COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4422 Wes Neely 1327 Lee Klingensmith
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.030 9.921 144.06 0.026 9.927 157.56
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.021 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.027
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Cook ) 0.028 9.938 0.038 (S Whitlow ) 0.041 9.912 0.012
Qualified: #17 9.938 0.038 #5 9.912 0.012
Klingensmith with the starting line advantage, but Neely chased him down and gets the win in a
close one. Wes Neely's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 6 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2329 Ricky Hall 229D David Anspach
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.032 9.942 144.03 0.002 9.981 147.42
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.042 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.081
Prior rounds:
E1 (H Day ) 0.049 9.934 0.034 (L Freer ) 0.019 9.911 0.011
Qualified: #16 9.934 0.034 #4 9.911 0.011
Anspach with a great light, but Hall chased him down for the win. Ricky Hall's MOV: 0.0098
seconds (approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2114 Steve Furr 266R Robert Stigall
E2 0.043 9.955 155.54 ****WINNER**** 0.024 9.928 141.39
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.055 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.028
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Gregorski ) 0.077 10.089 0.189 (C Cummings ) 0.063 9.924 0.024
Qualified: #21 10.089 0.189 #9 9.924 0.024
Stigall with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2469 Jeff Jensen 2833 Billy Upton
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.971 164.77 0.015 10.004 159.78
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.071 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.104
Prior rounds:
E1 (J James ) 0.044 9.933 0.033 (K Griffiths ) 0.016 9.906 0.006
Qualified: #15 9.933 0.033 #3 9.906 0.006
Upton with the starting line advantage, but Jensen chased him down for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
209C Jeff Chandler 2426 Jeff Webb
E2 0.042 9.971 153.95 ****WINNER**** 0.037 9.960 152.47
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.071 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.060
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Best ) 0.027 9.924 0.024 (D Tatum III ) 0.014 9.876 -0.024
Qualified: #10 9.924 0.024 #22 9.876 -0.024
Webb with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2794 Al Walker 226 Dean Mathauser
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.019 9.985 145.45 0.071 9.947 152.52
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.085 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.047
Prior rounds:
E1 (Bye ) 0.034 9.926 0.026 (N Stephenson) 0.030 9.874 -0.026
Qualified: #11 9.926 0.026 #23 9.874 -0.026
Walker with the staring advantage and the win. Al Walker's MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately
3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4766 Shannon Brinkley 1351 Craig Porter
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.010 9.939 154.69 0.016 9.941 162.70
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.039 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.041
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Furr ) 0.019 9.901 0.001 (K Threatt ) 0.077 9.931 0.031
Qualified: #1 9.901 0.001 #13 9.931 0.031
Brinkley with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Shannon Brinkley's MOV:
0.0082 seconds (approximately 23 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2504 Ricky Purcell 219 Jamie Southards
E2 0.038 9.936 146.70 ****WINNER**** 0.026 9.916 145.00
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.036 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.016
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Harper ) 0.033 9.932 0.032 (D Ramsey ) 0.012 9.903 0.003
Qualified: #14 9.932 0.032 #2 9.903 0.003
Southards with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
X256 Ernie Knight 7 Jim Perry
E2 0.048 9.937 137.00 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.958 159.66
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.037 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.058
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Duncan ) 0.023 9.994 0.094 (V Harmon ) 0.017 9.914 0.014
Qualified: #19 9.994 0.094 #7 9.914 0.014
Perry with the starting line advantage and the win. Jim Perry's MOV: 0.0154 seconds
(approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
P209 Tim Powell 26 Ray Miller III
E2 0.006 9.879 157.12 ****WINNER**** 0.002 9.913 159.46
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.013
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Reed ) 0.018 10.053 0.153 (T Caheely ) 0.022 9.919 0.019
Qualified: #20 10.053 0.153 #8 9.919 0.019
A couple great lights with Miller III getting the advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1490 Rich Price 2881 Carl Watts
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.025 9.901 164.23 0.017 9.953 158.54
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.001 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.053
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Morris ) 0.074 9.928 0.028 (L Edwards ) 0.060 9.870 -0.030
Qualified: #12 9.928 0.028 #24 9.870 -0.030
Watts with the starting line advantage, but Price chased him down for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2958 Sherman Adcock 217 Larry Forbes
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.010 9.836 163.14 -0.250 9.919 133.43
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.064 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.019
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Trotter ) 0.017 9.914 0.014 (G Warren ) 0.035 9.976 0.076
Qualified: #6 9.914 0.014 #18 9.976 0.076
Forbes goes red to give Adcock the win.
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