Sun, 30 Oct 2016, 12:51 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5348 Kevin Moore                          4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.031 10.054 160.65                     0.014 10.094 159.23
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.004            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Wiblishous) 0.008 10.067  0.017      (G Ventura   ) 0.011 10.065  0.015
E3    (T Turner    ) 0.021 10.036 -0.014      (R Willis    ) 0.021 10.089  0.039
E2    (T Hiatt     ) 0.020 10.033 -0.017      (G Turczyn Jr) 0.018 10.041 -0.009
E1    (E Enders    ) 0.066 10.053  0.003      (T Barton    ) 0.011 10.071  0.021
 Qualified:             #5 10.053  0.003                       #18 10.071  0.021

9:44 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 27.80 inches, adjusted altitude 4,145 feet.

Lewis gets out of the gate first but Moore takes the stripe and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6563 Chris Cannon                           41 Tommy Phillips               
E5                   0.038 10.075 150.46     ****WINNER****  0.009 10.078 159.91
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.025            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Parsons   ) 0.011 10.056  0.006      (B Pierce    ) 0.013 10.018 -0.032
E3    (L Zynda III ) 0.017 10.053  0.003      (E Kowalski  ) 0.001 10.070  0.020
E2    (B Wood      ) -0.105 10.009 -0.041      (P Gilbert   ) 0.015 10.065  0.015
E1    (D Anderson  ) -0.002 10.045 -0.005      (P Unruh     ) 0.011 10.066  0.016
 Qualified:            #28 10.045 -0.005                       #16 10.066  0.016

Phillips gets out of the gate first and holds off Cannon for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5145 Mark Philbrick                             Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.026 10.074 160.18     
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.024   
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Cates     ) 0.010 10.046 -0.004   
E3    (D Keck      ) 0.018 10.047 -0.003   
E2    (M Miller    ) 0.003 10.069  0.019   
E1    (S Rollins   ) 0.021 10.051  0.001   
 Qualified:             #2 10.051  0.001                     Bye

In the next round it will be Philbrick vs. Phillips and Moore with a bye into the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink