Sun, 02 Oct 2022, 15:32 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4919 Joe Harper                             38 Patrick Debottis             
E5                   0.018  9.953 158.20     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.939 163.24
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.053             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Mason     ) 0.031  9.909  0.009                     0.885 12.609  2.709
E3    (J Shipp     ) 0.030  9.925  0.025      (C Bishop    ) 0.036  9.911  0.011
E2    (T Gillespie ) 0.028  9.972  0.072      (C Best      ) 0.002  9.940  0.040
E1    (V Rowland   ) 0.037  9.865 -0.035      (K Huckstep  ) 0.017  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #27  9.865 -0.035                       #15  9.923  0.023

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 30.23 inches, adjusted altitude 1,456 feet.

Harper with the starting line advantage, but DeBottis chases him down for the win in a close one. Patrick Debottis' MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 9 inches). DeBottis is advancing to his second final round, both this season.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3558 Rob Kropfeld                           33 Bob Locke                    
E5   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.910 172.52                     0.017  9.897 150.41
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Taylor    ) 0.009  9.920  0.020      (H Robison   ) 0.029  9.914  0.014
E3    (J Jensen    ) 0.008  9.932  0.032      (D Nuest     ) 0.018  9.884 -0.016
E2    (M Withers   ) 0.005  9.909  0.009      (L Schreiner ) 0.026  9.894 -0.006
E1    (L Bogacki   ) 0.007  9.909  0.009      (J Sikish    ) 0.008  9.892 -0.008
 Qualified:             #7  9.909  0.009                       #23  9.892 -0.008

They have identical reaction times and the win as Locke takes too much stripe. Kropfeld is advancing to his third final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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