Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 05:46 PM Super Gas Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4747 Tommy Phillips                         48 Ross Laris                   
E7   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.926 148.05                     0.014  9.940 159.97
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E6    (J Lewis     ) 0.002  9.923  0.023                     0.002  9.960  0.060
E5                   0.018  9.961  0.061      (L Grim      ) 0.035  9.860 -0.040
E4    (S Carter    ) 0.019  9.932  0.032      (J Lopez     ) 0.019  9.908  0.008
E3    (G Risk      ) 0.012  9.868 -0.032      (C Anderson  ) 0.006  9.929  0.029
E2    (L Swindoll  ) 0.007  9.848 -0.052                     0.026  9.888 -0.012
E1    (S Choate    ) 0.010  9.918  0.018      (M Hunt      ) 0.031  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:             #8  9.918  0.018                        #1  9.900  0.000

4:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,603 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Laris is 1-3 in final rounds. he won the 2004 Sportsnationals. Phillips has five wins in this class, the last in Topeka this year. He has been to 19 final rounds.

Phillips gets the advantage off the line then holds off Laris to take the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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