Sun, 14 Sep 2008, 03:14 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Jason Murray

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2165 Tommy Corbett Jr.                       1 Sherman Adcock Jr            
E5                   0.009  9.874 153.25     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.889 158.67
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Turner    ) 0.015  9.907  0.007      (S Brennan   ) 0.012  9.914  0.014
E3    (R Little    ) 0.006  9.924  0.024      (C Westcott  ) 0.014  9.833 -0.067
E2    (Q Holloway  ) 0.018  9.921  0.021      (T Seemann   ) 0.012  9.905  0.005
E1    (J Pittman   ) 0.025  9.906  0.006      (D LaFleur   ) 0.012  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #5  9.906  0.006                       #20  9.930  0.030

The winner of this pair will have a single into the final round. Both are deadly on the tree, Adcock will take the win in a double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2114 Steve Furr                           1044 Dan Northrop                 
E5                   0.022  9.877 156.25     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.885 141.16
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Hoosigian ) 0.020  9.931  0.031      (L Marshall  ) 0.016  9.913  0.013
E3    (D Fargo     ) 0.010  9.929  0.029      (B Weaver    ) 0.005  9.922  0.022
E2    (G Norwood   ) 0.015 19.621  9.721      (D Bogle     ) 0.034  9.910  0.010
E1    (A Reed      ) 0.015  9.945  0.045      (G White     ) 0.053  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #27  9.945  0.045                       #13  9.915  0.015

Only .002 between them as they leave the line, and Northrop takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2833 Billy Upton                          1050 Billy Leber                  
E5                  -0.001  9.873 160.81     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.839 167.74
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.061
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K O'Brien   ) 0.024  9.909  0.009      (J Kenny     ) 0.071  9.907  0.007
E3    (J Benoit    ) 0.020  9.828 -0.072      (J Cepelka   ) 0.026  9.900  0.000
E2    (G Abbott    ) 0.019  9.941  0.041      (R Connolly  ) 0.014  9.934  0.034
E1    (J Ayers     ) 0.017  9.954  0.054      (C Manuel    ) 0.006  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:            #29  9.954  0.054                       #21  9.935  0.035

Upton is red and Leber will take on Northrop in the semi-finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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