Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 11:39 AM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2923 Greg Slack                           2893 David Morris                 
E2                  -0.001  9.903 157.47     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.914 170.15
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Perry     ) 0.003  9.911  0.011      (L Neely     ) 0.026  9.955  0.055
 Qualified:             #2  9.911  0.011                       #15  9.955  0.055

11:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 2,747 feet.

Slack just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Morris.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2927 Michael Harris                       1842 Bernard Weaver               
E2                   0.037  9.879 146.48     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.905 149.71
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Rhoton    ) 0.022  9.987  0.087      (T Barton    ) 0.016  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #21  9.987  0.087                        #8  9.916  0.016

Weaver gets out of the gate first and runs the number to take the win. Harris breaks out trying to run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2833 Billy Upton                          2318 John Taylor                  
E2                  -0.001 12.259  78.79     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.882 171.62
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  2.359             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Watts     ) 0.035 10.079  0.179      (H Borger    ) 0.021  9.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #24 10.079  0.179                       #11  9.929  0.029

Upton goes red giving the win to Taylor.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Justin Lopes                           24 Jerry Heffelfinger           
E2                   0.078  9.854 163.87     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.908 150.55
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) -0.002  9.926  0.026      (D Griffith  ) 0.033 10.007  0.107
 Qualified:             #9  9.926  0.026                       #22 10.007  0.107

Heffelfinger gets the holeshot;Lopes breaks out trying to run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Scott Lawton                         2211 Howard Day                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  9.912 155.06                    -0.004  9.924 168.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Starks    ) 0.023  9.878 -0.022      (S Hoyt      ) 0.020  9.931  0.031
 Qualified:            #25  9.878 -0.022                       #12  9.931  0.031

Day goes red giving the win to lawton.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 151X Bill Nuzzo                           3050 John Sikish                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  9.963 124.01                     0.099  9.847 166.74
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.063             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.053
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cook      ) 0.015  9.932  0.032      (S Lyons     ) 0.040  9.854 -0.046
 Qualified:            #13  9.932  0.032                       #26  9.854 -0.046

Nuzzo gets the advantage off of the line;Sikish breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2114 Steve Furr                           2107 Robert Houston               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.911 160.88                    -0.048  9.890 169.21
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Nuest     ) 0.012  9.911  0.011      (L Schreiner ) 0.028  9.960  0.060
 Qualified:             #3  9.911  0.011                       #16  9.960  0.060

Houston leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Furr.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Jason Kenny                          N518 Rick Swank                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.903 156.15                     0.030  9.884 152.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Farkas    ) -0.022  9.977  0.077      (B Tolley    ) 0.026  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #18  9.977  0.077                        #5  9.914  0.014

Kenny gets the holeshot;Swank breaks out trying to make up the difference.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2409 Jonathan Anderson                    151E Joseph Gallucci Jr.          
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  9.950 161.71                     0.072  9.923 160.59
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.050             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Cobb      ) 0.007 10.033  0.133      (M Lisenby   ) 0.089  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:            #23 10.033  0.133                       #10  9.928  0.028

Anderson gets out of the gate first and holds off Gallucci for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 182C Michael Handras                      2329 Ricky Hall                   
E2                   0.037  9.891 166.64     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.937 164.89
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Altilio   ) 0.005  9.915  0.015      (C Lewis     ) 0.009  9.981  0.081
 Qualified:             #7  9.915  0.015                       #20  9.981  0.081

Hall gets a great light and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 P394 Alison Prose                         1351 Craig Porter                 
E2                   0.031  9.885 147.04     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.891 161.73
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Freer     ) 0.022  9.912  0.012      (J Woeber    ) 0.015  9.963  0.063
 Qualified:             #4  9.912  0.012                       #17  9.963  0.063

Porter is almost perfect off of the line and takes the double-breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  232 John Labbous Jr.                     1990 Iggie Boicesco               
E2                   0.026  9.892 160.65     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.902 167.88
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Brown     ) 0.019  9.977  0.077      (D Mathauser ) 0.012  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #19  9.977  0.077                        #6  9.914  0.014

Boicesco gets the holeshot and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3941 Bob Prose                             204 Doug Ramsey                  
E2                   0.064  9.904 158.46     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.964 150.46
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Vrooman   ) 0.010  9.905  0.005      (N on File   ) 0.028  9.939  0.039
 Qualified:             #1  9.905  0.005                       #14  9.939  0.039

Ramsey is almost perfect off of the line and he takes the stripe for the win.

Doug Ramsey's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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