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Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 15:52 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 5 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
 2095 Jeff Burns                             22 Cameron Manuel               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.908 150.66                     0.016  9.916 166.56
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Labbous Jr) 0.009  9.965  0.065      (I Boicesco  ) 0.036 10.412  0.512
E3    (D Anspach   ) 0.035  9.951  0.051      (R Hall      ) 0.024  9.907  0.007
E2    (C Trotter   ) 0.015  9.932  0.032      (R Connolly  ) 0.015  9.916  0.016
E1    (G Upshaw    ) 0.007  9.975  0.075      (F Altilio   ) 0.015  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #18  9.975  0.075                       #12  9.921  0.021

3:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 3,519 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Burns puts together a .021 package and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Mike Sawyer                            17 Ray Sawyer                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.874 163.12                     0.008  9.870 172.25
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.904 20.571 10.671      (T Powell    ) 0.336 10.829  0.929
E3    (S Adcock    ) 0.007  9.889 -0.011      (M Tedesco   ) 0.027  9.941  0.041
E2    (G Laird     ) 0.021  9.897 -0.003      (T Corbett   ) 0.059  9.886 -0.014
E1    (M Furr      ) 0.015  9.913  0.013      (K Maupin    ) 0.019  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:             #8  9.913  0.013                       #17  9.945  0.045

Sawyer gets a small advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.

Burns will take on Mike Sawyer in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink