Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 13:22 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 4 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
5940 Larry Christiansen 5076 Dale Evens
E4 0.010 9.933 139.63 ****WINNER**** 0.037 9.900 162.86
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.033 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.000
Prior rounds:
E3 (Bye ) 0.006 9.970 0.070 (K Dyck ) 2.760 9.904 0.004
E2 (T Fuller ) 0.002 9.881 -0.019 (D Westra ) 0.009 9.907 0.007
E1 (T Hallberg ) 0.010 9.902 0.002 (J Kunkel ) 0.020 9.908 0.008
Qualified: #1 9.902 0.002 #5 9.908 0.008
Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.60
inches, adjusted altitude 3,343 feet. Christiansen with a great light, but Evens runs dead on
for the win in a close one. Dale Evens' MOV: 0.0068 seconds (approximately 17 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5928 Ken Griffiths 5176 Keith Gilmore
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.020 9.988 152.40 0.113 9.920 151.09
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.088 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.020
Prior rounds:
E3 (T Tiry ) 0.033 9.861 -0.039 (R Rowan ) 0.009 9.911 0.011
E2 (S Cawsey ) 0.004 9.903 0.003 (M Freischel ) 0.020 9.908 0.008
E1 (D Koll ) 0.072 9.870 -0.030 (M Campbell ) 0.009 9.946 0.046
Qualified: #29 9.870 -0.030 #18 9.946 0.046
Griffiths with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Evens in the
semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5876 Matthew Larson 5251 Tim Nicholson
E4 0.004 9.889 166.39 ****WINNER**** 0.006 9.973 105.55
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.073
Prior rounds:
E3 (C Dickey ) 0.026 9.904 0.004 (B Legner ) 0.012 9.901 0.001
E2 (J Gosh ) 0.001 9.945 0.045 (M Hebert ) 0.032 9.891 -0.009
E1 (A Jo Luberda) 0.010 9.911 0.011 (D Senkow ) 0.015 9.922 0.022
Qualified: #6 9.911 0.011 #9 9.922 0.022
A couple great light with Larson getting a couple ticks on the tree, but he too too much stripe
to give Nicholson the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5266 Jim Davis 5291 Tom Patterson
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.005 154.28 0.012 10.000 154.16
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.105 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.100
Prior rounds:
E3 (C Covert ) 0.022 9.933 0.033 (K Anthony ) 0.005 9.894 -0.006
E2 (D Smith ) 0.038 9.911 0.011 (B Folk ) 0.023 9.902 0.002
E1 (D Kelly ) 0.036 9.914 0.014 (T Parker ) 0.026 9.905 0.005
Qualified: #8 9.914 0.014 #4 9.905 0.005
Davis with a great light and the win in a close one. Jim Davis' MOV: 0.0004 seconds
(approximately 1 inches). He will face Nicholson in the semifinal.
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