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Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 15:40 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 5 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
  395 Alan Bush                            5837 Mark Buttrum                 
E5                   0.031  9.883 168.30     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.885 155.04
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Sikish    ) 0.023  9.906  0.006      (R Benson    ) 0.021  9.912  0.012
E3                   0.013  9.905  0.005      (C Stewart   ) 0.004  9.925  0.025
E2    (N Vrooman   ) 0.015  9.892 -0.008      (K Sanders   ) 0.066  9.905  0.005
E1    (T Tiry      ) 0.010  9.907  0.007      (D Nuest     ) -0.099  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:             #2  9.907  0.007                       #22  9.885 -0.015

2:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,685 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Buttrum gets out of the gate first and takes the double breakout win. he will be going to his first career final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3172 Leo Zynda                              44 Veron Rowland                
E5                  -0.010  9.899 164.97     ****WINNER****  0.076  9.893 161.96
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Duke      ) 0.011  9.903  0.003                           No Time      
E3    (D Nichols   ) 0.007  9.942  0.042      (R Warren    ) 0.021  9.954  0.054
E2    (B Wood      ) 0.024  9.890 -0.010      (H Robison   ) 0.011  9.924  0.024
E1    (T Nicholson ) 0.016  9.918  0.018      (W Cook      ) 0.002  9.886 -0.014
 Qualified:            #11  9.918  0.018                       #21  9.886 -0.014

Zynda leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Rowland. Rowland is going to his third final round, all this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink