Sat, 14 May 2016, 12:43 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2958 Sherman Adcock 229D David Anspach
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.020 9.919 159.08 0.036 9.909 152.69
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.019 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.009
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Furr ) 0.003 9.928 0.028 (M Tankersley) 0.031 9.932 0.032
E1 (T Ewing ) 0.008 9.915 0.015 (T Powell ) 0.024 9.865 -0.035
Qualified: #4 9.915 0.015 #21 9.865 -0.035
12:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent,
barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,696 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.Sherman
Adcock's MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 16 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4766 Shannon Brinkley 251 Gus Upshaw
E3 0.035 9.916 155.02 ****WINNER**** 0.019 9.901 143.46
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.001
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Tedesco ) 0.020 9.927 0.027 (D Seidel ) 0.017 9.922 0.022
E1 (J James ) 0.023 9.888 -0.012 (G Quinn ) 0.006 9.854 -0.046
Qualified: #16 9.888 -0.012 #22 9.854 -0.046
Upshaw gets the holeshot and puts together a .020 package to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3604 Rusty Cook 4480 Val Harmon
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.024 9.939 157.17 0.042 10.002 137.33
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.039 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.102
Prior rounds:
E2 (A Reed ) -0.012 9.973 0.073 (J Swan ) 0.012 9.914 0.014
E1 (C Watts ) 0.017 9.952 0.052 (E Richardson) 0.079 9.898 -0.002
Qualified: #8 9.952 0.052 #13 9.898 -0.002
Cook gets the holeshot and hangs on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2771 Ray Miller 2709 Jason Lynch
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.879 171.25 -0.005 9.854 169.64
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Jensen ) 0.019 9.898 -0.002 (R Alexander ) 0.014 9.895 -0.005
E1 (D Gibbs Jr ) 0.001 9.925 0.025 (S Lyons ) 0.021 10.245 0.345
Qualified: #6 9.925 0.025 #12 10.245 0.345
Lynch leaves a little too soon and goes red.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
233A Chuck Trotter 2469 Jeff Jensen
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.017 9.936 158.26 0.029 9.941 157.36
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.036 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.041
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Weaver ) 0.008 9.906 0.006 (A Walker ) 0.056 9.903 0.003
E1 (R Gregorski ) 0.034 9.974 0.074 (R Purcell ) 0.037 9.909 0.009
Qualified: #9 9.974 0.074 #3 9.909 0.009
Trotter gets the holeshot and holds off Jensen for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2908 Corey Manuel 1490 Rich Price
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.011 9.949 142.69 0.184 10.283 146.34
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.049 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.383
Prior rounds:
E2 (H Laris ) 0.017 9.870 -0.030 -0.010 9.903 0.003
E1 (R Maggart ) 0.004 9.928 0.028 (T Barnes ) 0.020 9.903 0.003
Qualified: #7 9.928 0.028 #1 9.903 0.003
Manuel gets a big holeshot and pulls away for the win.In the next round it will be Manuel
vs. Adcock, Trotter vs. Miller and Cook vs. Upshaw.
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