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Fri, 14 Nov 2008, 09:30 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Darryl Jackman





POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 788D Douglas Crumlich                     7387 Joe Ghyselinck               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.923 150.48                     0.026  9.896 151.95
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Keddington) 0.029  9.871 -0.029      (G Dreher    ) 0.074  9.980  0.080
 Qualified:            #42  9.871 -0.029                       #20  9.980  0.080
6:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,693 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Nice package by Crumlich.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7041 Bob Dillard                          7267 Larry Scarth                 
E2                   0.007 10.001 156.05     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.940 142.88
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.101             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Turczyn Jr) 0.000 10.000  0.100      (P Wiechmann ) 0.010  9.864 -0.036
 Qualified:            #21 10.000  0.100                       #43  9.864 -0.036
Larry Scarth's MOV: 0.0542 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7350 John Cross                            734 Gary Cooke                   
E2                   0.024  9.869 151.80     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.879 156.68
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Beckley   ) 0.035  9.961  0.061      (J Momjian   ) 0.001  9.878 -0.022
 Qualified:            #18  9.961  0.061                       #40  9.878 -0.022
Cooke takes the double breakout affair.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  777 Doug Bracey                          711T Anthony Broussard            
E2                   0.109  9.944 164.87     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.962 149.56
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.044             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.062
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Burnitzki ) 0.013  9.903  0.003      (K Comstock  ) 0.022  9.899 -0.001
 Qualified:             #2  9.903  0.003                       #24  9.899 -0.001
Bracey was really late.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7788 Jeff Agalsoff                         505 Sheldon Gecker               
E2                   0.013  9.873 156.88     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.902 150.80
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.007  9.915  0.015      (F Kondrotas ) 0.083  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:             #8  9.915  0.015                       #30  9.893 -0.007
Gecker runs Agalsoff out of the ball park.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  406 Jesse Serna                          6683 Diana Anderson               
E2                   0.014 10.054 125.79     ****WINNER****  0.099  9.912 154.55
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.154             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bayer     ) 0.015  9.908  0.008      (J Whitmore  ) 0.014  9.895 -0.005
 Qualified:             #5  9.908  0.008                       #27  9.895 -0.005
Serna had the better light but can't run the number. Anderson with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           1112 Michael Iacono               
E2                   0.029  9.922 160.23     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.924 156.50
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Kersey    ) 0.050  9.894 -0.006      (R Chagnon   ) 0.012  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #29  9.894 -0.006                        #7  9.914  0.014
Michael Iacono's MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7829 Ted Seipel                           7544 Brad Pierce                  
E2                   0.015  9.962 118.08     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.959 133.38
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.062             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.059
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.015  9.897 -0.003      (S Williams  ) 0.010  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #26  9.897 -0.003                        #4  9.907  0.007
Brad Pierce's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7862 Dave Coapstick                       5887 Rick Cates                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.894 154.33                     0.024  9.892 157.36
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Boxold    ) 0.013  9.862 -0.038      (J Ross      ) 0.030 10.034  0.134
 Qualified:            #44  9.862 -0.038                       #22 10.034  0.134
Double breakout goes to Coapstick.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 731K Tanner Hiatt                         7515 John Larsen                  
E2                  -0.028  9.866 153.65     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.874 166.95
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Theobald  ) 0.040  9.961  0.061      (G Smith     ) 0.016  9.875 -0.025
 Qualified:            #19  9.961  0.061                       #41  9.875 -0.025
First red of the session goes to Hiatt...but the win to Larsen.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7332 Larry Bradshaw                        605 Mike Ferderer                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.891 160.08                     0.023  9.875 162.27
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gebhardt  ) 0.001  9.899 -0.001      (J Calton    ) 0.035  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #25  9.899 -0.001                        #3  9.904  0.004
There went the last hope for a Super Gas Championship for Ferderer. Bradshaw takes him out on a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4961 Craig Anderson                        731 Rick Beckstrom               
E2                   0.105  9.853 150.41     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.890 165.46
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Ventura   ) 0.020  9.882 -0.018      (G Scott     ) 0.016  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #37  9.882 -0.018                       #15  9.945  0.045


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7993 Tom Grueser                          6173 Ken Mostowich                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.903 129.07                     0.016  9.886 167.20
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Denton    ) 0.027  9.881 -0.019      (C Blaisdell ) 0.007  9.952  0.052
 Qualified:            #39  9.881 -0.019                       #17  9.952  0.052
Nice .005 package for Grueser.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7335 Anthony Galati                         75 Robert Naber                 
E2                   0.052  9.858 141.70     ****WINNER****  0.109  9.864 156.10
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Phillips  ) -0.122 10.784  0.884      (R Lee       ) 0.010  9.821 -0.079
 Qualified:            #23 10.784  0.884                       #45  9.821 -0.079


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7548 Dean Miyashiro                       7262 Wayne Newman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  9.917 150.45                     0.104  9.919 161.36
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Zewe      ) 0.038  9.922  0.022      (S Apted     ) 0.032  9.892 -0.008
 Qualified:            #10  9.922  0.022                       #32  9.892 -0.008
This might have been closer had Newman seen the light on time. Dean Miyashiro's MOV: 0.0782 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  635 Marv Wiebe                           7142 Dwight Downing               
E2                   0.025  9.893 147.94     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.913 139.80
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E DeStaute  ) 0.003  9.888 -0.012      (D Anderson  ) -0.004  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #33  9.888 -0.012                       #11  9.923  0.023
Downing runs Wiebe out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jeff Cheney                          501B Bob Fuller                   
E2                   0.023  9.877 149.41     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.891 158.07
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Carroll   ) 0.000  9.886 -0.014      (R Fabbro    ) 0.015  9.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #35  9.886 -0.014                       #13  9.929  0.029
Hot Rod Fuller's dad shows it's all in the family. He takes a double breakout over Cheney.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7363 Stephanie Warn                       780V Val Torres Jr                
E2                   0.038  9.859 166.60     ****WINNER****  0.058  9.879 152.93
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Herem     ) 0.000  9.921  0.021      (M Blodgett  ) 0.010  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:             #9  9.921  0.021                       #31  9.893 -0.007
The Torres clan gets a round win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7646 Ryan Priddy                          5242 Mitch Mustard                
E2                   0.041  9.915 147.36     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.929 147.34
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.022  9.895 -0.005      (B Packard   ) 0.036  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #28  9.895 -0.005                        #6  9.909  0.009
No mustard jokes this weekend...hot dog anyone. Mitch Mustard's MOV: 0.0093 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7411 Bob Herr                             7888 Barry Willoughby             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  9.861 160.59                    -0.003  9.903 151.14
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Torres    ) 0.033  9.883 -0.017      (G Kelly     ) 0.044  9.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #36  9.883 -0.017                       #14  9.938  0.038


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Randy Balough                        7598 Chris Newman                 
E2                   0.007  9.818 151.41     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.879 169.47
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.082             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.028  9.927  0.027      (L Johnson   ) 0.089  9.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #12  9.927  0.027                       #34  9.888 -0.012


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Ed Olpin                             7337 Hollis Colleasure            
E2                  -0.004  9.896 163.73     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.878 153.35
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Finn      ) 0.010  9.952  0.052      (R Herem     ) 0.071  9.882 -0.018
 Qualified:            #16  9.952  0.052                       #38  9.882 -0.018
Olpin goes red and Colleasure takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5222 Max Tafoya Jr                              Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.930 159.95     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.030     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.014  9.902  0.002   
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.002                     Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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