Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 15:37 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Night of Fire at Rocky Mountain Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  543 Craig Maddox                          731 Rick Beckstrom               
E3                  -0.007 10.379 152.85     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.349 162.95
         S/G Index: 10.35 (+/-):  0.029            S/G Index: 10.35 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Willoughby) 0.042 10.398  0.048      (T Barton    ) 0.017 10.348 -0.002
E1    (D Hay       ) 0.045 10.382  0.032      (C Langdon   ) 0.003 10.373  0.023
 Qualified:             #6 10.382  0.032                        #3 10.373  0.023

1:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 25.67 inches, adjusted altitude 6,465 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

We get a small staging duel before both cars stage.Rick Beckstrom's MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                       9 Steve Apted                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000 10.362 150.07                     0.021 10.364 161.49
         S/G Index: 10.35 (+/-):  0.012            S/G Index: 10.35 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Strausheim) 0.003 10.448  0.098      (K Boehner   ) 0.030 10.360  0.010
E1    (K Griffiths ) 0.031 10.606  0.256      (R Kato      ) 0.009 10.368  0.018
 Qualified:            #11 10.606  0.256                        #2 10.368  0.018

A perfect light for Wiblishouser and a twelve package secures a six foot win.

He will race Beckstrom in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5887 Rick Cates                           7851 Robert Naber                 
E3                   0.018 10.338 155.70     ****WINNER****  0.015 10.363 151.10
         S/G Index: 10.35 (+/-): -0.012            S/G Index: 10.35 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Keddington) 0.003 10.355  0.005      (P Bognar    ) 0.031 10.398  0.048
E1    (R Sides     ) 0.011 10.387  0.037      (M Ted Wiens ) 0.035 10.376  0.026
 Qualified:             #7 10.387  0.037                        #4 10.376  0.026

Robert Naber gets the bye run to the final round. MOV: Opponent broke out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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