Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 17:35 PM Summit Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Summit Sportsman 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
 T307 Earl Talley                          L314 Brian Hendrickson            
E2                   0.033 12.049 109.32     ****WINNER****  0.031 12.593 103.09
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.01 (+/-):  0.039          SPMAN  Dial: 12.56 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Froud     ) 0.025 12.007 -0.003      (G Hoefer    ) 0.030 12.566  0.006
 Qualified:             #1 10                                   #3 8            

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,558 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Hendrickson with a couple ticks on the tree and the win in a close one. Brian Hendrickson's MOV: 0.0082 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4392 Jake Howard                          E502 Brent Erickson               
E2                  -0.002 11.841 113.89     ****WINNER****  0.014 12.139 107.11
       SPMAN  Dial: 12.06 (+/-): -0.219          SPMAN  Dial: 12.16 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Warner    ) 0.048 12.107  0.047      (T Asti      ) 0.006 12.148  0.058
 Qualified:             #4 7                                    #2 9            

Howard is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turned on the red light to give Erickson the win. He will face Hendrickson in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink