Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 23:40 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 26th annual MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
564 Tim Parker 361X Bo Butner
E2 0.026 10.011 166.44 ****WINNER**** 0.033 10.089 153.54
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.039 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.039
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Pierce ) 0.030 10.079 0.029 (N Brungardt ) 0.029 10.023 -0.027
Qualified: #17 10.079 0.029 #34 10.023 -0.027
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.83
inches, adjusted altitude 3,269 feet. Parker with the starting line advantage, but took too much
stripe to give Butner the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
760 Mike Lang 73 Michael Boehner
E2 0.008 10.042 158.35 ****WINNER**** 0.011 10.048 159.36
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (P Wiechmann ) 0.020 10.065 0.015 (B Giacone ) 0.003 10.373 0.323
Qualified: #9 10.065 0.015 #26 10.373 0.323
Lang with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Boehner the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6733 Josh Dalrymple 4797 Bill Dennis
E2 0.032 10.064 154.47 ****WINNER**** 0.019 10.061 160.12
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.014 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.011
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Van Winkle) 0.063 10.038 -0.012 (G Scott ) 0.030 10.072 0.022
Qualified: #30 10.038 -0.012 #13 10.072 0.022
Dennis with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
701P Pete Zak 5145 Mark Philbrick
E2 0.073 10.033 161.69 ****WINNER**** 0.032 10.067 164.15
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.017 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.017
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Bianco ) 0.025 10.050 0.000 (D Thompson ) 0.067 10.082 0.032
Qualified: #1 10.050 0.000 #18 10.082 0.032
Philbrick with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
U706 Nick Alejandre 723R Ryan Smith
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.015 10.057 134.78 0.032 10.037 146.73
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.007 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.013
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Parsons ) 0.005 10.059 0.009 (G Ventura ) 0.021 10.117 0.067
Qualified: #7 10.059 0.009 #24 10.117 0.067
Alejandre with the starting line advantage and ran dead-on with a seven for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
710Y Jordan Yeager 7851 Robert Naber
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.065 126.46 0.026 10.045 159.34
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.015 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.005
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Snow ) 0.013 10.064 0.014 (P Prange ) 0.078 10.182 0.132
Qualified: #8 10.064 0.014 #25 10.182 0.132
Yeager with a great light for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
743 Gary Mignacca 6563 Chris Cannon
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.002 10.050 142.26 0.019 10.027 162.02
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.000 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.023
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Morris ) 0.021 10.073 0.023 (L Larson ) 0.016 10.030 -0.020
Qualified: #15 10.073 0.023 #32 10.030 -0.020
Mignacca with a near perfect light and ran dead-on with a zero for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7566 Ray Cordeiro 734 Gary Cooke
E2 0.049 10.033 163.55 ****WINNER**** 0.049 10.046 159.82
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.017 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.004
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Yeager ) 0.047 10.053 0.003 (J Kenny ) 0.002 10.103 0.053
Qualified: #4 10.053 0.003 #21 10.103 0.053
They have identical reaction times and Cordeiro takes too much stripe to give Cooke the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
218C Michael Handras D774 Ryan Giacone
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.172 10.056 159.97 -0.001 10.041 155.96
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.006 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.009
Prior rounds:
E1 (P Bothe ) 0.022 10.073 0.023 (W Botelho ) 2.446 10.036 -0.014
Qualified: #14 10.073 0.023 #31 10.036 -0.014
Giacone is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Handras the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
63 Greg Hehr 735 Steve Williams
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.040 10.072 120.81 0.013 10.100 168.47
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.022 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.050
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Sapone ) 0.032 10.053 0.003 (J Dale ) 0.050 10.087 0.037
Qualified: #3 10.053 0.003 #20 10.087 0.037
Williams with the starting line advantage, but Hehr chased gim down for the win in a close one.
Greg Hehr's MOV: 0.0015 seconds (approximately 4 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6465 Cooper Chun 58 Kris Whitfield
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.023 10.050 161.87 0.025 10.069 151.56
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.000 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.019
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Denton ) 0.041 10.042 -0.008 (T Kellner ) 0.037 10.068 0.018
Qualified: #27 10.042 -0.008 #10 10.068 0.018
Chun with a couple ticks on the tree for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7117 Roger Kato 550 Ed Olpin
E2 0.025 11.872 87.00 ****WINNER**** 0.036 10.214 148.77
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 1.822 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.164
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Dolezal ) 0.017 10.074 0.024 (K Lanz ) 0.003 10.026 -0.024
Qualified: #16 10.074 0.024 #33 10.026 -0.024
Kato with the starting line advantage, but has problems and Olpin chased him down for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6173 Ken Mostowich 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.031 10.067 157.12 0.041 10.036 153.61
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.017 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.014
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Boner ) 0.039 10.103 0.053 (M Wiblishous) 0.018 10.057 0.007
Qualified: #22 10.103 0.053 #5 10.057 0.007
Mostowich with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
G726 John Krueger 7657 Loreen Rogers
E2 0.004 10.043 126.57 ****WINNER**** 0.028 10.060 152.74
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.007 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E1 (E Plaizier ) 0.039 10.068 0.018 (M Zak ) 0.013 10.039 -0.011
Qualified: #11 10.068 0.018 #28 10.039 -0.011
Krueger with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Rogers the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
52 Rodger Sauder 7585 Marko Perivolaris
E2 0.009 10.079 156.97 ****WINNER**** 0.003 10.077 163.85
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.029 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.027
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Deluzio ) 0.009 10.115 0.065 (J Serna ) 0.018 10.059 0.009
Qualified: #23 10.115 0.065 #6 10.059 0.009
A couple great lights with Perivolaris with the advantage for the win. Marko Perivolaris' MOV:
0.0084 seconds (approximately 23 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7627 Dave Gotts 513P Jordan Pratt
E2 0.066 10.027 157.41 ****WINNER**** 0.012 10.077 165.42
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.023 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 0.027
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Mckoane ) 0.040 10.068 0.018 (M Dalrymple ) 0.010 10.039 -0.011
Qualified: #12 10.068 0.018 #29 10.039 -0.011
Pratt with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2 Val Torres 79 Michael Miller
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.022 10.041 167.12 -0.006 14.523 91.88
S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.009 S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 4.473
Prior rounds:
E1 (E Kowalski ) 0.009 10.050 0.000 (D Keck ) 0.027 10.082 0.032
Qualified: #2 10.050 0.000 #19 10.082 0.032
Miller goes red to give torres the win.
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