Wed, 11 Feb 2009, 02:18 PM Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5298 Kent Boehner                           76 Ryan Herem                   
E3                  -0.004  9.850 144.32     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.840 152.73
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.050             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.060
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Kato      ) 0.045  9.937  0.037      (A Broussard ) 0.006  9.919  0.019
E1    (H Colleasure) 0.006  9.887 -0.013      (G Kelly     ) 0.007 10.016  0.116
 Qualified:            #21  9.887 -0.013                       #15 10.016  0.116

11:10 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,566 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Cloud are beginning to drift back in but we should be able to run ahead of the weather that's predicted for later today. Ryan Herem wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn                       7862 Dave Coapstick               
E3                   0.023  9.874 161.87     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.876 155.08
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Hoefer    ) 0.016  9.898 -0.002      (G Cooke     ) 0.033  9.883 -0.017
E1    (B Harris    ) 0.055  9.917  0.017      (C Rash      ) 0.252  9.835 -0.065
 Qualified:             #6  9.917  0.017                       #24  9.835 -0.065

Dave Coapstick wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                          7224 John Ross                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.854 155.61                    -0.016  9.893 166.11
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.046             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Boner     ) 0.035  9.886 -0.014      (K McClelland) 0.013  9.898 -0.002
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.032  9.916  0.016      (G Ventura   ) -0.004  9.853 -0.047
 Qualified:             #5  9.916  0.016                       #23  9.853 -0.047

Justin Lamb wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7993 Tom Grueser                          7379 Randy Bowers                 
E3                   0.017  9.878 136.12     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.887 144.24
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Fabbro    ) 0.000  9.881 -0.019      (S Parsons   ) 0.004  9.895 -0.005
E1    (V Torres    ) 0.035  9.914  0.014      (J York      ) 0.038  9.939  0.039
 Qualified:             #4  9.914  0.014                       #10  9.939  0.039

At least they were both green. Randy Bowers wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  760 Jerry Calton                            3 Val Torres                   
E3                   0.110  9.890 159.36     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.969 155.87
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.069
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Waggoner J) 0.000  9.942  0.042      (R Priddy    ) 0.021  9.899 -0.001
E1    (D Strickland) 0.027  9.980  0.080      (M Iacono    ) 0.022  9.897 -0.003
 Qualified:            #14  9.980  0.080                       #20  9.897 -0.003

Val Torres wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7047 Mike Blodgett                        7941 Thomas Bayer                 
E3                   0.032  9.971 140.46     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.967 138.86
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.071             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Naber     ) 0.034  9.902  0.002      (E De Staute ) 0.022  9.900  0.000
E1    (T Williamson) 0.011  9.902  0.002      (J Serna     ) 0.039  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.002                        #7  9.921  0.021

Thomas Bayer's MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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