Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 19:03 PM Summit Pro Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 3 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
 456Q Jason Patterson                      E130 Butch Weinreich              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.038  9.598 135.82                     0.038 11.018 120.84
         PET  Dial: 9.61 (+/-): -0.012           PROET  Dial: 11.05 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Griffith  ) 0.018  9.628  0.018      (R Steffen   ) 0.024 11.070  0.000
E1    (R Mangus    ) 0.039  9.640  0.010      (E Johnson   ) 0.025 11.086  0.006
 Qualified:             #7 2                                    #2 7            

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,675 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

They have identical reaction times, but Weinreich takes too much stripe to give Patterson the win. He wins his first National Championship in his first visit to Pomona.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink