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Sat, 14 Oct 2006, 08:39 PM

Summit Super Pro ROC Round 3 Eliminations
By Dave Gerard





BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Summit Super Pro 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
 7873 Dennis Paz                           F763 James Sasser                 
E3                  -0.001 11.019 127.60     ****WINNER****  0.016 11.504 113.95
       SPRO  Dial: 11.02 (+/-): -0.001           SPRO  Dial: 11.48 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Oliver    ) 0.023 11.100  0.080      (T Crowl     ) 0.006 11.518  0.058
E1    (J Shelton   ) 0.029 11.011 -0.029      (D Berube    ) 0.032 11.524  0.064
 Qualified:            #52 11.011 126.79                       #59 11.524 107.91
5:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,750 feet.

Paz's big Willys just misses the green by -0.001 to give the win to Sasser.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 P718 Dick Ross                            G700 Greg Dreher                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.133 10.510 127.17                    -0.500 19.365  77.22
       SPRO  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.000           SPRO  Dial: 10.46 (+/-):  8.905
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Vanderpool) 0.013 10.533  0.023      (J Brooks    ) 0.024 10.488  0.018
E1    (J Arnett    ) 0.287 10.544  0.004      (C Naffziger ) 0.023 10.481  0.011
 Qualified:            #40 10.544 123.84                       #38 10.481 127.82
Dreher's transbrake must of failed as the car rolls through the lights to get the big red eye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 Y789 Ernie Santarosa                      P748 Mike Zimmerman               
E3                   0.025 10.624 123.60     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.737 146.19
       SPRO  Dial: 10.66 (+/-): -0.036           SPRO  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Phlegar Jr) 0.058 10.711  0.051      (S Cox       ) 0.014  9.745  0.025
E1    (R j Simrock ) 0.016 10.683  0.013      (D Whooley   ) 0.014  9.730  0.000
 Qualified:            #44 10.683 118.42                       #30  9.730 147.25


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                         7030 Steve White                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.908 173.64                     0.028  8.465 159.01
       SPRO  Dial: 7.89 (+/-):  0.018            SPRO  Dial: 8.44 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Bleg      ) 0.008  7.892  0.002      (B Kidd      ) 0.020  8.466  0.026
E1    (S Allen     ) 0.016  7.908  0.018      (P Grubert   ) 0.027  8.449 -0.001
 Qualified:             #3  7.908 170.39                       #11  8.449 158.56
The both have similar RT's, but Casner has the better package. Steve Casner's MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 N711 Jay Nakamura                         7829 Ted Seipel                   
E3                  -0.004 10.614 126.54     ****WINNER****  0.019 11.399 116.27
       SPRO  Dial: 10.75 (+/-): -0.136           SPRO  Dial: 11.40 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Reff      ) 0.047 10.763  0.033      (B Botelho   ) 0.039 11.392 -0.028
E1    (C Lindsay   ) 0.032 10.808 -0.002      (M Scoggins  ) 0.019 11.416 -0.044
 Qualified:            #48 10.808 114.06                       #57 11.416 113.26
Nakamura goes red by -0.004 to give the win to Seipel.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 735R Tim Rash                             7376 Dan Beebe                    
E3                   0.060  9.476 142.49     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.130 144.25
       SPRO  Dial: 9.50 (+/-): -0.024            SPRO  Dial: 8.14 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Knoles    ) 0.028  9.521  0.011      (M Gardiner  ) 0.030  8.161  0.051
E1    (R Costa     ) 0.005  9.512 -0.008      (M Proctor   ) 0.049  8.121  0.001
 Qualified:            #27  9.512 141.04                        #8  8.121 159.32
Beebe cards a nice .007 RT and wins the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7599 Richard Mcfarland                    7762 Chuck Hawk Jr                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.100 145.06                     0.016  8.104 151.92
       SPRO  Dial: 9.08 (+/-):  0.020            SPRO  Dial: 8.08 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Hiatt     ) 0.038  9.147  0.067      (J Brown     ) 0.025  8.099  0.019
E1    (M Williams  ) 0.025  9.093  0.033      (N on File   ) 0.016  8.085  0.025
 Qualified:            #24  9.093 142.04                        #7  8.085 161.72
Two great lights and a really close finish. Richard Mcfarland's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 R769 Gary Ratcliffe                       792Q Jody Davis                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.062 144.60                     0.024  7.534 177.51
       SPRO  Dial: 9.04 (+/-):  0.022            SPRO  Dial: 7.51 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Drake     ) 0.023  9.062  0.022                     0.004  7.555  0.045
E1    (S Stauth    ) 0.030  9.058  0.008      (R SHEARER   ) 0.000  7.520  0.020
 Qualified:            #21  9.058 142.85                        #1  7.520 176.78
... and another close race at the finish line. Gary Ratcliffe's MOV: 0.0093 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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