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Sat, 21 Feb 2009, 10:24 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Darryl Jackman





CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7838 Bob Chagnon                          7267 Larry Scarth                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.907 133.63                     0.013 10.011 151.36
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.111
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Downing   ) 0.006  9.908  0.008      (L Spitali   ) 0.012  9.958  0.058
 Qualified:             #4  9.908  0.008                       #26  9.958  0.058
7:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,492 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Bob Chagnon's MOV: 0.0842 seconds (approximately 19 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Ryan Herem                           7765 Jim Hughes                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  9.896 151.87                     0.079  9.865 149.30
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Phillips  ) 0.030  9.902  0.002      (L Theobald  ) 0.025  9.949  0.049
 Qualified:             #2  9.902  0.002                       #24  9.949  0.049
Ryan Herem wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 743M Bill Packard                         7216 Doug Romfo                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.909 137.39                     0.036  9.901 154.97
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.043  9.897 -0.003      (B Downing   ) 0.018  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #35  9.897 -0.003                       #13  9.922  0.022
Bill Packard's MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7299 Jimmy Lintz                          6832 Don Anderson                 
E2                   0.027  9.852 151.39     ****WINNER****  0.054  9.896 162.18
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.048             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E De Staute ) 0.041 10.511  0.611      (S Rollins   ) 0.025  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #32 10.511  0.611                       #10  9.915  0.015
Don Anderson wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  796 Keith Funk                           7117 Roger Kato                   
E2                   0.058  9.708 132.22     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.921 156.50
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.192             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Marcum    ) 0.043  9.508 -0.392      (L Littlefiel) 0.021  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #45  9.508 -0.392                       #23  9.945  0.045
Roger Kato wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7335 Anthony Galati                         59 Trevor Larson                
E2                   0.032  9.869 143.32     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.938 164.63
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Seipel    ) 0.012  9.962  0.062      (M Hunt      ) 0.034  9.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #27  9.962  0.062                        #5  9.908  0.008
Trevor Larson wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Val Torres                           500L Dustin Long                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  9.913 158.71                     0.022  9.898 173.27
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Brunson   ) 0.018 10.104  0.204      (D Downing   ) 0.037  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #30 10.104  0.204                        #8  9.914  0.014
Val Torres wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   57 Kevin Moore                          765M Jim Momjian                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  9.874 164.25                    -0.005  9.925 145.93
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Calton    ) 0.008  9.955  0.055      (J York      ) 0.008  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #25  9.955  0.055                        #3  9.904  0.004
Kevin Moore wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5271 Kamie Minor                          6780 George Preszler              
E2                   0.047  9.912 150.56     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.904 144.91
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cracraft  ) 0.001  9.898 -0.002      (J Serna     ) 0.007  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #33  9.898 -0.002                       #11  9.916  0.016
George Preszler's MOV: 0.0345 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7754 David Carroll                        7941 Thomas Bayer                 
E2                   0.020  9.826 131.33     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.904 142.36
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.074             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Anderson  ) -0.004  9.840 -0.060      (G Pandolfo  ) 0.001  9.941  0.041
 Qualified:            #42  9.840 -0.060                       #20  9.941  0.041
Thomas Bayer wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 710F Craig Blaisdell                      5132 Dennis Keck                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  9.910 162.29                     0.020  9.893 152.76
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Johnson-Ro) 0.010  9.897 -0.003      (E Olpin     ) 0.037  9.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #34  9.897 -0.003                       #12  9.922  0.022
Craig Blaisdell wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7439 Clint Fishel                            3 Val Torres                   
E2                   0.027  9.863 150.43     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.910 159.27
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.025  9.929  0.029                           No Time      
 Qualified:            #18  9.929  0.029                       #40  9.862 -0.038
Val Torres wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  540 Don Westra                           6173 Ken Mostowich                
E2                   0.062  9.879 156.23     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.912 158.95
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Langdon   ) 0.005  9.924  0.024      (R Giacone   ) 0.016  9.895 -0.005
 Qualified:            #14  9.924  0.024                       #36  9.895 -0.005
Ken Mostowich wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7363 Stephanie Warn-Skaggs                7334 Dave Thompson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 10.183 158.28                     0.078 No Time      
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.283             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Karsten   ) 0.020  9.941  0.041      (J Calixtro  ) 0.084  9.663 -0.237
 Qualified:            #21  9.941  0.041                       #43  9.663 -0.237
Thompson got to about 30ft before his shoebox sort of died. He pulled over to the wall and Stephanie did not breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5101 Brian Nygaard                        7548 Dean Miyashiro               
E2                   0.053  9.885 142.52     ****WINNER****  0.031 10.071 160.90
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.171
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Denton    ) 0.044  9.887 -0.013      (L Marshall  ) 0.004  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:            #39  9.887 -0.013                       #17  9.928  0.028
Dean Miyashiro wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5222 Max Tafoya Jr                           2 Mike Ferderer                
E2                   0.033 10.012 139.62     ****WINNER****  0.046  9.909 159.27
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.112             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Sanchez   ) 0.035 10.002  0.102      (R Kelly     ) 0.009  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #28 10.002  0.102                        #6  9.912  0.012
Not even close on the big end!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  588 Terry Keddington                     5298 Kent Boehner                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044 10.221 125.11                    -0.006  9.891 163.04
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.321             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Nygaard   ) 0.028  9.890 -0.010      (T Hiatt     ) 0.013  9.926  0.026
 Qualified:            #37  9.890 -0.010                       #15  9.926  0.026
Boehner appeared to lift the wheels out of the lights and went into a pretty huge wheelstand. Strange for Super Gas car.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Sheldon Gecker                       7041 Bob Dillard                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  9.889 159.89                    -0.018 19.348  66.09
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  9.448
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett  ) 0.018  9.928  0.028      (B Dennis    ) 0.055  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #16  9.928  0.028                       #38  9.889 -0.011
Sheldon Gecker wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                           511 Jim LaBorde                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.915 149.36                     0.035  9.916 143.28
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Warn      ) 0.064 10.078  0.178      (Bye         ) 0.025  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #29 10.078  0.178                        #7  9.912  0.012
Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   12 John Stover                            71 Hollis Colleasure            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.054  9.928 146.10                     0.223  9.915 151.70
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Jaramillo ) 0.080 10.128  0.228      (M Burkhart  ) 0.043  9.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #31 10.128  0.228                        #9  9.914  0.014
Colleasure must still be on California time, man he was late. Win goes to Stover.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7012 Lester Goff                           542 Kris Whitfield               
E2                   0.054 10.370 136.44     ****WINNER****  0.028 10.021 133.26
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.470             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.121
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Dolezal   ) 0.053  9.527 -0.373      (T Broussard ) 0.014  9.943  0.043
 Qualified:            #44  9.527 -0.373                       #22  9.943  0.043
Neither close to the number but the win to Whitfield.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7775 Karen Comstock                       5774 Henry Sliwinski              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.081  9.904 156.81                     0.048  9.940 155.10
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dion      ) 0.039  9.848 -0.052      (G Turczyn   ) 0.012  9.936  0.036
 Qualified:            #41  9.848 -0.052                       #19  9.936  0.036
Karen Comstock's MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 409E Lamar Swindoll                             Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  1.026 No Time           
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): 90.099     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.031  9.900  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                     Bye
Swindoll had the bye and he chooses to just take the light.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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