Sat, 12 Nov 2016, 13:04 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, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                        7192 Ryan Herem                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.927 160.75                     0.001  9.897 168.83
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Forbes    ) 0.020  9.880 -0.020                     0.008  9.940  0.040
E2    (C Waggoner J) 0.011 10.011  0.111      (M Miller    ) 0.011  9.930  0.030
E1    (M Blodgett S) 0.031  9.908  0.008      (J Parrino   ) 0.007  9.948  0.048
 Qualified:             #6  9.908  0.008                       #16  9.948  0.048

9:58 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,466 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Two stellar lights and Randy Balough gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.003.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             7379 Randy Bowers                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.001  9.881 172.30                    -0.002  9.962 164.01
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.062
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Bonds     ) 0.058 10.166  0.266      (G Ventura   ) 0.008  9.916  0.016
E2    (J Lewis     ) 0.002  9.909  0.009                     0.009  9.899 -0.001
E1    (R Fabbro    ) 0.013  9.908  0.008      (M Blodgett J) 0.019  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:             #5  9.908  0.008                        #1  9.900  0.000

Olpin gets the win, as Bowers is red by -0.002.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                         780V Val Torres Jr.               
E4                   0.026  9.875 148.31     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.917 157.48
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Parsons   ) 0.029  9.917  0.017      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.012  9.931  0.031
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.014  9.875 -0.025      (J Lynch     ) 0.005  9.920  0.020
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.018  9.926  0.026      (T Barton    ) 0.030  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #14  9.926  0.026                       #24  9.889 -0.011

Val Torres Jr.'s MOV: Opponent broke out.

He faces Olpin tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Brad Pierce                           731 Rick Beckstrom               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.925 142.55                     0.037  9.890 168.72
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Cates     ) 0.001  9.911  0.011      (M Ferderer  ) 0.003  9.912  0.012
E2    (M Tedesco   ) 0.026  9.905  0.005      (E Kowalski  ) 0.006  9.881 -0.019
E1    (R MacKenzie ) 0.028  9.903  0.003      (R Kato      ) 0.003  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:             #4  9.903  0.003                       #15  9.935  0.035

Brad Pierce's MOV: Opponent broke out.

10:01 a.m. Balough will be in the other lane in round five.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink