Sun, 23 Feb 2020, 15:54 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7712 Bernie Polvadore                      767 Mike Wiblishouser            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.918 168.85                     0.028  9.903 167.14
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Archambaul) 0.016  9.943  0.043      (M Price     ) 0.020  9.901  0.001
E2    (P Zak       ) 0.009  9.908  0.008      (J Serna     ) 0.035  9.901  0.001
E1    (D Dryden    ) 0.078 10.002  0.102      (R Giacone   ) 0.024  9.894 -0.006
 Qualified:            #20 10.002  0.102                       #23  9.894 -0.006

1:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,472 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Wiblishouser runs 0.003 to the index, but Bernie Polvadore has the better package. MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                        5876 Matthew Larson               
E4                   0.034  9.890 158.50     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.905 164.51
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Anderson  ) 0.033  9.933  0.033      (J McKoane   ) 0.011  9.938  0.038
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.055 10.051  0.151      (P Prange    ) 0.017  9.895 -0.005
E1    (J Calton    ) 0.052  9.989  0.089      (B Dennis    ) 0.027  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #19  9.989  0.089                        #4  9.910  0.010

Matthew Larson's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                      76 Rick Cates                   
E4                  -0.007  9.876 172.10     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.882 165.38
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Herem     ) 0.034  9.903  0.003                     0.016  9.940  0.040
E2    (M Withers   ) 0.024  9.920  0.020      (T Barton    ) 0.005  9.906  0.006
E1    (M Boehner   ) 0.006  9.924  0.024      (C Fishel    ) 0.030  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #12  9.924  0.024                        #2  9.908  0.008

Rick Cates' MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                5500 Ed Olpin Jr                  
E4                                            ****WINNER**** -0.011  9.892 176.33
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (J Denton    ) 0.014  9.813 -0.087
E2                                           (J Parrino   ) 0.054  9.884 -0.016
E1                                           (R Smith     ) 0.013  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:                                                       #9  9.917  0.017

Bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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