Mac Tools U.S. Nationals NHRA Full Throttle DragRacing
Super Gas
 
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Friday
Results for Elimination Round 1
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - First-round winners, listed in order of elapsed time, in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 Psn   Driver, Home Town, Vehicle, ET, Ov/Un
   1. Jerry DeBusk, LaPorte TX, '92 Probe, 9.900, 0.000
   2. Rock Haas, White Lake MI, '05 Corvette, 9.902, 0.002
   3. Shawn Langdon, Brownsburg IN, '68 Camaro, 9.903, 0.003
   4. Rick Bowman, Kalamazoo MI, '69 Camaro, 9.906, 0.006
   5. Alan Bush, Erie IL, '77 Nova, 9.910, 0.010
   6. Nathan Vrooman, Wabash IN, '91 Beretta, 9.913, 0.013
   7. Richard Baker, Crawfordsville IN, '69 Camaro, 9.914, 0.014
   8. Sheldon Gecker, Surprise AZ, '57 Bel Air, 9.918, 0.018
   9. Edward Rudek, Mt. Prospect IL, '03 Corvette, 9.919, 0.019
  10. Mike Ruff, Orlando FL, '67 Camaro, 9.919, 0.019
  11. Mike Ferderer, Buckley WA, '06 Grand Am, 9.921, 0.021
  12. Brina Splingaire, N. Riverside IL, '63 Corvette, 9.922, 0.022
  13. Heidi Robison, Gardner KS, '63 Corvette, 9.922, 0.022
  14. Steve Williams, Noblesville IN, '94 Probe, 9.925, 0.025
  15. Timothy Millwood, Columbus IN, '85 Challenger, 9.927, 0.027
  16. Jeff Beckman, Dublin OH, '57 Corvette, 9.927, 0.027
  17. Steven Hoyt, Ft. Wayne IN, '63 Corvette, 9.928, 0.028
  18. Dan Ouding, Richland MI, '34 Willys, 9.928, 0.028
  19. Tommy Phillips, Forney TX, '57 Corvette, 9.928, 0.028
  20. Ed Apple, Beloit OH, '34Chevy, 9.931, 0.031
  21. Tim Gillespie, Xenia OH, '33Ford, 9.931, 0.031
  22. David Bishir II, Fort Wayne IN, '80 Starfire, 9.932, 0.032
  23. Scott Lyons, Douglasville GA, '93 Beretta, 9.938, 0.038
  24. Mike Keenan, Coatesville IN, '99 S-10, 9.939, 0.039
  25. Billy Crenshaw, Central SC, '27-T Ford, 9.940, 0.040
  26. Wes Neely, Florence MS, '67 Camaro, 9.941, 0.041
  27. George Warren, Greenbrier TN, '68 Mustang, 9.944, 0.044
  28. David Tatum, Palmetto GA, '05 Cavalier, 9.945, 0.045
  29. Jerry Virgadamo, Metairie LA, '77 Vega, 9.945, 0.045
  30. Karen Comstock, Bradbury CA, '57 Bel Air, 9.946, 0.046
  31. Jake Elrod, Lima OH, '05 Corvette, 9.951, 0.051
  32. Mike Wiblishouser, Blair NE, '07 Corvette, 9.955, 0.055
  33. Jim Cappiello, Willis TX, '68 Camaro, 9.958, 0.058
  34. Mark Sanders, Harrison OH, '05 Cavalier, 9.958, 0.058
  35. Steve Williams, Loma Linda CA, '63 Corvette, 9.965, 0.065
  36. Craig Maddox, Sidney NE, '07 Prowler, 9.973, 0.073
  37. David Nelson, Randall MN, '99 Camaro, 9.980, 0.080
  38. Marlin Snyder, Avon IN, '73 GT, 9.984, 0.084
  39. Tommy Cook, Columbia KY, '34Chevy, 9.997, 0.097
  40. David Davis, Mooresville IN, '27-T Ford, 10.015, 0.115
  41. Mark Cole, Avon IN, '63 Corvette, 10.023, 0.123
  42. Phil Stamps, Tipton IN, '72 Camaro, 10.055, 0.155
  43. Adam Berberich, Blacklick OH, '68 Camaro, 10.214, 0.314
  44. Ron Erks, Clinton OH, '63 Corvette, 9.898, -0.002
  45. Tim Garrison, Benton Harbor MI, '86 Daytona, 9.897, -0.003
  46. Dave Connolly, Elyria OH, '63 Corvette, 9.896, -0.004
  47. Craig Meyer, Kendallville IN, '62 Fury, 9.895, -0.005
  48. Brian Folk, Durand IL, '67 Camaro, 9.895, -0.005
  49. Mike Sawyer, Leominster MA, '03 Cavalier, 9.895, -0.005
  50. William Baily, Milwaukee WI, '92 Camaro, 9.892, -0.008
  51. Roger Weaver, Indianapolis IN, '67 Mustang, 9.890, -0.010
  52. Derek Fitzpatrick, Grand Rapids MI, '90 LeBaron, 9.886, -0.014
  53. Paul Brown, Cass City MI, '68 Dart, 9.884, -0.016
  54. Gus Upshaw, Tifton GA, '95 LeBaron, 9.882, -0.018
  55. Ray Sawyer, Acton MA, '02 Camaro, 9.863, -0.037
  56. John Larsen, South Jordan UT, '69 Camaro, 9.860, -0.040
  57. Warren Bays, Terre Haute IN, '63 Corvette, 9.860, -0.040
  58. Matt Weston, Hendersonville NC, '70 Camaro, 9.850, -0.050
  59. Brian Hackett, Quincy IL, '89 Grand Am, 9.842, -0.058
  60. Lyle Schreiner, McAlester OK, '81 Camaro, 9.842, -0.058
  61. Thomas Stalba, Williamstown NJ, '63 Corvette, 9.838, -0.062
  62. Dan Fletcher, Churchville NY, '05 Corvette, 9.817, -0.083
  63. Al Gavlovsky, Bemidji MN, '63 Corvette, 9.787, -0.113

