Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 11 Nov 2017, 12:40 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Rick Green



POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  9.905 138.94     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Herem     ) 0.015  9.903  0.003   
 Qualified:             #1  9.903  0.003                     Bye
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,201 feet, track temperature 75 degrees.

Keck with the bye here.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7380 Ed Langan                            701Y Steve Parsons                
E2                  -0.016  9.912 145.59     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.924 171.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Coleman   ) 0.017  9.905  0.005      (R Willis    ) 0.021  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:             #2  9.905  0.005                       #17  9.945  0.045
Langan goes red to give Parsons the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7775 Karen Comstock                        605 Mike Ferderer                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.896 156.28                    -0.004  9.901 178.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Galati    ) 0.030  9.876 -0.024      (B Pierce    ) 0.006  9.925  0.025
 Qualified:            #25  9.876 -0.024                       #10  9.925  0.025
Ferderer goes red to give Comstock the win, who has a great light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770A Michael Boner                        7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E2                   0.000  9.896 150.85     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.901 171.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.036  9.862 -0.038      (M Hartzell  ) 0.013  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #27  9.862 -0.038                       #12  9.927  0.027
Boner with a perfect light, but takes a little too much stripe to give Perivolaris the win. Marko Perivolaris' package: 0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6227 Devon Hilton                          232 John Labbous Jr              
E2                  -0.006  9.877 168.70     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.917 154.10
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Phillippi ) 0.010  9.947  0.047      (J Kenny     ) 0.016  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #18  9.947  0.047                        #3  9.905  0.005
Hilton is a little to quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Labbous Jr. the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                         6793 Dave Archambault             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.904 145.25                     0.011  9.893 153.67
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.001  9.934  0.034      (R Kato      ) 0.016  9.860 -0.040
 Qualified:            #13  9.934  0.034                       #28  9.860 -0.040
Archambault with the starting line advantage, but takes too much stripe to give Ventura the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5911 Dennis Hay                           7833 Dave Meziere                 
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.007  9.870 171.31                    -0.013  9.871 174.37
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.030  9.918  0.018      (P Wiechmann ) 0.004  9.891 -0.009
 Qualified:             #5  9.918  0.018                       #20  9.891 -0.009
Meziere goes red to give Hay the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  686 Bill Huntington                      7657 Loreen Rogers                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.850 160.29                    -0.024  9.880 158.02
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.050             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Seipel    ) 0.003  9.939  0.039      (D Dryden    ) 0.036  9.838 -0.062
 Qualified:            #15  9.939  0.039                       #30  9.838 -0.062
Rogers goes red to give Huntington the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7566 Ray Cordeiro                          767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E2                   0.018  9.897 161.29     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.914 162.59
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Galati    ) 0.009  9.919  0.019      (K Mostowich ) 0.011  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:             #7  9.919  0.019                       #22  9.885 -0.015
Wiblishouser with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  564 Tim Parker                            574 Kevin Wright                 
E2                   0.031  9.933 160.06     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.941 155.10
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.033             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Kinard    ) 0.034  9.934  0.034      (T Hiatt     ) 0.023  9.845 -0.055
 Qualified:            #14  9.934  0.034                       #29  9.845 -0.055
Wright with a great light and the win. Kevin Wright's MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                         588 Terry Keddington             
E2                  -0.014  9.908 152.50     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.878 167.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Beckstrom ) 0.025  9.923  0.023      (R Kersey    ) 0.018  9.878 -0.022
 Qualified:             #9  9.923  0.023                       #24  9.878 -0.022
Kowalski goes red to give Keddington the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7332 Larry Bradshaw                         63 Chris Cannon                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.907 161.27                     0.020  9.896 163.65
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.042  9.921  0.021      (R Zermeno   ) 0.022  9.882 -0.018
 Qualified:             #8  9.921  0.021                       #23  9.882 -0.018
Bradshaw with a slight starting line and the win. With Cannon losing John Labbous is the Super Gas Champion.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Michael Miller                       7236 Mike Blodgett Sr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.911 153.20                     0.045  9.897 151.89
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Fabbro    ) 0.031  9.927  0.027      (C Fishel    ) 0.054  9.865 -0.035
 Qualified:            #11  9.927  0.027                       #26  9.865 -0.035
Miller with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                            406 Jesse Serna                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.945 158.86                     0.086  9.888 156.90
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.013  9.918  0.018      (P Prange    ) 0.012  9.887 -0.013
 Qualified:             #6  9.918  0.018                       #21  9.887 -0.013
Torres with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                          760 Mike Lang                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.900 165.54                     0.046  9.893 151.12
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Ruff      ) 0.022  9.916  0.016      (G Turczyn Jr) 0.027  9.952  0.052
 Qualified:             #4  9.916  0.016                       #19  9.952  0.052
Naber with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 751X Kenny Snow                           7379 Randy Bowers                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077  9.939 145.23                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.027  9.941  0.041      (Bye         )       No Time      
 Qualified:            #16  9.941  0.041                       #31  -89.999 -99.899
Bowers left before the tree was activated to give snow the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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