Sun, 31 Oct 1999, 10:11 AM HOUSTON - Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the 3rd annual Matco Tools SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Vasil John          9.919  0.019 Q   26 Craig Abbott        9.935  0.035
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
                  0.428  9.808 -0.092 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.405  9.841 -0.059

9:44 AM

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  41 Bart Nelson        10.127  0.227 Q   30 John Harper         9.943  0.043
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
 *****WINNER***** 0.438  9.935  0.035 E3                  0.441  9.938  0.038

margin of victory = 0.006 seconds (approximately 13 inches)

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 Mitch Truman        9.906  0.006 Q   40 Jonathan Womack    10.054  0.154
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
 *****WINNER***** 0.432  9.970  0.070 E3                  0.385  9.915  0.015

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 Jimmy Lewis         9.903  0.003 Q   16 Vernon Swindoll     9.920  0.020
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
 *****WINNER*****       No Time       E3                  0.427  9.870 -0.030

Lewis broke at the line, the car not moving, and Swindoll broke out, giving Lewis the win. Woooeee, wierd!

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  42 Larry Edmoundson   10.151  0.251 Q    9 Gary Don Free       9.909  0.009
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
                  0.406 10.116  0.216 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.436 10.071  0.171

margin of victory = 0.015 seconds (approximately 3 feet)

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Jim Cappiello       9.900  0.000 Q   13 Lonnie Sears        9.916  0.016
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
                  0.442  9.925  0.025 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.446  9.912  0.012

margin of victory = 0.009 seconds (approximately 21 inches)

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  22 Damon Dabbs         9.928  0.028 Q   33 Lonnie Sumner       9.959  0.059
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
                  0.405  9.840 -0.060 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.406  9.891 -0.009

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Richard Russell     9.901  0.001 Q   36 Carl Cochran        9.976  0.076
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
 *****WINNER***** 0.404  9.923  0.023 E3                  0.414  9.955  0.055

margin of victory = 0.042 seconds (approximately 9 feet)

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Ronnie Lahn         9.903  0.003 Q   17 Robert Cool         9.921  0.021
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
                  0.408  9.870 -0.030 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.465  9.902  0.002

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Mike Lindsey        9.910  0.010 Q   43 Jerald Helfrich     9.882 -0.018
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
 *****WINNER***** 0.422  9.817 -0.083 E3                  0.455  9.793 -0.107

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  45 Ross Laris          9.857 -0.043 Q   12 Jason Covington     9.916  0.016
        SG Index: 9.90                          SG Index: 9.90
 *****WINNER***** 0.444  9.913  0.013 E3                  0.440  9.897 -0.003

Laris' car fell out of the trailer to start the weekend - strange.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
        Bye                           Q    2 Monte Richardson    9.901  0.001
                                                SG Index: 9.90
                                      E3 *****WINNER***** 0.419  9.893 -0.007

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