Sun, 04 Oct 2020, 11:32 AM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5830 Ryan Siffring                         219 Jamie Southards              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.912 163.33                     0.016  9.925 157.01
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Best      ) 0.043  9.905  0.005      (K Sanders   ) 0.029  9.946  0.046
E2    (R Shipp     ) 0.022  9.867 -0.033      (M Bush      ) 0.015  9.885 -0.015
E1    (P Smida     ) 0.036  9.900  0.000      (C Root      ) 0.038  9.888 -0.012
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                       #22  9.888 -0.012

Southards with a couple ticks on the tree, but Siffring chased him down for the win. Ryan Siffring's MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will have a bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  395 Alan Bush                            N518 Rick Swank                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.910 163.87                     0.035  9.881 152.47
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Sutton    ) 0.013  9.914  0.014      (N Stephenson) 0.011  9.921  0.021
E2    (D Nuest     ) 0.014  9.902  0.002      (L Roedel    ) 0.048  9.952  0.052
E1    (D Ellard    ) 0.015  9.931  0.031      (D Tool      ) 0.011  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:            #12  9.931  0.031                       #15  9.947  0.047

Bush with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A231 Ausby Brewington                        7 Vernon Rowland               
E4                  -0.005  9.882 150.80     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.906 163.33
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Cook      ) 0.015  9.924  0.024      (J Fisher    ) 0.018  9.923  0.023
E2    (B Garner    ) 0.031  9.882 -0.018      (J Lopes     ) 0.028  9.887 -0.013
E1    (M Buttrum   ) 0.002  9.940  0.040      (T Nicholson ) 0.015  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #14  9.940  0.040                        #5  9.909  0.009

Brewington is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Rowland the win. He will face Bush in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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