Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 15:50 PM Super Gas Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3391 Randy Shipp                          3020 Dwight Nuest                 
E6                   0.041  9.924 145.80     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.921 149.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E5    (E Richardson) 0.025  9.901  0.001      (J Elrod     ) 0.017  9.892 -0.008
E4                         No Time            (B Locke     ) 0.024  9.916  0.016
E3    (L Roedel    )       No Time            (R Warren    ) 0.034  9.912  0.012
E2    (T Phillips  ) 0.006  9.919  0.019      (K Sanders   ) 0.046  9.931  0.031
E1    (M Hackett   ) 0.020  9.871 -0.029      (R Siffring  ) 0.026  9.838 -0.062
 Qualified:            #22  9.871 -0.029                       #26  9.838 -0.062

2:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,163 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

This is the first final round for both of these drivers.

Nuest gets the advantage off the line and holds off Shipp to take his first ever win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink