Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 15:39 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations
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By Michael L. Jex
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 44th annual
Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6104 Brad Plourd 1940 Mia Tedesco
E5 0.024 11.224 86.70 ****WINNER**** 0.033 10.017 147.92
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 1.324 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.117
Prior rounds:
E4 (R Matthews ) 0.023 9.879 -0.021 (J Perry ) 0.063 9.858 -0.042
E3 (S Furr ) 0.036 9.913 0.013 No Time
E2 (L Roedel ) 0.015 10.704 0.804 (B Weaver ) 0.019 9.917 0.017
E1 (R Laris ) 0.019 9.892 -0.008 (S Brinkley ) 0.048 9.903 0.003
Qualified: #22 9.892 -0.008 #2 9.903 0.003
Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.83
inches, adjusted altitude 1,613 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.Plourd had problems at the top
end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2318 John Taylor 394 Troy Coughlin Jr
E5 0.014 11.631 89.58 ****WINNER**** 0.025 9.930 162.63
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 1.731 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.030
Prior rounds:
E4 (D Mathauser ) 0.017 9.816 -0.084 0.014 9.907 0.007
E3 (E Richardson) 0.006 9.903 0.003 (P Biondo ) 0.026 9.910 0.010
E2 (D Nuest ) 0.013 9.858 -0.042 (C Mitchell ) 0.007 9.992 0.092
E1 (P Richardson) 0.014 9.921 0.021 (M Little ) 0.020 9.893 -0.007
Qualified: #5 9.921 0.021 #21 9.893 -0.007
Taylor also slowed at the top end, the reason not clear from this vantage point. 3:49
p.m.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink


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