Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 18:40 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   17 Ray Sawyer                           2165 Tommy Corbett Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  9.886 173.32                     0.017  9.885 147.86
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Maupin    ) 0.019  9.945  0.045      (M Tankersley) 0.026  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #17  9.945  0.045                        #4  9.903  0.003
6:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 3,380 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Corbett gets the holeshot but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  131 Lenard Marshall                      5928 Ken Griffiths                
E2                   0.034  9.807 151.44     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.915 153.98
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.093             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Southards ) 0.010  9.891 -0.009      (C Porter    ) 0.018  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #22  9.891 -0.009                        #9  9.914  0.014
Marshall runs way too quick and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 P209 Tim Powell                            226 Dean Mathauser               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.871 153.42                    -0.001  9.860 155.22
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Furr      ) 0.031  9.894 -0.006      (Bye         ) 0.000  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #20  9.894 -0.006                        #7  9.912  0.012
Mathauser just misses the tree and goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2893 David Morris                          130 Justin Lopes                 
E2                   0.030  9.868 165.82     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.899 163.02
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lynch     ) 0.005  9.921  0.021      (J Cobb      ) 0.014  9.863 -0.037
 Qualified:            #13  9.921  0.021                       #26  9.863 -0.037
Lopes gets the holeshot and hangs on for the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Mike Sawyer                          A152 Gary Laird                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.897 158.00                     0.020  9.870 160.77
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Furr      ) 0.015  9.913  0.013      (C Watts     ) 0.034  9.894 -0.006
 Qualified:             #8  9.913  0.013                       #21  9.894 -0.006


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2329 Ricky Hall                           2444 James Sessoms                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.897 142.81                    -0.132  9.821 152.40
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.079
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Lindsey   ) 0.044  9.907  0.007      (A Berberich ) 0.020 10.032  0.132
 Qualified:             #6  9.907  0.007                       #19 10.032  0.132
Sessoms leaves way too soon and gives the win to Hall.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  225 Chuck Westcott                       1940 Mia Tedesco                  
E2                   0.035  9.880 159.95     ****WINNER****  0.035  9.885 163.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Marshall  ) 0.026  9.886 -0.014      (G Rogers    ) 0.050  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #23  9.886 -0.014                       #10  9.915  0.015
They come off the line together, Tedesco takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  232 John Labbous Jr                      177K Alan Kenny                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  9.916 158.52                     0.060  9.913 152.90
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Weaver    ) 0.013  9.928  0.028      (S Moss      ) 0.016  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #14  9.928  0.028                        #1  9.901  0.001
Labbous gets the holeshot and hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  204 Doug Ramsey                          229D David Anspach                
E2                   0.054  9.885 146.97     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.915 146.30
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Tolley    ) 0.048  9.883 -0.017      (R Miller    ) 0.005  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #24  9.883 -0.017                       #11  9.919  0.019
Anspach gets the advantage off the line and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1990 Iggie Boicesco                       2318 John Taylor                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.063  9.855 162.33                     0.023  9.851 159.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Manuel    ) 0.024  9.932  0.032      (D Lafleur   ) 0.025  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #16  9.932  0.032                        #3  9.903  0.003
Taylor gets out of the gate first but takes too much stripe and gives the win to Boicesco.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   28 Sherman Adcock                         53 Kari Larson                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.895 149.27                     0.021  9.887 165.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Lawton    ) 0.014  9.931  0.031      (J Perry     ) 0.026  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #15  9.931  0.031                        #2  9.901  0.001


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2095 Jeff Burns                           233A Chuck Trotter                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.932 150.98                     0.010  9.959 164.91
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.059
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Upshaw    ) 0.007  9.975  0.075      (J Cepelka   ) 0.009  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #18  9.975  0.075                        #5  9.907  0.007
Trotter gets the holeshot but Burns takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 363X Ray Connolly                           22 Cameron Manuel               
E2                   0.029  9.918 151.92     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.916 163.53
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Moss      ) 0.020  9.879 -0.021      (F Altilio   ) 0.015  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #25  9.879 -0.021                       #12  9.921  0.021
Manuel gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win.

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