Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 18:51 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   67 Dave Kelly                           7363 Stephanie Warn-Skaggs        
E5   ****WINNER****  0.016 10.058 150.92                     0.065 10.044 165.31
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Beckstrom ) 0.020 10.053  0.003      (R Kato      ) 0.053 10.034 -0.016
E3    (M Wiebe     ) 0.018 10.091  0.041      (T Balough   ) 0.018 10.072  0.022
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.039 10.042 -0.008      (B Downing   ) 0.023 10.069  0.019
E1    (S Brunson   ) 0.011 10.091  0.041      (R Rabe      ) 0.023 10.067  0.017
 Qualified:            #26 10.091  0.041                       #17 10.067  0.017

3:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 27.20 inches, adjusted altitude 4,681 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Dave Kelly has a 0.016 light for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0350 seconds (approximately 8 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                         7093 Gene Carter                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.054 10.032 133.95                     0.030 10.017 154.86
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.018            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Crumlich  ) 0.003 10.042 -0.008      (M Miyashiro ) 0.017 10.059  0.009
E3    (J Bourquin  ) 0.010 10.113  0.063      (F Kondrotas ) 0.021 10.057  0.007
E2    (L Theobald  ) 0.005 10.051  0.001      (P Giacalone ) 0.033 10.065  0.015
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.016 10.085  0.035      (D Downing   ) 0.002 10.125  0.075
 Qualified:            #24 10.085  0.035                       #33 10.125  0.075

Chad Langdon's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                          51 Kevin Moore                  
E5   ****WINNER**** -0.007 10.047 166.31                           No Time      
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Scarth    ) 0.027 10.051  0.001      (B Pierce    ) 0.048 10.051  0.001
E3    (T Larson    ) 0.004 10.011 -0.039      (J Lewis     ) 0.011 10.052  0.002
E2    (E De Staute ) 0.035 10.068  0.018      (D Sanchez   ) 0.012 10.145  0.095
E1    (D Pearson   ) 0.009 10.041 -0.009      (S Rollins   ) 0.007 10.062  0.012
 Qualified:            #46 10.041 -0.009                       #13 10.062  0.012

Moore is a no show and Balough will get the bye next round to the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink