Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 14:27 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6603 Bob Halina 7712 Bernie Polvadore
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.014 9.889 150.36 0.012 9.881 169.66
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Barton ) 0.064 10.032 0.132 (K Wright ) 0.018 9.920 0.020
Qualified: #21 10.032 0.132 #7 9.920 0.020
Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 28.87
inches, adjusted altitude 1,570 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.A couple good lights and
Halina gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
56 Randy Nygaard 372 Jeg Coughlin
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.025 9.908 138.84 0.013 9.898 160.79
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.008 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Coker ) 0.027 9.865 -0.035 (J Greco ) 0.009 9.930 0.030
Qualified: #28 9.865 -0.035 #14 9.930 0.030
Coughlin with the starting line advantage, but took a little too much stripe to give Nygaard
the win. He will face Halina in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6832 Don Anderson 7159 Dan Bain
E2 0.040 9.854 160.04 ****WINNER**** 0.004 9.862 128.14
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.038
Prior rounds:
E1 (V Torres ) 0.041 9.929 0.029 (R Whitlow ) 0.067 9.893 -0.007
Qualified: #12 9.929 0.029 #26 9.893 -0.007
Bain with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7930 Scott Rollins 7439 Clint Fishel
E2 0.017 9.854 157.95 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.898 150.35
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (R MacKenzie ) 0.022 9.938 0.038 (B Pierce ) 0.021 9.903 0.003
Qualified: #16 9.938 0.038 #2 9.903 0.003
Fishel with a near perfect light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D774 Ryan Giacone A701 Evan Kowalski
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.019 9.932 142.25 0.086 10.000 166.01
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.032 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.100
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Larson ) 0.014 9.920 0.020 (R Ginger ) 0.029 9.958 0.058
Qualified: #6 9.920 0.020 #20 9.958 0.058
Giacone with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7250 Amber Dolezal-Wright 7880 Jerry Denton
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.039 9.915 146.29 -0.001 9.868 154.39
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Rockcastle) 0.046 9.904 0.004 (T Hiatt ) 0.010 9.949 0.049
Qualified: #3 9.904 0.004 #17 9.949 0.049
Denton was a tick too quick on the tree and turned on the red light to give Dolezal-Wright the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
767G Gerald Turczyn Jr. 6076 Jim Mabry
E2 0.008 9.890 160.14 ****WINNER**** 0.008 9.920 137.11
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.020
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Lang ) 0.020 9.911 0.011 (B Downing ) 0.006 9.955 0.055
Qualified: #5 9.911 0.011 #19 9.955 0.055
Identical great lights and Mabry gets the win. He will face Bain in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5129 John Helmin 767 Mike Wiblishouser
E2 0.050 9.946 136.37 ****WINNER**** 0.037 9.930 154.35
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.046 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.030
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Dolezal ) 0.018 9.909 0.009 (L Rogers ) 0.005 9.953 0.053
Qualified: #4 9.909 0.009 #18 9.953 0.053
Wiblishouser with the starting line advantage and the win. Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0295
seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
735 Steve Williams 759 David Ruff
E2 0.013 9.880 168.83 ****WINNER**** 0.027 9.900 144.83
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.000
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Romfo ) 0.027 9.930 0.030 (A Galati ) 0.047 9.871 -0.029
Qualified: #13 9.930 0.030 #27 9.871 -0.029
Williams with the starting line advantage, but then takes too much stripe to give Ruff the win.
He will face Giacone the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7214 Rich Givins 4797 Bill Dennis
E2 0.045 9.913 145.55 ****WINNER**** 0.023 9.903 153.26
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.013 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.003
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Parrino ) 0.015 9.900 0.000 (D Anderson ) 0.013 9.934 0.034
Qualified: #1 9.900 0.000 #15 9.934 0.034
Dennis with the starting line advantage and the win. Bill Dennis' MOV: 0.0328 seconds
(approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
413H Craig Henderson 6241 Casey Plaizier
E2 0.068 10.019 151.15 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.974 141.59
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.119 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.074
Prior rounds:
E1 (H Tucker ) 0.086 10.213 0.313 (D Meziere ) 0.019 9.922 0.022
Qualified: #23 10.213 0.313 #9 9.922 0.022
Plaizier with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Fishel in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 Trevor Larson 550 Ed Olpin
E2 0.004 9.881 167.34 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.887 170.23
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Calixtro ) 0.023 9.926 0.026 (P Prange ) 0.020 9.894 -0.006
Qualified: #11 9.926 0.026 #25 9.894 -0.006
Olpin with a near perfect light and the win. Larson with a great light in the losing effort.
Olpin will face Wiblishouser in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7585 Marko Perivolaris 6211 Dave Stobbe
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.006 9.941 162.10 0.029 10.006 128.35
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.041 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.106
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Keddington) 0.011 9.923 0.023 (K Mostowich ) 0.050 9.899 -0.001
Qualified: #10 9.923 0.023 #24 9.899 -0.001
Perivolaris with a great light and the win. He will face Dolezal-Wright in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
769K Aaron Kinard 7851 Robert Naber
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.953 153.89 0.022 9.943 165.42
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.053 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.043
Prior rounds:
E1 (E Hutchinson) 0.014 9.921 0.021 (D Archambaul) 0.025 10.085 0.185
Qualified: #8 9.921 0.021 #22 10.085 0.185
Kinard with a near perfect light and the win. Aaron Kinard's MOV: 0.0118 seconds
(approximately 3 feet). He will face Dennis in the next round.
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