Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 15:03 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By David Gerard



KENT, Wash. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                6853 Dan Davis                    
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.022  9.899 165.78
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (D Archambaul) 0.020  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.909  0.009
11:50 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,126 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Bye run for Davis to round three. He just misses the index by -0.001.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6211 Dave Stobbe                          6401 Robert Smyth                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.948 128.84                     0.042  9.943 141.55
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.048             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Gilbert   ) 0.018  9.882 -0.018      (G Culp      ) 0.143  9.925  0.025
 Qualified:            #16  9.882 -0.018                        #7  9.925  0.025
Close finish and Dave Stobbe takes the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0109 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6174 Greg Hehr                            6458 John Dalrymple               
E2                  -0.156 10.357 114.83     ****WINNER****  0.090  9.920 168.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.457             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Morrow    ) 0.078  9.889 -0.011      (A Boen      ) 0.039  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #15  9.889 -0.011                        #6  9.921  0.021
John Dalrymple's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  588 Terry Keddington                     6167 Ken Heard                    
E2                   0.025  9.883 168.41     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.896 158.84
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R MacKenzie ) 0.016  9.920  0.020      (Bye         ) 0.015  9.896 -0.004
 Qualified:             #4  9.920  0.020                       #13  9.896 -0.004
Just 0.003 difference in RT's and Ken Heard gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   63 Chris Cannon                          662 Tony Hopkins                 
E2                   0.040  9.909 165.23     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.912 157.76
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dryden    ) 0.022  9.858 -0.042      (R Willis    ) 0.011  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #17  9.858 -0.042                        #8  9.933  0.033
Cannon runs 0.009 to the index, but Tony Hopkins has the better light for the close hole shot win.MOV: 0.0111 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 M637 Brent Mckinney                       606P Glen Paine Jr                
E2                  -0.002  9.893 152.28     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.867 158.74
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Geise     ) 0.024  9.899 -0.001      (B Preszler  ) 0.035  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #11  9.899 -0.001                        #2  9.913  0.013
Glen Paine Jr. gets the win, as McKinney misses the tree by just -0.002.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 731K Tanner Hiatt                         6290 Gene Kelly                   
E2                   0.018  9.886 153.84     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.909 157.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Lee       ) 0.063  9.920  0.020      (E Hutchinson) 0.013  9.894 -0.006
 Qualified:             #5  9.920  0.020                       #14  9.894 -0.006
Identical reaction times and Kelly runs nine to the index for the break out win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6160 Kerry Kost                           6236 Rod Souza                    
E2                   0.045  9.897 154.51     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.931 155.26
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Plaizier  ) 0.087  9.847 -0.053      (E Prenevost ) 0.019 10.003  0.103
 Qualified:            #19  9.847 -0.053                       #10 10.003  0.103
Rod Souza takes a nice three light to the really close win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0080 seconds (approximately 22 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6997 Michael Dalrymple                    6426 Mike Shannon                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  9.902 154.47                     0.026  9.887 155.92
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.013  9.953  0.053      (B Plourd    ) 0.021  9.850 -0.050
 Qualified:             #9  9.953  0.053                       #18  9.850 -0.050
Michael Dalrymple runs 0.002 to the index for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       6899 Steve Laskowske              
E2                   0.016  9.906 167.68     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.902 165.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Scott     ) 0.005  9.897 -0.003      (S Radunovich) 0.005  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #12  9.897 -0.003                        #3  9.918  0.018
Just 0.004 difference at the start and just 0.004 difference at the finish line.

Steve Laskowske gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

12:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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