Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 15:51 PM Super Gas Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 7 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                        4618 Christopher Best             
E7                   0.043  9.939 166.66     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.927 155.54
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E6                   0.012  9.919  0.019      (M Rodgers   ) 0.015  9.893 -0.007
E5    (J Lopez     ) 0.005  9.926  0.026                     1.087 15.981  6.081
E4    (T Maedgen   ) 0.021  9.962  0.062      (T Coughlin J) 0.010  9.916  0.016
E3    (T Turner    ) 0.028  9.905  0.005      (J Wright    ) 0.020  9.907  0.007
E2    (L Trahan Jr ) 0.031  9.898 -0.002      (E Richardson) 0.029  9.874 -0.026
E1    (C Vang      ) 0.031  9.936  0.036      (J Salter    ) 0.011  9.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #21  9.936  0.036                       #12  9.919  0.019

2:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,264 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Robison is 0-2 in final rounds. She was the runner-up here in '97 in Super Comp. This is Best's first final.

Best gets out of the gate first and holds off Robison for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink