Sat, 27 Oct 2018, 22:26 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  683 Rob Willis                           769K Aaron Kinard                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.004 10.022 166.64                    -0.001 13.885  90.60
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.028            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  3.835
 Prior rounds:
E4    (G Scott     ) 0.031 11.767  1.717      (K Comstock  ) 0.005 10.057  0.007
E3    (R MacKenzie ) 0.009 10.068  0.018      (M Miller    ) 0.012 10.072  0.022
E2    (J Calton    ) 0.044 10.012 -0.038      (M Boner     ) 0.005 10.079  0.029
E1    (M Lang      ) 0.024 10.028 -0.022      (D Nichols   ) 0.026 10.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #32 10.028 -0.022                        #7 10.057  0.007

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 4,038 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Kinard is tick too quick on the tree and turned on the red light...Willis with a great light for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7657 Loreen Rogers                        7061 Matt Blodgett                
E5                   0.062 10.029 165.25     ****WINNER****  0.001 10.076 133.82
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.021            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Perivolari) 0.023 10.058  0.008      (B Preszler  ) 0.020 10.118  0.068
E3    (J Kenny     ) 0.017 10.072  0.022      (A Savage    ) 0.018 10.090  0.040
E2    (T Parker    ) 0.060 10.030 -0.020      (L Scarth    ) 0.011 10.053  0.003
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.029 10.060  0.010      (G Turczyn Jr) 0.023 10.081  0.031
 Qualified:             #9 10.060  0.010                       #24 10.081  0.031

Blodgett with a near perfect light and the win. He will have a bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                6241 Casey Plaizier               
E5                                            ****WINNER****  1.197 No Time      
                                                   S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (R Coleman   ) 0.026 10.149  0.099
E3                                           (B Johnson   ) 0.014 10.059  0.009
E2                                           (R Sauder    ) 0.012 10.050  0.000
E1                                           (R Cordeiro  ) 0.013 10.077  0.027
 Qualified:                                                      #21 10.077  0.027

Plaizier took the green for the win, he will face Willis in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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