Sat, 28 Sep 2019, 21:28 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5837 Mark Buttrum                         340W Rodney Benson                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.912 153.09                     0.049  9.890 165.05
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Stewart   ) 0.004  9.925  0.025      (R Rowan     ) 0.000  9.893 -0.007
E2    (K Sanders   ) 0.066  9.905  0.005      (S Becker    ) 0.002  9.956  0.056
E1    (D Nuest     ) -0.099  9.910  0.010      (L Bernshause) 0.008  9.825 -0.075
 Qualified:            #22  9.885 -0.015                       #25  9.825 -0.075

8:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.53 inches, adjusted altitude 2,638 feet.

Buttrum gets the holeshot;Benson breaks out trying to run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 210D Michael Duke                         3172 Leo Zynda                    
E4                   0.046  9.748 123.41     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.903 164.37
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.152             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Siffring  ) 0.052  9.922  0.022      (D Nichols   ) 0.007  9.942  0.042
E2                   0.038  9.939  0.039      (B Wood      ) 0.024  9.890 -0.010
E1    (J Shipp     ) 0.093  9.906  0.006      (T Nicholson ) 0.016  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:             #1  9.906  0.006                       #11  9.918  0.018

Zynda gets out of the gate first;Duke runs too quick and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  395 Alan Bush                            3050 John Sikish                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.906 171.53                     0.055  9.878 165.68
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.013  9.905  0.005      (B Prose     ) 0.073  9.914  0.014
E2    (N Vrooman   ) 0.015  9.892 -0.008      (D Tool      ) 0.021 10.150  0.250
E1    (T Tiry      ) 0.010  9.907  0.007      (C Root      ) 0.018  9.985  0.085
 Qualified:             #2  9.907  0.007                       #18  9.985  0.085

Bush gets the advantage off the line and runs the number to take the win.

Bush will take on Buttrum in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Veron Rowland                              Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  5.342 No Time           
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Warren    ) 0.021  9.954  0.054   
E2    (H Robison   ) 0.011  9.924  0.024   
E1    (W Cook      ) 0.002  9.886 -0.014   
 Qualified:            #21  9.886 -0.014                     Bye

Rowland gets the bye and will take on Zynda in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink