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Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 20:12 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X256 Ernie Knight                         P209 Tim Powell                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.925 137.29                     0.018  9.959 156.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.059
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Sawyer    ) 0.002  9.910  0.010      (B Weaver    ) 0.011  9.910  0.010
E1    (M Freeman   ) 0.009  9.960  0.060      (C Westcott  ) 0.011  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #22  9.960  0.060                       #15  9.938  0.038

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,747 feet.

Powell with the starting line advantage, but Knight gets the win. He will have the bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2923 Greg Slack                           3700 Phil Smida                   
E3                  -0.002  9.887 153.25     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.912 153.30
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Sawyer    ) 0.019  9.902  0.002      (B Nuzzo     ) 0.007  9.946  0.046
E1    (T Corbett   ) 0.000  9.910  0.010      (M Furr      ) 0.003  9.925  0.025
 Qualified:             #3  9.910  0.010                       #10  9.925  0.025

Slack is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Smida the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 398F Joe Fisher                           2508 Jim Perry                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.887 163.67                     0.020  9.873 169.53
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Morris    ) 0.014  9.865 -0.035      (R Farkas    ) 0.008  9.912  0.012
E1    (T Stalba    ) 0.021  9.948  0.048      (R Madden    ) 0.009 10.035  0.135
 Qualified:            #18  9.948  0.048                       #25 10.035  0.135

Fisher with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 109G Mac Starks Jr                        1822 Tommy Allen                  
E3                   0.010  9.929 160.50     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.904 157.83
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Houston   ) 0.022  9.918  0.018      (S Truelove  ) 0.029  9.931  0.031
E1    (K Maupin    ) 0.033  9.916  0.016      (D Mathauser ) 0.006  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:             #5  9.916  0.016                       #12  9.932  0.032

Starks with the starting line advantage, but Allen chases him down for the win. Tommy Allen's MOV: 0.0158 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  292 Dale Harrison                        201G George Caheely               
E3                   0.020  9.861 161.32     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.883 163.08
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Taylor    ) 0.030  9.891 -0.009      (C Watts     ) 0.021  9.861 -0.039
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.011  9.921  0.021      (L Paden     ) 0.017  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:             #9  9.921  0.021                       #16  9.938  0.038

Caheely with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Allen in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2418 Bobby Tolley                         1867 Jay Cepelka                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.912 139.04                     0.024  9.893 147.46
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Upton     ) 0.050  9.878 -0.022      (J Cobb      ) 0.097  9.909  0.009
E1    (Bye         ) 0.018  9.949  0.049      (J Gallucci I) 0.004  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #20  9.949  0.049                       #13  9.933  0.033

tolley with a great light and the win. He will face Smida in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3604 Rusty Cook                           2908 Corey Manuel                 
E3                   0.082  9.893 160.27     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.920 146.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Furr      ) 0.007  9.972  0.072      (D Nuest     ) 0.017  9.919  0.019
E1    (J Kenny     ) 0.021  9.874 -0.026      (L Freer     ) 0.020  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #28  9.874 -0.026                        #7  9.916  0.016

Manuel with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Fisher in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink