Sun, 01 Oct 2023, 17:38 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Reporter

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3558 Rob Kropfeld                            2 Phil Unruh                   
E5                   0.022  9.892 171.18     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.921 174.68
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E4    (G Meyer     ) 0.009  9.914  0.014      (B Prose     ) 0.025  9.869 -0.031
E3    (J Harper    ) 0.012  9.886 -0.014      (B Locke     ) 0.029  9.906  0.006
E2    (J Jensen    ) 0.014  9.907  0.007      (L Roedel    ) 0.014  9.948  0.048
E1    (J Mason     ) 0.012  9.942  0.042      (K Mostowich ) 0.015  9.881 -0.019
 Qualified:            #16  9.942  0.042                       #25  9.881 -0.019

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,441 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Unruh with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Al Gavlovsky                           32 Patrick DeBottis             
E5   ****WINNER****  0.035  9.879 149.56                     0.007  9.877 156.66
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Hoyt      ) 0.031  9.925  0.025                     0.012  9.866 -0.034
E3    (S Sattler   ) 0.056  9.949  0.049      (A Williams  ) 0.015  9.924  0.024
E2    (D Kroft     ) 0.030  9.918  0.018      (R Sauder    ) 0.018  9.895 -0.005
E1    (R Swank     ) 0.057  9.944  0.044      (W Wagner    ) 0.018  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #17  9.944  0.044                        #2  9.903  0.003

DeBottis with a great light, but took too much stripe toi give Gavlovsky the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink