Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 05:40 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7544 Brad Pierce                  
E6                                            ****WINNER****  0.007 10.001 143.22
                                                  S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.049
 Prior rounds:
E5                                           (S Apted     ) 0.011 10.045 -0.005
E4                                           (G Scott     ) 0.012 10.020 -0.030
E3                                           (D Coapstick ) 0.006 10.140  0.090
E2                                           (L Bradshaw  ) 0.016 10.050  0.000
E1                                           (D Bracey    ) 0.015 10.081  0.031
 Qualified:                                                      #22 10.081  0.031

2:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,047 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6766 Rodney Lee                            672 Curt Geise                   
E6                   0.035  9.988 164.33     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.994 159.42
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.062            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.056
 Prior rounds:
E5    (R Naber     ) 0.004 10.054  0.004      (J DeBusk    ) 0.012 10.046 -0.004
E4    (G Preszler  ) 0.013 10.092  0.042      (R Bowman    ) 0.012 10.031 -0.019
E3    (R Laris     ) 0.068 10.127  0.077      (B Waldron   ) 0.008 10.106  0.056
E2    (P Giacalone ) 0.012 10.071  0.021      (Z Clarke    ) 0.017 10.031 -0.019
E1    (J Calton    ) 0.015 10.057  0.007      (R Milinazzo ) 0.005 10.084  0.034
 Qualified:             #6 10.057  0.007                       #26 10.084  0.034

Geise will have a bye run in the semi's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7598 Chris Newman                          735 Steve Williams               
E6                   0.005 10.521 127.08     ****WINNER****  0.026 10.221 132.24
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.471            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.171
 Prior rounds:
E5    (C Anderson  ) 0.012 10.155  0.105      (S Parsons   ) 0.022 10.058  0.008
E4    (S Langdon   ) 0.014 10.112  0.062      (R Okerman   ) 0.026 10.056  0.006
E3                   0.009 10.138  0.088      (J Hughes    ) 0.019 10.144  0.094
E2    (J Larsen    ) 0.019 10.083  0.033      (D Holmes    ) 0.006 10.050  0.000
E1    (K Whitfield ) 0.008 10.051  0.001      (J Collecchi ) 0.024 10.085  0.035
 Qualified:             #2 10.051  0.001                       #28 10.085  0.035

Newman made a move toward the centerline near the finish. Williams will face Pierce in the semi's. Steve Williams' MOV: 0.2794 seconds (approximately 52 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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