Sat, 14 Oct 2023, 21:25 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                5690 George Meyer                 
E4                                            ****WINNER**** -0.002  9.954 159.29
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (S Collier   ) 0.004  9.853 -0.047
E2                                           (S Collier   ) 0.012  9.904  0.004
E1                                           (M Handras   ) 0.007  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:                                                       #9  9.917  0.017

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Austin Williams                      5252 Trevor Larson                
E4                   0.020  9.899 160.36     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.902 164.02
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Wood      ) 0.015  9.905  0.005      (A Williams  ) 0.008  9.877 -0.023
E2    (L Zynda     ) 0.031 10.441  0.541      (T Owens     ) 0.027  9.905  0.005
E1    (K Purvis    ) 0.014  9.934  0.034      (A Williams  ) 0.049  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #16  9.934  0.034                        #6  9.908  0.008

Williams gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Larson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4934 Steve Collier                        4588 Buddy Wood                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.904 166.17                     0.031  9.903 162.71
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (H Emmons    ) 0.000  9.861 -0.039      (J Lopez     ) 0.016  9.825 -0.075
E2    (T Larson    ) 0.005  9.912  0.012      (K Rickman   ) 0.055  9.885 -0.015
E1    (R Cook      ) 0.014  9.927  0.027      (B Roach     ) 0.001  9.882 -0.018
 Qualified:            #14  9.927  0.027                       #24  9.881 -0.019

Collier gets the holeshot and takes the win with a .013 package.

Collier will take on Meyer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   43 Vernon Rowland                       4311 Jeff Lopez                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.901 159.46                     0.041  9.888 164.24
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Larson    ) 0.011  9.888 -0.012      (G Meyer     ) 0.020  9.901  0.001
E2    (A Williams  ) 0.001  9.925  0.025                     -0.009  9.792 -0.108
E1    (B Locke     ) 0.019  9.908  0.008      (T Owens     ) 0.005  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:             #5  9.908  0.008                        #1  9.902  0.002

Rowland gets out of the gate first;Lopez breaks out.

Rowland will take on Larson in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink