Sat, 20 Sep 2008, 02:32 PM Super Gas Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in the DRAW/RFC Super Gas Shootout at the NHRA, Fourth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3824 Gary Linkhorn                        3229 Ken Bowers                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014 10.027 137.74                     0.845 13.822  70.35
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.127             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  3.922
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                        #5  9.903  0.003

2:15 p.m. Not sure what happened here...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  344 Terry Eckard                         1711 David Sorce                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.931 154.94                     0.020  9.897 153.98
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:             #6  9.903  0.003                        #2  9.901  0.001

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Mike Sawyer                          3548 Mark Sanders                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.919 162.08                     0.035  9.916 162.90
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:             #3  9.901  0.001                        #7  9.905  0.005

Mike Sawyer's MOV: 0.0163 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Mike Sawyer's package: 0.035.
Mark Sanders' package: 0.051.
Sawyer races Linkhorn next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3213 Bill Jackson                         3372 Steven Hoyt                  
E1                   0.017  9.849 151.17     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.956 150.48
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.051             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:             #8  9.905  0.005                        #4  9.902  0.002

Jackson is our only "double-dipper," in boith the Super Comp and Super Gas shootouts. But he breaks out here and Hoyt will race Eckard in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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