Sun, 16 Aug 2009, 08:38 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Linzi Theobald                       5572 Larry Wiebusch               
E5                   0.018  9.883 152.97     ****WINNER****  0.045  9.889 142.73
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Vados     ) 0.024  9.904  0.004      (W Goldammer ) 0.045  9.920  0.020
E3    (R Connolly  ) 0.038  9.886 -0.014      (C Lundberg  ) 0.009  9.936  0.036
E2    (R Scheleck  ) 0.030  9.970  0.070      (D Woody     ) 0.039  9.907  0.007
E1    (D Senkow    ) 0.054  9.929  0.029      (R Grundhoefe) 0.029  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #16  9.929  0.029                       #44  9.893 -0.007

7:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.53 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Larry Wiebusch wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5397 Dan Gilgosch                         5263 Eugene Belair                
E5                   0.012 20.504  46.28     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.220 111.60
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 10.604             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.320
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Diethert  ) 0.037  9.936  0.036      (J Bieringer ) 0.034  9.883 -0.017
E3    (K Theobald  ) 0.019  9.943  0.043      (M Sannon    ) 0.030  9.914  0.014
E2    (M Schnobrich) 0.025  9.898 -0.002      (J Thompson  ) 0.013  9.924  0.024
E1    (S Mc Masters) 0.044  9.862 -0.038      (C Rieck     ) 0.018  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #48  9.862 -0.038                       #20  9.933  0.033

It looked like Gilgosch went on the throttle stop, then couldn't get off of it.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5025 Mike Wiblishouser                    340B William Hanes                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.947 151.80                     0.055  9.939 149.80
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Cheney    ) 0.013  9.919  0.019                     -0.005  9.848 -0.052
E3    (C Mac Millan) 0.015  9.898 -0.002      (E Holmgren  ) 0.046  9.914  0.014
E2    (R Nygaard   ) 0.020  9.940  0.040      (R Malik     ) 0.012  9.927  0.027
E1    (D Koll      ) 0.011  9.983  0.083      (M McMasters ) 0.018  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #37  9.983  0.083                       #14  9.917  0.017

Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0219 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He'll face Wiebusch in round six.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                397M Brina Splingaire             
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.016  9.857 158.46
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.043
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (D Davis     ) 0.030  9.901  0.001
E3                                           (D Evens     ) 0.035  9.858 -0.042
E2                                           (T Tharp     ) 0.017  9.948  0.048
E1                                           (D Westra    ) 0.038  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:                                                      #15  9.918  0.018

Splingaire versus Belair in round six.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink