Sat, 04 May 2019, 10:35 AM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
 4766 Shannon Brinkley                        7 Jim Perry                    
E3                  -0.009  9.889 160.73     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.889 169.21
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Porter    ) 0.010  9.939  0.039      (E Knight    ) 0.012  9.958  0.058
E1    (M Furr      ) 0.019  9.901  0.001      (V Harmon    ) 0.017  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:             #1  9.901  0.001                        #7  9.914  0.014

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,832 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Brinkley goes red to give Perry the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4422 Wes Neely                            2794 Al Walker                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.875 152.21                     0.012  9.871 155.70
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Klingensmi) 0.030  9.921  0.021      (D Mathauser ) 0.019  9.985  0.085
E1    (R Cook      ) 0.028  9.938  0.038      (Bye         ) 0.034  9.926  0.026
 Qualified:            #17  9.938  0.038                       #11  9.926  0.026

Neely with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   26 Ray Miller III                        219 Jamie Southards              
E3                   0.018  9.895 161.83     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.917 160.10
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Powell    ) 0.002  9.913  0.013      (R Purcell   ) 0.026  9.916  0.016
E1    (T Caheely   ) 0.022  9.919  0.019      (D Ramsey    ) 0.012  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:             #8  9.919  0.019                        #2  9.903  0.003

Southards with a great light and the win. He will face Neely in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2329 Ricky Hall                           2426 Jeff Webb                    
E3                   0.016  9.917 148.36     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.909 149.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Anspach   ) 0.032  9.942  0.042      (J Chandler  ) 0.037  9.960  0.060
E1    (H Day       ) 0.049  9.934  0.034      (D Tatum III ) 0.014  9.876 -0.024
 Qualified:            #16  9.934  0.034                       #22  9.876 -0.024

They have identical reaction times and Webb gets the win in a close one. Jeff Webb's MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 22 inches). He will face Perry in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 266R Robert Stigall                       2469 Jeff Jensen                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.946 142.25                     0.037  9.945 165.07
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.046             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Furr      ) 0.024  9.928  0.028      (B Upton     ) 0.029  9.971  0.071
E1    (C Cummings  ) 0.063  9.924  0.024      (J James     ) 0.044  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:             #9  9.924  0.024                       #15  9.933  0.033

Stigall with a tick advantage on the tree and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2958 Sherman Adcock                       1490 Rich Price                   
E3                   0.012  9.938 151.31     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.915 164.71
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Forbes    ) 0.010  9.836 -0.064      (C Watts     ) 0.025  9.901  0.001
E1    (C Trotter   ) 0.017  9.914  0.014      (D Morris    ) 0.074  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #6  9.914  0.014                       #12  9.928  0.028

Adcock with the starting line advantage, but Price chased him down for the win. He will face Stigall in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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