Sat, 19 Oct 2019, 20:52 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Jim Capp                                5 Tim Nicholson                
E5                   0.032  9.886 155.08     ****WINNER****  0.040  9.925 104.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E4    (V Rowland   ) 0.023  9.899 -0.001      (K Collier   ) 0.024  9.931  0.031
E3    (J Debusk    ) 0.027  9.867 -0.033      (T Pollard   ) 0.006  9.906  0.006
E2    (L Greathouse) 0.020  9.937  0.037      (C Mundt     ) 0.027  9.902  0.002
E1    (T Wilson    ) 0.039  9.907  0.007      (R Rowan     ) 0.010  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #2  9.907  0.007                       #19  9.947  0.047

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 2,845 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Capp with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Nicholson the win. He is advancing to his sixth National event final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Casey Plaizer                        5527 Jason McClure                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.021 11.776  85.36                     0.072  9.896 161.04
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.876             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Owens     ) 0.029  9.991  0.091      (P Gehan     ) 0.062  9.914  0.014
E3                   0.011  9.917  0.017      (L Maples    ) 0.039  9.929  0.029
E2    (B Dennis    ) 0.028  9.895 -0.005      (T Salter    ) 0.036  9.924  0.024
E1    (J Salter    ) 0.004  9.900  0.000      (L Carter    ) 0.025  9.946  0.046
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                       #18  9.946  0.046

Plaizier with the starting line advantage and the win. He is advancing to his fourth National event and second at this event. He is the defending event Champion.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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