Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 20:56 PM
Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations
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By Bob Orme
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals
presented by WIX Filters:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2418 Bobby Tolley 3700 Phil Smida
E4 -0.006 9.879 139.26 ****WINNER**** 0.019 9.874 153.82
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026
Prior rounds:
E3 (J Cepelka ) 0.007 9.912 0.012 (G Slack ) 0.020 9.912 0.012
E2 (B Upton ) 0.050 9.878 -0.022 (B Nuzzo ) 0.007 9.946 0.046
E1 (Bye ) 0.018 9.949 0.049 (M Furr ) 0.003 9.925 0.025
Qualified: #20 9.949 0.049 #10 9.925 0.025
8:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,643 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.Tolley leaves a little too early, giving the win to Smida.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
201G George Caheely 1822 Tommy Allen
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.020 9.882 164.81 0.018 9.869 163.61
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031
Prior rounds:
E3 (D Harrison ) 0.014 9.883 -0.017 (M Starks Jr ) 0.020 9.904 0.004
E2 (C Watts ) 0.021 9.861 -0.039 (S Truelove ) 0.029 9.931 0.031
E1 (L Paden ) 0.017 9.938 0.038 (D Mathauser ) 0.006 9.932 0.032
Qualified: #16 9.938 0.038 #12 9.932 0.032
Caheely gets the double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
398F Joe Fisher 2908 Corey Manuel
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.009 9.905 164.09 0.049 9.873 146.81
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.005 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027
Prior rounds:
E3 (J Perry ) 0.013 9.887 -0.013 (R Cook ) 0.012 9.920 0.020
E2 (D Morris ) 0.014 9.865 -0.035 (D Nuest ) 0.017 9.919 0.019
E1 (T Stalba ) 0.021 9.948 0.048 (L Freer ) 0.020 9.916 0.016
Qualified: #18 9.948 0.048 #7 9.916 0.016
Fisher is better at the tree and at the stripe for the win. He'll face Caheely in round five.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye X256 Ernie Knight
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.011 9.892 137.82
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
Prior rounds:
E3 (T Powell ) 0.025 9.925 0.025
E2 (R Sawyer ) 0.002 9.910 0.010
E1 (M Freeman ) 0.009 9.960 0.060
Qualified: #22 9.960 0.060
Knight has the bye and he'll face Smida in the semifinals.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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