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Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 21:49 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4674 Heidi Robison                        4311 Jeff Lopez                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.926 158.13                     0.022  9.893 159.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Maedgen   ) 0.021  9.962  0.062      (L Greathouse) 0.006  8.910 -0.990
E3    (T Turner    ) 0.028  9.905  0.005      (R Mayse     ) 0.007  9.914  0.014
E2    (L Trahan Jr ) 0.031  9.898 -0.002                     0.015  9.906  0.006
E1    (C Vang      ) 0.031  9.936  0.036      (M McGlothin ) 0.019  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #21  9.936  0.036                        #1  9.900  0.000

8:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 2,542 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Robison gets the holeshot;Lopez breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4618 Christopher Best                           Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  1.087 15.981  95.87     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  6.081    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Coughlin J) 0.010  9.916  0.016   
E3    (J Wright    ) 0.020  9.907  0.007   
E2    (E Richardson) 0.029  9.874 -0.026   
E1    (J Salter    ) 0.011  9.919  0.019   
 Qualified:            #12  9.919  0.019                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  419 Mallori Rodgers                      340W Rodney Benson                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.915 156.37                     0.032 10.035 157.32
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.135
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.013  9.891 -0.009      (J Bunce     ) 0.040  9.933  0.033
E3    (G Don Free  ) 0.047  9.957  0.057      (V Rowland   ) 0.008  9.917  0.017
E2    (T Salter    ) 0.013  9.862 -0.038      (T Stewart   ) 0.012  9.903  0.003
E1    (K Raftery   ) 0.078  9.900  0.000      (J Virgadamo ) 0.041  9.943  0.043
 Qualified:             #2  9.900  0.000                       #22  9.943  0.043

A coin flip off the line, Rodgers takes the stripe for the win.

In the next round it will be Rodgers vs. Best and Robison with the bye.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink