Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 21:26 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 5 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
 3700 Phil Smida                           X256 Ernie Knight                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.030  9.955 137.18                    -0.004 15.022  57.28
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  5.122
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Tolley    ) 0.019  9.874 -0.026      (Bye         ) 0.011  9.892 -0.008
E3    (G Slack     ) 0.020  9.912  0.012      (T Powell    ) 0.025  9.925  0.025
E2    (B Nuzzo     ) 0.007  9.946  0.046      (R Sawyer    ) 0.002  9.910  0.010
E1    (M Furr      ) 0.003  9.925  0.025      (M Freeman   ) 0.009  9.960  0.060
 Qualified:            #10  9.925  0.025                       #22  9.960  0.060

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 1,643 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Knight is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Smida the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 398F Joe Fisher                           201G George Caheely               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.893 169.68                    -0.011 12.097  92.60
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  2.197
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Manuel    ) 0.009  9.905  0.005      (T Allen     ) 0.020  9.882 -0.018
E3    (J Perry     ) 0.013  9.887 -0.013      (D Harrison  ) 0.014  9.883 -0.017
E2    (D Morris    ) 0.014  9.865 -0.035      (C Watts     ) 0.021  9.861 -0.039
E1    (T Stalba    ) 0.021  9.948  0.048      (L Paden     ) 0.017  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #18  9.948  0.048                       #16  9.938  0.038

Caheely goes red to give Fisher the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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