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Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 12:28 AM

Super Gas Round 3 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5704 Kerry Willuweit                      7047 Mike Blodgett                
E3                   0.051 10.139 154.47     ****WINNER****  0.022 10.126 138.46
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.089            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.076
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Blodgett  ) 0.049 10.029 -0.021      (D Bracey    ) 0.060 10.127  0.077
E1    (T Dennis    ) 0.046 10.048 -0.002      (M Sannon    ) 0.012 10.087  0.037
 Qualified:            #48 10.048 -0.002                       #33 10.087  0.037
8:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 27.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,431 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.



 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5222 Max Tafoya                           7041 Bob Dillard                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018 10.035 157.63                     0.007  9.973 153.21
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.077
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Littlefiel) 0.051 10.010 -0.040      (P Bothe     ) 0.003 10.071  0.021
E1    (K Harkema   ) 0.004 10.074  0.024      (R Tucker    ) 0.015 10.118  0.068
 Qualified:            #26 10.074  0.024                       #41 10.118  0.068


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5774 Henry Sliwinski                      7544 Brad Pierce                  
E3                   0.062 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.008 10.125 136.80
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): 89.949            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.075
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Cates     ) 0.006 10.100  0.050      (S Rollins   ) 0.029 10.044 -0.006
E1    (T Daniel    ) 0.026 10.024 -0.026      (J Calton    ) 0.022 10.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #54 10.024 -0.026                        #9 10.057  0.007
Not sure exactly what happened here, Sliwinski's car made a hard move to the right around 1000 feet, crossed over into the right lane, hit the right wall, then started back to the left. he slid back to the left hit the left wall, then careened back over into the right side of the shutdown area.

Update on the driver: He is out of the vehicle and being examined by medical personnel. He is awake and alert.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7133 Richard Okerman                        12 John Stover                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.056 164.19                     0.025  9.999 154.17
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.006            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.051
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.015 10.054  0.004      (M Ferderer  ) 0.009 10.085  0.035
E1    (F Kondrotas ) 0.035 10.067  0.017      (J Phlegar   ) 0.014 10.056  0.006
 Qualified:            #23 10.067  0.017                        #8 10.056  0.006


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7216 Doug Romfo                             79 Linzi Theobald               
E3                   0.076 10.069 153.09     ****WINNER****  0.049 10.070 146.19
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.019            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Legner    ) 0.117 10.045 -0.005      (C Anderson  ) 0.010 10.057  0.007
E1    (B Chase     ) 0.055 10.004 -0.046      (A Warn      ) 0.014 10.120  0.070
 Qualified:            #57 10.004 -0.046                       #42 10.120  0.070


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                           71 Hollis Colleasure            
E3                  -0.012 10.035 158.89     ****WINNER****  0.018 10.042 153.44
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.015            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Jackson   ) 0.010 10.140  0.090      (G Mignacca  ) 0.025 10.059  0.009
E1    (K Comstock  ) 0.029 10.089  0.039      (R Herem     ) 0.017 10.034 -0.016
 Qualified:            #36 10.089  0.039                       #51 10.034 -0.016


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           6173 Ken Mostowich                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015 10.052 155.85                     0.017 10.047 152.14
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.002            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Stobbe    ) 0.017 10.104  0.054      (T Larson    ) 0.022 10.101  0.051
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.034 10.062  0.012      (J Larsen    ) 0.010 10.002 -0.048
 Qualified:            #13 10.062  0.012                       #58 10.002 -0.048


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7754 David Carroll                        7685 Charlie Waggoner             
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.002 10.033 132.10                    -0.003 10.092 141.28
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.017            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Williams  ) 0.012 10.015 -0.035      (J Whitmore  ) 0.012 10.024 -0.026
E1    (K Will      ) 0.006 10.043 -0.007      (D Sanchez   ) 0.003 10.089  0.039
 Qualified:            #49 10.043 -0.007                       #34 10.089  0.039


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 420X Michael Hunt                         501B Bob Fuller                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.983 149.48                    -0.006 12.375  96.74
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.067            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  2.325
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Keddington) 0.030 10.041 -0.009      (S Parsons   ) 0.017 10.057  0.007
E1    (M Sawyer    ) 0.003 10.034 -0.016      (K Boehner   ) 0.005 10.092  0.042
 Qualified:            #52 10.034 -0.016                       #37 10.092  0.042


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Val Torres                           7262 Wayne Newman                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.006 158.41                    -0.006 10.045 163.71
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.044            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Boen      ) 0.027 10.077  0.027      (K Yeoman    ) 0.003 10.064  0.014
E1    (M Yeager    ) 0.016 10.106  0.056      (E De Staute ) 0.007 10.019 -0.031
 Qualified:            #40 10.106  0.056                       #55 10.019 -0.031


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1915 Ray Sawyer                           7765 Jim Hughes                   
E3                   0.059 11.318 116.30     ****WINNER****  0.029 10.305 126.16
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  1.268            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.255
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Haddix    ) 0.038 10.064  0.014      (G Smith     ) 0.039 10.072  0.022
E1    (G Scott     ) 0.008 10.064  0.014      (T Hiatt     ) 0.024 10.086  0.036
 Qualified:            #17 10.064  0.014                       #32 10.086  0.036


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Joe Roubicek                         577C Rick Bowman                  
E3                   0.037 10.085 187.42     ****WINNER****  0.006 10.061 155.04
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.035            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Legner    ) 0.009 10.093  0.043      (P Gilbert   ) 0.022 10.121  0.071
E1    (T Phillips  ) 0.018 10.079  0.029      (D Holmes    ) 0.011 10.063  0.013
 Qualified:            #29 10.079  0.029                       #14 10.063  0.013


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                           569 Michael Miller               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.071 156.17                     0.041 10.046 144.50
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.021            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.015 10.061  0.011      (D Keck      ) 0.025 10.064  0.014
E1    (J Dalrymple ) 0.037 10.051  0.001      (D Downing   ) 0.025 10.064  0.014
 Qualified:             #1 10.051  0.001                       #16 10.064  0.014


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Rustin Mayse                           63 Dave Kelly                   
E3                   0.029 10.042 154.72     ****WINNER****  0.014 10.070 153.93
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.008            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bayer     ) 0.005 10.103  0.053      (R Cordeiro  ) 0.003 10.071  0.021
E1    (L Johnson   ) 0.011 10.089  0.039      (T Walker    ) 0.028 10.042 -0.008
 Qualified:            #35 10.089  0.039                       #50 10.042 -0.008


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Jason Kenny                            19 Alan Kenny                   
E3                   0.044 10.022 162.88     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.049 155.81
        S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.028            S/G Index: 10.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Cannon    ) 0.006 10.061  0.011      (V Torres    ) 0.028 10.042 -0.008
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.037 10.153  0.103      (L Bradshaw  ) 0.038 10.079  0.029
 Qualified:            #45 10.153  0.103                       #30 10.079  0.029

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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