Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 03:44 PM Super Gas Round 7 Eliminations

By Michael L Jex

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 7 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                   2 Mike Ruff                    
E7                                            ****WINNER****  0.023 10.045 125.95
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.145
 Prior rounds:
E6                                           (B Gebhardt  ) 0.004  9.977  0.077
E5                                           (T Joseph    ) 0.021  9.910  0.010
E4                                           (R Kurth     ) 0.019  9.900  0.000
E3                                           (D Fletcher  ) 0.006  9.918  0.018
E2                                           (L Klingensmi) 0.003  9.919  0.019
E1                                           (B Maddox    ) 0.009  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:                                                      #57  9.899 -0.001

3:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,509 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5222 Max Tafoya Jr                           5 Jeff Cheney                  
E7                   0.026  9.900 157.28     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.911 159.66
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E6                   0.016  9.872 -0.028      (T Phillips  ) 0.007  9.859 -0.041
E5    (T Stalba    ) 0.035  9.915  0.015      (J Szilagyi  ) 0.025  9.899 -0.001
E4    (J Napolitano) 0.018  9.854 -0.046      (P Brown     ) 0.005  9.891 -0.009
E3    (K Damron    ) 0.060  9.910  0.010      (C MacMillan ) 0.022  9.834 -0.066
E2    (D Kroft     ) 0.016  9.878 -0.022      (S Hoyt      ) 0.009  9.934  0.034
E1    (B Jackson   ) 0.029  9.882 -0.018      (H Robison   ) 0.000  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #64  9.882 -0.018                       #43  9.961  0.061

Cheney's reaction time average is a little better than Tafoya - he cuts another great light to win the battle by two feet. 3:41 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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