Sun, 02 Nov 2014, 17:42 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             7712 Bernie Polvadore             
E6                   0.027 10.079 164.51     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.064 161.19
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.029            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E5                   0.021 10.022 -0.028      (D Kelly     ) 0.027 10.048 -0.002
E4    (J Kenny     ) 0.022 10.084  0.034      (N Cannon    ) 0.012 10.097  0.047
E3    (A Kinard    ) 0.015 10.026 -0.024                     0.020 10.040 -0.010
E2    (C Fishel    ) 0.013 10.045 -0.005      (T Grant     ) 0.019 10.055  0.005
E1    (D Dryden    ) 0.079 10.083  0.033      (S Rollins   ) 0.010 10.082  0.032
 Qualified:            #28 10.083  0.033                       #26 10.082  0.032

2:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,884 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Polvadore gets the holeshot and holds off Olpin for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Chad Langdon                         4747 Tommy Phillips               
E6                   0.011 10.154 130.75     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.100 145.39
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.104            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E5    (G Scott     ) 0.016 10.073  0.023      (D Meziere   ) 0.021 10.044 -0.006
E4    (A Warn      ) 0.022 10.029 -0.021                     0.020 10.064  0.014
E3    (T Allen     ) 0.017 10.068  0.018      (S Parsons   ) 0.007 10.068  0.018
E2    (M Willoughby) 0.014 10.008 -0.042      (B Wood      ) 0.024  9.988 -0.062
E1    (R Colletti  ) 0.030 10.128  0.078      (H Colleasure) 0.023 10.062  0.012
 Qualified:            #38 10.128  0.078                       #15 10.062  0.012

Langdon gets out of the gate first but can't run the number.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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