Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 14:12 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1990 Iggie Boicesco                          6 Mike Sawyer                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.902 163.57                     0.007  9.895 159.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Ogden     ) 0.001  9.883 -0.017      (D Mathauser ) 0.013  9.905  0.005
E3    (R Robertson ) 0.021  9.949  0.049      (E Apple     ) 0.015  9.907  0.007
E2    (G Hansen    ) 0.022  9.907  0.007      (E Nichols   ) 0.012  9.907  0.007
E1    (L Kreiger   ) 0.032  9.994  0.094      (C DePascale ) 0.023  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #23  9.994  0.094                        #5  9.905  0.005

2:05 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,107 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Sawyer broke out so Boicesco will be going to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   19 Tom Goldman                          1977 Charlie Kenopic              
E5                   0.037  9.928 159.01     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.923 150.87
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Logan     ) 0.015  9.913  0.013      (R Musi      ) 0.023  9.892 -0.008
E3    (P Biondo    ) 0.001  9.895 -0.005      (D Koncen    ) 0.006  9.933  0.033
E2    (T Simon     ) 0.002  9.974  0.074      (K Mayers    ) 0.014  9.885 -0.015
E1    (J Mac Lean  ) 0.005  9.906  0.006      (Bye         ) 0.023  9.911  0.011
 Qualified:             #6  9.906  0.006                       #12  9.911  0.011

The Super Gas final will be Kenopic vs. Boicesco.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink