Fri, 13 Mar 2020, 16:21 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 5 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
 2464 Matt Tankersley                      2409 Jonathan Anderson            
E5                   0.005  9.874 141.89     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.897 156.90
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Morrison  ) 0.014  9.889 -0.011      (J Sikish    ) 0.036  9.895 -0.005
E3                   0.000  9.876 -0.024      (N Stephenson) 0.010  9.912  0.012
E2    (J Labbous   ) 0.022  9.915  0.015      (R Shipp     ) 0.013  9.891 -0.009
E1    (Bye         ) -0.012  9.895 -0.005      (J Taylor    ) 0.020  9.873 -0.027
 Qualified:            #16  9.895 -0.005                       #22  9.873 -0.027

Tankersley with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Anderson the win. Anderson is advancing to his sixth National event final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2923 Greg Slack                           2399 Gene Quinn                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.888 147.36                     0.064  9.862 141.02
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Perry     ) 0.002  9.924  0.024      (D Morris    ) 0.030  9.912  0.012
E3    (C Porter    ) 0.000  9.865 -0.035      (J Shipp     ) 0.013  9.866 -0.034
E2    (D Schmidt   ) 0.030  9.884 -0.016      (R Price     ) 0.013  9.934  0.034
E1    (S Adcock    ) 0.024  9.914  0.014      (A Reed      ) 0.046  9.816 -0.084
 Qualified:             #4  9.914  0.014                       #28  9.816 -0.084

Slack with the starting line advantage and the win, he will face Anderson in the final. He is advancing to his fifth National event final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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