Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 06:45 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 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
 177K Alan Kenny                              1 Raymond Sawyer               
E5                   0.013  9.951 158.73     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.927 160.81
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.051             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Bracey    ) 0.006  9.885 -0.015      (L Marshall  ) 0.048  9.893 -0.007
E3    (R Kersey    ) 0.038  9.877 -0.023      (M Wiebe     ) 0.053  9.868 -0.032
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.032  9.889 -0.011      (V Torres Jr ) 0.001  9.925  0.025
E1    (J Denton    ) 0.038  9.922  0.022      (A Hoefer    ) 0.030  9.959  0.059
 Qualified:            #13  9.922  0.022                       #21  9.959  0.059

3:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Raymond Sawyer's MOV: 0.0169 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7332 Larry Bradshaw                       7459 Don Lough                    
E5                   0.084  9.882 160.10     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.891 157.32
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Scarth    ) 0.005  9.885 -0.015      (J Larsen    ) 0.011  9.878 -0.022
E3    (T Montgomery) 0.009  9.957  0.057      (C Rumis     ) 0.010  9.893 -0.007
E2    (K Mostowich ) 0.016  9.975  0.075      (D Anderson  ) 0.037  9.899 -0.001
E1    (R Connolly  ) 0.023  9.889 -0.011      (H Colleasure) 0.037  9.877 -0.023
 Qualified:            #33  9.889 -0.011                       #41  9.877 -0.023

Lough gets the best of the double breakout and race Sawyer in round 6.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Jesse Serna                          7262 Wayne Newman                 
E5                   0.021  9.929 161.02     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.945 157.30
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Sawyer    ) 0.006  9.934  0.034      (R Naber     ) 0.012  9.904  0.004
E3    (D Strickland) 0.059  9.925  0.025      (G Ross      ) 0.001  9.944  0.044
E2    (L Zynda     ) 0.007  9.906  0.006      (C Spear     ) 0.012  9.920  0.020
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.031  9.897 -0.003      (D Beresford ) 0.026  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #31  9.897 -0.003                        #6  9.903  0.003

Newman takes the hole shot win and will get a bye run into the Super Gas finals. Wayne Newman's MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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