Fri, 05 Nov 2021, 22:06 PM W.W. Williams Super Gas Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in W.W. Williams Super Gas Shootout at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  760 Mike Lang                            7047 Mike Blodgett                
E1                  -0.022 10.028 159.61     ****WINNER****  0.013 10.087 150.06
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.022            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:             #7 10.053  0.003                        #3 10.051  0.001

7:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet.

Lang is too quick off of the line and goes red giving Blodgett the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           5132 Dennis Keck                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026 10.058 163.71                     0.028 10.080 127.70
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:             #8 10.054  0.004                        #4 10.052  0.002

A coin flip off of the line, Kato runs dead on with a five to take the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7719 Kevin Romfo                          5145 Mark Philbrick               
E1                   0.046 10.032 158.02     ****WINNER****  0.010 10.063 156.94
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.018            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:             #1 10.050  0.000                        #5 10.052  0.002

Philbrick gets the advantage off of the line and Romfo breaks out trying to run him down.

Philbrick will take on Blodgett in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Rick Cates                           7657 Loreen Rogers                
E1                  -0.353  9.668 162.61     ****WINNER****  0.075 10.105 162.10
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.382            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:             #6 10.052  0.002                        #2 10.050  0.000

Cates leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Rogers.

Rogers will take on Kato in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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