Sat, 15 Jun 2013, 16:46 PM Pro Nitrous Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous at the 2013 X-Treme Drag Racing League, X-Treme Gateway Showdown:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1969 Duke Snyder                          1001 Bill Glidden                 
E1                   0.107  3.938 193.46     ****WINNER****  0.092  3.946 190.00
 Qualified:             #5  3.957 187.23                        #4  3.950 190.16

3:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.52 inches, adjusted altitude 2,915 feet.

Bill Glidden gets the hole shot win on his best run of the weekend. MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4958 Keith Haney                            42 Robert Mathis                
E1                   0.066  5.780  85.86     ****WINNER****  0.090  3.916 191.10
 Qualified:             #6  4.040 186.30                        #3  3.936 191.16

Haney's Camaro make a sharp move towards the center line about 100 feet out and he has to lift.

Robert Mathis makes his quickest pass of the week end in the easy win.

Robert Mathis' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.621.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1941 Blake Housley                         360 Bob Rahaim                   
E1                   0.067 12.081  34.36     ****WINNER****  0.051  3.886 194.91
 Qualified:             #7  4.073 181.23                        #2  3.869 195.14

Housley's Vette studders off the line and slows.

Bob Rahaim has it all to himself and makes the quickest pass of the session.

He races Mathis in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4914 Jeff Naiser                           501 Ron Muenks                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  3.884 192.66                     0.048  5.308  95.26
 Qualified:             #1  3.851 193.40                        #8  5.357  93.07

Muenks has his hands full, as the wheely bar breaks.

Jeff Naiser was going to hard to beat, as he runs near his qualifying times.

3:39 p.m. He will face Glidden later today.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink