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Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 12:26 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5876 Matthew Larson                       5512 Chad Dickey                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.904 157.30                     0.042  9.920 144.21
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gosh      ) 0.001  9.945  0.045      (G Gleisner  ) 0.044  9.884 -0.016
E1    (A Jo Luberda) 0.010  9.911  0.011      (R Nygaard   ) 0.026  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #6  9.911  0.011                       #13  9.930  0.030

11:17 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,312 feet.

Matthew Larson's MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5928 Ken Griffiths                        3629 Tim Tiry                     
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.861 157.58                    -0.019  9.810 145.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.090
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Cawsey    ) 0.004  9.903  0.003      (A Gavlovsky ) 0.021  9.923  0.023
E1    (D Koll      ) 0.072  9.870 -0.030      (J Helmin    ) 0.018  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #29  9.870 -0.030                       #22  9.961  0.061

Ken Griffiths' MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Kevin Dyck                           5076 Dale Evens                   
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  2.760  9.904 163.04
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Cawsey    ) -0.010  9.892 -0.008      (D Westra    ) 0.009  9.907  0.007
E1    (B Fuller    ) 0.023  9.926  0.026      (J Kunkel    ) 0.020  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #12  9.926  0.026                        #5  9.908  0.008

Dyck left before the tree was activated.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5291 Tom Patterson                        540K Kelly Anthony                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.894 160.00                    -0.001  9.897 143.43
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Folk      ) 0.023  9.902  0.002      (D Mohr      ) 0.018  9.943  0.043
E1    (T Parker    ) 0.026  9.905  0.005      (C Westcott  ) 0.040  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:             #4  9.905  0.005                       #26  9.885 -0.015

Tom Patterson's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  536 Robert Rowan                         5176 Keith Gilmore                
E3                   0.029  9.923 157.80     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.911 147.52
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Rachac    ) 0.000  9.900  0.000      (M Freischel ) 0.020  9.908  0.008
E1    (D Legner    ) 0.028 10.251  0.351      (M Campbell  ) 0.009  9.946  0.046
 Qualified:            #25 10.251  0.351                       #18  9.946  0.046

Keith Gilmore's MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He'll face Griffiths in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5504 Bobi Legner                          5251 Tim Nicholson                
E3                   0.024  9.896 138.41     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.901 106.17
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Traeger   ) 0.134  9.967  0.067      (M Hebert    ) 0.032  9.891 -0.009
E1    (T Carlson   ) 0.016  9.902  0.002      (D Senkow    ) 0.015  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:             #2  9.902  0.002                        #9  9.922  0.022

Tim Nicholson's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 17 inches), opponent broke out. He'll face Larson in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5266 Jim Davis                            3534 Chad Covert                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.933 156.94                     0.008  9.899 150.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.033             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Smith     ) 0.038  9.911  0.011      (S Mc Masters) 0.024 11.453  1.553
E1    (D Kelly     ) 0.036  9.914  0.014      (D Gilgosch  ) -0.500  9.824 -0.076
 Qualified:             #8  9.914  0.014                       #30  9.824 -0.076

Jim Davis' MOV: Opponent broke out. He'll face Patterson in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5940 Larry Christiansen                         Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.970 148.46     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.070    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Fuller    ) 0.002  9.881 -0.019   
E1    (T Hallberg  ) 0.010  9.902  0.002   
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.002                     Bye

Christiansen will face Evens in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink