Thu, 02 Nov 2023, 20:21 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
 752T Linzi Meserve                        7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.            
E1                   0.018 10.060 157.67     ****WINNER****  0.011 10.055 133.65
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.010            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:             #1 10.051  0.001                        #5 10.052  0.002

5:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 3,229 feet.

Blodgett gets the advantage off of the line and takes the win with a .016 package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                          7918 Mike Utley                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.084 166.81                    -0.005 10.067 163.55
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.034            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:             #3 10.052  0.002                        #7 10.055  0.005

Utley is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Keck.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7905 Joe Galati                             77 Pete Bothe                   
E1                   0.003 10.042 144.18     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.094 138.97
         SUG Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:             #8 10.056  0.006                        #4 10.052  0.002

Galati gets the hole shot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Bothe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5500 Edwinn Olpin                           75 Mark Yeager                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.047 169.87                     0.015 10.047 179.47
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:             #2 10.051  0.001                        #6 10.054  0.004

A dead heat off of the line, Olpin takes the double breakout win.

In the next round it will be Blodgett vs. Keck and Olpin vs. Bothe.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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