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Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 12:16 PM

Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Jimmy Lewis                          4961 Craig Anderson               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.899 162.31                     0.019  9.872 158.30
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Wood      ) 0.010  9.892 -0.008      (L Parfait   ) 0.018  9.965  0.065
E2    (T Phillips  ) 0.022  9.903  0.003      (C Mundt     ) 0.010  9.880 -0.020
E1    (T Maedgen   ) 0.026  9.925  0.025      (D Gamblin   ) 0.013  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #15  9.925  0.025                       #11  9.919  0.019

11:05 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,106 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Anderson takes the stripe but runs a little too quick.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 498K Rustin Mayse                         4000 Kevin Scott                  
E4                   0.029  9.882 158.00     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.902 154.53
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Serna     ) 0.014  9.893 -0.007      (S Carter    ) 0.013  9.890 -0.010
E2    (J Richey    ) 0.011  9.938  0.038                     0.004  9.911  0.011
E1    (T Gray      ) 0.031  9.942  0.042      (J Carter    ) 0.012  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #19  9.942  0.042                        #1  9.900  0.000

Scott gets the advantage off the line and Mayse breaks out trying to run him down.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  232 John Labbous                         3268 Danny Nelson                 
E4                  -0.001 13.066  63.21     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.875 156.97
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  3.166             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.012  9.829 -0.071      (K Guenzel   ) 0.018  9.882 -0.018
E2    (T Allen     ) 0.016  9.922  0.022      (R Diaz      ) 0.001  9.922  0.022
E1    (H Robison   ) 0.021  9.900  0.000      (A Tatum     ) 0.028  9.943  0.043
 Qualified:             #2  9.900  0.000                       #20  9.943  0.043

Labbous just misses the tree and goes red. Nelson will take on Lewis in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4308 Keith Raftery                        4888 Robby Lopez                  
E4                   0.020  9.844 168.16     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.877 152.04
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.056             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Modesto   ) 0.017  9.880 -0.020      (V Rowland   ) 0.021  9.899 -0.001
E2    (M Carlson   ) 0.011  9.894 -0.006      (J Collier   ) 0.005  9.892 -0.008
E1    (T Phillips  ) 0.015  9.924  0.024      (J Repka     ) 0.014  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:            #14  9.924  0.024                       #24  9.899 -0.001

Lopez gets out of the gate first and takes the win. He will take on Scott in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink