Fri, 10 May 2013, 18:42 PM Super Gas Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2952 Scott Lawton                         2833 Billy Upton                  
E5                   0.027  9.925 146.89     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.915 153.79
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Ewing     ) 0.014  9.878 -0.022                     0.024  9.910  0.010
E3    (R Wilkerson ) 0.012  9.928  0.028      (K Threatt   ) 0.035  9.899 -0.001
E2    (M Crick     ) 0.023  9.981  0.081      (S Brinkley  ) 0.021  9.902  0.002
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.015  9.915  0.015      (S Adcock    ) 0.013  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:             #3  9.915  0.015                        #2  9.913  0.013

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.22 inches, adjusted altitude 2,842 feet.

Upton with the starting line advantage and 0.028 package for the win. This is Upton's third National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink