Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 18:12 PM Super Gas Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 6 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
  550 Ed Olpin                               79 Brad Pierce                  
E6                   0.011  9.896 166.76     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.901 142.28
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E5    (V Torres Jr ) 0.022  9.900  0.000      (R Balough   ) 0.025  9.914  0.014
E4    (R Bowers    ) 0.001  9.881 -0.019      (R Beckstrom ) 0.020  9.925  0.025
E3    (G Bonds     ) 0.058 10.166  0.266      (R Cates     ) 0.001  9.911  0.011
E2    (J Lewis     ) 0.002  9.909  0.009      (M Tedesco   ) 0.026  9.905  0.005
E1    (R Fabbro    ) 0.013  9.908  0.008      (R MacKenzie ) 0.028  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:             #5  9.908  0.008                        #4  9.903  0.003

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

O;pin with the slight starting line advantage, but took a little too much stripe to give Pierce the win. This is Pierce's seventh National Event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink