Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 09:57 AM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6241 Casey Plaizier                       6426 Mike Shannon                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.906 145.30                     0.012  9.879 150.90
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Owens     ) 0.033  9.913  0.013      (D Watson    ) 0.016  9.940  0.040
E1    (E McDow     ) 0.017  9.920  0.020      (B Turner    ) 0.006  9.949  0.049
 Qualified:             #9  9.920  0.020                       #18  9.949  0.049

Shannon with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Plaizier the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Tommy Phillips                       4588 Buddy Wood                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.905 164.55                     0.047  9.867 163.31
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Warren    ) 0.011  9.927  0.027      (S Collier   ) 0.026  9.884 -0.016
E1    (H Laris     ) 0.006  9.945  0.045      (C Henderson ) 0.015  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #17  9.945  0.045                        #8  9.918  0.018

Phillips with a perfect light and runs dead on with five for the win. Tommy Phillips' package: 0.005.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4251 Koy Collier                          438D Dwight Allen                 
E3                   0.032 10.065 146.18     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.925 128.71
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.165             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Stewart   ) 0.018  9.900  0.000                     0.032  9.956  0.056
E1    (P Gehan     ) 0.018  9.923  0.023      (S Carter    ) 0.075  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #10  9.923  0.023                        #1  9.903  0.003

Collier with the starting line advantage and then had problems and Allen gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jack Collier                         4924 Jerry Debusk                 
E3                   0.020  9.878 135.06     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.954 151.90
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lopez     ) 0.017  9.927  0.027      (T Nicholson ) 0.013  9.929  0.029
E1    (J Repka     ) 0.003  9.958  0.058      (C Cummings  ) 0.012  9.896 -0.004
 Qualified:            #19  9.958  0.058                       #28  9.896 -0.004

Debusk with a perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 499A Carllus Adkins                       5115 Steve Hayes                  
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.006 10.090 155.04                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.190             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Van Winkle) 0.012  9.902  0.002      (S Domingues ) 0.011  9.943  0.043
E1    (V Harmon    ) 0.028  9.911  0.011      (L Parfait   ) 0.038  9.940  0.040
 Qualified:             #7  9.911  0.011                       #16  9.940  0.040

Hayes with problems getting the car to fire and Adkins gets the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2459 Tommy Turner                          595 Tony Fuller                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.050  9.941 175.80                     0.017  9.897 133.95
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.041             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Harper    ) 0.005  9.900  0.000      (L Carter    ) 0.009  9.926  0.026
E1    (J Burrell   ) 0.046  9.926  0.026      (L Schreiner ) 0.018  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #12  9.926  0.026                       #20  9.961  0.061

Fuller with the starting line advantage, but takes too much stripe to give Turner the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4577 Chris Eidson                         1770 Jason Kenny                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.890 151.97                     0.007  9.887 158.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Wright    ) 0.006  9.915  0.015      (V Rowland   ) 0.026  9.920  0.020
E1    (M Johnston  ) 0.026  9.938  0.038      (C Best      ) 0.012  9.973  0.073
 Qualified:            #15  9.938  0.038                       #23  9.973  0.073

Kenny with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                        536 Robert Rowan                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.905 171.71                     0.038  9.878 161.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Arnold    ) 0.059  9.864 -0.036      (T Phillips  ) 0.019  9.907  0.007
E1    (S Turnbough ) 0.019  9.969  0.069      (T Allen     ) 0.006  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #22  9.969  0.069                       #14  9.933  0.033

Williams with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  404 Lanny Maples                         398F Joe Fisher                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.912 156.95                     0.014  9.914 160.38
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Salter    ) 0.017  9.924  0.024      (J Bunce     ) 0.017  9.874 -0.026
E1    (J Capp      ) 0.014  9.962  0.062      (K Raftery   ) 0.024  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #21  9.962  0.062                       #13  9.932  0.032

Identical reaction times and Maples gets the win in a close one. Lanny Maples' MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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