Saturday
Results for Elimination Round 2
CLERMONT, Ind. - Round 2 winners and next round pairs in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 Num  Class Driver 

 
 4924   S/G J DeBusk
 3372   S/G S Hoyt

 374W   S/G D Davis
 7515   S/G J Larsen

  543   S/G C Maddox
 3394   S/G T Gillespie

   47   S/G H Robison
 4196   S/G L Schreiner

 7330   S/G S Langdon
    5   S/G T Phillips

    2   S/G M Ferderer
 W255   S/G G Warren

 3262   S/G M Snyder
  251   S/G G Upshaw

 335X   S/G D Connolly
 1781   S/G D Fletcher

  302   S/G R Haas
    3   S/G M Sawyer

   25   S/G M Ruff
 4422   S/G W Neely

 390V   S/G N Vrooman
 3280   S/G D Bishir II

 3253   S/G T Garrison
    8   S/G T Stalba

  735   S/G S Williams
 3449   S/G E Apple

 397M   S/G B Splingaire
 2086   S/G D Tatum

  505   S/G S Gecker
   15   S/G R Sawyer

 3387   S/G J Beckman
 5025   S/G M Wiblishouser

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Shawn Langdon            S/G   9.90  0.006    10.260  0.360
 (L) Tommy Phillips           S/G   9.90  0.012    10.434  0.534
7:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 1,433 feet, track temperature 64 degrees.

This is a classy matchup...and not the only one we'll see this round.

Langdon's car danced around when it came off the throttle stop, but so did Phillips' car. Both drivers were well off the index and the track crew went out and took a good look at the track, then the tractor made several laps with the tire drag and broom to tighten the cool track up a bit.

 (W) David Tatum              S/G   9.90  0.028     9.942  0.042
 (L) Brina Splingaire         S/G   9.90  0.011     9.974  0.074
No problems for this pair...David Tatum's MOV: 0.0156 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
 (W) John Larsen              S/G   9.90  0.004    10.020  0.120
 (L) David Davis              S/G   9.90  0.095    12.890  2.990
Davis was late, then slowed.
 (W) Marlin Snyder            S/G   9.90  0.031     9.936  0.036
 (L) Gus Upshaw               S/G   9.90  0.024     9.982  0.082
Marlin Snyder's MOV: 0.0394 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
 (W) Rock Haas                S/G   9.90  0.003     9.890 -0.010
 (L) Mike Sawyer              S/G   9.90  0.007     9.881 -0.019
Rock Haas wins on a double-breakout.
 (W) Sheldon Gecker           S/G   9.90  0.034     9.901  0.001
 (L) Ray Sawyer               S/G   9.90  0.017     9.896 -0.004
Sheldon Gecker wins on a breakout.
 (W) Mike Ruff                S/G   9.90  0.015     9.937  0.037
 (L) Wes Neely                S/G   9.90  0.034    10.412  0.512

 (W) Heidi Robison            S/G   9.90  0.013     9.879 -0.021
 (L) Lyle Schreiner           S/G   9.90  -0.014(R) 9.825 -0.075
Heidi Robison wins on a red light.
 (W) Craig Maddox             S/G   9.90  0.006     9.981  0.081
 (L) Tim Gillespie            S/G   9.90  0.075     9.882 -0.018
Craig Maddox wins on a breakout.
 (W) Jerry DeBusk             S/G   9.90  0.015     9.913  0.013
 (L) Steven Hoyt              S/G   9.90  0.024     9.933  0.033
Jerry DeBusk's MOV: 0.0294 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
 (W) Nathan Vrooman           S/G   9.90  0.001     9.927  0.027
 (L) David Bishir II          S/G   9.90  0.001     9.942  0.042
Identical, almost perfect lights...Nathan Vrooman's MOV: 0.0152 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
 (W) Mike Wiblishouser        S/G   9.90  0.011     9.927  0.027
 (L) Jeff Beckman             S/G   9.90  0.033     9.921  0.021
Mike Wiblishouser's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
 (W) Thomas Stalba            S/G   9.90  0.016     9.926  0.026
 (L) Tim Garrison             S/G   9.90  0.063     9.881 -0.019

