Sun, 26 Sep 2021, 13:52 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Austin Williams                      3050 John Sikish                  
E4                   0.010  9.964 154.16     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.941 171.95
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.064             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Nuest     ) 0.011  9.926  0.026      (T Dimond    ) 0.036  9.866 -0.034
E2    (R Shipp     ) 0.020  9.889 -0.011      (K Mostowich ) 0.049  9.907  0.007
E1    (R Benson    ) 0.004  9.899 -0.001      (L Bogacki   ) 0.033  9.988  0.088
 Qualified:            #26  9.899 -0.001                       #23  9.988  0.088

12:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.03 inches, adjusted altitude 1,900 feet.

Sikish gets a small holeshot but it is enough. He holds off Williams and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3821 Jeremy Mason                         4196 Lyle Schreiner               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.924 156.10                    -0.006  9.961 161.29
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.061
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Zynda     ) 0.014  9.916  0.016      (R Shipp     ) 0.011  9.882 -0.018
E2    (T Carlson   ) 0.028  9.906  0.006      (B Prose     ) 0.018  9.944  0.044
E1    (B Garner    ) 0.022  9.923  0.023      (M Lagos     ) 0.015  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:             #9  9.923  0.023                        #6  9.921  0.021

Schreiner leaves a little too quick and goes red giving the win to Mason.

Mason will take on Sikish in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5527 Jason McClure                        3558 Rob Kropfeld                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.920 163.26                     0.031  9.917 170.45
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Repka     ) 0.020  9.879 -0.021      (K Threatt   ) 0.016  9.912  0.012
E2    (D Lafleur   ) 0.011  9.903  0.003      (D Sutton    ) 0.024  9.895 -0.005
E1    (G White     ) 0.034  9.982  0.082      (W Kelley    ) 0.016  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #22  9.982  0.082                       #10  9.927  0.027

McClure gets out of the gate first and holds off Kropfeld for the holeshot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 498V Vernon Rowland                        536 Robert Rowan                 
E4                   0.034  9.912 151.12     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.927 166.39
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Gillespie ) 0.010  9.923  0.023                           No Time      
E2    (J Duke      ) 0.016  9.920  0.020      (C Ridenour  ) 0.009  9.932  0.032
E1    (J Elrod     ) 0.019  9.899 -0.001      (L Roedel    ) 0.015  9.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #27  9.899 -0.001                        #1  9.906  0.006

Rowland is still competing in Super Comp.

Rowland is a little behind here and Rowan holds him off and takes the win.

Robert Rowan's MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Rowan will take on McClure in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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