Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 12:49 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, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                                   Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.892 175.30     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Pierce    ) 0.007  9.902  0.002   
E2    (M Blodgett  ) 0.002  9.911  0.011   
E1    (C Waggoner  ) 0.024  9.992  0.092   
 Qualified:            #15  9.992  0.092                     Bye

9:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,881 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                          767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.924 160.19                     0.037  9.913 166.42
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Wiechmann ) 0.023  9.907  0.007      (D Ruble Jr  ) 0.016  9.891 -0.009
E2    (R Kato      ) 0.004  9.874 -0.026      (C Whelen    ) 0.011  9.901  0.001
E1    (G Martin    ) 0.018  9.885 -0.015      (M Lang      ) 0.026  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:            #19  9.885 -0.015                       #10  9.930  0.030

Robert Naber gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 701R Rodney Scarlett                      7192 Ryan Herem                   
E4                   0.106  9.883 147.50     ****WINNER****  0.045  9.958 159.59
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Ross      ) 0.011  9.900  0.000      (G Ventura   ) 0.080  9.899 -0.001
E2    (D Sato      ) 0.006  9.893 -0.007      (R Bowers    ) 0.022  9.903  0.003
E1    (M Perivolari) 0.010  9.878 -0.022      (A Galati    ) 0.028  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #20  9.878 -0.022                        #4  9.910  0.010

Ryan Herem's MOV: Opponent broke out.

He will face Olpin later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7592 John Parrino                         7809 Val Torres                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.916 146.88                     0.021  9.952 159.14
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Coapstick ) -0.002  9.901  0.001      (T Barton    ) 0.010  9.893 -0.007
E2    (M Boner     ) 0.023  9.909  0.009      (S Williams  ) 0.005  9.908  0.008
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.018  9.895 -0.005      (K Comstock  ) 0.025  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #18  9.895 -0.005                        #8  9.927  0.027

John Parrino's MOV: 0.0418 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

9:42 a.m. Naber will be his race later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink