Sun, 31 Mar 2013, 00:09 AM Super Street Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Street 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
 7627 Dave Gotts                             72 Al Alguire                   
E3                   0.013 11.082 132.32     ****WINNER****  0.020 11.075 143.73
        S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-):  0.032           S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Miclette  ) 0.018 11.064  0.014      (J Fuller    ) 0.342 11.286  0.236
E1    (G Reust     ) 0.036 11.033 -0.017      (S Rollins   ) 0.021 11.062  0.012
 Qualified:            #17 11.033 -0.017                        #4 11.062  0.012

8:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 3,739 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Close race in the lights. Al Alguire runs closer to the dial for the win. MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  774 Ryan Giacone                         7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029 10.968 145.85                    -0.009 11.058 134.32
        S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-): -0.082           S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Sapone    ) 0.047 10.981 -0.069      (G Clark     ) 0.036 11.080  0.030
E1    (J Gariafola ) 0.032 11.087  0.037      (G Thompson  ) 0.041 11.053  0.003
 Qualified:             #6 11.087  0.037                        #2 11.053  0.003

Winner get the bye run to the round four.

Ryan Giacone's MOV: opponent's -0.009 red light. Blodgett runs 0.008 to his dial.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 765F Daniel McClelland                    6130 Steve Lowe                   
E3                   0.001 11.042 115.01     ****WINNER****  0.050 11.052 141.82
        S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-): -0.008           S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Polvadore ) 0.002 11.055  0.005      (K Bailey    ) 0.039 11.146  0.096
E1    (D Adams     ) 0.004 11.096  0.046      (J Bycroft   ) 0.004 11.055  0.005
 Qualified:             #7 11.096  0.046                        #3 11.055  0.005

Steve Lowe runs 0.002 to his dial for the win. MOV: McClelland broke out by -0.008 after cutting a 0.001 light

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7447 Bob Richmond                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055 11.046 125.99     
        S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-): -0.004   
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Decarolis ) 0.011 11.112  0.062   
E1    (B Watson    ) 0.009 11.052  0.002   
 Qualified:             #1 11.052  0.002                     Bye

Bye run and he will race Alguire next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7066 Chris Bracey                         747F Gary Stoffer                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.067 11.050 136.54                     0.056 11.064 140.72
        S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-):  0.000           S/ST Index: 11.05 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Greco     ) 0.005 11.057  0.007      (S Allen     ) 0.033 11.052  0.002
E1    (S Wellman   ) 0.012 11.045 -0.005      (J Dalrymple ) 0.005 11.031 -0.019
 Qualified:            #14 11.045 -0.005                       #18 11.031 -0.019

Close race. Chris Bracey runs right on his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 8 inches). He races Lowe in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink