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Sat, 29 Oct 2016, 12:32 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  638 Dale Dryden                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.014 10.020 149.66     
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.030   
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Childers  ) 0.002 10.050  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1 10.050  0.000                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 27.89 inches, adjusted altitude 4,103 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Dryden with the bye.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7685 Charlie Waggoner Jr.                 2459 Tommy Turner                 
E2                  -0.006  9.988 148.40     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.049 170.00
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.062            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.030 10.041 -0.009      (T Seipel    ) 0.014 10.066  0.016
 Qualified:            #34 10.041 -0.009                       #15 10.066  0.016

Waggoner is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Turner the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4376 Jim Cappiello                           9 Trevor Larson                
E2                   0.016 10.025 169.76     ****WINNER****  0.016 10.037 158.50
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.025            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Rogers    ) 0.032  9.988 -0.062      (N Brungardt ) 0.012 10.083  0.033
 Qualified:            #39  9.988 -0.062                       #20 10.083  0.033

They have identical reaction times and Larson gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.                   4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.007 10.015 157.54     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.041 158.89
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.035            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Savage    ) 0.000 10.037 -0.013      (T Barton    ) 0.011 10.071  0.021
 Qualified:            #37 10.037 -0.013                       #18 10.071  0.021

Turczyn Jr. with a great light, but takes too much stripe to give Lewis the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                          79 Brad Pierce                  
E2                   0.020 10.032 156.15     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.072 139.53
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.018            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Forbes    ) 0.003 10.063  0.013      (K Comstock  ) 0.042 10.044 -0.006
 Qualified:            #11 10.063  0.013                       #30 10.044 -0.006

Ferderer with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Pierce the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3172 Leo Zynda                             725 David Rockcastle             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.039 160.27                     0.051 10.021 140.52
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.011            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Hess      ) 0.006 10.035 -0.015      (A Galati    ) 0.024 10.078  0.028
 Qualified:            #38 10.035 -0.015                       #19 10.078  0.028

Zynda with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                     716 Ed DeStaute                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.055 162.70                     0.026 10.054 130.44
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.005            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Cambron   ) 0.041 10.045 -0.005      (H Colleasure) 0.019 10.061  0.011
 Qualified:            #29 10.045 -0.005                       #10 10.061  0.011

Wiblishouser with the starting line advantage and the win. Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                        7001 Paul Prange                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021 10.003 163.16                    -0.002 10.045 164.67
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.047            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Holmes    ) 0.015 10.054  0.004      (K Mostowich ) -0.006 10.049 -0.001
 Qualified:             #6 10.054  0.004                       #25 10.049 -0.001

Prange is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Kowalski the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770A Michael Boner                        5132 Dennis Keck                  
E2                   0.074 10.065 159.23     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.074 125.16
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kelly     ) 0.044 10.044 -0.006      (B Preszler  ) 0.010 10.063  0.013
 Qualified:            #31 10.044 -0.006                       #12 10.063  0.013

Keck with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                             77 Greg Ventura                 
E2                  -0.008 10.044 153.56     ****WINNER****  0.031 10.022 149.61
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.006            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Bain      ) 0.013 10.041 -0.009      (D Hay       ) 0.016 10.065  0.015
 Qualified:            #32 10.041 -0.009                       #13 10.065  0.015

Kato turns on the red light to give Ventura the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6723 Phil Gilbert                           41 Tommy Phillips               
E2                   0.000 10.049 162.96     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.065 155.27
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Ginger    ) 0.028 10.040 -0.010      (P Unruh     ) 0.011 10.066  0.016
 Qualified:            #35 10.040 -0.010                       #16 10.066  0.016

Gilbert with a perfect light and takes too much stripe by 0.001 seconds to give Phillips the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6247 Eddy Plaizier                         735 Steve Williams               
E2                  -0.010 10.018 159.14     ****WINNER****  0.010 10.051 170.30
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.032            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.010 10.095  0.045      (S Skaggs    ) 0.025 10.052  0.002
 Qualified:            #22 10.095  0.045                        #3 10.052  0.002

Plaizier turns on the red light to give Williams the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Michael Miller                       5145 Mark Philbrick               
E2                   0.012 10.088 143.22     ****WINNER****  0.003 10.069 155.97
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.038            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Prenevost ) 0.033 10.087  0.037      (S Rollins   ) 0.021 10.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #21 10.087  0.037                        #2 10.051  0.001

Philbrick with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 731K Tanner Hiatt                         5348 Kevin Moore                  
E2                  -0.002 10.249 122.48     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.033 161.46
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.199            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R MacKenzie ) 0.005 10.120  0.070      (E Enders    ) 0.066 10.053  0.003
 Qualified:            #24 10.120  0.070                        #5 10.053  0.003

Hiatt is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Moore the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6563 Chris Cannon                         4588 Buddy Wood                   
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.105 10.009 160.56                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.041            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Anderson  ) -0.002 10.045 -0.005      (R Herem     ) 0.015 10.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #28 10.045 -0.005                        #9 10.057  0.007

Wood is a no show and Cannon gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  683 Rob Willis                           7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056 10.073 165.94                    -0.010 10.049 162.51
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.023            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Stewart   ) 0.038 10.056  0.006      (B Botelho   ) 0.013 10.046 -0.004
 Qualified:             #8 10.056  0.006                       #27 10.046 -0.004

Perivolaris turns on the red light to give Willis the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Jason Kenny                          7293 Kate Hepler                  
E2                  -0.057 10.083 160.75     ****WINNER****  0.017 10.113 133.38
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.033            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Grant     ) 0.044 10.046 -0.004      (R Naber     ) 0.024 10.054  0.004
 Qualified:            #26 10.046 -0.004                        #7 10.054  0.004

Kenny goes red to give Hepler the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Mike Shannon                         5887 Rick Cates                   
E2                   0.008 10.116 147.13     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.110 152.18
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.066            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.028 10.068  0.018      (M Blodgett J) 0.020 10.039 -0.011
 Qualified:            #17 10.068  0.018                       #36 10.039 -0.011

Cates with a great light and the win in a close one. Rick Cates' MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 20 inches). Shannon with a great light in the losing effort.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769K Aaron Kinard                          550 Ed Olpin                     
E2                   0.008 10.024 168.75     ****WINNER****  0.000 10.037 167.55
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.026            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett S) 0.058 10.041 -0.009      (D Ruble Jr  ) 0.016 10.065  0.015
 Qualified:            #33 10.041 -0.009                       #14 10.065  0.015

Olpin with a perfect light and the win. Kinard with a great light in the losing effort.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                           701Y Steve Parsons                
E2                   0.009 10.048 158.59     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.052 166.23
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.002            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kruse     ) 0.033 10.052  0.002      (R Beckstrom ) 0.033 10.110  0.060
 Qualified:             #4 10.052  0.002                       #23 10.110  0.060

Torres with a great light, but took a little too much stripe to give Parsons the win.

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