Sun, 7 Oct 2007, 03:12 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1416 Tom Seemann                             3 Jeff Szilagyi                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.922 163.61                     0.000  9.931 156.10
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Sawyer    ) 0.015  9.887 -0.013      (D Morris    ) 0.017  9.913  0.013
E3    (L Klingensmi) 0.006  9.917  0.017      (J Martin    ) 0.014  9.908  0.008
E2    (A Senft     ) 0.030  9.941  0.041      (Bye         ) 0.007 10.017  0.117
E1    (M Payne     ) 0.015  9.902  0.002      (R Balian    ) 0.021  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:             #4  9.902  0.002                        #1  9.900  0.000

3:06 p.m. Tom Seemann's MOV: 0.0026 seconds (approximately 7 inches). Szilagyi was perfect on the tree, not quite as perfect on the other end. Seeman gets a bye to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2020 Jason Ayers                            15 Tom Stalba                   
E5                   0.023  9.879 145.00     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.938 142.06
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E4    (P Luciano   ) 0.002  9.900  0.000      (C DePascale ) 0.015  9.900  0.000
E3    (L Marshall  ) 0.024  9.897 -0.003      (G Donhauser ) 0.023  9.935  0.035
E2    (S Walls     ) 0.033  9.911  0.011      (S Mackie    ) 0.003  9.909  0.009
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.008  9.988  0.088      (J Sessoms   ) 0.030  9.867 -0.033
 Qualified:            #23  9.988  0.088                       #34  9.867 -0.033

Dead-even when they went by the tree. Ayers took the line, Stalba took the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 G218 Mike Ruff                                  Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.023 10.049 133.24     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.149     
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Napolitano) 0.000  9.915  0.015   
E3    (B Crenshaw  ) 0.020  9.934  0.034   
E2    (W Weaver    ) 0.018  9.924  0.024   
E1    (J Fuller    ) 0.015 10.021  0.121   
 Qualified:            #26 10.021  0.121                     Bye

It will be Ruff versus Stalba in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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