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Sat, 31 Oct 2020, 12:27 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  543 Craig Maddox                         7638 Mark Yeager                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.060 160.88                     0.018 10.029 163.63
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.010            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Parrino   ) 0.025 10.063  0.013      (P Wiechmann ) 0.013 10.030 -0.020
 Qualified:            #13 10.063  0.013                       #28 10.030 -0.020

They have identical reaction times, but Yeager took too much stripe to give Maddox the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Mike Boehner                           63 Greg Heher                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.061 144.19                     0.001 10.049 114.36
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.011            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Demers    ) 0.031 10.050  0.000      (K Burnett   ) 0.007 10.066  0.016
 Qualified:             #1 10.050  0.000                       #16 10.066  0.016

Heher with a near perfect light, but took the stripe by a tick too much to give Boehner the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A701 Evan Kowalski                           7 Vernon Rowland               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.052 156.86                     0.021 10.069 152.42
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.002            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Miller    ) 0.005 10.051  0.001      (S Williams  ) 0.013 10.067  0.017
 Qualified:             #2 10.051  0.001                       #17 10.067  0.017

Kowalski with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6917 Dick Vander Meer                     7267 Larry Scarth                 
E2                   0.028 10.034 167.88     ****WINNER****  0.005 10.047 147.65
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.016            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Snow      ) 0.061 10.012 -0.038      (J Hogan     ) 0.054 10.064  0.014
 Qualified:            #29 10.012 -0.038                       #14 10.064  0.014

Scarth with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706D Damon Bustamante                     7159 Dan Bain                     
E2                   0.007 10.045 151.87     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.047 150.90
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.005            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Boner     ) 0.022 10.053  0.003      (T Parker    ) 0.013 10.070  0.020
 Qualified:             #5 10.053  0.003                       #20 10.070  0.020

Bustamante with a great light, but took too much stripe to give ban the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5518 John Dexter                          7657 Loreen Rogers                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.073 145.30                     0.101  9.985 163.43
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.023            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.065
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Meserve   ) 0.008 10.059  0.009      (D Ruff      ) 0.062 10.132  0.082
 Qualified:            #11 10.059  0.009                       #26 10.132  0.082

Dexter with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7874 John Phillippi                         76 Rick Cates                   
E2                  -0.002 10.048 153.32     ****WINNER****  0.011 10.024 159.46
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.002            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.013 10.060  0.010      (G Scott     ) 0.019 10.043 -0.007
 Qualified:            #12 10.060  0.010                       #27 10.043 -0.007

Phillippi is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Cates the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           6683 Diana Anderson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.119 154.07                     0.076 10.061 159.91
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.069            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kruse     ) 0.021 10.073  0.023      (K Wright    ) 0.048 10.053  0.003
 Qualified:            #21 10.073  0.023                        #6 10.053  0.003

Kato with a great light and the win. Roger Kato's MOV: 0.0145 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.                    7334 Dave Thompson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007 10.121 160.69                     0.017 10.122 158.86
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.071            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.072
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Bradshaw  ) 0.005 10.059  0.009      (J Calton    ) 0.045 10.109  0.059
 Qualified:            #10 10.059  0.009                       #25 10.109  0.059

Blodgett Jr. with a great light and the win. Mike Blodgett Jr.'s MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  512 Rodger Sauder                        7775 Karen Comstock               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.080 151.51                     0.073 10.004 153.14
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.030            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.010 10.069  0.019      (E DeStaute  ) 0.039 10.053  0.003
 Qualified:            #19 10.069  0.019                        #4 10.053  0.003

Sauder with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Jason Kenny                          7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.013 10.007 169.15
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.043
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Preszler  ) 0.008 10.052  0.002      (Bye         ) 0.010 10.068  0.018
 Qualified:             #3 10.052  0.002                       #18 10.068  0.018

Kenny with problems and was pushed off the starting line. Perivolaris gets the freebie.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4588 Buddy Wood                           798A William Botelho              
E2                  -0.001 10.059 157.85     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.018 171.16
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.009            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Bush      ) 0.018 10.054  0.004      (M Lang      ) 0.021 10.079  0.029
 Qualified:             #7 10.054  0.004                       #22 10.079  0.029

wood id a tick too quick and turns on the red light to give Botelho the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Ed Olpin Jr.                         7000 John McKoane                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076 10.060 160.84                     0.100 10.051 160.25
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.010            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.020 10.011 -0.039      (R Willis    ) 0.058 10.065  0.015
 Qualified:            #30 10.011 -0.039                       #15 10.065  0.015

Olpin Jr. with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                         7641 Hector Zermeno               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.047 147.55                    -0.004 10.065 165.33
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.000 10.054  0.004      (A Williams  ) 0.030 10.079  0.029
 Qualified:             #8 10.054  0.004                       #23 10.079  0.029

Zermeno is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Ventura the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                           6563 Chris Cannon                 
E2                   0.034 10.013 163.47     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.063 155.44
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.037            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.019 10.055  0.005      (T Stalba    ) 0.018 10.086  0.036
 Qualified:             #9 10.055  0.005                       #24 10.086  0.036

Cannon with a great light and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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