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Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 11:59 AM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 460X Randy Kersey                           42 Shannon Brinkley             
E3                  -0.010 10.054 154.85     ****WINNER****  0.076  9.915 160.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.154             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Stalba    ) 0.010  9.921  0.021      (R Kersey    ) 0.014  9.919  0.019
E1    (M Boehner   ) 0.019  9.889 -0.011      (J Mcclure   ) 0.012  9.980  0.080
 Qualified:            #24  9.889 -0.011                       #17  9.980  0.080

10:51 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 30.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,205 feet.

Kersey is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Brinkley.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Mike Boehner                         4292 Todd Pullen                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.046  9.908 155.09                     0.050  9.895 169.36
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Long      ) 0.018  9.925  0.025      (B Wood      ) 0.034  9.904  0.004
E1    (T Owens     ) 0.005  9.962  0.062      (J Jay Johnso) 0.031  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #16  9.962  0.062                       #10  9.922  0.022

A coin flip off of the line, Pullen takes too much stripe and breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Vernon Rowland                       3604 Rusty Cook                   
E3                   0.012  9.888 155.26     ****WINNER****  0.103  9.891 166.00
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Huber     ) 0.008  9.877 -0.023      (T Owens     ) 0.024  9.921  0.021
E1    (T Powell    ) 0.009  9.895 -0.005      (K Whitfield ) 0.017  9.960  0.060
 Qualified:            #22  9.895 -0.005                       #15  9.960  0.060

Rowland gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Cook.

Cook will have a bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Austin Williams                        45 John Long                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.905 160.38                     0.027  9.903 154.31
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Prose     ) 0.019  9.887 -0.013      (N on File   ) -0.001  9.886 -0.014
E1    (T Pullen    ) 0.019  9.915  0.015      (B Wood      ) 0.020  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:             #8  9.915  0.015                        #1  9.905  0.005

Williams 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
   49 Jay Johnson                          4588 Buddy Wood                   
E3                   0.023  9.862 146.90     ****WINNER****  0.038  9.903 172.81
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.038             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Mcclure   ) 0.028  9.935  0.035      (M Van Winkle) 0.041  9.914  0.014
E1    (K Mayers    ) 0.017  9.914  0.014      (T Pollard   ) 0.040  9.862 -0.038
 Qualified:             #7  9.914  0.014                       #27  9.862 -0.038

Johnson gets out of the gate first but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

Wood will take on Brinkley in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 400L David Owens                            13 Tom Stalba                   
E3                   0.040  9.875 151.22     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.901 158.74
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Pullen    ) 0.016  9.910  0.010      (M Skipper   ) 0.015  9.910  0.010
E1    (J Bunce     ) 0.044  9.899 -0.001      (N Prose     ) 0.023  9.942  0.042
 Qualified:            #19  9.899 -0.001                       #13  9.942  0.042

Stalba gets the holeshot;Owens breaks out.

Stalba will take on Boehner in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   23 Tim Powell                             43 Jason McClure                
E3                   0.009  9.929 169.13     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.910 166.09
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Brinkley  ) 0.012  9.931  0.031      (C Mundt     ) 0.038  9.914  0.014
E1    (J Long      ) 0.022 10.002  0.102      (B Prose     ) 0.010  9.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #18 10.002  0.102                       #25  9.888 -0.012

McClure gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

McClure will take on Williams in the next round.

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