Sun, 4 Sep 2005, 09:25 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3213 Bill Jackson                         3020 Dwight Nuest                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.036  9.942 144.83                     0.022 10.033 126.52
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.133
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Yates     ) 0.014  9.940  0.040      (G Wallace   ) 0.030  9.920  0.020
E3    (L Bernshause) 0.034  9.893 -0.007      (T Fuller    ) 0.085  9.873 -0.027
E2    (D Kroft     ) 0.022  9.914  0.014      (L Schreiner ) 0.049  9.878 -0.022
E1    (R Eaker     ) 0.029  9.926  0.026      (R Baumann Sr) 0.033  9.985  0.085
 Qualified:            #22  9.926  0.026                       #46  9.985  0.085

8:16 p.m. Bill Jackson's MOV: 0.0771 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  280 Ronnie Wilkerson                     4754 Billy Torrence               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.960 153.77                     0.050  9.949 168.43
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.060             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Eckard    ) 0.023  9.901  0.001                     0.042  9.874 -0.026
E3    (M Snyder    ) 0.028  9.896 -0.004      (D Gumbert   ) 0.036  9.917  0.017
E2    (S Gecker    ) 0.025  9.897 -0.003      (R Laris     ) 0.026  9.907  0.007
E1    (B Hackett   ) 0.036  9.872 -0.028      (T Gillespie ) 0.041  9.894 -0.006
 Qualified:            #62  9.872 -0.028                       #57  9.894 -0.006

Ronnie Wilkerson's MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5450 Steve Matusek                        7677 Jon Brazeau                  
E5                   0.025  9.938 142.81     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.919 145.66
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E4    (G Linkhorn  ) 0.025  9.914  0.014      (M Truman    ) 0.012  9.907  0.007
E3    (Bye         ) 0.002  9.906  0.006      (S Lyons     ) 0.023  9.937  0.037
E2    (D Spink     ) 0.030  9.921  0.021      (J Barker    ) 0.012  9.901  0.001
E1    (M Ferderer  ) 0.023  9.951  0.051      (J Marin     ) 0.028  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #38  9.951  0.051                       #15  9.918  0.018

Jon Brazeau's MOV: 0.0197 seconds (approximately 4 feet) and will race jackson next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1924 Francis Ross                         1064 Todd Logan                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.955 171.05                     0.031  9.982 151.60
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.082
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Haas      ) 0.026  9.907  0.007      (D Tatum III ) 0.042  9.867 -0.033
E3    (C Anderson  ) 0.021  9.927  0.027      (B Maddox    ) 0.028  9.913  0.013
E2    (R Bowman    ) 0.036  9.928  0.028      (D Sims      ) 0.009  9.935  0.035
E1    (D Trueblood ) 0.031  9.936  0.036      (R Zimmerman ) 0.044  9.946  0.046
 Qualified:            #30  9.936  0.036                       #35  9.946  0.046

Francis Ross' MOV: 0.0345 seconds (approximately 8 feet)and has a bye to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2732 Ryan Little                          358F Todd Hickey                  
E5                   0.039  9.995 145.47     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.984 146.46
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.095             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.084
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Langdon   ) 0.028  9.896 -0.004      (C Bishop    ) 0.032  9.896 -0.004
E3    (S Adcock Jr ) 0.002  9.907  0.007      (W Bogle     ) 0.017  9.908  0.008
E2    (R Duke      ) 0.018  9.890 -0.010      (J Klomps    ) 0.012  9.866 -0.034
E1    (K Hutson    ) 0.036  9.869 -0.031      (J Gerber    ) 0.034  9.942  0.042
 Qualified:            #65  9.869 -0.031                       #32  9.942  0.042

Todd Hickey's MOV: 0.0283 seconds (approximately 6 feet) and he races Wilkerson in the quarterfinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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