Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 05:47 PM Summit Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Sportsman 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
 345E Jimmie Barrett                       V789 Martin Brown                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002 12.776  94.26                     0.040 12.535 106.41
      SPMAN  Dial: 12.68 (+/-):  0.096          SPMAN  Dial: 12.45 (+/-):  0.085
 Qualified:             #6  0.006   NS                          #3  0.003   NS  

Barrett with a near perfect light and the win by 0.0275 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 U201 Steve Stites                         6755 Derrick Jackson              
E1                   0.040 16.733  78.01     ****WINNER****  0.011 12.435 104.92
      SPMAN  Dial: 16.81 (+/-): -0.077          SPMAN  Dial: 12.42 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:             #5  0.005   NS                          #4  0.004   NS  

Jackson with the better light and Stites broke out. Jackson will face Colburn.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X790 Willie Hoefer                        J586 Mark Johnson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051 13.213 101.83                     0.119 13.036 105.75
      SPMAN  Dial: 13.22 (+/-): -0.007          SPMAN  Dial: 13.07 (+/-): -0.034
 Qualified:             #2  0.002   NS                          #7  0.007   NS  

Hoofer wins this double breakout affair. He will face Barrett in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 C164 Bill Colburn                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025 12.091 110.15     
      SPMAN  Dial: 12.12 (+/-): -0.029    
 Qualified:             #1  0.001   NS                       Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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