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Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 15:33 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 5 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
 5928 Ken Griffiths                        5076 Dale Evens                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.953 156.32                     0.015  9.952 154.76
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.053             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Gilmore   ) 0.020  9.988  0.088      (L Christians) 0.037  9.900  0.000
E3    (T Tiry      ) 0.033  9.861 -0.039      (K Dyck      ) 2.760  9.904  0.004
E2    (S Cawsey    ) 0.004  9.903  0.003      (D Westra    ) 0.009  9.907  0.007
E1    (D Koll      ) 0.072  9.870 -0.030      (J Kunkel    ) 0.020  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #29  9.870 -0.030                        #5  9.908  0.008

2:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.64 inches, adjusted altitude 3,282 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Griffiths gets the win in a close race. Ken Griffiths' MOV: 0.0080 seconds (approximately 22 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5266 Jim Davis                            5251 Tim Nicholson                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.039  9.935 157.71                     0.023  9.851 107.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.049
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Patterson ) 0.007 10.005  0.105      (M Larson    ) 0.006  9.973  0.073
E3    (C Covert    ) 0.022  9.933  0.033      (B Legner    ) 0.012  9.901  0.001
E2    (D Smith     ) 0.038  9.911  0.011      (M Hebert    ) 0.032  9.891 -0.009
E1    (D Kelly     ) 0.036  9.914  0.014      (D Senkow    ) 0.015  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:             #8  9.914  0.014                        #9  9.922  0.022

Nicholson takes too much stripe and Davis moves on to the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink