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Sun, 01 Sep 2013, 20:01 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Luke Bogacki                         3229 Ken Bowers                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.953 155.15                     0.016  9.968 155.99
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.053             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E4    (G Upshaw    ) 0.013 10.154  0.254      (C Siegler Jr) 0.044  9.914  0.014
E3    (M Cole      ) 0.005  9.905  0.005      (R (Baby) Lar) 0.024  9.870 -0.030
E2    (J Jensen    ) 0.004  9.930  0.030      (L Ellison   ) 0.031  9.930  0.030
E1    (P Stamps    ) 0.023  9.806 -0.094      (H Robison   ) 0.003  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #47  9.806 -0.094                        #3  9.901  0.001

7:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 3,734 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Just 0.002 difference in RT's and close at the finish line. Luke Bogacki takes the win. MOV: 0.0170 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 300K Doug Kroft                           3262 Marlin Snyder                
E5                   0.048  9.898 145.91     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.940 158.52
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E4    (P Brown     ) 0.022  9.897 -0.003      (S Hoyt      ) 0.017  9.950  0.050
E3    (S Kenny     ) 0.027  9.920  0.020      (M Tedesco   ) 0.006  9.903  0.003
E2    (T Hiatt     ) 0.221  9.871 -0.029      (E Bryck     ) 0.014  9.904  0.004
E1    (N Folk      ) 0.030  9.918  0.018      (G Laird     ) 0.012  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #11  9.918  0.018                        #8  9.910  0.010

Marlin Snyder leaves first and gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3700 Philip Smida II                      3172 Leo Zynda                    
E5   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.931 143.34                     0.038  9.935 160.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Barlow    ) 0.006  9.913  0.013      (T Hack      ) 0.023  9.889 -0.011
E3    (R Moser     ) 0.011  9.900  0.000      (M Erickson  ) 0.034  9.910  0.010
E2    (N Vrooman   ) 0.031  9.895 -0.005      (J Lopez     ) 0.038  9.925  0.025
E1    (S Deffenbaug) 0.017  9.877 -0.023      (S Anderson  ) 0.004  9.864 -0.036
 Qualified:            #42  9.877 -0.023                       #45  9.864 -0.036

Philip Smida II gets the win. MOV: 0.0196 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Round Six: Smida vs. Bogacki and Snyder gets the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink