Sat, 22 Oct 2011, 01:56 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event 2 at Royal Purple Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                478H Michael Gandy                
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.012  9.909 150.97
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (D Schnautz  ) 0.004  9.907  0.007
E3                                           (J Carter    ) 0.011  9.924  0.024
E2                                           (T Salter    ) 0.018  9.901  0.001
E1                                           (D Mc Cullar ) -0.002  9.937  0.037
 Qualified:                                                      #15  9.937  0.037

12:51 p.m. Michael Gandy's package: 0.021.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4866 John Salter                          498K Rustin Mayse                 
E5                   0.009  9.926 171.75     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.913 161.15
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Phillips  ) 0.015  9.905  0.005      (J Debusk    ) -0.002  9.882 -0.018
E3    (J Palmer    ) 0.064  9.866 -0.034      (Bye         ) 0.011  9.868 -0.032
E2    (J Franklin  ) 0.030  9.887 -0.013      (J Campbell  ) 0.029  9.853 -0.047
E1    (T Gray      ) 0.018  9.893 -0.007      (M Van Winkle) 0.026  9.936  0.036
 Qualified:            #30  9.893 -0.007                       #14  9.936  0.036

Rustin Mayse's MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 10 inches). Salter had the better light, but gave up the stripe. Mayse gets a bye to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4139 Alan Claunch                         4613 Jason Richey                 
E5                   0.037  9.906 111.98     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.906 165.15
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.033  9.910  0.010                     0.006  9.912  0.012
E3    (A Wood      ) 0.044  9.849 -0.051      (R McKinley  ) 0.036 10.126  0.226
E2    (R Warren    ) 0.023  9.932  0.032      (J Virgadamo ) 0.040  9.914  0.014
E1    (T Allen     ) 0.003  9.898 -0.002      (J Lopez     ) 0.027  9.892 -0.008
 Qualified:            #28  9.898 -0.002                       #31  9.892 -0.008

Richey had a fuve thousandths edge at the green and that was the difference at the stripe. Jason Richey's MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 10 inches). He races Gandy in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink