Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 08:43 AM Super Gas Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of final, round 6 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
 363X Ray Connolly                         2318 John Taylor                  
E6                   0.001  9.863 149.20     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.945 162.02
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E5    (D Anspach   ) 0.018  9.918  0.018      (D Mathauser ) 0.014  9.913  0.013
E4    (B Tolley    ) 0.050  9.926  0.026      (J Kenny     ) 0.016  9.907  0.007
E3    (K Brannon   ) 0.037  9.930  0.030      (K Maupin    ) 0.029  9.880 -0.020
E2    (T Corbett   ) 0.029  9.906  0.006      (A Berberich ) 0.019  9.917  0.017
E1    (G Rogers    ) 0.042  9.963  0.063      (B Crick     ) 0.016  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #21  9.963  0.063                       #20  9.961  0.061

Connolly with a near perfect light, but takes too much stripe to give Taylor the win. This is Taylors third National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink