Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 17:45 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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
56 Randy Nygaard 6603 Bob Halina
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.032 9.928 138.97 -0.003 9.870 156.79
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.028 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Coughlin J) 0.025 9.908 0.008 (B Polvadore ) 0.014 9.889 -0.011
E1 (L Coker ) 0.027 9.865 -0.035 (T Barton ) 0.064 10.032 0.132
Qualified: #28 9.865 -0.035 #21 10.032 0.132
Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.77
inches, adjusted altitude 2,034 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.Halina is just a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light.
Nygaard advances to Sunday.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7250 Amber Dolezal-Wright 7585 Marko Perivolaris
E3 -0.034 9.872 146.81 ****WINNER**** -0.005 9.926 171.21
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.026
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Denton ) 0.039 9.915 0.015 (D Stobbe ) 0.006 9.941 0.041
E1 (D Rockcastle) 0.046 9.904 0.004 (T Keddington) 0.011 9.923 0.023
Qualified: #3 9.904 0.004 #10 9.923 0.023
Dolezal-Wright goes red and Perivolaris gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D774 Ryan Giacone 759 David Ruff
E3 0.070 9.916 147.68 ****WINNER**** 0.021 9.918 158.39
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.018
Prior rounds:
E2 (E Kowalski ) 0.019 9.932 0.032 (S Williams ) 0.027 9.900 0.000
E1 (M Larson ) 0.014 9.920 0.020 (A Galati ) 0.047 9.871 -0.029
Qualified: #6 9.920 0.020 #27 9.871 -0.029
Ruff with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Perivolaris in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6076 Jim Mabry 7159 Dan Bain
E3 0.001 9.952 137.08 ****WINNER**** 0.030 9.917 126.79
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.052 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.017
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Turczyn Jr) 0.008 9.920 0.020 (D Anderson ) 0.004 9.862 -0.038
E1 (B Downing ) 0.006 9.955 0.055 (R Whitlow ) 0.067 9.893 -0.007
Qualified: #19 9.955 0.055 #26 9.893 -0.007
Mabry with a near perfect light, but Bain drove a round him on the top end for the win in a
close one. Dan Bain's MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 15 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7439 Clint Fishel 6241 Casey Plaizier
E3 0.019 9.911 143.67 ****WINNER**** 0.017 9.904 156.55
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.004
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Rollins ) 0.001 9.898 -0.002 (C Henderson ) 0.018 9.974 0.074
E1 (B Pierce ) 0.021 9.903 0.003 (D Meziere ) 0.019 9.922 0.022
Qualified: #2 9.903 0.003 #9 9.922 0.022
Plaizier gets a couple on the tree and takes the win. Casey Plaizier's MOV: 0.0096 seconds
(approximately 2 feet). He will face Bain in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
550 Ed Olpin 767 Mike Wiblishouser
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.013 9.916 161.42 0.009 9.925 164.59
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.025
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Larson ) 0.001 9.887 -0.013 (J Helmin ) 0.037 9.930 0.030
E1 (P Prange ) 0.020 9.894 -0.006 (L Rogers ) 0.005 9.953 0.053
Qualified: #25 9.894 -0.006 #18 9.953 0.053
Wiblishouser with a great light, but Olpin gets the win in a close one. Ed Olpin's MOV: 0.0051
seconds (approximately 15 inches). He will face Nygaard in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
769K Aaron Kinard 4797 Bill Dennis
E3 ****WINNER**** -0.005 9.892 170.06 No Time
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Naber ) 0.001 9.953 0.053 (R Givins ) 0.023 9.903 0.003
E1 (E Hutchinson) 0.014 9.921 0.021 (D Anderson ) 0.013 9.934 0.034
Qualified: #8 9.921 0.021 #15 9.934 0.034
Dennis is a no show and Kinard gets the win and bye in the next round.
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