Sun, 04 Mar 2012, 13:39 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, first event at Royal Purple Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4311 Jeff Lopez                              4 Tommy Phillips               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.906 156.92                     0.022  9.905 148.22
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Trahan    ) 0.044  9.983  0.083      (R Mayse     ) 0.010  9.909  0.009
E2    (K Sasich    ) 0.003  9.943  0.043      (R Blackwell ) 0.016  9.918  0.018
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.016  9.959  0.059      (R Baudoin   ) 0.012 10.019  0.119
 Qualified:            #10  9.959  0.059                       #13 10.019  0.119

12:33 p.m. Good race, Lopez beating Phillips with a 0.009 package. Jeff Lopez's MOV: 0.0183 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4924 Jerry Debusk                           10 Jimmy Lewis                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.001  9.907 158.02                     0.021  9.892 159.89
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Cappiello ) 0.074  9.948  0.048      (S Choate    ) 0.008  9.923  0.023
E2    (S Brinkley  ) 0.028  9.898 -0.002      (Bye         ) 0.003  9.851 -0.049
E1    (A Claunch   ) 0.036  9.925  0.025      (L Blankenshi) 0.013  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:             #5  9.925  0.025                        #1  9.903  0.003

Another "big name" racer ends up on the wrong end of a good package, Debusk putting Lewis in the trailer with a 0.008 package. Debusk and Lopez will square off in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 498V Vernon Rowland                         47 John Salter                  
E4                   0.004  9.853 153.82     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.857 171.86
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.043
 Prior rounds:
E3    (F Tamborella) 0.016  9.922  0.022      (J Peppler   ) -0.006  9.919  0.019
E2    (J Repka     ) 0.022  9.948  0.048      (J Richey    ) 0.018  9.880 -0.020
E1    (D Bontrager ) 0.032  9.753 -0.147      (C Mundt     ) 0.037  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #27  9.753 -0.147                        #4  9.919  0.019

John Salter's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4956 Brandon Harris                             Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.885 169.91     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Salter    ) 0.016  9.885 -0.015   
E2    (A Savage    ) 0.023  9.920  0.020   
E1    (A Boggs     ) 0.019  9.867 -0.033   
 Qualified:            #22  9.867 -0.033                     Bye

Harris faces Salter in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink