Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 17:33 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
 7332 Larry Bradshaw                       7851 Robert Naber                 
E4                   0.021  9.941 163.12     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.919 163.43
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.041             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Snow      ) 0.012  9.847 -0.053      (M Perivolari) 0.005  9.865 -0.035
E2    (C Cannon    ) 0.013  9.907  0.007      (M Lang      ) 0.012  9.900  0.000
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.042  9.921  0.021      (D Ruff      ) 0.022  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:             #8  9.921  0.021                        #4  9.916  0.016

2:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,578 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

This is a catch up round for SG.

They leave just 0.007 apart and Robert Naber gets the win MOV: 0.0154 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5911 Dennis Hay                            588 Terry Keddington             
E4                   0.023  9.915 171.34     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.920 166.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Ventura   ) 0.032  9.889 -0.011      (D Keck      ) 0.026  9.896 -0.004
E2    (D Meziere   ) -0.007  9.870 -0.030      (E Kowalski  ) 0.026  9.878 -0.022
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.030  9.918  0.018      (R Kersey    ) 0.018  9.878 -0.022
 Qualified:             #5  9.918  0.018                       #24  9.878 -0.022

Keddington gets a small starting line advantage and the less than two foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  574 Kevin Wright                         701Y Steve Parsons                
E4                   0.025  9.887 166.31     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.904 169.78
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Torres    ) 0.012  9.952  0.052      (K Comstock  ) 0.011  9.876 -0.024
E2    (T Parker    ) 0.007  9.941  0.041      (E Langan    ) 0.016  9.924  0.024
E1    (T Hiatt     ) 0.023  9.845 -0.055      (R Willis    ) 0.021  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #29  9.845 -0.055                       #17  9.945  0.045

Steve Parsons runs 0.004 to the index for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                     232 John Labbous Jr              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.909 166.99                     0.005  9.928 164.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Huntington) 0.037  9.893 -0.007      (M Miller    ) 0.012  9.902  0.002
E2    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.004  9.914  0.014      (D Hilton    ) 0.017  9.917  0.017
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.011  9.885 -0.015      (J Kenny     ) 0.016  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #22  9.885 -0.015                        #3  9.905  0.005

Winner faces Keddington in round five.

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink