Sat, 08 Feb 2020, 21:28 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  406 Jesse Serna                           743 Gary Mignacca                
E4                   0.021 10.014 145.56     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.982 142.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.114             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.082
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Scarth    ) 0.022  9.936  0.036      (R Fabbro    ) 0.007  9.908  0.008
E2    (M Utley     ) 0.028  9.904  0.004      (M Boehner   ) 0.012  9.922  0.022
E1    (Bye         ) 0.122  2.326 -7.574      (L Meserve   ) 0.022  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #25  2.326 -7.574                       #10  9.917  0.017

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,407 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

Mignacca with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                    7809 Val Torres                   
E4                   0.011  9.868 170.62     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.869 163.26
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Wiechmann ) 0.012  9.940  0.040      (R Givins    ) 0.013  9.921  0.021
E2    (J Hogan     ) 0.005  9.925  0.025      (M Treadway  ) 0.034  9.885 -0.015
E1    (B Polvadore ) 0.016  9.911  0.011      (T Barton    ) 0.012  9.883 -0.017
 Qualified:             #5  9.911  0.011                       #20  9.883 -0.017

Torres with a tick advantage on the tree and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                          574 Kevin Wright                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.929 151.41                     0.018  9.958 163.24
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E3    (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.009  9.900  0.000                     0.050  9.905  0.005
E2    (C Plaizier  ) 0.012  9.899 -0.001      (T Seipel    ) 0.094 10.003  0.103
E1    (J Denton    ) 0.028  9.912  0.012      (S Wellman   ) 0.011  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:             #6  9.912  0.012                        #2  9.905  0.005

Wright with the starting line advantage, but Ventura chased him down for the win. Greg Ventura's MOV: 0.0142 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Mignacca in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706D Damon Bustamante                           Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.950 160.38     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.050    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Paz       ) 0.018  9.905  0.005   
E2    (M Blodgett  ) 0.018  9.925  0.025   
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.010  9.916  0.016   
 Qualified:             #9  9.916  0.016                     Bye

Bustamante with the bye and he will face Torres in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink