Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 23:27 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2708 Lauren Freer                          232 John Labbous Jr.             
E5                   0.005  9.908 165.88     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.906 164.15
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Kenny     ) 0.012  9.925  0.025      (J Perry     ) 0.023  9.910  0.010
E3    (J Mason     ) 0.002  9.917  0.017      (S Walls     ) 0.029  9.913  0.013
E2    (R Sawyer    ) 0.011  9.915  0.015      (S Hoyt      ) 0.014  9.900  0.000
E1    (J Sessoms   ) 0.008  9.897 -0.003      (D Tatum III ) 0.013  9.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #21  9.897 -0.003                        #8  9.913  0.013

11:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,588 feet.

Two great lights, two great runs. Freer is a couple of ticks behind off the line and a couple at the finish line. Labbous takes the win with a .009 package to Freer's .013 package.

John Labbous Jr.'s MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

Labbous is going to his 15th career final round and his third here, once in Super Gas, once in Super Comp.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 P209 Tim Powell                           2958 Sherman Adcock               
E5                   0.021  9.896 157.25     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.898 156.10
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Gallucci  ) 0.041  9.910  0.010      (R Miller III) 0.011  9.905  0.005
E3                   -0.299  9.865 -0.035      (J Taylor    ) 0.018  9.917  0.017
E2    (P Smida II  ) 0.038  9.903  0.003      (K Griffiths ) 0.014  9.923  0.023
E1    (R Cook      ) 0.019  9.904  0.004      (C Watts     ) 0.008  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:             #1  9.904  0.004                       #22  9.893 -0.007

Adcock gets out of the gate first and takes the double breakout win.

Adcock is going to his fifth final at this event and his 27th overall.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink