Sun, 13 Oct 2013, 14:44 PM Hot Rod Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Hot 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
 1X71 Robert Robertson                     2440 William Stepp                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022 10.919 136.77                     0.014 10.934 126.20
         H/R Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.019            H/R Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S DWECK     ) 0.009 10.904  0.004      (R ROE       ) 0.022 10.891 -0.009
E1    (J BAGWELL   ) 0.003 10.906  0.006      (D KONCEN    ) 0.022 10.898 -0.002
 Qualified:             #9 0.026                                #7 0.017        

1:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,424 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Stepp is last off the line but is able to get around Stepp and take the win.

Robert Robertson's MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 TX28 Mark Mullen                          9142 Daryl Griffin                
E3                   0.053 10.934 120.61     ****WINNER****  0.007 10.923 141.97
         H/R Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.034            H/R Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K GOLDADE   ) 0.044 10.866 -0.034      (M FREDERICK ) 0.005 10.904  0.004
E1    (S WILKINS   ) 0.053 10.953  0.053      (K MAYERS    ) 0.016 10.916  0.016
 Qualified:             #2 0.007                                #4 0.011        

Griffin gets another good start and hangs on for the win He will have lane choice over Robertson in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink