Sun, 04 Mar 2012, 15:05 PM Super Gas Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 6 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                             47 John Salter                  
E6                   0.047  9.865 161.83     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.902 172.74
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E5    (J Debusk    ) 0.028  9.931  0.031      (B Harris    ) 0.020  9.892 -0.008
E4    (T Phillips  ) 0.003  9.906  0.006      (V Rowland   ) 0.019  9.857 -0.043
E3    (L Trahan    ) 0.044  9.983  0.083      (J Peppler   ) -0.006  9.919  0.019
E2    (K Sasich    ) 0.003  9.943  0.043      (J Richey    ) 0.018  9.880 -0.020
E1    (J Campbell  ) 0.016  9.959  0.059      (C Mundt     ) 0.037  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #10  9.959  0.059                        #4  9.919  0.019

2:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 1,000 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Lopez is the only roadster making it to the semfinals and the finals in a class dominated by Corvette roadsters.

Salter did all the dominating here, with a perfect light and a 0.002 package to "seal the deal." John Salter's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 2 feet), opponent broke out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink