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Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 15:05 PM

Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 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
 7159 Dan Bain                             6241 Casey Plaizier               
E4                   0.002  9.839 130.59     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.894 152.71
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.061             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Mabry     ) 0.030  9.917  0.017      (C Fishel    ) 0.017  9.904  0.004
E2    (D Anderson  ) 0.004  9.862 -0.038      (C Henderson ) 0.018  9.974  0.074
E1    (R Whitlow   ) 0.067  9.893 -0.007      (D Meziere   ) 0.019  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #26  9.893 -0.007                        #9  9.922  0.022

12:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Casey Plaizier's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Randy Nygaard                         550 Ed Olpin                     
E4                   0.015  9.884 133.18     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.901 173.38
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Halina    ) 0.032  9.928  0.028      (M Wiblishous) 0.013  9.916  0.016
E2    (J Coughlin J) 0.025  9.908  0.008      (T Larson    ) 0.001  9.887 -0.013
E1    (L Coker     ) 0.027  9.865 -0.035      (P Prange    ) 0.020  9.894 -0.006
 Qualified:            #28  9.865 -0.035                       #25  9.894 -0.006

Ed Olpin runs 0.001 to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

Plaizier will be in the other lane later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                     759 David Ruff                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.907 171.86                     0.024  9.913 147.79
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Dolezal-Wr) -0.005  9.926  0.026      (R Giacone   ) 0.021  9.918  0.018
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.006  9.941  0.041      (S Williams  ) 0.027  9.900  0.000
E1    (T Keddington) 0.011  9.923  0.023      (A Galati    ) 0.047  9.871 -0.029
 Qualified:            #10  9.923  0.023                       #27  9.871 -0.029

Marko Perivolaris is working on a double up in SC and runs 0.007 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                769K Aaron Kinard                 
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.000  9.898 170.00
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (B Dennis    ) -0.005  9.892 -0.008
E2                                           (R Naber     ) 0.001  9.953  0.053
E1                                           (E Hutchinson) 0.014  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:                                                       #8  9.921  0.021

Bye run and he races Perivolaris in the next round. He nails the light with a perfect ET.

12:59 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink