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Sat, 18 Aug 2012, 11:12 AM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Rick Green





BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 31st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 344E Steve Mikus                           506 Murray Hebert                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.902 128.70                     0.034 10.049 152.73
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.149
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Lair      ) -0.113  9.809 -0.091      (T Patterson ) 0.020  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #38  9.809 -0.091                       #19  9.945  0.045
Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,343 feet.

Steve Mikus' package: 0.007 for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5928 Ken Griffiths                        5878 John McMasters               
E2                   0.027  9.919 150.45     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.935 153.28
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Nygaard   ) 0.067  9.922  0.022      (E Holmgren  ) 0.015  9.863 -0.037
 Qualified:            #15  9.922  0.022                       #34  9.863 -0.037
John McMasters' MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  545 Donnie Durenburger                    394 Troy Coughlin Jr             
E2                   0.049  9.903 141.18     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.901 162.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Stromwall ) 0.062  9.890 -0.010      (M Ricke     ) 0.043  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #27  9.890 -0.010                        #8  9.910  0.010


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5268 Danielle Davis                        549 Russ Ginger                  
E2                   0.042  9.883 138.16     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.981 164.69
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.081
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Nygaard   ) 0.041  9.941  0.041      (J Ackerman  ) 0.012  9.818 -0.082
 Qualified:            #18  9.941  0.041                       #37  9.818 -0.082


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5339 Brad Wurtzberger                       58 Trevor Larson                
E2                   0.058  9.923 148.97     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.939 152.57
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Collins   ) 0.025  9.874 -0.026      (M Kirchner  ) 0.028  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #32  9.874 -0.026                       #13  9.913  0.013


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5893 Kari Larson                          5140 Stan Moulzolf                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  9.901 149.12                     0.002  9.958 149.05
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Belair    ) 0.019  9.857 -0.043      (D White     ) 0.016  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #35  9.857 -0.043                       #16  9.938  0.038


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 546N Norm Gensmer                         5266 Jim Davis                    
E2                   0.182 10.897 120.72     ****WINNER****  0.138 10.556 129.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.997             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.656
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hadrava   ) 0.479  9.894 -0.006      (M Freischel ) 0.019  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #26  9.894 -0.006                        #7  9.908  0.008


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 535U Keith Hildahl                        5077 Len Strauss                  
E2                   0.078  9.965 136.80     ****WINNER****  0.047  9.933 140.15
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.065             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Scheleck  ) 0.042  9.826 -0.074      (D Mc Cullar ) 0.074  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #36  9.826 -0.074                       #17  9.938  0.038


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5871 Mark McMasters                        541 Kevin Theobald               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.061 154.53                     0.176  9.931 158.24
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.161             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Reutzel   ) 0.000  9.894 -0.006      (R Vados     ) 0.126  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #25  9.894 -0.006                        #6  9.905  0.005
Mark McMasters' MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5152 Al Gavlovsky                         5486 Chris Bishop                 
E2                   0.044  9.868 139.70     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.890 141.28
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.051  9.901  0.001      (D Koll      ) 0.070  9.990  0.090
 Qualified:             #3  9.901  0.001                       #22  9.990  0.090


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  511 Jim LaBorde                          5880 Jeff Crooks                  
E2                   0.032  9.948 149.78     ****WINNER****  0.039  9.939 155.99
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.048             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bayer     ) 0.026  9.911  0.011      (B Cawsey    ) 0.040  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:             #9  9.911  0.011                       #28  9.885 -0.015
Jeff Crooks' MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5346 Frank Nichols                        5546 Ken Diethert                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.110 127.34                     0.052 55.866   NS  
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.210             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 45.966
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Luberda   ) 0.012  9.912  0.012      (M Anderson  ) 0.076  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #10  9.912  0.012                       #29  9.885 -0.015
Diehert got out of the groove and then darted across the track and hit the wall and coasted to a stop just past the finish line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5105 Daren Erickson                       5555 John Bieringer               
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****        No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Richards  ) 0.040  9.904  0.004      (C Wehrman   ) 0.097  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:             #5  9.904  0.004                       #24  9.899 -0.001
Erickson rolled the beam and Bieringer left with him, but he gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  760 Jerry Calton                         5405 Jeff Kinney                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.960 159.12                     0.010  9.984 144.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.060             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.084
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Merchant  ) 0.100  9.992  0.092      (A Jo Luberda) 0.029  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #23  9.992  0.092                        #4  9.903  0.003
Jerry Calton's MOV: 0.0095 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5260 Tom Carlson                          540K Kelly Anthony                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.941 138.64                     0.031  9.940 138.34
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.041             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Udenberg  ) 0.023  9.900  0.000      (G Maaninga  ) 0.013  9.950  0.050
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                       #20  9.950  0.050


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 488B Luke Bogacki                         5505 Doug Legner                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.902 147.17                     0.031  9.890 147.92
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Hallberg  ) 1.043  9.913  0.013      (J Helmin    ) 0.051  9.883 -0.017
 Qualified:            #12  9.913  0.013                       #31  9.883 -0.017


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  225 Chuck Westcott                       5504 Bobbie Legner                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.932 151.80                     0.105  9.875 136.55
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Thompson  ) 0.036  9.864 -0.036      (L Horob     ) 0.153  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #33  9.864 -0.036                       #14  9.917  0.017


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5176 Keith Gilmore                        5076 Dale Evens                   
E2                   0.074  9.926 151.75     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.951 133.65
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Senkow    ) 0.025  9.957  0.057      (S Schultz   ) 0.013  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #21  9.957  0.057                        #2  9.901  0.001


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5075 Dan Smith                            565N Trevor Wirtjes               
E2                   0.021  9.969 145.27     ****WINNER****  0.035  9.938 150.11
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.069             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.030  9.885 -0.015      (S Schleicher) 0.038  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #30  9.885 -0.015                       #11  9.912  0.012

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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