Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 15:51 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, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                701P Pete Zak                     
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.007  9.926 164.05
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (M Treadway  ) 0.015  9.931  0.031
E2                                           (M Utley     ) 0.050  9.915  0.015
E1                                           (D Adams     ) 0.015  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.904  0.004

12:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,286 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Great seven light for Zak on his bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Evan Kowalski                         729 Greg Ventura                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.906 159.21                     0.013  9.908 146.65
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Rogers    ) 0.027  9.865 -0.035      (J Phillippi ) 0.013  9.917  0.017
E2    (R MacKenzie ) 0.023  9.878 -0.022      (D Bain      ) 0.000  9.959  0.059
E1    (R Givins    ) 0.015  9.859 -0.041      (C McPherson ) 0.018  9.883 -0.017
 Qualified:            #28  9.859 -0.041                       #25  9.883 -0.017

Evan Kowalski puts up 0.006's at both ends of the track for the win. MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Ventura ran eight to the index.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7566 Ray Cordeiro                         7608 Randy Kersey                 
E4                   0.020 12.738  86.24     ****WINNER****  0.073  9.923 153.93
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  2.838             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K McClelland) 0.032  9.907  0.007      (D Ruff      ) 0.010  9.901  0.001
E2    (X Zermeno   ) 0.036  9.920  0.020      (B Harris    ) 0.011  9.910  0.010
E1    (M Perivolari) 0.029  9.904  0.004      (M Lang      ) 0.021  9.868 -0.032
 Qualified:             #2  9.904  0.004                       #26  9.868 -0.032

Cordeiro has big handling issues and gives the easy win to Kersey.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Ed Olpin Jr                           767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E4                   0.024  9.904 170.54     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.913 168.11
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Meziere   ) 0.017  9.918  0.018      (B Pierce    ) 0.020  9.897 -0.003
E2    (J Parrino   ) 0.009  9.904  0.004      (K Will      ) 0.015  9.905  0.005
E1    (M Boner     ) 0.024  9.906  0.006      (J Galante   ) 0.039  9.929  0.029
 Qualified:             #3  9.906  0.006                       #13  9.929  0.029

Mike Wiblishouser leave with a five light for the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0105 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Olpin ran fur to the index

12:46 p.m. He races Zak next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink