Sat, 07 Sep 2013, 17:03 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Bristol Dragway presented by Frito Lay:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3101 Thomas Dimond                        315X Steve Theodor                
E3                   0.015  9.884 151.46     ****WINNER****  0.040  9.907 156.86
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Martin    ) 0.017  9.871 -0.029      (J Calton    ) 0.042  9.885 -0.015
E1    (J Lynch     ) 0.001  9.926  0.026      (G Laird     ) 0.029  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:             #7  9.926  0.026                        #3  9.904  0.004

4:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 28.41 inches, adjusted altitude 3,864 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2101 Jerry Duke                           214J Justin James                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.036 135.55                     0.085 10.601 120.58
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.136             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.701
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Handschuh ) 0.079  9.876 -0.024      (G Caheely   ) 0.044  9.902  0.002
E1    (B Upton     ) 0.000  9.890 -0.010      (S Santovenia) 0.053  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #17  9.890 -0.010                        #4  9.907  0.007

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2508 Jim Perry                            2459 Tommy Turner                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.920 158.37                     0.054  9.935 166.19
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Adcock    ) 0.022  9.911  0.011      (T Ratliff   ) 0.035  9.898 -0.002
E1    (S Lawton    ) 0.038  9.933  0.033      (J Carbacio  ) 0.037  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:             #9  9.933  0.033                        #5  9.908  0.008

Jim Perry's MOV: 0.0423 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He'll face Theodor in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3372 Steve Hoyt                           2009 Ronald Clayton               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.881 167.22                     0.019  9.863 156.64
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Connolly  ) 0.029  9.907  0.007      (C Westcott  ) 0.720 10.082  0.182
E1    (Bye         ) 0.027  9.891 -0.009      (S Moss      ) 0.030  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #15  9.891 -0.009                        #2  9.903  0.003

Steve Hoyt's MOV: Double breakout. He'll have a bye run in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                3604 Rusty Cook                   
E3                                            ****WINNER****  1.744 No Time      
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (J Duke      ) 0.031  9.903  0.003
E1                                           (S Morrow    ) 0.021  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:                                                      #10  9.935  0.035

Cook took the green light. He'll face Duke in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink