Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 06:04 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                            63 Dave Kelly                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.030 10.324 113.34                    -0.008 10.109 155.13
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.274            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.059
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.003 10.029 -0.021      (L Theobald  ) 0.015 10.058  0.008
E3    (M Miller    ) 0.008 10.071  0.021      (R Mayse     ) 0.014 10.070  0.020
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.015 10.061  0.011      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.003 10.071  0.021
E1    (J Dalrymple ) 0.037 10.051  0.001      (T Walker    ) 0.028 10.042 -0.008
 Qualified:             #1 10.051  0.001                       #50 10.042 -0.008

2:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 4,420 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Val Torres                           420X Michael Hunt                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.027 10.060 153.44                    -0.015 10.018 150.41
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.010            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Blodgett  ) 0.027 10.092  0.042      (R Bowman    ) 0.027 10.018 -0.032
E3    (W Newman    ) 0.017 10.006 -0.044      (B Fuller    ) 0.014  9.983 -0.067
E2    (A Boen      ) 0.027 10.077  0.027      (T Keddington) 0.030 10.041 -0.009
E1    (M Yeager    ) 0.016 10.106  0.056      (M Sawyer    ) 0.003 10.034 -0.016
 Qualified:            #40 10.106  0.056                       #52 10.034 -0.016

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5222 Max Tafoya                             19 Alan Kenny                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.006 10.067 156.83                     0.013 10.047 157.48
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.017            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Carroll   ) 0.076 10.034 -0.016      (R Okerman   ) 0.035 10.027 -0.023
E3    (B Dillard   ) 0.018 10.035 -0.015      (J Kenny     ) 0.012 10.049 -0.001
E2    (H Littlefiel) 0.051 10.010 -0.040      (V Torres    ) 0.028 10.042 -0.008
E1    (K Harkema   ) 0.004 10.074  0.024      (L Bradshaw  ) 0.038 10.079  0.029
 Qualified:            #26 10.074  0.024                       #30 10.079  0.029

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           7765 Jim Hughes                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.075 149.31                     0.028 10.121 144.71
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.025            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.071
 Prior rounds:
E4    (H Colleasure) 0.024 10.041 -0.009      (B Pierce    ) 0.024 10.061  0.011
E3    (K Mostowich ) 0.015 10.052  0.002      (R Sawyer    ) 0.029 10.305  0.255
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.017 10.104  0.054      (G Smith     ) 0.039 10.072  0.022
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.034 10.062  0.012      (T Hiatt     ) 0.024 10.086  0.036
 Qualified:            #13 10.062  0.012                       #32 10.086  0.036

In the next round it will be Lamb vs. Torres jr. and Kato vs. Tafoya.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink