Sat, 04 May 2019, 09:32 AM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4422 Wes Neely                            1327 Lee Klingensmith             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  9.921 144.06                     0.026  9.927 157.56
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cook      ) 0.028  9.938  0.038      (S Whitlow   ) 0.041  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #17  9.938  0.038                        #5  9.912  0.012

Klingensmith with the starting line advantage, but Neely chased him down and gets the win in a close one. Wes Neely's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2329 Ricky Hall                           229D David Anspach                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.942 144.03                     0.002  9.981 147.42
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.081
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Day       ) 0.049  9.934  0.034      (L Freer     ) 0.019  9.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #16  9.934  0.034                        #4  9.911  0.011

Anspach with a great light, but Hall chased him down for the win. Ricky Hall's MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2114 Steve Furr                           266R Robert Stigall               
E2                   0.043  9.955 155.54     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.928 141.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Gregorski ) 0.077 10.089  0.189      (C Cummings  ) 0.063  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #21 10.089  0.189                        #9  9.924  0.024

Stigall with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2469 Jeff Jensen                          2833 Billy Upton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.971 164.77                     0.015 10.004 159.78
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.071             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.104
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J James     ) 0.044  9.933  0.033      (K Griffiths ) 0.016  9.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #15  9.933  0.033                        #3  9.906  0.006

Upton with the starting line advantage, but Jensen chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 209C Jeff Chandler                        2426 Jeff Webb                    
E2                   0.042  9.971 153.95     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.960 152.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.071             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Best      ) 0.027  9.924  0.024      (D Tatum III ) 0.014  9.876 -0.024
 Qualified:            #10  9.924  0.024                       #22  9.876 -0.024

Webb with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2794 Al Walker                             226 Dean Mathauser               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.985 145.45                     0.071  9.947 152.52
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.085             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.034  9.926  0.026      (N Stephenson) 0.030  9.874 -0.026
 Qualified:            #11  9.926  0.026                       #23  9.874 -0.026

Walker with the staring advantage and the win. Al Walker's MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4766 Shannon Brinkley                     1351 Craig Porter                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.939 154.69                     0.016  9.941 162.70
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Furr      ) 0.019  9.901  0.001      (K Threatt   ) 0.077  9.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #1  9.901  0.001                       #13  9.931  0.031

Brinkley with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Shannon Brinkley's MOV: 0.0082 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2504 Ricky Purcell                         219 Jamie Southards              
E2                   0.038  9.936 146.70     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.916 145.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Harper    ) 0.033  9.932  0.032      (D Ramsey    ) 0.012  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #14  9.932  0.032                        #2  9.903  0.003

Southards with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X256 Ernie Knight                            7 Jim Perry                    
E2                   0.048  9.937 137.00     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.958 159.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Duncan    ) 0.023  9.994  0.094      (V Harmon    ) 0.017  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #19  9.994  0.094                        #7  9.914  0.014

Perry with the starting line advantage and the win. Jim Perry's MOV: 0.0154 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 P209 Tim Powell                             26 Ray Miller III               
E2                   0.006  9.879 157.12     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.913 159.46
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Reed      ) 0.018 10.053  0.153      (T Caheely   ) 0.022  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #20 10.053  0.153                        #8  9.919  0.019

A couple great lights with Miller III getting the advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1490 Rich Price                           2881 Carl Watts                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.901 164.23                     0.017  9.953 158.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Morris    ) 0.074  9.928  0.028      (L Edwards   ) 0.060  9.870 -0.030
 Qualified:            #12  9.928  0.028                       #24  9.870 -0.030

Watts with the starting line advantage, but Price chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2958 Sherman Adcock                        217 Larry Forbes                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.836 163.14                    -0.250  9.919 133.43
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.064             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Trotter   ) 0.017  9.914  0.014      (G Warren    ) 0.035  9.976  0.076
 Qualified:             #6  9.914  0.014                       #18  9.976  0.076

Forbes goes red to give Adcock the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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