Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 07:14 PM Super Gas Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Jimmy Lewis                          7498 Steve Casner                 
E6                   0.013  9.918 158.17     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.918 164.39
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E5    (G Turczyn Jr) 0.015  9.897 -0.003                     0.002  9.910  0.010
E4    (R Herem     ) 0.012  9.895 -0.005      (S Williams  ) 0.017  9.923  0.023
E3    (J Esposito  ) 0.022  9.962  0.062      (J Calton    ) 0.026  9.922  0.022
E2    (J Denton    ) 0.006  9.900  0.000      (L Rogers    ) 0.013  9.934  0.034
E1    (J Gallatin  ) 0.017  9.923  0.023      (M Hunt      ) 0.012 10.010  0.110
 Qualified:             #6  9.923  0.023                       #16 10.010  0.110

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,817 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

This was a great drag race with Steve Casner winning the dead heat by 0.0007 seconds (approximately 2 inches). Casner wins his second National event this year and the fourth in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink