Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 16:19 PM Super Gas Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of final, round 6 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
 5266 Jim Davis                            5928 Ken Griffiths                
E6   ****WINNER****  0.040  9.971 157.83                     0.021  9.995 148.58
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.071             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.095
 Prior rounds:
E5    (T Nicholson ) 0.039  9.935  0.035      (D Evens     ) 0.006  9.953  0.053
E4    (T Patterson ) 0.007 10.005  0.105      (K Gilmore   ) 0.020  9.988  0.088
E3    (C Covert    ) 0.022  9.933  0.033      (T Tiry      ) 0.033  9.861 -0.039
E2    (D Smith     ) 0.038  9.911  0.011      (S Cawsey    ) 0.004  9.903  0.003
E1    (D Kelly     ) 0.036  9.914  0.014      (D Koll      ) 0.072  9.870 -0.030
 Qualified:             #8  9.914  0.014                       #29  9.870 -0.030

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.64 inches, adjusted altitude 3,350 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Griffiths with the starting line advantage, but Davis gets the win in a close one. Jim Davis' MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 13 inches). This is Davis' first National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink