Sat, 10 Nov 2018, 14:22 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5911 Dennis Hay 7061 Matt Blodgett
E3 0.004 9.890 171.03 ****WINNER**** 0.000 9.925 139.54
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.025
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Snow ) 0.050 9.876 -0.024 (N Stephenson) 0.018 9.904 0.004
E1 (G Cooke ) 0.162 10.210 0.310 (M Boehner ) 0.030 9.926 0.026
Qualified: #15 10.210 0.310 #8 9.926 0.026
10:55 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent,
barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,234 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Perfect light
for Matt Blodgett. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
729 Greg Ventura 761M Matt Treadway
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.009 9.916 140.59 0.062 9.881 162.67
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Comstock ) 0.023 9.897 -0.003 (L Rogers ) 0.014 9.904 0.004
E1 (L Scarth ) 0.002 9.916 0.016 (M Lang ) 0.021 9.848 -0.052
Qualified: #6 9.916 0.016 #27 9.848 -0.052
Greg Ventura will have a single in the next round. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0180 seconds
(approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6363 Dave Holmes 7585 Marko Perivolaris
E3 -0.004 9.885 150.56 ****WINNER**** 0.003 9.931 172.59
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.031
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Naber ) 0.018 9.898 -0.002 (L Zynda III ) 0.017 9.914 0.014
E1 (D Kelly ) 0.020 9.898 -0.002 (C Fishel ) 0.000 9.862 -0.038
Qualified: #17 9.898 -0.002 #24 9.862 -0.038
Great three light for Marko Perivolaris and the win. MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7833 Dave Meziere 7867 Dean Hall
E3 0.020 9.920 157.67 ****WINNER**** 0.015 9.921 172.17
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.020 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.021
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Cannon ) 0.024 9.879 -0.021 (R Herem ) 0.019 9.897 -0.003
E1 (E DeStaute ) 0.010 9.849 -0.051 (J Parrino ) 0.043 9.915 0.015
Qualified: #26 9.849 -0.051 #5 9.915 0.015
Really close in the lights. Just 0.001 difference in ETs.Dean Hall's MOV: 0.0045 seconds
(approximately 12 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7117 Roger Kato 7673 Paul Wiechmann
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.021 9.919 164.91 0.059 9.898 153.63
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.019 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E2 -0.010 9.901 0.001 (R Fabbro ) 0.009 10.008 0.108
E1 (R Coleman ) 0.048 9.901 0.001 (T Parker ) 0.056 9.866 -0.034
Qualified: #1 9.901 0.001 #23 9.866 -0.034
Roger Kato's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0170 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out
by -0.002 .
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7809 Val Torres 569 Michael Miller
E3 0.009 9.893 159.08 ****WINNER**** 0.045 9.912 145.59
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Ferderer ) 0.023 9.912 0.012 (K Wright ) 0.011 9.893 -0.007
E1 (E Olpin ) 0.010 9.933 0.033 (J Phillippi ) 0.017 9.914 0.014
Qualified: #11 9.933 0.033 #4 9.914 0.014
Michael Miller races Blodgett later. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4934 Steve Collier 769K Aaron Kinard
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.003 9.912 162.35 0.017 9.933 157.17
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.033
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Kenny ) 0.000 9.901 0.001 (D Bain ) 0.020 9.901 0.001
E1 (M Wiblishous) 0.052 9.918 0.018 (T Barton ) 0.011 10.076 0.176
Qualified: #7 9.918 0.018 #14 10.076 0.176
Steve Collier leaves with a three light. MOV: 0.0352 seconds (approximately 8 feet).Steve Collier's package: 0.015.
He will race Perivolaris in the next round.
11:01 a.m.
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