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Sat, 14 Nov 2009, 01:10 PM

Super Gas Round 2 Eliminations
By Larry Sullivan





POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn                             Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 11.983  84.29     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  2.083     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.003  9.900  0.000   
 Qualified:             #1  9.900  0.000                     Bye
9:28 a.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6211 Dave Stobbe                          7047 Mike Blodgett                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048  9.926 125.42                     0.023  9.894 152.12
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Herem     ) 0.045  9.905  0.005      (D Bracey    ) 0.036  9.934  0.034
 Qualified:             #9  9.905  0.005                       #30  9.934  0.034
Blodgett took too much stripe. Dave Stobbe wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Jason Kenny                          7184 Derek Sanchez                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077  9.947 149.25                     0.073  9.889 149.85
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Kato      ) 0.008  9.923  0.023      (T Bayer     ) 0.000  9.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #23  9.923  0.023                        #2  9.900  0.000
Sanchez made a perfect run yesterday, 0.000 at the tree and 9.900 at the stripe - against Tom Bayer's not-so-bad 0.010 light and a 9.900 at the stripe. Today he gets a big "L" against Kenny.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  760 Jerry Calton                         7267 Larry Scarth                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.870 158.97                     0.011  9.867 158.17
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Rebrovich ) 0.019  9.886 -0.014      (L Theobald  ) 0.026  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #40  9.886 -0.014                       #19  9.915  0.015
Jerry Calton wins on a tight double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   19 Alan Kenny                           7598 Chris Newman                 
E2                   0.025  9.908 156.77     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.901 164.69
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Downing   ) 0.007  9.903  0.003      (B Dillard   ) 0.021  9.926  0.026
 Qualified:             #4  9.903  0.003                       #25  9.926  0.026
Chris Newman's MOV: 0.0223 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Chris Newman's package: 0.011.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                         707D Rick Davis                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013 10.031 121.31                     0.087 10.016 141.34
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.131             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.116
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Hiatt     ) 0.027  9.882 -0.018      (J Serna     ) 0.038  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #41  9.882 -0.018                       #20  9.918  0.018
Langdon won, by about 12 feet, but paid a price at the stripe. His rakish Henry J bounced off the wall, then spun down the shutdown area on its roof.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7411 Bob Herr                             7379 Randy Bowers                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.908 154.95                    -0.039  9.909 144.71
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Cross     ) 0.051  9.904  0.004      (E De Staute ) 0.006  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #7  9.904  0.004                       #28  9.930  0.030
9:45 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,231 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.

Bob Herr wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   62 John Whitmore                         717 Randy Balough                
E2                  -0.005  9.905 156.70     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.964 159.38
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Harkema   ) 0.008  9.908  0.008      (M Dalrymple ) 0.058  9.946  0.046
 Qualified:            #13  9.908  0.008                       #34  9.946  0.046
Randy Balough wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Val Torres Jr.                       7615 Vincente Campa               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.900 153.51                     0.011  9.870 152.68
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.001  9.904  0.004      (R Lee       ) 0.000  9.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #8  9.904  0.004                       #29  9.930  0.030
Campa had the better light, took too much stripe. