Sun, 13 Oct 2013, 13:50 PM Quick Rod Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Quick Rod at the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour and Summit Super Series presented by AMSOIL, Summit World Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3531 Patrick Forster                      2994 Mark Miles                   
E2                   0.025  8.886 169.83     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.892 172.12
         Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014             Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M POPLE     ) 0.038  9.027  0.127                     0.029  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #12 0.033                                #1 0.000        

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,157 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Forster with a slight starting line advantage, but Miles gets the win in double breakout race.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4488 Laramie Reid                         M382 Jeremy Mason                 
E2                   0.018  8.926 164.99     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.918 158.59
         Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.026             Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C TRAYLOR   ) 0.018  8.906  0.006      (J FARRELL   ) 0.026  8.890 -0.010
 Qualified:             #6 0.013                                #2 0.007        

Reid with the slight starting line advantage, but Mason gets the win a real close one. Jeremy Mason's MOV: 0.0065 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4044 Dale Scates                          398V Vernon Rowland               
E2                   0.019  8.931 123.44     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.932 165.97
         Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031             Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C MANUEL    ) 0.012  8.962  0.062      (C SCARLATA  ) 0.009  8.946  0.046
 Qualified:            #14 -0.004                                #3 0.010        

Scates with the only door car to qualify for the field...Rowland with the slight starting line advantage and takes the close win. Vernon Rowland's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 3 inches). Rowland will have lane choice over Miles in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1811 John Dustin                          4148 Jake Levatino                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.903 143.43                     0.031  8.873 167.66
         Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003             Q/R Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (O HENRY     ) 0.005  8.946  0.046      (B NESBITT   ) 0.011  8.899 -0.001
 Qualified:             #8 0.016                               #11 0.021        

Dustin with the starting line advantage and a great package for the win. John Dustin's package: 0.015. Dustin will have lane choice over Mason in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink