Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 18:35 PM Summit Pro Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Summit Pro 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
 4918 Tim Griffith                         456Q Jason Patterson              
E2                  -0.014 10.478 133.04     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.628 137.60
         PET  Dial: 10.49 (+/-): -0.012            PET  Dial: 9.61 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Stafford  ) 0.033 10.519  0.009      (R Mangus    ) 0.039  9.640  0.010
 Qualified:             #5 4                                    #7 2            

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,675 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Griffith goes red to give Patterson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6512 Robert Steffen                       E130 Butch Weinreich              
E2                   0.017 10.652 124.98     ****WINNER****  0.024 11.070 119.60
       PROET  Dial: 10.64 (+/-):  0.012          PROET  Dial: 11.07 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Butcher   ) 0.010 10.721  0.091      (E Johnson   ) 0.025 11.086  0.006
 Qualified:             #4 5                                    #2 7            

Steffen with the starting line advantage, but Weinreich runs dead on with a zero to get the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink