Fri, 27 Jun 2008, 11:56 AM Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3262 Marlin Snyder                        3101 Tom Dimond                   
E2                   0.043 18.735  42.70     ****WINNER****  0.042 10.146 120.60
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  8.835             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.246
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Bowers    ) 0.017  9.890 -0.010      (S Walls     ) 0.026  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #30  9.890 -0.010                        #6  9.912  0.012

11:23 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 3,688 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Almost identical lights, but Snyder's car never came off the throttle stop and barely made it off the end of the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3231 Paul Richardson                      1112 Michael Iacono               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025 10.044 142.31                     0.031 10.057 114.95
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.144             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.157
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Seemann   ) 0.035  9.822 -0.078      (R Zolman    ) 0.067 10.053  0.153
 Qualified:            #48  9.822 -0.078                       #24 10.053  0.153

Paul Richardson's MOV: 0.0192 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Nobody wanted the line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  345 Steve Eckard                         398C Boyd Beyer                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.957 155.35                     0.020  9.888 140.63
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.057             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Bebout    ) 0.055  9.957  0.057      (K Kleinewebe) 0.036  9.844 -0.056
 Qualified:            #22  9.957  0.057                       #46  9.844 -0.056

Beyer took too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1310 Lance Pinto                          2682 Mike Fuqua                   
E2                   0.013  9.882 142.26     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.884 155.96
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Bernshause) 0.021  9.900  0.000      (D Nuest     ) 0.020  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:             #2  9.900  0.000                       #26  9.899 -0.001

Close at the start and a tight double-breakout win for Fuqua.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3295 Joseph Carbacio                      3340 Pat Martin                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.828 143.16                    -0.103 11.503  97.10
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.072             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.603
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Gillespie ) 0.039  9.892 -0.008      (T Eckard    ) 0.001  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #29  9.892 -0.008                        #5  9.912  0.012

Lots of red light here...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 335W Mickey White                         1349 Brian Forrester              
E2                   0.003  9.836 148.53     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.901 161.61
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.064             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Klingensmi) 0.045  9.889 -0.011      (D Ruff      ) 0.019  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #33  9.889 -0.011                        #9  9.914  0.014

Brian Forrester's package: 0.013.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3832 Dave Goins                           3082 Tim McGuire                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.085  9.892 150.23                    -0.001  9.918 153.84
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Yates     ) 0.020  9.913  0.013      (E Apple     ) 0.030  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:             #8  9.913  0.013                       #32  9.889 -0.011

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3275 Doug McRobie                         3372 Steven Hoyt                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.928 138.93                     0.021  9.871 158.54
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Lafollette) 0.026  9.927  0.027      (M Manners   ) 0.024  9.870 -0.030
 Qualified:            #17  9.927  0.027                       #41  9.870 -0.030

Hoyt took too much stripe...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7337 Hollis Colleasure                    1891 Dave Morris                  
E2                   0.040  9.850 152.99     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.875 152.18
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.050             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fordyce   ) 0.016  9.922  0.022      (B Fast      ) 0.003  9.874 -0.026
 Qualified:            #15  9.922  0.022                       #39  9.874 -0.026

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7330 Shawn Langdon                        3213 Bill Jackson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.923 148.25                     0.024  9.877 154.86
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Barrett   ) -0.004  9.919  0.019      (Bye         ) 0.033  9.883 -0.017
 Qualified:            #13  9.919  0.019                       #37  9.883 -0.017

Jackson took too big a bite...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3011 Nick Karas                            362 Ray Miller                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.883 139.83                    -0.001  9.888 140.66
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Arnold Jr ) 0.027  9.900  0.000      (B Seemann   ) 0.014 10.059  0.159
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                       #25 10.059  0.159

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 501B Bob Fuller                           399L Mark Cook                    
E2                   0.048  9.906 159.97     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.937 146.93
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Clark     ) 0.027  9.869 -0.031      (B Corcoran  ) 0.019  9.942  0.042
 Qualified:            #43  9.869 -0.031                       #19  9.942  0.042

Mark Cook's MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 2 feet).Bob Fuller's package: 0.054.
Mark Cook's package: 0.045.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3629 Tim Tiry                               34 Ron Erks                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.911 134.48                     0.046  9.911 168.70
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Lazarus   ) 0.050  9.917  0.017      (D Rutherford) 0.045  9.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #12  9.917  0.017                       #36  9.885 -0.015

