POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Sportsman 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
U502 Steven Umberger X790 Willie Hoefer
E1 0.103 12.063 108.48 ****WINNER**** 0.057 12.219 107.69
SPMAN Dial: 12.01 (+/-): 0.053 SPMAN Dial: 12.14 (+/-): 0.079
Qualified: #7 2 #2 7
Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.94
inches, adjusted altitude 3,324 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.Hoefer with the starting
line advantage and the win. Willie Hoefer's MOV: 0.0202 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
267 Seth Bevins 423 Jeff Hefler
E1 0.083 15.137 87.28 ****WINNER**** 0.043 12.030 101.75
SPMAN Dial: 15.28 (+/-): -0.143 SPMAN Dial: 12.06 (+/-): -0.030
Qualified: #5 4 #4 5
Hefler with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
X113 Dave Sciarretta 6508 Gary Howe Jr
E1 -0.026 12.296 108.28 ****WINNER**** 0.049 12.175 107.96
SPT Dial: 12.28 (+/-): 0.016 SPMAN Dial: 12.10 (+/-): 0.075
Qualified: #1 8 #8 1
Sciarretta goes red and Howe Jr gets the win. He will face Hefler in the semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5533 Brandon Schmall Y374 Marion Howes
E1 0.008 12.094 105.05 ****WINNER**** 0.042 12.570 102.46
SPMAN Dial: 12.12 (+/-): -0.026 SPT Dial: 12.58 (+/-): -0.010
Qualified: #6 3 #3 6
Schmall with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Howes the win. He will faceHoefer
in the semifinal.
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