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Sun, 24 Feb 2013, 16:19 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  549 Russ Ginger                                Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.865 167.59     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.035    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Willoughby) 0.024  9.929  0.029   
E3    (K Boehner   ) 0.024  9.893 -0.007   
E2    (E Plaizier  ) 0.003  9.897 -0.003   
E1    (J Schade    ) 0.012  9.951  0.051   
 Qualified:            #20  9.951  0.051                     Bye

2:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 1,975 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Ginger gets the bye run to round six.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6832 Don Anderson                         7544 Brad Pierce                  
E5                   0.077  9.881 160.44     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.929 137.72
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Rockcastle) 0.044  9.919  0.019      (T Hiatt     ) 0.030  9.920  0.020
E3    (J Galati    ) 0.003  9.967  0.067      (S Anderson  ) 0.002  9.890 -0.010
E2    (S Parsons   ) 0.010  9.928  0.028      (K Mostowich ) 0.020  9.927  0.027
E1    (D Lough     ) 0.007  9.885 -0.015      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.029  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #34  9.885 -0.015                       #10  9.922  0.022

Anderson is late and breaks out.Brad Pierce will get the bye run next round. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0110 seconds (approximately 3 feet)


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5486 Chris Bishop                          542 Kris Whitfield               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.899 154.33                     0.022  9.891 155.01
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Bogacki   ) 0.031  9.900  0.000                     0.010  9.928  0.028
E3    (D Crumlich  ) 0.022  9.874 -0.026      (M Ferderer  ) 0.014  9.900  0.000
E2    (M Wiebe     ) 0.004  9.917  0.017      (B Fritz     ) 0.030  9.928  0.028
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.009  9.935  0.035      (K Harkema   ) 0.043  9.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #14  9.935  0.035                       #19  9.944  0.044

Chris Bishop will face Ginger next round. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0110 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.