Fri, 08 Mar 2024, 22:58 PM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2459 Thomas Turner 10 Jesse Fritts
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.036 9.953 172.28 0.004 9.989 155.24
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.053 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.089
Prior rounds:
E1 (W Cook ) 0.033 9.937 0.037 (D Hall ) 0.015 10.039 0.139
Qualified: #12 9.937 0.037 #28 10.039 0.139
10:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 89 percent, barometer 29.95
inches, adjusted altitude 1,563 feet.Fritts gets a great light but takes too much stripe and breaks out
giving the win to Turner.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
M203 William Morgan 260L David Griffith
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.964 157.61 0.072 9.915 156.97
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.064 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.015
Prior rounds:
E1 (H Brown ) 0.025 9.967 0.067 (P Richardson) 0.026 9.920 0.020
Qualified: #23 9.967 0.067 #7 9.920 0.020
Morgan gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win.William Morgan's MOV: 0.0054 seconds
(approximately 15 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 2399 Gene Quinn
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.049 10.166 128.53
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.266
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Dahlem ) 0.041 9.910 0.010
Qualified: #1 9.910 0.010
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2329 Ricky Hall 2958 Sherman Adcock
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.934 144.84 0.008 9.944 154.49
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.034 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.044
Prior rounds:
E1 (H Borger ) 0.007 9.934 0.034 (S Desantis ) 0.100 10.003 0.103
Qualified: #9 9.934 0.034 #25 10.003 0.103
A coin flip off of the line, Hall takes the stripe for the close win.Ricky Hall's MOV: 0.0068 seconds
(approximately 18 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
109E William Trum 2537 Joseph Tankersley
E2 0.153 9.942 142.94 ****WINNER**** 0.020 10.029 142.78
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.042 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.129
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Matthews ) 0.021 9.886 -0.014 (J Morrison ) 0.010 9.945 0.045
Qualified: #33 9.886 -0.014 #17 9.945 0.045
Tankersley gets the holeshot and holds off Trum for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2608 Robert Aldrich 15 Jason Kenny
E2 0.219 9.980 136.98 ****WINNER**** 0.057 10.004 144.41
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.080 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.104
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Polichena ) 0.041 9.958 0.058 (R Houston ) 0.004 9.916 0.016
Qualified: #20 9.958 0.058 #4 9.916 0.016
Kenny with the advantage off of the line and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2325 Darius Poitier 23 Tim Powell
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.918 157.32 0.014 9.941 170.13
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.018 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.041
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Tankersley) 0.020 10.108 0.208 (J Sikish ) 0.027 9.943 0.043
Qualified: #30 10.108 0.208 #14 9.943 0.043
Powell leaves first but Poitier takes the stripe for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
182C Michael Handras 4919 Joe Harper
E2 0.058 9.874 168.98 ****WINNER**** 0.007 9.922 166.91
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.022
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Porter ) 0.023 9.914 0.014 (T Millwood ) 0.003 9.952 0.052
Qualified: #3 9.914 0.014 #19 9.952 0.052
Harper gets the holeshot;Handras breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3686 Maximus Butcher 2469 Jeffrey Jensen
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.023 9.978 163.85 0.030 9.975 164.13
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.078 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.075
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Cassin ) 0.038 10.084 0.184 (S Lyons ) 0.001 9.941 0.041
Qualified: #29 10.084 0.184 #13 9.941 0.041
Maximus Butcher's MOV: 0.0045 seconds (approximately 13 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3647 Brian Shockley 11 Richard Price
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.030 9.906 144.21 0.045 9.898 161.44
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.006 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Reed ) 0.016 9.934 0.034 (R Lower ) 0.050 10.005 0.105
Qualified: #10 9.934 0.034 #26 10.005 0.105
Shockley gets out of the gate first;Price breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3095 Jerry Spoor 2318 John Taylor
E2 0.093 9.888 158.58 ****WINNER**** 0.013 9.902 156.41
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Perry ) 0.011 9.892 -0.008 (E Knight ) 0.013 9.945 0.045
Qualified: #32 9.892 -0.008 #16 9.945 0.045
Taylor gets the holeshot and takes the win with a .015 package.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4582 Roger Warren 387K Kyle Pawuk
E2 0.030 9.874 162.57 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.889 165.78
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Macnicol ) 0.009 9.917 0.017 (J Heffelfing) 0.000 9.958 0.058
Qualified: #5 9.917 0.017 #21 9.958 0.058
A coin flip off of the line, Pawuk takes the double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5112 Maurice Brown 353A Larry Roedel
E2 -0.016 9.999 158.07 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.942 158.19
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.099 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.042
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Funderburk) 0.006 10.124 0.224 (B Prose ) 0.006 9.944 0.044
Qualified: #31 10.124 0.224 #15 9.944 0.044
Brown leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Roedel.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2708 Lauren Freer N518 Rick Swank
E2 0.029 10.224 127.41 ****WINNER**** 0.077 9.912 151.24
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.324 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Cowie ) 0.028 9.918 0.018 (S Mackie ) 0.034 9.960 0.060
Qualified: #6 9.918 0.018 #22 9.960 0.060
Freer gets the advantage off of the line but can't run the number.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
394P Nathan Prose 2114 Steve Furr
E2 0.022 9.992 145.16 ****WINNER**** 0.025 9.952 163.20
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.092 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.052
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Cobb ) 0.013 9.975 0.075 (J Rollins ) 0.032 9.926 0.026
Qualified: #24 9.975 0.075 #8 9.926 0.026
Prose with a small advantage but Furr takes the stripe and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2456 Christopher Williams 206W Jeff Warren
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.045 9.901 173.67 0.008 9.943 160.46
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.001 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.043
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Prose ) 0.050 9.910 0.010 (R Pica ) 0.023 9.947 0.047
Qualified: #2 9.910 0.010 #18 9.947 0.047
Christopher Williams' MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 14 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2455 Jimmy Williams 349J Joey Shipp
E2 0.032 9.975 157.78 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.920 152.12
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.075 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.020
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Shipp ) 0.016 10.033 0.133 (D Morris ) 0.027 9.936 0.036
Qualified: #27 10.033 0.133 #11 9.936 0.036
Another close one off of the line, Shipp takes the stripe and the win.
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