Fri, 13 Mar 2020, 15:47 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2923 Greg Slack                           2508 Jim Perry                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.924 150.08                     0.024  9.932 161.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Porter    ) 0.000  9.865 -0.035      (R Cook      ) 0.015  9.879 -0.021
E2    (D Schmidt   ) 0.030  9.884 -0.016      (M Furr      ) 0.026  9.886 -0.014
E1    (S Adcock    ) 0.024  9.914  0.014      (R Lower     ) 0.003  9.797 -0.103
 Qualified:             #4  9.914  0.014                       #30  9.797 -0.103

Slack with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2399 Gene Quinn                           2893 David Morris                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.030  9.912 131.46                     0.005  9.954 170.15
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Shipp     ) 0.013  9.866 -0.034      (D Dahlem    ) 0.016  9.921  0.021
E2    (R Price     ) 0.013  9.934  0.034      (T Parker    ) 0.005  9.897 -0.003
E1    (A Reed      ) 0.046  9.816 -0.084      (R Pica      ) 0.006  9.937  0.037
 Qualified:            #28  9.816 -0.084                        #9  9.937  0.037

Morris with a great light and the win. He will face Slack in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1184 Jim Morrison                         2464 Matt Tankersley              
E4                   0.014  9.867 154.39     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.889 143.23
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.033             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Roedel    ) 0.015  9.864 -0.036                     0.000  9.876 -0.024
E2    (W Kelley    ) 0.031  9.921  0.021      (J Labbous   ) 0.022  9.915  0.015
E1    (F Altilio   ) 0.016  9.832 -0.068      (Bye         ) -0.012  9.895 -0.005
 Qualified:            #27  9.832 -0.068                       #16  9.895 -0.005

They have identical reaction times and Tankersley gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2409 Jonathan Anderson                    3050 John Sikish                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.895 161.11                     0.045  9.889 164.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N Stephenson) 0.010  9.912  0.012      (R Orbin Sr  ) 0.068  9.849 -0.051
E2    (R Shipp     ) 0.013  9.891 -0.009      (L Morris    ) 0.029  9.964  0.064
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.020  9.873 -0.027      (M Handras   ) 0.032  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #22  9.873 -0.027                        #3  9.912  0.012

Anderson with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Tankersley in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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