Sun, 6 Nov 2005, 07:59 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                           7330 Shawn Langdon                
E5                   0.035  9.841 143.58     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.934 140.34
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.059             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Fuller    ) 0.004  9.961  0.061      (L Bradshaw  ) 0.034  9.927  0.027
E3    (R Naber     ) 0.007  9.876 -0.024      (S Gecker    ) 0.009  9.913  0.013
E2    (A Kenny     ) 0.010  9.916  0.016      (R Lahn      ) 0.022  9.900  0.000
E1    (J Hughes    ) 0.014  9.894 -0.006      (C Newman    ) 0.001  9.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #41  9.894 -0.006                       #26  9.944  0.044

4:48 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.            
E5                   0.007  9.872 158.07     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.876 134.35
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Grim      ) 0.026  9.899 -0.001      (P Giacalone ) 0.045  9.913  0.013
E3    (D Coapstick ) 0.003  9.919  0.019      (D Hall      ) 0.011  9.921  0.021
E2    (G Welfringer) 0.067  9.918  0.018      (D Divita    ) 0.027  9.903  0.003
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.009  9.902  0.002      (L Marshall  ) 0.016  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:             #3  9.902  0.002                       #18  9.924  0.024

Blodgett faces Langdon in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Mike Coltrin                         7657 Loreen Johnson               
E5                   0.024  9.908 155.85     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.900 154.51
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E4    (H Colleasure) 0.020  9.909  0.009      (R Balough   ) 0.001  9.910  0.010
E3    (J Sowards   ) 0.026  9.914  0.014      (M Blodgett  ) 0.022  9.938  0.038
E2    (J Gebhardt  ) 0.030  9.911  0.011      (M Sawyer    ) 0.009  9.896 -0.004
E1    (R Erks      ) 0.000  9.894 -0.006      (D Meziere   ) 0.004  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #40  9.894 -0.006                        #7  9.905  0.005

Johnson runs a perfect 9.900 to earn a bye to the finals. Loreen Johnson's MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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