Sat, 02 Mar 2013, 12:56 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7767 Keith Manogue                        7019 Peter Bothe                  
E5                   0.028 10.043 133.88     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.964 138.61
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.143             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Sexton    ) 0.012  9.916  0.016      (R Perez Jr  ) 0.020  9.883 -0.017
E3    (L Rogers    ) 0.023  9.950  0.050      (R Balough   ) 0.018  9.918  0.018
E2    (D Coapstick ) 0.019  9.950  0.050      (F Kondrotas ) 0.031  9.936  0.036
E1    (A Dolezal   ) 0.032  9.734 -0.166      (D Pearson   ) 0.027  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #54  9.734 -0.166                        #4  9.907  0.007

10:50 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,389 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Peter Bothe's MOV: 0.0862 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                          760 Jerry Calton                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.899 152.62                    -0.017  9.918 147.28
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R MacKenzie ) 0.008  9.888 -0.012      (D Sato      ) 0.034  9.880 -0.020
E3    (D Crumlich  ) 0.041  9.990  0.090      (G Mignacca  ) 0.021  9.927  0.027
E2    (M Wiebe     ) 0.016  9.940  0.040      (T Hiatt     ) 0.028  9.888 -0.012
E1    (C Dales     ) 0.020  9.988  0.088      (B Pierce    ) 0.016  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #40  9.988  0.088                       #10  9.917  0.017

Clint Fishel's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7833 Dave Meziere                           76 Chad Langdon                 
E5                  -0.006  9.904 157.82     ****WINNER**** -0.003  9.889 137.89
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Keniry    ) 0.028  9.891 -0.009      (K Moore     ) 0.002  9.924  0.024
E3    (C Bishop    ) 0.019  9.930  0.030      (Bye         ) 0.050  9.931  0.031
E2    (T Barton    ) 0.051  9.910  0.010      (M Blodgett S) 0.034  9.912  0.012
E1    (H Colleasure) 0.005  9.955  0.055      (J Farrar    ) 0.042  9.948  0.048
 Qualified:            #32  9.955  0.055                       #28  9.948  0.048

Meziere was racing when SG originally started and is just misses the green by -0.006. Langdon will race Fishel in round six.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7851 Robert Naber                 
E5                                            ****WINNER**** -0.037  9.890 167.70
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (K Harkema   ) 0.010  9.893 -0.007
E3                                           (V Torres Jr ) 0.026  9.889 -0.011
E2                                           (T Bayer     ) 0.007  9.912  0.012
E1                                           (K Will      ) 0.008  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:                                                      #22  9.928  0.028

Bye run and he races Bothe later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink