Fri, 08 Nov 2024, 19:44 PM W.W. Williams Super Gas Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in W.W. Williams Super Gas Shootout at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Mike Boehner                            8 Rodger Sauder                
E1                   0.036 10.077 151.92     ****WINNER****  0.020 10.070 158.06
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.027            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:             #2 10.059  0.009                        #6 10.073  0.023

4:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,481 feet.

Sauder gets out of the gate first and holds off Boehner to take the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7001 Paul Prange                          D774 Ryan Giacone                 
E1                   0.017 10.005 159.68     ****WINNER****  0.060 10.085 145.93
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.045            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:             #8 10.076  0.026                        #4 10.069  0.019

Prange gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Giacone.

Giacone will take on Sauder in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6263 Joshua Mellof                          79 Steve Parsons                
E1                   0.036 10.031 150.88     ****WINNER****  0.066 10.085 167.72
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.019            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:             #7 10.074  0.024                        #3 10.059  0.009

Mellof gets the advantage off of the line but runs a little too quick and breaks out giving the win to Parsons.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Evan Kowalski                        5887 Rickey Cates                 
E1                   0.002 10.106 151.00     ****WINNER****  0.002 10.070 160.67
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.056            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:             #1 10.052  0.002                        #5 10.069  0.019

They leave the line together but Cates runs dead on and takes the win with a .002 package.

Cates will take on Parsons in the next round.

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