Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 16:26 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, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 729 Greg Ventura                 
E4                                            ****WINNER**** -0.117  9.898 150.31
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (M Treadway  ) 0.009  9.916  0.016
E2                                           (K Comstock  ) 0.023  9.897 -0.003
E1                                           (L Scarth    ) 0.002  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:                                                       #6  9.916  0.016

1:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,600 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Bye run to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           7867 Dean Hall                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.035  9.940 169.47                     0.028  9.962 174.57
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.062
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Wiechmann ) 0.021  9.919  0.019      (D Meziere   ) 0.015  9.921  0.021
E2                   -0.010  9.901  0.001      (R Herem     ) 0.019  9.897 -0.003
E1    (R Coleman   ) 0.048  9.901  0.001      (J Parrino   ) 0.043  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:             #1  9.901  0.001                        #5  9.915  0.015

Two good lights and Roger Kato gets the win. MOV: 0.0153 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Michael Miller                       7061 Matt Blodgett                
E4                   0.028  9.894 152.38     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.906 134.77
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Torres    ) 0.045  9.912  0.012      (D Hay       ) 0.000  9.925  0.025
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.011  9.893 -0.007      (N Stephenson) 0.018  9.904  0.004
E1    (J Phillippi ) 0.017  9.914  0.014      (M Boehner   ) 0.030  9.926  0.026
 Qualified:             #4  9.914  0.014                        #8  9.926  0.026

Winner races Ventura later.

Matt Blodgett puts up a strong eighteen package for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0040 seconds (approximately 11 inches), opponent broke out by -0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4934 Steve Collier                        7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E4                   0.015  9.897 158.24     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.924 172.43
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Kinard    ) 0.003  9.912  0.012      (D Holmes    ) 0.003  9.931  0.031
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.000  9.901  0.001      (L Zynda III ) 0.017  9.914  0.014
E1    (M Wiblishous) 0.052  9.918  0.018      (C Fishel    ) 0.000  9.862 -0.038
 Qualified:             #7  9.918  0.018                       #24  9.862 -0.038

1:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,600 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Great eight light for Marko Perivolaris. MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0003.

He faces Kato next round.

1:09 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink