Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 11:44 AM Summit SuperSeries Box Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit SuperSeries Box at the 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, IHRA World Finals Presented by The U.S. Air Force featuring UTI CHampionship Sunday:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 CX58 Chad Hedgecock                       5XXX Tom Gall                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  8.188 114.26                     0.014 No Time      
       SSSB  Dial: 7.44 (+/-):  0.748            SSSB  Dial: 8.25 (+/-): 91.749
 Qualified:             #3  0.003 143.14                        #7  0.007 128.62

11:30 a.m. Gall's dragster broke on the launch, pulling over to the side about 200 feet out, a bad end after traveling all the way from South Dakota as one of the wildcard entries. Division 3 representative Hedgecock moves on to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 SX85 Leroy O'Bryant                       8X85 Roger Kiefer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043 11.018 119.01                     0.017  9.318 141.18
       SSSB  Dial: 11.00 (+/-):  0.018           SSSB  Dial: 9.32 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:             #8  0.008  87.10                        #4  0.004 113.90

Kiefer won the Division 5 runoff, but is a first-round runner-up at the finals on a breakout run. Division 4 representative O'Bryant move on to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1X08 Thomas Plott                         AX61 Tim Myer                     
E1                   0.017  7.406 176.65     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.131 158.61
       SSSB  Dial: 7.46 (+/-): -0.054            SSSB  Dial: 8.17 (+/-): -0.039
 Qualified:             #1  0.001 142.57                        #5  0.005 130.66

A double-breakout win to wildcard entrant Myer, sending the Division 1 representative home early. Myer races Hedgecock in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 TX74 Steve Ferstl                         AX17 Nathan Thornsley             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  9.190 146.50                    -0.016 10.690 124.79
       SSSB  Dial: 9.22 (+/-): -0.030            SSSB  Dial: 10.68 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:             #2  0.002 114.73                        #6  0.006  99.30

At-large entrant Thornsley went red, giving Division 2 representative Ferstl an easy win and a spot in the semifinals against O'Bryant.

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