Sun, 31 Mar 2013, 01:27 AM 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
 731K Tanner Hiatt                               Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.021 10.071 160.29     
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.021   
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Ginger    ) 0.026 10.050  0.000   
E3    (R MacKenzie ) 0.003 10.103  0.053   
E2    (M Dalrymple ) 0.004 10.064  0.014   
E1    (R Balough   ) 0.006 10.063  0.013   
 Qualified:            #15 10.063  0.013                     Bye

10:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.85 inches, adjusted altitude 3,686 feet.

Bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                           731 Rick Beckstrom               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.046 10.035 167.36                     0.066 10.003 168.91
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.047
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Phillips  ) 0.032 10.047 -0.003      (K Boehner   ) 0.015 10.076  0.026
E3    (G Ventura   ) 0.020 10.065  0.015      (C Plaizier  ) 0.018 10.067  0.017
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.050 10.062  0.012      (P Bothe     ) 0.027 10.047 -0.003
E1    (D Crumlich  ) 0.006 10.051  0.001      (M Ferderer  ) 0.021 10.055  0.005
 Qualified:             #3 10.051  0.001                        #6 10.055  0.005

Justin Lamb's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  767 Mike Wiblishouser                       3 Luke Bogacki                 
E5                   0.047 10.058 161.25     ****WINNER****  0.019 10.057 148.05
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Mc Clellan) 0.030 10.050  0.000      (D Anderson  ) 0.028 10.113  0.063
E3    (D Cook      ) 0.021 10.072  0.022      (J Strom     ) 0.023 10.113  0.063
E2    (K Sexton    ) 0.017 10.068  0.018      (R Fabbro    ) 0.014 10.050  0.000
E1    (T Bayer     ) 0.025 10.052  0.002      (B Fritz     ) 0.018 10.072  0.022
 Qualified:             #4 10.052  0.002                       #21 10.072  0.022

Luke Bogacki has the better light and runs 0.007 to the index. MOV: 0.0296 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5887 Rick Cates                            735 Steve Williams               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.050 10.057 158.71                     0.057 10.062 159.25
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.007            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Mostowich ) 0.004 10.070  0.020      (T Larson    ) 0.018 10.045 -0.005
E3    (M Miller    ) 0.028 10.004 -0.046      (P Prange    ) 0.022 10.069  0.019
E2    (D Keck      ) 0.006 10.244  0.194      (T Balough   ) 0.027 10.018 -0.032
E1    (S Anderson  ) 0.025 10.082  0.032      (B Pierce    ) 0.007 10.101  0.051
 Qualified:            #33 10.082  0.032                       #37 10.101  0.051

Rick Cates runs 0.007 to the index. MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Cates vs. Luke next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink