Mon, 07 Sep 2015, 14:55 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1327 Lee Klingensmith                     390V Nathan Vrooman               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.921 154.74                     0.024  9.895 162.76
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Harris    ) 0.005  9.926  0.026      (D Marshall  ) 0.018  9.889 -0.011
E3    (E Apple     ) -0.002  9.852 -0.048      (B Locke     ) 0.012  9.938  0.038
E2    (E Hutchinson) 0.018  9.907  0.007      (S Eckard    ) 0.017  9.886 -0.014
E1    (G Warren    ) 0.035  9.848 -0.052      (J Helmin    ) 0.023  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #61  9.848 -0.052                       #18  9.918  0.018

2:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,908 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Great 0.006 light for Lee Klingensmith MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.005.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3236 Mark Cole                            3575 Paul Brown                   
E5                   0.029 10.129 141.34     ****WINNER****  0.063 10.003 134.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.229             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.103
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Swan      ) 0.029  9.939  0.039      (L Bogacki   ) 0.013  9.911  0.011
E3    (B Plourd    ) 0.015  9.891 -0.009      (E Richardson) 0.032  9.916  0.016
E2    (G Laird     ) 0.015  9.915  0.015      (T Barlow    ) 0.039 10.052  0.152
E1    (S Morton    ) 0.034  9.966  0.066      (M Keenan    ) 0.056  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #35  9.966  0.066                        #8  9.904  0.004

Cole gets a nice lead at the green and is leading Brown until near the 1000 foot lights. A ton of smoke comes from the car and it slows.

Paul Brown will race Klingensmith later. MOV: 0.0928 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

2:49 p.m. Time to check the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Trevor Larson                        1924 Francis Ross                 
E5                   0.014  9.895 167.47     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.900 166.56
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Maggart   ) 0.013  9.926  0.026      (L Zynda III ) 0.016  9.904  0.004
E3    (H Laris     ) 0.019  9.913  0.013      (J Harper    ) 0.006  9.884 -0.016
E2    (T Stalba    ) 0.013  9.917  0.017      (D Tool      ) 0.031  9.924  0.024
E1    (R Goodrich  ) 0.049  9.951  0.051      (C MacMillan ) 0.008  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #31  9.951  0.051                        #3  9.900  0.000

2:51 p.m. No problems

Francis Ross takes a great two package with a right on the index win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 21 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3702 Skip Saddler                         6173 Ken Mostowich                
E5                   0.038  9.896 140.12     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.905 156.53
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Yannetti  ) 0.055  9.884 -0.016      (T Millwood  ) 0.021  9.911  0.011
E3    (P Smida     ) 0.039  9.865 -0.035      (D Dahlem    ) 0.057  9.922  0.022
E2                   0.062  9.886 -0.014      (J Wilson Sr ) 0.001  9.946  0.046
E1    (R Eaker     ) 0.069  9.900  0.000      (J Rudolf    ) 0.039  9.968  0.068
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                       #36  9.968  0.068

Ken Mostowich's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0140 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out. He races Ross.

2:52 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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