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Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 12:03 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4924 Jerry Debusk                         6241 Casey Plaizier               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.032 10.223 143.35                     0.047 13.044  53.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.323             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  3.144
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.021  9.936  0.036      (S Williams  ) 0.005  9.974  0.074
E3    (J Collier   ) 0.000  9.954  0.054      (M Shannon   ) 0.036  9.906  0.006
E2    (T Nicholson ) 0.013  9.929  0.029      (D Owens     ) 0.033  9.913  0.013
E1    (C Cummings  ) 0.012  9.896 -0.004      (E McDow     ) 0.017  9.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #28  9.896 -0.004                        #9  9.920  0.020

10:53 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 2,944 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Plaizier has problems and is off the throttle early.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Tommy Phillips                       4577 Chris Eidson                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.895 156.17                     0.015  9.857 156.75
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.043
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Maples    ) 0.018  9.919  0.019      (D Allen     ) 0.051  9.893 -0.007
E3    (B Wood      ) 0.000  9.905  0.005      (J Kenny     ) 0.033  9.890 -0.010
E2    (R Warren    ) 0.011  9.927  0.027      (M Wright    ) 0.006  9.915  0.015
E1    (H Laris     ) 0.006  9.945  0.045      (M Johnston  ) 0.026  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #17  9.945  0.045                       #15  9.938  0.038

Eidson gets a small holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

Phillips will have a bye into the final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                2459 Tommy Turner                 
E5                                            ****WINNER****        No Time      
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 80.099
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (C Adkins    ) 1.053  9.913  0.013
E3                                           (T Fuller    ) 0.050  9.941  0.041
E2                                           (J Harper    ) 0.005  9.900  0.000
E1                                           (J Burrell   ) 0.046  9.926  0.026
 Qualified:                                                      #12  9.926  0.026

Turner staged and left before the tree was activated. He will take on DeBusk in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink