Sat, 27 Sep 2008, 06:02 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2659 Jerry Pittman                        2086 David Tatum III              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.920 152.54                     0.024  9.912 158.65
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Ulrich    ) 0.040  9.901  0.001      (R Cates     ) 0.016  9.926  0.026
E1    (W Neely     ) 0.011  9.878 -0.022      (G Wallace   ) 0.063  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #35  0.000  0.000                       #30  0.000  0.000

4:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 2,316 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Jerry Pittman's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2682 Mike Fuqua                           W255 George Warren                
E3                   0.044  9.947 149.08     ****WINNER****  0.039  9.951 137.34
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Maples    ) 0.018  9.948  0.048      (B Alderson  ) 0.021  9.939  0.039
E1    (S Whitlow   ) 0.027  9.890 -0.010      (J Duke      ) 0.024  9.874 -0.026
 Qualified:            #37  0.000  0.000                        #2  0.000  0.000

George Warren's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2020 Jason Ayers                          2853 Carl Shane                   
E3                   0.041  9.922 151.46     ****WINNER****  0.057  9.900 147.39
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Franklin  ) 0.027  9.927  0.027      (K Huckstep  ) 0.030  9.942  0.042
E1    (R Clarke    ) 0.028  9.886 -0.014      (R Benson    ) 0.014  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #29  0.000  0.000                       #39  0.000  0.000

Carl Shane's MOV: 0.0068 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1349 Brian Forrester                        35 Brina Splingaire             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.038  9.889 166.99                    -0.002 12.017  92.82
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  2.117
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Williamson) 0.031 10.045  0.145      (N Folk      ) 0.012  9.893 -0.007
E1    (J Ferguson  ) 0.029  9.977  0.077                           No Time      
 Qualified:            #28  0.000  0.000                        #6  0.000  0.000

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 308V Jeremy Jensen                           1 Sherman Adcock Jr            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.917 134.43                     0.020  9.892 159.14
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Harper    ) 0.007  9.926  0.026      (B Folk      ) 0.012  9.903  0.003
E1    (D Long      ) 0.004  9.918  0.018      (M Benoit    ) 0.016  9.874 -0.026
 Qualified:            #12  0.000  0.000                        #4  0.000  0.000

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 501B Bob Fuller                            595 Tony Fuller                  
E3                   0.025  9.950 157.93     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.916 148.05
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.050             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Jones     ) 0.014  9.946  0.046      (L Grim      ) 0.031  9.902  0.002
E1    (C Broadus   ) 0.020  9.895 -0.005      (C Glidewell ) 0.022  9.875 -0.025
 Qualified:            #26  0.000  0.000                       #27  0.000  0.000

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4130 Jules Hickey                         2909 David Watson                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.914 138.34                     0.036  9.935 154.40
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.051  9.898 -0.002      (T Baker Jr  ) 0.030  9.962  0.062
E1    (C Westcott  ) 0.063  9.900  0.000      (G Summers   ) 0.040  9.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #47  0.000  0.000                       #40  0.000  0.000

In the next round it will be Hickey vs. Jensen, Pittman vs. Warren, Fuller vs. Forrester, and Shane with a bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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