Sun, 22 May 2016, 09:54 AM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  543 Craig Maddox                         4325 Larry Carter                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.907 162.08                    -0.003  9.889 155.06
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Bowman    ) 0.017  9.889 -0.011                     0.084  9.898 -0.002
E1    (J Peterson  ) 0.027 10.081  0.181      (H Robison   ) 0.056  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #24 10.081  0.181                        #1  9.900  0.000

Carter is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Maddox with a great light and the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5379 Jeff Landholm                        5952 Corey Bentley                
E3                   0.033  9.917 155.10     ****WINNER****  0.042  9.906 144.75
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Collins   ) 0.040  9.891 -0.009      (T Chaffin   ) 0.030  9.924  0.024
E1    (K Hildahl   ) 0.041  9.889 -0.011      (J Repka     ) 0.018  9.954  0.054
 Qualified:            #28  9.889 -0.011                       #20  9.954  0.054

Landholm with the starting line advantage, but Bentley gets the win in a close one. Corey Bentley's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 8 inches). He will face Maddox in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5834 Jeremy Siffring                      4311 Jeff Lopez                   
E3                   0.111  9.864 154.21     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.924 157.06
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Allen     ) 0.033  9.971  0.071      (K Moore     ) 0.014  9.909  0.009
E1    (D Gamblin   ) 0.047  9.916  0.016      (D Swinehart ) 0.028  9.941  0.041
 Qualified:            #10  9.916  0.016                       #17  9.941  0.041

Lopez with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5090 Duane Kohl                           538X Casey Wagner                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.916 164.49                     0.025  9.910 166.68
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Schaffer  ) 0.021 10.502  0.602      (R Mayse     ) 0.010  9.914  0.014
E1    (D Nelson    ) 0.014  9.902  0.002      (S Carter    ) 0.038  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:             #4  9.902  0.002                       #12  9.924  0.024

Kohl with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Duane Kohl's MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5934 Keith Kuehn                          5388 Bruce Johnson                
E3                   0.004  9.887 148.74     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.917 162.94
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Gray      ) 0.047  9.902  0.002      (E Enders    ) 0.034  9.895 -0.005
E1    (P Unruh     ) 0.014  9.903  0.003      (J Bunce     ) 0.048  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #7  9.903  0.003                       #15  9.930  0.030

Kuehn with a great light and then took too much stripe to give Johnson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5147 Steve Domingues                        55 Todd Heins                   
E3                  -0.001  9.939 158.82     ****WINNER****  0.047  9.920 156.61
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Butler    ) 0.040  9.885 -0.015      (J Lewis     ) 0.028  9.909  0.009
E1    (T Dahlberg  ) 0.006  9.901  0.001      (R Ropwan    ) 0.015  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:             #3  9.901  0.001                       #26  9.899 -0.001

Domingues is a tick too quick on the tree and turned on the red light. Heins gets the win. He will face Johnson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5887 Rick Cates                           5278 Todd Nielsen                 
E3                   0.022  9.927 162.74     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.915 162.68
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Nichols   ) 0.012  9.906  0.006      (B Harris    ) 0.021  9.906  0.006
E1    (G Cooper    ) 0.004  9.931  0.031      (G Hollst Jr ) 0.033  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #16  9.931  0.031                        #8  9.912  0.012

Nielsen with the starting line advantage and the win. Todd Nielsen's MOV: 0.0213 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He will face Kohl in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5251 Tim Nicholson                         404 Lanny Maples                 
E3                   0.026  9.945 105.42     ****WINNER****  0.027  9.928 154.67
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Cappiello ) 0.009  9.920  0.020      (A Gavlovsky ) 0.010  9.935  0.035
E1    (R Hill      ) 0.017  9.926  0.026      (K Sanders   ) 0.026  9.969  0.069
 Qualified:            #14  9.926  0.026                       #21  9.969  0.069

Nicholson with a tick advantage on the tree, but Maples gets the win. Lanny Maples' MOV: 0.0163 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Lopez in the next round.

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