Sun, 30 Oct 2022, 17:39 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  716 Ed DeStaute                          6363 Dave Holmes                  
E5                   0.010 10.147 127.21     ****WINNER****  0.043 10.084 141.74
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.097            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Perivolari) 0.013 10.043 -0.007      (D Hay       ) 0.014 10.042 -0.008
E3    (B Johnson   ) 0.005 10.084  0.034      (K Mostowich ) 0.007 10.082  0.032
E2    (D Butler    ) 0.012 10.028 -0.022      (T Parker    ) 0.009 10.041 -0.009
E1    (M Ferderer  ) 0.022 10.059  0.009      (J Dalrymple ) 0.012 10.030 -0.020
 Qualified:             #7 10.059  0.009                       #29 10.030 -0.020

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 9 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 3,566 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

DeStaute with the starting line advantage, but Holmes chases him down for the win. He is advancing to his first National event final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7334 Dave Thompson                        243X Chris Lewis                  
E5                  -0.007 10.046 162.61     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.102 160.04
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.004            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E4    (E Kowalski  ) 0.022 10.039 -0.011      (K Snow      ) 0.001 10.058  0.008
E3    (D Keck      ) 0.059 10.062  0.012      (B Morris    ) 0.000 10.022 -0.028
E2    (L Rogers    ) 0.021 10.062  0.012      (D Gotts     ) 0.018 10.065  0.015
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.035 10.070  0.020      (L Scarth    ) 0.026 10.076  0.026
 Qualified:            #16 10.070  0.020                       #18 10.076  0.026

Thompson goes red to give Lewis the win. He is advancing to his third final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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