Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 19:02 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6173 Ken Mostowich                              Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.031  9.918 167.55     
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.043  9.944  0.044   
E3    (M Boehner   ) 0.001  9.927  0.027   
E2    (B Pierce    ) 0.019  9.950  0.050   
E1    (C Henderson ) 0.040 10.069  0.169   
 Qualified:            #13 10.069  0.169                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,435 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Mostowich with the bye and he is advancing to his ninth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                         6350 Ron MacKenzie                
E5                   0.024 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.019 10.024 135.97
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.124
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Cates     ) 0.090 10.087  0.187      (K Wright    ) 0.035  9.908  0.008
E3    (B Dennis    ) 0.014  9.925  0.025      (M Blodgett  ) 0.042  9.900  0.000
E2    (J Calton    ) 0.036  9.946  0.046      (T Larson    ) 0.015 10.193  0.293
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.052  9.908  0.008      (E Prenevost ) 0.038  9.843 -0.057
 Qualified:             #3  9.908  0.008                       #21  9.843 -0.057

MacKenzie with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is advancing to his third final round.

Fishel with problems and came to a stop on the track around the 1/8th mile mark.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink