Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 13:36 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 316F Bob Locke                            3531 Jacob Elrod                  
E2                   0.020  9.938 156.57     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.921 156.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Teel      ) 0.019  9.901  0.001      (M Vance     ) 0.025  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #2  9.901  0.001                       #18  9.947  0.047
12:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 1,964 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Locke gets the advantage off the line but can't run the number.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  519 Gary Harstmann                       2459 Tommy Turner                 
E2                   0.045  9.953 141.28     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.969 166.27
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.053             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.069
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Laris     ) 0.012  9.785 -0.115      (T Tiry      ) 0.028  9.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #33  9.785 -0.115                       #17  9.939  0.039
turner gets out of the gagte first and holds off Harstmann for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3476 Ryan Bolin                            389 Greg White                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.929 142.58                     0.048  9.859 149.17
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Bowman    ) 0.012  9.902  0.002      (T Dahlberg  ) 0.047 10.031  0.131
 Qualified:             #3  9.902  0.002                       #19 10.031  0.131
Bolin gets the advantage off the line;White breaks out trying to run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  395 Alan Bush                            3146 Sarah Becker                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.908 170.51                     0.026  9.914 164.21
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Root      ) 0.037  9.912  0.012      (D Johnson   ) 0.003  9.884 -0.016
 Qualified:             #7  9.912  0.012                       #23  9.884 -0.016
Bush puts together a .013 package and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3219 Dave Dahlem                          1679 Jon Pellicane                
E2                   0.025  9.883 152.11     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.906 158.61
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Simoneaux ) 0.003  9.905  0.005      (P Smida     ) 0.048  9.895 -0.005
 Qualified:             #4  9.905  0.005                       #20  9.895 -0.005
Pellicane gets the holeshot and runs the number for a .020 package and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3128 Dave Sears                           310B Alan Koener                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.923 150.00                     0.012  9.977 156.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.077
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Debusk    ) 0.010  9.927  0.027      (B Fuller    ) 0.013  9.872 -0.028
 Qualified:            #12  9.927  0.027                       #28  9.872 -0.028
Sears gets a small holeshot and that was enough. He takes the stripe and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  329 Danny Tool                           5462 Greg Cooper                  
E2                   0.018  9.883 153.67     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.903 153.26
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Huckstep  ) 0.013  9.918  0.018      (J Swan      ) 0.041  9.872 -0.028
 Qualified:            #10  9.918  0.018                       #26  9.872 -0.028
Tool gets out of the gate first but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2469 Jeff Jensen                          315L Bob Eaker                    
E2                   0.009  9.876 156.59     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.912 147.50
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Sarmento  ) 0.024  9.852 -0.048      (D Huellewig ) 0.010  9.931  0.031
 Qualified:            #30  9.852 -0.048                       #14  9.931  0.031
Jensen gets the holeshot, takes the stripe but breaks out giving the win to Eaker.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5147 Steve Domingues                      3514 Justen Moser                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.973 150.06                     0.044  9.951 152.78
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.073             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Gregory   ) 0.036  9.938  0.038      (W Cook      ) 0.027  9.822 -0.078
 Qualified:            #16  9.938  0.038                       #32  9.822 -0.078
Steve Domingues' MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Troy Coughlin Jr.                    498K Rustin Mayse                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.931 167.55                    -0.011  9.921 144.95
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Fuller    ) 0.011  9.906  0.006      (D Sutton    ) 0.016  9.887 -0.013
 Qualified:             #5  9.906  0.006                       #21  9.887 -0.013
Mayse leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Coughlin.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 349J Joey Shipp                           398F Joe Fisher                   
E2                   0.011  9.941 155.19     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.935 154.86
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.041             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Rodgers   ) 0.024  9.878 -0.022      (R Warren    ) 0.013  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #25  9.878 -0.022                        #9  9.915  0.015
Fisher has an almost perfect light and holds off Shipp for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5159 David Nelson                         4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.009  9.927 155.96     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.920 160.46
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Rowe Sr   ) 0.012  9.934  0.034      (D Nuest     ) 0.018  9.840 -0.060
 Qualified:            #15  9.934  0.034                       #31  9.840 -0.060
They come off the line together then Lewis takes the stripe and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4674 Heidi Robison                           1 Luke Bogacki                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.911 164.27                     0.015  9.932 157.78
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Sanders   ) 0.070  9.880 -0.020      (C Siegler   ) 0.017  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #24  9.880 -0.020                        #8  9.913  0.013
Bogacki gets the advantage off the line but can't run the number.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3362 Mike Crick                           3633 Brian Folk                   
E2                   0.048  9.892 159.49     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.922 155.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Runnels   ) 0.015  9.926  0.026      (D Sutton    ) 0.002  9.872 -0.028
 Qualified:            #11  9.926  0.026                       #27  9.872 -0.028
Folk gets out of the gate first;Crick takes the stripe but breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4355 Brad Garner                          363X Ray Connolly                 
E2                   0.022  9.899 155.63     ****WINNER****  0.034  9.913 151.51
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Nichols   ) 0.006  9.866 -0.034      (K Prior     ) 0.029  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:            #29  9.866 -0.034                       #13  9.930  0.030
Garner 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
 363M Mark Hackett                           45 Tommy Phillips               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.901 137.81                     0.025  9.880 163.83
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Moser     ) 0.014  9.910  0.010      (J Salter    ) 0.003  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:             #6  9.910  0.010                       #22  9.885 -0.015
They leave together, Phillips inches ahead and takes the stripe but breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3050 John Sikish                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.859 173.99     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Rudek     ) 0.038  9.900  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                     Bye

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