Sat, 11 Nov 2006, 09:55 PM
Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
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By Dave Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 7515 John Larsen
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.016 13.929 64.16
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 4.029
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Landis ) 0.038 10.125 0.225
E1 (G Ventura ) 0.012 9.901 0.001
Qualified: #2 9.901 0.001
6:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent,
barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,778 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.Larsen gets
the round three bye.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
777 Doug Bracey 18 Jason Kenny
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.047 9.887 142.72 0.038 9.884 162.96
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Hall ) 0.044 9.894 -0.006 (M Miller ) 0.008 9.964 0.064
E1 (D Divita ) 0.017 9.906 0.006 (J Hughes ) 0.043 9.880 -0.020
Qualified: #7 9.906 0.006 #40 9.880 -0.020
Two good lights and a double breakout win for Bracey.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7608 Randy Kersey 177K Alan Kenny
E3 0.012 9.873 148.51 ****WINNER**** 0.038 9.877 160.38
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
Prior rounds:
E2 (Bye ) 0.003 9.894 -0.006 (R Beckstrom ) 0.032 9.889 -0.011
E1 (D Coapstick ) 0.007 9.900 0.000 (J Denton ) 0.038 9.922 0.022
Qualified: #1 9.900 0.000 #13 9.922 0.022
Kersey gets the advantage off the line, but breaks out more than Kenny.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Raymond Sawyer 635 Marvin Wiebe
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.053 9.868 166.19 -0.006 9.850 152.07
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.050
Prior rounds:
E2 (V Torres Jr ) 0.001 9.925 0.025 (J Szilagyi ) 0.014 9.905 0.005
E1 (A Hoefer ) 0.030 9.959 0.059 (T Bayer ) 0.035 9.912 0.012
Qualified: #21 9.959 0.059 #10 9.912 0.012
Wiebe red lights away any chance for a win. Sawyer get the free pass to round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
12 Mike Sawyer 7669 Matthew Constant
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.014 9.886 158.22 -0.010 9.898 158.59
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E2 (L Johnson ) 0.030 9.874 -0.026 (B Pierce ) 0.003 9.986 0.086
E1 (Bye ) 0.002 10.026 0.126 (M Bolden ) 0.011 9.925 0.025
Qualified: #25 10.026 0.126 #14 9.925 0.025
Sawyer with the red light win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
717 Randy Balough 7267 Larry Scarth
E3 -0.006 9.868 163.73 ****WINNER**** 0.006 11.190 119.46
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 1.290
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Sowards ) 0.020 9.870 -0.030 (W Bogle ) 0.014 9.906 0.006
E1 (R Haas ) 0.007 9.930 0.030 (R Fabbro ) 0.008 10.037 0.137
Qualified: #16 9.930 0.030 #27 10.037 0.137
...and another red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7755 Larry Marshall 2819 Steve Hunt
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.076 9.884 142.12 0.018 9.880 152.49
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.020
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Klomps ) 0.019 9.927 0.027 (J Galante ) 0.024 9.945 0.045
E1 (P Wiechmann ) 0.016 9.884 -0.016 (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.013 9.902 0.002
Qualified: #37 9.884 -0.016 #4 9.902 0.002
Marshall gets the double red light win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7332 Larry Bradshaw 6637 Tom Montgomery Jr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.009 9.957 161.30 0.029 9.894 145.96
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.057 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
Prior rounds:
E2 (K Mostowich ) 0.016 9.975 0.075 (G Forkner ) 0.010 9.932 0.032
E1 (R Connolly ) 0.023 9.889 -0.011 (D Anderson ) 0.011 9.963 0.063
Qualified: #33 9.889 -0.011 #22 9.963 0.063
Bradshaw card a nice .009 RT and pushes Montgomery out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7223 Gary Ross 7262 Wayne Newman
E3 0.021 9.894 157.95 ****WINNER**** 0.001 9.944 156.95
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.044
Prior rounds:
E2 (V Torres ) 0.009 9.900 0.000 (C Spear ) 0.012 9.920 0.020
E1 (M Blodgett ) 0.010 9.932 0.032 (D Beresford ) 0.026 9.903 0.003
Qualified: #17 9.932 0.032 #6 9.903 0.003
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7854 Dwight Strickland 8 Jesse Serna
E3 -0.008 9.887 144.88 ****WINNER**** 0.059 9.925 161.69
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.025
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Gecker ) 0.029 9.928 0.028 (L Zynda ) 0.007 9.906 0.006
E1 (J Roubicek ) 0.012 9.875 -0.025 (R Willis ) 0.031 9.897 -0.003
Qualified: #42 9.875 -0.025 #31 9.897 -0.003
Strickland misses by -0.008 and Serna gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7851 Robert Naber 7613 Kevin Kleineweber
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.031 9.912 142.84 0.055 10.288 119.96
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.012 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.388
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Langdon ) 0.014 9.954 0.054 (S Williams ) 0.014 9.917 0.017
E1 (T Keddington) 0.031 9.886 -0.014 (G Cooke ) 0.027 9.965 0.065
Qualified: #34 9.886 -0.014 #23 9.965 0.065
The S/G Championship hopes for Kleinweber go out the window, as he slows on his pass. Iggy
Boicesco is your 2006 NHRA Super Gas Champion. Oh, Yea, Naber won the race...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7449 Chip Rumis 7459 Don Lough
E3 0.005 9.889 157.04 ****WINNER**** 0.010 9.893 157.43
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (E Olpin ) 0.042 9.936 0.036 (D Anderson ) 0.037 9.899 -0.001
E1 (J Agalsoff ) 0.011 9.906 0.006 (H Colleasure) 0.037 9.877 -0.023
Qualified: #8 9.906 0.006 #41 9.877 -0.023
The round ends with a double breakout win by Lough6:33 p.m.
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