 (W) Mike Ferderer            S/G   9.90  0.011     9.877 -0.023
 (L) George Warren            S/G   9.90  -0.002(R) 9.872 -0.028
Warren was 0.014 in round one, perfect in round two, and red here.
 (W) Steve Williams           S/G   9.90  0.020     9.868 -0.032
 (L) Ed Apple                 S/G   9.90  0.022     9.854 -0.046
Steve Williams wins on a double-breakout.
 (W) Dave Connolly            S/G   9.90  0.018     9.875 -0.025
 (L) Dan Fletcher             S/G   9.90  0.006     9.867 -0.033
Two of the best and neither driver wanted to pre-stage first, so they just sat there until Chief Starter Rick Stewart signaled them to stage for the second time. Fletcher had the better light, but took too much stripe. Dave Connolly wins on a double-breakout.

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 4
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Jerry DeBusk             S/G   9.90  0.032     9.911  0.011
 (L) John Larsen              S/G   9.90  0.029     9.880 -0.020
8:43 p.m. Jerry DeBusk wins on a breakout.
 (W) Thomas Stalba            S/G   9.90  0.027     9.887 -0.013
 (L) Nathan Vrooman           S/G   9.90  0.032     9.880 -0.020
Thomas Stalba wins on a double-breakout.
 (W) David Tatum              S/G   9.90  0.033     9.908  0.008
 (L) Steve Williams           S/G   9.90  0.030     9.918  0.018
David Tatum's MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 21 inches).
 (W) Dave Connolly            S/G   9.90  0.033     9.939  0.039
 (L) Marlin Snyder            S/G   9.90  0.038     9.870 -0.030
Dave Connolly wins on a breakout.
 (W) Sheldon Gecker           S/G   9.90  0.080     9.904  0.004
 (L) Mike Wiblishouser        S/G   9.90  0.060     9.930  0.030
Sheldon Gecker's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 18 inches). He races Tatumm next round.
 (W) Shawn Langdon            S/G   9.90  0.007     9.937  0.037
 (L) Mike Ferderer            S/G   9.90  0.023     9.929  0.029
This is the featured pair for this round...and Langdon trees Ferderer for the win. As a reward, he gets to run Connolly next round - after beating Tommy Phillips and Frederer in consecutive rounds, he ought to get an easier matchup than that! Shawn Langdon's MOV: 0.0086 seconds (approximately 2 feet).
 (W) Craig Maddox             S/G   9.90  0.015     9.933  0.033
 (L) Heidi Robison            S/G   9.90  0.022     9.898 -0.002
Craig Maddox wins on a breakout. He runs DeBusk in the quarterfinals.
 (W) Rock Haas                S/G   9.90  0.002     9.929  0.029
 (L) Mike Ruff                S/G   9.90  0.018     9.946  0.046
Rock Haas' MOV: 0.0335 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He races Stalba next round.

Monday
Results for Elimination Round 5
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) David Tatum              S/G   9.90  0.015     9.871 -0.029
 (L) Sheldon Gecker           S/G   9.90  0.008     9.862 -0.038
2:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.08 inches, adjusted altitude 3,157 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Gecker nailed the tree, took too much stripe. David Tatum wins on a double-breakout.

 (W) Shawn Langdon            S/G   9.90  0.019     9.919  0.019
 (L) Dave Connolly            S/G   9.90  0.065     9.887 -0.013
Langdon is already in the Top Fuel semifinal and drives his way into another against his third "heavy-hitter" opponent in a row.
 (W) Craig Maddox             S/G   9.90  0.016     9.902  0.002
 (L) Jerry DeBusk             S/G   9.90  0.018     9.898 -0.002
Maddox, in the unique Prowler-bodied entry, posts a nice 0.018 package for the win, closing the door in DeBusk's face. He will race Langdon in the semifinals.
 (W) Thomas Stalba            S/G   9.90  0.028     9.895 -0.005
 (L) Rock Haas                S/G   9.90  -0.055(R) 9.881 -0.019
Thomas Stalba wins on a red light. He faces Tatum in the semifinals.

Monday
Results for Elimination Round 6
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) David Tatum              S/G   9.90  0.013     9.917  0.017
 (L) Thomas Stalba            S/G   9.90  0.007     9.926  0.026
3:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,272 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

David Tatum's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 (W) Shawn Langdon            S/G   9.90  0.050     9.964  0.064
 (L) Craig Maddox             S/G   9.90  -0.033(R) 8.853 -1.047
Maddox goes red and Langdon is in the final round against Tatum. He lost a close race in the Top Fuel semifinals, so he can concentrate on Super Gas for the rest of the weekend.

Monday
Results for Final Round 
CLERMONT, Ind. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Shawn Langdon            S/G   9.90  0.010     9.922  0.022
 (L) David Tatum              S/G   9.90  0.009     9.930  0.030
4:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,413 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Great race for the final with RT's within one thousands and both cars running close to the index.

Langdon gets the win.