Sat, 15 Nov 2008, 01:06 PM
Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
6683 Diana Anderson 7862 Dave Coapstick
E4 0.029 9.957 157.69 ****WINNER**** 0.007 9.937 153.86
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.057 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.037
Prior rounds:
E3 (H Colleasure) 0.084 9.899 -0.001 (D Downing ) 0.013 9.907 0.007
E2 (J Serna ) 0.099 9.912 0.012 (R Cates ) 0.018 9.894 -0.006
E1 (J Whitmore ) 0.014 9.895 -0.005 (W Boxold ) 0.013 9.862 -0.038
Qualified: #27 9.895 -0.005 #44 9.862 -0.038
9:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent,
barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,485 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.Coapstick
with the better light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
780V Val Torres Jr 7411 Bob Herr
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.029 9.917 155.99 0.039 9.925 159.87
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.017 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.025
Prior rounds:
E3 (D Crumlich ) 0.018 9.938 0.038 (L Bradshaw ) 0.047 9.866 -0.034
E2 (S Skaggs ) 0.058 9.879 -0.021 (B Willoughby) 0.035 9.861 -0.039
E1 (M Blodgett ) 0.010 9.893 -0.007 (V Torres ) 0.033 9.883 -0.017
Qualified: #31 9.893 -0.007 #36 9.883 -0.017
Val Torres Jr's MOV: 0.0185 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7515 John Larsen 711T Anthony Broussard
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.035 9.906 166.15 0.036 9.859 150.10
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.006 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041
Prior rounds:
E3 (S Gecker ) 0.003 9.857 -0.043 0.034 9.903 0.003
E2 (T Hiatt ) 0.003 9.874 -0.026 (D Bracey ) 0.033 9.962 0.062
E1 (G Smith ) 0.016 9.875 -0.025 (K Comstock ) 0.022 9.899 -0.001
Qualified: #41 9.875 -0.025 #24 9.899 -0.001
Almost identical RT's and Larsen gets the breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5222 Max Tafoya Jr 734 Gary Cooke
E4 0.019 9.956 153.28 ****WINNER**** 0.012 9.936 152.06
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.056 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.036
Prior rounds:
E3 (B Fuller ) 0.014 9.903 0.003 (M Iacono ) 0.021 9.843 -0.057
E2 0.018 9.930 0.030 (J Cross ) 0.007 9.879 -0.021
E1 (J Lamb ) 0.014 9.902 0.002 (J Momjian ) 0.001 9.878 -0.022
Qualified: #1 9.902 0.002 #40 9.878 -0.022
Two good lights and a close finish. Cooke gets the nod. Gary Cooke's MOV: 0.0276 seconds
(approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7267 Larry Scarth 7544 Brad Pierce
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.002 9.915 148.12 0.010 9.913 143.75
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.015 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.013
Prior rounds:
E3 (D Miyashiro ) 0.000 9.874 -0.026 (R Beckstrom ) 0.004 9.895 -0.005
E2 (B Dillard ) 0.014 9.940 0.040 (T Seipel ) 0.011 9.959 0.059
E1 (P Wiechmann ) 0.010 9.864 -0.036 (S Williams ) 0.010 9.907 0.007
Qualified: #43 9.864 -0.036 #4 9.907 0.007
WOW! Hole shot win.Larry Scarth's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 17 inches).Larry Scarth's
package: 0.017.
Brad Pierce's package: 0.023.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
75 Robert Naber 5242 Mitch Mustard
E4 0.057 9.899 150.23 ****WINNER**** 0.016 9.905 155.54
S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001 S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 0.005
Prior rounds:
E3 (C Newman ) 0.003 9.910 0.010 (T Grueser ) 0.004 9.870 -0.030
E2 (A Galati ) 0.109 9.864 -0.036 (R Priddy ) 0.018 9.929 0.029
E1 (R Lee ) 0.010 9.821 -0.079 (B Packard ) 0.036 9.909 0.009
Qualified: #45 9.821 -0.079 #6 9.909 0.009
Mustard id first off the line and Naber breaks out by -0.001. 10:02 a.m. Mitch Mustard's
package: 0.021.
In round five: Cooke vs. Scarth; Larsen vs. Coapstick; Torres Jr. vs.
Mustang.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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