Sun, 05 Nov 2023, 16:37 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas 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
  729 Greg Ventura                         706D Damon Bustamante             
E5                   0.025 10.037 144.95     ****WINNER****  0.048 10.040 153.68
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.013            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Lang      ) 0.026 10.054  0.004      (R Naber     ) 0.027 10.059  0.009
E3    (P Unruh     ) 0.025 10.080  0.030      (L Rogers    ) 0.007 10.071  0.021
E2    (M Utley     ) 0.017 10.018 -0.032      (M Boehner   ) 0.008 10.051  0.001
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.000 10.092  0.042      (N on File   ) 0.029 10.064  0.014
 Qualified:            #25 10.092  0.042                       #11 10.064  0.014

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 3,671 feet.

Ventura with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Bustamante the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6012 Dave Burden                          7502 Greg Martin                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.031 10.058 152.09                     0.032 10.058 153.40
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E4    (E Olpin     ) 0.016 10.055  0.005      (A Williams  ) 0.162 10.028 -0.022
E3    (B Pierce    ) 0.029 10.043 -0.007      (J Denton    ) 0.008 10.057  0.007
E2    (L Bradshaw  ) 0.036 10.077  0.027      (J Serna     ) 0.038 10.067  0.017
E1    (D Sedmak    ) 0.001 10.057  0.007      (Bye         ) 0.076 10.038 -0.012
 Qualified:             #4 10.057  0.007                       #41 10.038 -0.012

Burden with a tick on the tree and they both run dead-on with an eight to give Burden the win in a close one. Dave Burden's MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5132 Dennis Keck                          5252 Trevor Larson                
E5                   0.031 10.071 161.50     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.077 158.61
         S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.021            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Marcy     ) 0.017 10.050  0.000      (C Cannon    ) 0.003 10.141  0.091
E3    (J Butner    ) 0.006 10.046 -0.004      (C Naffziger ) 0.016 10.092  0.042
E2    (D Hay       ) 0.001 10.114  0.064      (K Yeoman    ) 0.019 10.059  0.009
E1    (M Handras   ) 0.002 10.042 -0.008      (B Hefley    ) 0.017 10.087  0.037
 Qualified:            #37 10.042 -0.008                       #23 10.087  0.037

Larson with the starting line advantage and the win. Trevor Larson's MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Burden in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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