Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 20:54 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2318 John Taylor                           292 Dale Harrison                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.914 165.40                    -0.003  9.905 161.46
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stroud    ) 0.021  9.847 -0.053      (C Kenopic   ) 0.022  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #29  9.847 -0.053                       #14  9.932  0.032

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 2,793 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Harrison goes red to give Taylor the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3700 Phil Smida                           P209 Tim Powell                   
E2                   0.044  9.913 143.52     ****WINNER****  0.038  9.903 157.74
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Smith     ) 0.009  9.940  0.040      (R Cook      ) 0.019  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #16  9.940  0.040                        #1  9.904  0.004

Powell with the starting line advantage and the win. Tim Powell's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1351 Craig Porter                         4919 Joe Harper                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.916 163.75                     0.036  9.884 158.71
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Price     ) 0.039  9.832 -0.068      (M Furr      ) 0.006  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #24  9.886 -0.014                        #9  9.913  0.013

Porter with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Justin Lopes                         2888 Skip Walls                   
E2                   0.050  9.884 167.38     ****WINNER****  0.047  9.917 168.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Slack     ) 0.005  9.938  0.038      (D Allen     ) 0.010  9.812 -0.088
 Qualified:            #15  9.938  0.038                       #30  9.812 -0.088

Walls with a few ticks on the tree and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1770 Jason Kenny                          2001 Johnny Cobb                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.949 153.26                     0.104  9.939 142.42
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.049             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Zynda III ) 0.054  9.907  0.007      (B Hunter    ) 0.045  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:             #2  9.907  0.007                       #17  9.945  0.045

Kenny with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3821 Jeremy Mason                         2833 Billy Upton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.903 152.26                     0.032  9.895 167.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Marshall  ) 0.056  9.857 -0.043      (B Nuzzo     ) 0.015  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #28  9.857 -0.043                       #13  9.927  0.027

Mason with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3696 Rudy Matthews                          26 Ray Miller III               
E2                   0.050  9.907 149.30     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.923 158.67
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Ramsey    ) 0.050  9.907  0.007      (J Fisher    ) 0.004  9.948  0.048
 Qualified:             #3  9.907  0.007                       #18  9.948  0.048

Miller III with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2958 Sherman Adcock                       5928 Ken Griffiths                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.923 159.49                     0.025  9.915 157.58
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Watts     ) 0.008  9.893 -0.007      (J Cepelka   ) 0.007  9.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #22  9.893 -0.007                        #7  9.911  0.011

Adcock with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Sherman Adcock's MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1842 Bernard Weaver                       3320 Nichole Stephenson           
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048  9.944 150.45                     0.131  9.849 157.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.044             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Koncen    ) 0.017  9.909  0.009      (H Borger    ) 0.051 10.024  0.124
 Qualified:             #5  9.909  0.009                       #20 10.024  0.124

Weaver with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Jim Perry                            2893 David Morris                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.963 163.75                     0.060  9.922 164.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.063             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Furr      ) 0.031  9.907  0.007      (R Farkas    ) 0.001  9.971  0.071
 Qualified:             #4  9.907  0.007                       #19  9.971  0.071

Perry with a great light and the win. Jim Perry's MOV: 0.0105 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Ray Sawyer                           2708 Lauren Freer                 
E2                   0.024  9.955 172.10     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.915 164.95
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sikish    ) 0.010  9.910  0.010      (J Sessoms   ) 0.008  9.897 -0.003
 Qualified:             #6  9.910  0.010                       #21  9.897 -0.003

Freer with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  232 John Labbous Jr.                        8 Steve Hoyt                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.900 170.82                    -0.005  9.894 173.01
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Tatum III ) 0.013  9.913  0.013      (M Starks    ) 0.035  9.892 -0.008
 Qualified:             #8  9.913  0.013                       #23  9.892 -0.008

Hoyt goes red to give Labbous Jr. the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1987 Tom Stalba                           X256 Ernie Knight                 
E2                  -0.014  9.853 167.76     ****WINNER****  0.047  9.898 136.40
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Handras   ) 0.006  9.919  0.019      (C Westcott  ) 0.023  9.875 -0.025
 Qualified:            #11  9.919  0.019                       #26  9.875 -0.025

Stalba goes red to give Knight the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1490 Rich Price                           151E Joseph Gallucci Jr.          
E2                   0.032  9.906 164.07     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.910 162.51
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Porter    ) 0.022  9.873 -0.027      (J Houston   ) 0.006  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #27  9.873 -0.027                       #12  9.919  0.019

Gallucci Jr. with the starting line advantage and the win. Joseph Gallucci Jr.'s MOV: 0.0122 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3020 Dwight Nuest                         2004 Tyler Caheely                
E2                   0.010  9.955 153.75     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.942 150.53
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C MacMillan ) 0.019  9.914  0.014      (R Hall      ) 0.036  9.878 -0.022
 Qualified:            #10  9.914  0.014                       #25  9.878 -0.022

nuest with a tick advantage, but Caheely gets the win. Tyler Caheely's MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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