Sun, 20 Jun 2010, 04:20 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Mike Ruff                            2833 Billy Upton                  
E5                   0.005  9.956 149.36     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.954 149.45
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.056             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Tatum III ) 0.016  9.915  0.015      (D Clark     ) 0.009  9.886 -0.014
E3    (S Langdon   ) 0.021  9.913  0.013      (C Trotter   ) 0.022  9.964  0.064
E2    (R Lawton    ) 0.022  9.929  0.029      (D Connolly  ) 0.011  9.911  0.011
E1    (C Manuel    ) 0.027  9.910  0.010      (S Furr      ) 0.003  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:             #4  9.910  0.010                        #6  9.919  0.019

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.48 inches, adjusted altitude 4,308 feet, track temperature 138 degrees.

A couple great lights and Upton goes to the final. Billy Upton's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3449 Ed Apple                                   Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.041  9.932 149.08     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032     
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Stalba    ) 0.015  9.881 -0.019   
E3    (B Weaver    ) 0.017  9.935  0.035   
E2    (J Carbacio  ) 0.031  9.918  0.018   
E1    (J Sessoms   ) -0.101  9.963  0.063   
 Qualified:            #13  9.963  0.063                     Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink