Mon, 3 Sep 2007, 05:00 PM Super Gas Final, Round 8 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 8 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1349 Brian Forrester                      307T Andrew Thomas                
E8                   0.018  9.871 163.59     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.884 149.63
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E7                   0.005  9.982  0.082      (R Baker     ) 0.025  9.942  0.042
E6    (C Yates     ) 0.100 10.038  0.138      (A Miller    ) 0.027  9.873 -0.027
E5    (L Zynda     ) 0.023  9.903  0.003      (R Lynn Shipp) 0.017  9.935  0.035
E4    (J Kenny     ) 0.030  9.863 -0.037      (B Gebhardt  ) 0.003  9.969  0.069
E3    (C Anderson  ) 0.004  9.940  0.040      (R Matthews  ) 0.023  9.933  0.033
E2    (S Eckard    ) 0.017  9.914  0.014      (J Henderson ) 0.023  9.860 -0.040
E1    (R Eaker     ) 0.010  9.868 -0.032      (B Leber     ) 0.012  9.851 -0.049
 Qualified:            #54  9.868 -0.032                       #64  9.851 -0.049

Two roadsters line up and stage really, really carefully.

Local racer Thomas is defending his turf from the guy from Florida.

Equal reaction times mean this one is decided at the stripe.

And the local guy makes good! Congratulations to Andrew Thomas for winning the US Nationals!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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