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Fri, 18 Sep 2015, 13:35 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2318 John Taylor                           226 Dean Mathauser               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.913 160.21                     0.001  9.926 153.42
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Kenny     ) 0.016  9.907  0.007      (J Perry     ) 0.024  9.920  0.020
E3    (K Maupin    ) 0.029  9.880 -0.020      (K O'Brien   ) 0.032  9.892 -0.008
E2    (A Berberich ) 0.019  9.917  0.017      (C Manuel    ) 0.042  9.863 -0.037
E1    (B Crick     ) 0.016  9.961  0.061      (A Reed      ) 0.149  9.803 -0.097
 Qualified:            #20  9.961  0.061                       #29  9.803 -0.097

This is the Bristol rain delayed event. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 28.40 inches, adjusted altitude 4,641 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Mathauser with a near perfect light, but Taylor gets the win in a close one. John Taylor's MOV: 0.0007 seconds (approximately 2 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 363X Ray Connolly                         229D David Anspach                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.918 152.73                     0.022  9.946 152.21
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Tolley    ) 0.050  9.926  0.026      (T Turner    ) 0.002  9.906  0.006
E3    (K Brannon   ) 0.037  9.930  0.030      (J Labbous   ) 0.012  9.930  0.030
E2    (T Corbett   ) 0.029  9.906  0.006      (Bye         ) 0.030  9.886 -0.014
E1    (G Rogers    ) 0.042  9.963  0.063      (J Houston   ) 0.013  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #21  9.963  0.063                        #1  9.900  0.000

Connolly with the starting line advantage and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink