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Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 09:02 PM

Super Rod Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Rod 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
 1037 Steve Carter                         9846 Bernard Weaver               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.909 153.30                    -0.003  9.847 152.23
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.053
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J STANLEY   ) 0.018  9.920  0.020      (J COBB      ) 0.007 10.040  0.140
E1    (P MARTIN    ) 0.016  9.930  0.030      (H DAY       ) 0.061  9.850 -0.050
 Qualified:             #4  9.920  0.038                       #11 10.040  0.147

8:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 1,119 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Weaver goes red and gives the free pass to round four to Carter.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  221 Gilmer Hinshaw                       2185 Matt Cooke                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.909 153.47                     0.024  9.919 145.48
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J FOUNTAIN  ) 0.022  9.912  0.012      (R WARREN    ) 0.037  9.981  0.081
E1    (D LITCHFIELD) 0.014  9.932  0.032      (G MURFF     ) 0.025  9.977  0.077
 Qualified:             #3  9.912  0.034                       #10  9.981  0.118

Hinshaw has the better light and takes a close one from Cooke. Gilmer Hinshaw's MOV: 0.0271 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 9244 James Sessoms                           2 Todd Comer                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.903 147.13                     0.019  9.922 149.96
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J CARBACIO  ) 0.004  9.902  0.002      (D WEBB      ) 0.019  9.956  0.056
E1    (E KNIGHT    ) 0.023  9.858 -0.042      (G CREWS     ) 0.007  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.006                        #8  9.956  0.075

James Sessoms' MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 15 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  970 Travis Harvey                        3555 Joe Passero                  
E3                   0.062  9.828 140.31     ****WINNER****  0.112  9.870 151.24
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.072              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B JACOBS    ) 0.016  9.935  0.035      (C BUTLER    ) 0.019  9.874 -0.026
E1    (R STETTER   ) 0.049  9.894 -0.006      (G JOLLEY    ) 0.003  9.834 -0.066
 Qualified:             #7  9.935  0.051                       #14  9.874 -0.026

Double breakout win for Passero after a not so good light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 281V Peabody Harrell                         1 Steve Furr                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.887 142.15                     0.013  9.885 160.61
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D HOLLIN    ) 0.014  9.888 -0.012      (T BISHOP    ) 0.030  9.909  0.009
E1    (G SLACK     ) 0.018  9.848 -0.052      (Bye         ) 0.026  9.861 -0.039
 Qualified:            #12  9.888 -0.012                        #5  9.909  0.039

Harrell get the double breakout win this time.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 9002 Steve Corker                            4 Brian Folk                   
E3                   0.021  9.893 156.37     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.929 152.28
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B UPTON     ) 0.037  9.948  0.048      (C MANUEL    ) 0.023  9.910  0.010
E1    (S WAYCASTER ) 0.063  9.897 -0.003      (J HELMS     ) 0.029  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:             #9  9.948  0.085                        #2  9.910  0.033

Folk gets the breakout win and the 2007 Super Rod Championship to boot.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 9990 Wes Weaver                           1050 Billy Leber                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.898 138.33                     0.020  9.869 166.83
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D ESTEP     ) 0.036  9.908  0.008      (J MCCANDLESS) 0.020  9.885 -0.015
E1    (W LANKAS JR ) 0.024  9.915  0.015      (M HUNT      ) 0.006  9.942  0.042
 Qualified:             #6  9.908  0.044                       #13  9.885 -0.015

We end the round with another double breakout win. Weaver this time.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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