Fri, 18 May 2012, 19:07 PM Super Gas Shootout Round 1 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in DRAW/RFC Super Gas Shootout at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, B'laster Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3567 Carl Root 3952 Marvin Benoit Jr
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.932 147.73 0.037 9.914 154.92
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.032 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.014
Qualified: #9 9.905 0.005 #1 9.901 0.001
6:58 p.m. Carl Root's MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 5 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3172 Leo Zynda 3426 Frank Miller
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.088 9.902 163.00 No Time
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.002 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
Qualified: #15 9.911 0.011 #7 9.905 0.005
No sign of Miller's car, so Zynda gets a free tuning pass.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3231 Paul Richardson 3846 Chris Yates
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 9.887 161.56 -0.018 9.885 142.09
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
Qualified: #8 9.905 0.005 #16 9.913 0.013
Paul Richardson's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
358D Aaron Witsman 3372 Steven Hoyt
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 9.899 154.95 -0.016 9.862 163.61
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.038
Qualified: #2 9.901 0.001 #10 9.907 0.007
Aaron Witsman's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
138A Duane Lafleur 3602 Tim Schmidt
E1 0.012 9.883 150.75 ****WINNER**** 0.041 9.895 160.23
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
Qualified: #14 9.911 0.011 #6 9.904 0.004
Lafleur had a nice advantage on the tree, took too much stripe. Schmidt races Witsman in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3213 Bill Jackson 3820 Corinne MacMillan
E1 0.010 9.876 153.37 ****WINNER**** 0.010 9.901 164.05
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.001
Qualified: #11 9.908 0.008 #3 9.902 0.002
Tough matchup...identical lights. MacMillan put together a 0.011 package for the win. She races Zynda in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
331 Billy Smith 1555 John Cira
E1 0.028 9.894 166.19 ****WINNER**** 0.006 9.901 140.87
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.001
Qualified: #13 9.909 0.009 #5 9.903 0.003
John Cira's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0150 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out. Cira races Root in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3394 Tim Gillespie 3264 Paul Fidler
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.987 142.03 0.020 10.018 140.09
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.087 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.118
Qualified: #4 9.902 0.002 #12 9.908 0.008
Tim Gillespie's MOV: 0.0332 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He races Richardson in round two.
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