Sun, 12 Oct 2014, 09:27 AM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2508 Jim Perry                             226 Dean Mathauser               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.078 10.275  70.45                     0.053 11.446 106.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.375             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.546
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Waycaster ) 0.004  9.895 -0.005                     0.040  9.907  0.007
E1    (D Lafleur   ) 0.018  9.910  0.010      (S Truelove  ) 0.019  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:             #7  9.910  0.010                        #1  9.900  0.000

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177K Alan Kenny                           2072 Brian Baker                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.866 156.95                     0.030  9.829 138.29
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.071
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Madden    ) 0.015  9.954  0.054      (J Lynch     ) 0.012  9.916  0.016
E1    (G Caheely   ) 0.014  9.920  0.020      (B Upton     ) 0.018  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:            #11  9.920  0.020                       #16  9.899 -0.001

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 233A Chuck Trotter                         232 John Labbous                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.893 161.04                     0.036  9.891 159.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Smida II  ) 0.008  9.846 -0.054      (C Manuel    ) 0.001  9.911  0.011
E1    (I Boicesco  ) 0.026  9.921  0.021      (T Corbett   ) 0.007  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #12  9.921  0.021                        #6  9.910  0.010

Chuck Trotter's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 6 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   23 John Taylor                          1867 Jay Cepelka                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.886 167.80                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K McClain   ) 0.022  9.865 -0.035      (S Lawton    ) 0.004  9.879 -0.021
E1    (R Connolly  ) 0.036  9.917  0.017      (G Slack     ) 0.050  9.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #10  9.917  0.017                        #4  9.906  0.006

Cepelka is a no show. Taylor will face Perry in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6104 Brad Plourd                          1842 Bernard Weaver               
E3   ****WINNER****  2.385  9.950 139.82                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.050             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.003  9.903  0.003      (K Griffiths ) 0.009  9.826 -0.074
E1    (M Tedesco   ) 0.024  9.915  0.015      (R Farkas    ) 0.026  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:             #9  9.915  0.015                        #3  9.902  0.002

Weaver is a no show. Plourd will face Trotter in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2881 Carl Watts                           1948 Kevin Maupin                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.905 161.36                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Berberich ) 0.003  9.895 -0.005      (C Westcott  ) 0.019  9.944  0.044
E1    (L Freer     ) 0.003  9.914  0.014      (G Laird     ) 0.031  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:             #8  9.914  0.014                        #2  9.901  0.001

Maupin is a no show. Watts will face Kenny in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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