Tim Tiry's MOV: 0.0255 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Tim Tiry's package: 0.032.
Ron Erks' package: 0.057.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 138A Duane LaFleur                        3426 Frank Miller                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.934 153.06                     0.031  9.918 149.41
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Norwood   ) 0.033  9.882 -0.018      (T Dudding   ) 0.036  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #38  9.882 -0.018                       #14  9.921  0.021

Duane LaFleur's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 6 inches). Duane LaFleur's package: 0.047.
Frank Miller's package: 0.049.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3533 Jeff Gerber                          319H Dale Barnard                 
E2                   0.027  9.881 148.17     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.916 146.51
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (I Boicesco  ) 0.003  9.912  0.012      (J Szilagyi  ) 0.072  9.890 -0.010
 Qualified:             #7  9.912  0.012                       #31  9.890 -0.010

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1770 Jason Kenny                          1915 Ray Sawyer                   
E2                   0.012  9.868 158.35     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.899 166.66
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.032             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Ford      ) -0.008  9.945  0.045      (L Wolford   ) 0.020  9.861 -0.039
 Qualified:            #20  9.945  0.045                       #44  9.861 -0.039

Kenny took too much stripe...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 300K Doug Kroft                             37 Travis Mazza                 
E2                  -0.013  9.895 145.31     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.891 148.43
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Fidler    ) 0.016  9.828 -0.072      (T DePascale ) 0.013  9.980  0.080
 Qualified:            #47  9.828 -0.072                       #23  9.980  0.080

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 360E Robert Rahaim                        1044 Dan Northrop                 
E2                   0.147  9.903 161.65     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.943 133.53
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Jenkins   ) 0.069  9.924  0.024      (B Leber     ) 0.006  9.871 -0.029
 Qualified:            #16  9.924  0.024                       #40  9.871 -0.029

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 315X Steve Theodor                           4 Ray Connolly                 
E2                   0.016  9.893 157.21     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.905 160.12
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Graham    ) 0.004  9.889 -0.011      (D Young     ) 0.024  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #34  9.889 -0.011                       #10  9.915  0.015

Theodor took too much stripe. Ray Connolly's package: 0.038.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3824 Gary Linkhorn                           7 Alan Kenny                   
E2                   0.000  9.882 151.31     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.912 161.17
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Brady     ) 0.020  9.887 -0.013      (M Moody     ) 0.048  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #35  9.887 -0.013                       #11  9.915  0.015

Perfect light for Linkhorn, too much stripe on the other end. Alan Kenny's package: 0.033.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  302 Rock Haas                            339D Dave Klomps                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  9.904 157.52                    -0.013  9.913 159.23
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bailey    ) 0.019  9.893 -0.007      (G Hartig    ) 0.013  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #28  9.893 -0.007                        #4  9.907  0.007

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Brina Splingaire                     1808 Scott Mackie                 
E2                  -0.004  9.895 159.21     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.902 143.41
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Vrooman   ) 0.070  9.870 -0.030      (J Sikish    ) 0.007  9.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #42  9.870 -0.030                       #18  9.939  0.039

Mackie was perfect at the starting line, almopst perfect at the other end. Scott Mackie's package: 0.002.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3974 Scott Kinkopf                        1555 John Cira                    
E2                   0.027  9.886 156.95     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.902 136.59
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Brown     ) 0.012  9.903  0.003      (A Miller    ) 0.025  9.894 -0.006
 Qualified:             #3  9.903  0.003                       #27  9.894 -0.006

John Cira's package: 0.031.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3387 Jeff Beckman                           15 Mike Sawyer                  
E2                   0.030 10.176 144.32     ****WINNER****  0.008 10.166 144.71
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.276             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.266
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dailey    ) 0.001  9.855 -0.045      (M Sanders   ) 0.000  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #45  9.855 -0.045                       #21  9.945  0.045

Mike Sawyer's MOV: 0.0324 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Nobody wanted the stripe.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]

Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Competition Eliminator
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Super Stock
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Stock Eliminator
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Super Gas
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Super Comp
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Top Dragster
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Top Sportsman
Nov 02- LAS VEGAS - Summary of Eliminations in Summit ET Motorcycle