Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 04:35 PM Super Street Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Street at the NHRA, Inaugural SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7800 Mike Decarolis                       7442 Mike Lang                    
E3                   0.011 10.865 124.01     ****WINNER****  0.035 10.867 127.65
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.035           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Allen     ) 0.029 12.610  1.710      (B Richmond  ) 0.025 10.915  0.015
E1    (D Adams     ) 0.019 10.914  0.014      (D Whooley   ) 0.001 10.936  0.036
 Qualified:             #3 10.914  0.014                        #6 10.936  0.036

1:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,310 feet.

Lang with the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Dwight Downing                       7616 Ryan Mangus                  
E3                   0.027 10.872 131.81     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.895 119.67
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.028           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.017 10.912  0.012      (T Rash      ) 0.032 10.950  0.050
E1    (A Costa     ) 0.013 10.909  0.009      (J Sapone    ) 0.019 10.923  0.023
 Qualified:             #1 10.909  0.009                        #5 10.923  0.023

Mangus this time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 720D Nik Downing                            71 Gary Thompson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000 10.887 126.14                     0.025 10.881 132.26
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.013           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Gibson    ) 0.030 10.936  0.036      (J Parrino   ) 0.017 10.899 -0.001
E1    (M Scarpelli ) 0.014 10.894 -0.006      (A Kadar     ) 0.020 10.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #13 10.894 -0.006                        #4 10.917  0.017

Downing with the perfect RT and the better of the double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7866 William North                
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.027 10.868 141.42
                                                 S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (R Kelly Jr  ) 0.042 10.911  0.011
E1                                           (J Ledford   ) 0.006 10.911  0.011
 Qualified:                                                       #2 10.911  0.011

North with the Bye.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink