Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 15:59 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations
By David Gerard



CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 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
  550 Ed Olpin                             6241 Casey Plaizier               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.901 165.66                     0.021  9.949 146.70
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Nygaard   ) 0.020  9.901  0.001      (D Bain      ) 0.012  9.894 -0.006
E3    (M Wiblishous) 0.013  9.916  0.016      (C Fishel    ) 0.017  9.904  0.004
E2    (T Larson    ) 0.001  9.887 -0.013      (C Henderson ) 0.018  9.974  0.074
E1    (P Prange    ) 0.020  9.894 -0.006      (D Meziere   ) 0.019  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #25  9.894 -0.006                        #9  9.922  0.022
1:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Just 0.001 difference at the green and Ed Olpin runs 0.001 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0475 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                    769K Aaron Kinard                 
E5                   0.003  9.893 170.82     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.925 157.15
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Ruff      ) 0.018  9.907  0.007                     0.000  9.898 -0.002
E3    (A Dolezal-Wr) -0.005  9.926  0.026      (B Dennis    ) -0.005  9.892 -0.008
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.006  9.941  0.041      (R Naber     ) 0.001  9.953  0.053
E1    (T Keddington) 0.011  9.923  0.023      (E Hutchinson) 0.014  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #10  9.923  0.023                        #8  9.921  0.021
Aaron Kinard goes to the final round. Perivolaris losses his chance for a double up as he broke out by -0.007 after a 0.003 light

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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