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Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 21:26 PM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1842 Bernard Weaver                       2893 David Morris                 
E3                   0.016 10.050 153.70     ****WINNER****  0.031  9.978 154.32
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.150             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.078
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Harris    ) 0.022  9.905  0.005      (G Slack     ) 0.020  9.914  0.014
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.016  9.916  0.016      (L Neely     ) 0.026  9.955  0.055
 Qualified:             #8  9.916  0.016                       #15  9.955  0.055

9:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,553 feet.

Weaver gets out of the gate first but can't run the number.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Jason Kenny                          2318 John Taylor                  
E3                  -0.035  9.968 144.01     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.881 168.18
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.068             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Swank     ) 0.013  9.903  0.003      (B Upton     ) 0.008  9.882 -0.018
E1    (R Farkas    ) -0.022  9.977  0.077      (H Borger    ) 0.021  9.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #18  9.977  0.077                       #11  9.929  0.029

Kenny is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Taylor.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 151X Bill Nuzzo                           2329 Ricky Hall                   
E3                   0.011  9.952 119.95     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.953 149.93
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.052             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Sikish    ) 0.032  9.963  0.063      (M Handras   ) 0.005  9.937  0.037
E1    (R Cook      ) 0.015  9.932  0.032      (C Lewis     ) 0.009  9.981  0.081
 Qualified:            #13  9.932  0.032                       #20  9.981  0.081

Hall gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

Ricky Hall's MOV: 0.0040 seconds (approximately 8 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Scott Lawton                         1990 Iggie Boicesco               
E3                   0.034  9.888 154.26     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.919 167.16
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Day       ) 0.039  9.912  0.012      (J Labbous   ) 0.016  9.902  0.002
E1    (M Starks    ) 0.023  9.878 -0.022      (D Mathauser ) 0.012  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #25  9.878 -0.022                        #6  9.914  0.014

Boicesco gets out of the gate first;Lawton breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2409 Jonathan Anderson                    1351 Craig Porter                 
E3                   0.011  9.866 157.23     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.922 158.58
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gallucci  ) 0.035  9.950  0.050      (A Prose     ) 0.001  9.891 -0.009
E1    (J Cobb      ) 0.007 10.033  0.133      (J Woeber    ) 0.015  9.963  0.063
 Qualified:            #23 10.033  0.133                       #17  9.963  0.063

Anderson gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Porter.

Porter will take on Hall in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2114 Steve Furr                             24 Jerry Heffelfinger           
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.942 158.76                     0.067  9.928 150.98
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Houston   ) 0.043  9.911  0.011      (J Lopes     ) 0.031  9.908  0.008
E1    (D Nuest     ) 0.012  9.911  0.011      (D Griffith  ) 0.033 10.007  0.107
 Qualified:             #3  9.911  0.011                       #22 10.007  0.107

Furr gets the advantage off of the line and takes the win.

Furr will take on boicesco in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 204 Doug Ramsey                  
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.034  9.739 153.06
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.161
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (B Prose     ) 0.001  9.964  0.064
E1                                           (N on File   ) 0.028  9.939  0.039
 Qualified:                                                      #14  9.939  0.039

Ramsey will take on taylor in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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