Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 18 Apr 2009, 10:38 AM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Larry Sullivan



COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1990 Iggie Boicesco                       2709 Jason Lynch                  
E2                   0.023  9.895 168.51     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.918 163.89
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Laris     ) 0.004  9.907  0.007      (W Bogle     ) 0.020  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:             #6  9.907  0.007                       #21  9.932  0.032
10:25 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 969 feet, track temperature 62 degrees.

Iggie took a bit too much stripe.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2909 David Watson                         2038 Steve Cohen                  
E2                   0.017  9.932 156.46     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.932 156.72
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Ives      ) 0.014  9.915  0.015      (R Wilkerson ) 0.002  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #10  9.915  0.015                       #25  9.945  0.045
Steve Cohen's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 8 inches). David Watson's package: 0.049. Steve Cohen's package: 0.047.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  251 Gus Upshaw                           203T William Thigpen              
E2                   0.029  9.930 146.53     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.944 151.32
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.030             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Bell      ) 0.028  9.899 -0.001      (F Altilio   ) 0.017  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #28  9.899 -0.001                       #13  9.918  0.018
William Thigpen's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 409E Lamar Swindoll                          1 Brian Forrester              
E2                   0.005 10.064 142.07     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.931 156.25
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.164             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Richardson) 0.028  9.928  0.028      (M Benoit    ) 0.050  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #18  9.928  0.028                        #3  9.901  0.001
Swindoll had a great light, could not run the number.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 258B Tom Ratliff                          2281 Shannon Waycaster            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.974 154.65                     0.024 10.017 151.85
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.074             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.117
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Reed      ) 0.015  9.927  0.027      (M Cooke     ) 0.047  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #17  9.927  0.027                        #2  9.900  0.000
Tom Ratliff's MOV: 0.0244 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Mike Fuqua                           2271 Jimmy Fountain               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027 13.015  74.77                    -0.008  9.896 147.58
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  3.115             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J DeBusk    ) 0.012  9.980  0.080      (D Tatum     ) 0.022  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #27  9.980  0.080                       #12  9.917  0.017
Mike Fuqua wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  233 Gene Abbott                          2854 Gene Norwood                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.968 130.52                     0.040 10.065 150.01
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.068             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.165
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ayers     ) 0.032  9.916  0.016      (G Caheely   ) 0.048  9.975  0.075
 Qualified:            #11  9.916  0.016                       #26  9.975  0.075


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Mike Ruff                             226 Dean Mathauser               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.957 152.09                     0.034  9.966 138.19
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.057             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.066
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.016  9.904  0.004      (S Vandewalke) 0.010  9.929  0.029
 Qualified:             #4  9.904  0.004                       #19  9.929  0.029
Mike Ruff's MOV: 0.0276 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2870 Clint Lindsey                          19 Alan Kenny                   
E2                   0.015  9.971 149.07     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.926 155.54
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.071             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.001  9.924  0.024      (J Fuller    ) 0.016  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #16  9.924  0.024                       #31  9.885 -0.015
Alan Kenny's MOV: 0.0263 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 409F Scooter Choate                         26 Sherman Adcock Jr            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.935 143.49                     0.021  9.916 150.61
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ayers     ) 0.012  9.907  0.007      (G Summers   ) 0.018  9.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #5  9.907  0.007                       #20  9.931  0.031
Scooter Choate's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 7 inches). Scooter Choate's package: 0.035, all at the stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2840 Kurt Damron                          2318 John Taylor                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.878 179.09                    -0.001  9.901 162.53
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Brown     ) 0.040  9.924  0.024      (R Purcell   ) 0.010  9.886 -0.014
 Qualified:            #15  9.924  0.024                       #30  9.886 -0.014
Kurt Damron wins on a red light. Taylor missed by a thousandth at the tree, was a thousandth off his dial at the stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2732 Ryan Little                          2798 Matt Little                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  9.929 144.32                     0.120  9.946 149.31
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Harrell   ) 0.030  9.919  0.019      (R Hall      ) 0.043  9.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #14  9.919  0.019                       #29  9.890 -0.010


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 308V Jeremy Jensen                        2984 Scott Lyons                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.973 150.82                     0.067  9.931 151.97
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.073             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Lawton    ) 0.026  9.936  0.036      (T Smith     ) 0.007  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #24  9.936  0.036                        #9  9.910  0.010
Jeremy Jensen's MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2833 Billy Upton                          215L Lindsey Wood                 
E2                   0.037  9.864 163.63     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.885 148.87
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Walls     ) 0.026  9.932  0.032      (T Phillips  ) 0.022  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #22  9.932  0.032                        #7  9.907  0.007
Lindsey Wood wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2833 Billy Upton                          215L Lindsey Wood                 
E2                   0.037  9.864 163.63     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.885 148.87
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Walls     ) 0.026  9.932  0.032      (T Phillips  ) 0.022  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #22  9.932  0.032                        #7  9.907  0.007


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2252 Wes Adams                              15 Jason Kenny                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.896 146.37                    -0.001  9.947 143.00
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Blake     ) 0.008  9.934  0.034      (C DePascale ) 0.029  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #23  9.934  0.034                        #8  9.910  0.010
Wes Adams wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 438D Roy Hunter                                 Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.884 158.07     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Deluco    ) 0.064  9.900  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                     Bye
Hunter gets the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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