Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 07:06 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas 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                        3952 Marvin Benoit Jr             
E5   ****WINNER****  0.068  9.898 151.32                     0.023  9.884 143.98
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Napolitano) 0.014  9.902  0.002      (K Lafollette) 0.034  9.886 -0.014
E3    (S Theodor   ) 0.038  9.918  0.018      (M Snyder    ) 0.007  9.900  0.000
E2    (D Kroft     ) 0.003  9.924  0.024      (C Yates     ) 0.012  9.924  0.024
E1    (T Eckard    ) 0.021  9.994  0.094      (B Fast      ) 0.040  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #27  9.994  0.094                        #8  9.918  0.018

7:03 p.m. This is quarterfinals for Super Gas.

Double-breakout win for Linkhorn and he gets a bye to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   32 Carl Root                            1915 Ray Sawyer                   
E5                   0.156  9.855 150.23     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.971 158.06
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.045             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.071
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.035  9.881 -0.019      (T Logan     ) 0.026 10.087  0.187
E3    (R Erks      ) 0.017  9.914  0.014      (B Jackson   ) 0.023  9.917  0.017
E2    (N on File   ) 0.009  9.917  0.017      (S Hoyt      ) -0.008  9.895 -0.005
E1    (J Balcom    ) 0.030  9.937  0.037      (S Eckard    ) 0.020  9.886 -0.014
 Qualified:            #19  9.937  0.037                       #35  9.886 -0.014

Sawyer got a huge advantage on the tree and moves on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                   4 Ray Connolly                 
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.081  9.916 163.31
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (D McRobie   ) 0.023  9.933  0.033
E3                                           (D Dailey    ) 0.030 10.068  0.168
E2                                           (C Mac Millan) 0.032  9.903  0.003
E1                                           (M Conkle    ) 0.028  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:                                                      #16  9.930  0.030

Connolly will race Sawyer in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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