Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 13:42 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  743 Gary Mignacca                        752T Linzi Meserve                
E4                   0.033  9.881 148.87     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.903 154.44
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Handras   ) 0.008  9.904  0.004      (J Galante   ) 0.020  9.915  0.015
E2    (M Boner     ) 0.021  9.956  0.056      (J Galati    ) 0.019  9.895 -0.005
E1    (J Mckoane   ) 0.024  9.944  0.044      (Bye         ) 0.021 14.411  4.511
 Qualified:            #16  9.944  0.044                       #27 14.411  4.511

Weather conditions: air temperature 55 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,141 feet.

Meserve with a great light and ran dead-on with a three for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1979 Keith Mayers                         7544 Brad Pierce                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.923 147.37                    -0.003  9.898 142.73
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Rogers    ) 0.008  9.907  0.007      (J Krueger   ) 0.025  9.874 -0.026
E2    (T Langan    ) 0.023  9.882 -0.018      (B Earleywine) 0.044  9.923  0.023
E1    (D Adams     ) 0.027  9.907  0.007      (J Phillippi ) 0.000  9.920  0.020
 Qualified:             #3  9.907  0.007                        #7  9.920  0.020

Pierce goes red to give Mayers the win. Mayers goes into the lead for the championship with my unofficial tally.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Evan Kowalski                        5444 Kris Whitfield               
E4                   0.062  9.882 161.88     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.902 152.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Parsons   ) 0.020  9.928  0.028      (L Scarth    ) 0.018  9.867 -0.033
E2    (N Shepherd  ) 0.012  9.943  0.043      (S Williams  ) 0.026  9.947  0.047
E1    (P Yoon      ) 0.055  9.995  0.095      (M Boehner   ) 0.006 10.119  0.219
 Qualified:            #21  9.995  0.095                       #25 10.119  0.219

Whitfield with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Meserve in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                           7851 Robert Naber                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.881 164.23                     0.064  9.864 159.32
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Bogacki   ) 0.010  9.909  0.009      (M Wiblishous) 0.006  9.943  0.043
E2    (J Butner    ) 0.010  9.898 -0.002                     0.001  9.896 -0.004
E1    (R Kato      ) 0.010  9.898 -0.002      (M Treadway  ) 0.018  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #28  9.898 -0.002                        #1  9.902  0.002

Torres with the starting line advantage and the win. He keeps his championship hopes alive. He will face Mayer in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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