Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 16:37 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 3 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
 6211 Dave Stobbe                          606P Glen Paine Jr                
E3                   0.019  9.995 124.53     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.948 149.10
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.095             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Smyth     ) 0.027  9.948  0.048      (B McKinney  ) 0.018  9.867 -0.033
E1    (P Gilbert   ) 0.018  9.882 -0.018      (B Preszler  ) 0.035  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #16  9.882 -0.018                        #2  9.913  0.013

1:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,429 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Winner will get the bye run next round.

Stobbe gets away first, but Paine runs a lot closer to the inde for the six foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6290 Gene Kelly                           6236 Rod Souza                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.943 159.21                     0.015  9.968 165.42
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Hiatt     ) 0.018  9.909  0.009      (K Kost      ) 0.003  9.931  0.031
E1    (E Hutchinson) 0.013  9.894 -0.006      (E Prenevost ) 0.019 10.003  0.103
 Qualified:            #14  9.894 -0.006                       #10 10.003  0.103

Gene Kelly's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6853 Dan Davis                            6458 John Dalrymple               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.925 162.98                     0.024  9.915 169.06
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.022  9.899 -0.001      (G Hehr      ) 0.090  9.920  0.020
E1    (D Archambaul) 0.020  9.909  0.009      (A Boen      ) 0.039  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:             #1  9.909  0.009                        #6  9.921  0.021

Close side by side finish.

Dan Davis gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0047 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6899 Steve Laskowske                       662 Tony Hopkins                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.921 161.36                     0.036  9.935 157.98
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Williams  ) 0.012  9.902  0.002      (C Cannon    ) 0.026  9.912  0.012
E1    (S Radunovich) 0.005  9.918  0.018      (R Willis    ) 0.011  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:             #3  9.918  0.018                        #8  9.933  0.033

Steve Laskowske leaves first and takes the eight foot win. He faces Kelly in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6997 Michael Dalrymple                    6167 Ken Heard                    
E3                   0.026  9.886 163.59     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.897 161.07
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Shannon   ) 0.041  9.902  0.002      (T Keddington) 0.022  9.896 -0.004
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.013  9.953  0.053      (Bye         ) 0.015  9.896 -0.004
 Qualified:             #9  9.953  0.053                       #13  9.896 -0.004

Ken Heard's MOV: Double breakout.

1:33 p.m. Davis will be in the other lane in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink