

Ray Sawyer was a no show...Mike with a great light for the win. He will have the bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1396 Dale Koncen                          1940 Mia Tedesco                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.906 145.81                     0.041  9.909 168.98
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Coughlin J) 0.012  9.884 -0.016                     0.007  9.907  0.007
E1    (L Marshall  ) 0.014  9.896 -0.004      (E Arnold    ) 0.004  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #15  9.896 -0.004                        #1  9.900  0.000

Koncen with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1963 Edward Alessi Jr                      175 Stephen Sisko                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.967 139.99                    -0.007  9.921 138.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.067             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Klingensmi) 0.025  9.920  0.020      (J Sikish    ) 0.005  9.908  0.008
E1    (K Mayers    ) 0.012  9.878 -0.022      (T Goldman   ) 0.001  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #18  9.878 -0.022                        #4  9.919  0.019

Sisko turns on the red light and Alessi with the win. He will face Koncen in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1351 Craig Porter                            3 Jon Pellicane                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.899 164.67                     0.009  9.871 158.26
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lynch     ) 0.005  9.879 -0.021      (C Ross      ) 0.008  9.933  0.033
E1    (C Kenopic   ) 0.004  9.918  0.018      (M Petit De M) 0.027  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:             #3  9.918  0.018                        #8  9.938  0.038

a couple great lights with Porter getting the slight advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1904 Mike Moniz                           1490 Rich Price                   
E3                  -0.001  9.878 166.44     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.884 169.06
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Robb      ) 0.013  9.914  0.014      (T Rakowski  ) 0.027  9.910  0.010
E1    (H Smith     ) 0.020  9.840 -0.060      (J Barbato   ) 0.041  9.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #19  9.840 -0.060                        #5  9.920  0.020

Moniz is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Price the win. He will face Porter in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink