Sat, 14 Oct 2006, 08:13 PM Summit Sportsman ROC Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Summit Sportsman ROC at the NHRA Summit Racing Series, Pacific Division, Pacific Division Race of Champions:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7086 Matt Hawk                            P760 Nick Marconi                 
E3                   0.029 12.487 107.74     ****WINNER****  0.014 13.074 103.11
      SPMAN  Dial: 12.39 (+/-):  0.097          SPMAN  Dial: 12.99 (+/-):  0.084
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Leggett   ) 0.043 12.385 -0.025      (D Reaume    ) 0.026 13.014 -0.016
E1    (J Joines    ) 0.014 12.490  0.080      (B Becker    ) 0.003 13.164  0.164
 Qualified:            #17 12.490 105.58                       #34 13.164  96.44

5:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,750 feet.

Close race to start the session. Marconi by about 4 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 P758 Leroy Duran Jr                       Q751 Don Graham                   
E3                   0.083 12.081 100.70     ****WINNER****  0.090 11.911 115.00
      SPMAN  Dial: 11.97 (+/-):  0.111          SPMAN  Dial: 11.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Parsons   ) 0.068 11.963 -0.027      (S Sterley   ) -0.050 11.835 -0.065
E1    (C Hall      ) 0.068 12.050  0.040      (N Crider    ) 0.055 11.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #5 12.050  95.75                        #2 11.947 108.65

Dial ins are close and the RT's are close. Graham gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X790 Willie Hoefer                        G700 Greg Dreher                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009 13.220 104.46                     0.079 12.550 101.56
      SPMAN  Dial: 13.29 (+/-): -0.070          SPMAN  Dial: 12.63 (+/-): -0.080
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.182 13.270  0.010      (T Phillips  ) 0.052 12.612  0.002
E1    (V Hobbs     ) 0.001 13.443  0.143      (B Gant      ) 0.042 12.717  0.047
 Qualified:            #38 13.443  97.97                       #23 12.717  94.16

Hoefer has the better RT and pushes Dreher out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 M791 Lee Schenck                          E743 Gary Hairfield               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034 12.476 102.05                     0.025 13.087 100.24
      SPMAN  Dial: 12.47 (+/-):  0.006          SPMAN  Dial: 13.01 (+/-):  0.077
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Baumgardne) 0.057 12.480 -0.030      (C Cole      ) 0.037 13.031 -0.039
E1    (P Ross      ) 0.045 12.583  0.073      (R Grangrade ) 0.022 13.159  0.069
 Qualified:            #19 12.583  98.27                       #33 13.159 100.59

Schenck runs closer to his dial in for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 P772 Stephanie Paz                        D714 Bob Beals                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.079 12.882 100.99                     0.090 14.850  92.78
      SPMAN  Dial: 12.91 (+/-): -0.028          SPMAN  Dial: 14.88 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Burke     ) 0.031 12.895 -0.005      (S Robinson I) 0.051 14.901  0.021
E1    (R Givins    ) 0.090 12.858 -0.092      (M Klose     ) 0.046 14.934  0.044
 Qualified:            #26 12.858 103.43                       #46 14.934  88.92

Paz gets the better of the double break out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 M782 Michael Spencer                      D749 Joe Doyle                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.036 14.878  91.03                     0.125 14.371  94.69
      SPMAN  Dial: 14.83 (+/-):  0.048          SPMAN  Dial: 14.40 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Breedlove ) 0.076 14.800 -0.050      (C Stout     ) 0.091 14.422  0.012
E1    (R Hart      ) 0.009 14.863  0.013      (S Cachia    ) 0.049 14.507  0.057
 Qualified:            #45 14.863  88.77                       #43 14.507  93.01

Breakout win for Spencer.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A783 Angelo Phillips                      H717 Jim Horne                    
E3                  -0.010 12.013 112.00     ****WINNER****  0.007 12.798 107.06
      SPMAN  Dial: 12.03 (+/-): -0.017          SPMAN  Dial: 12.84 (+/-): -0.042
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Miyashiro ) 0.012 12.146  0.096      (A Van Doorn ) 0.032 12.856  0.016
E1    (J Hultquist ) 0.042 12.185  0.165      (J Smith     ) 0.035 12.910  0.090
 Qualified:            #10 12.185 102.71                       #28 12.910  98.97

Horne is green, Phillips isn't.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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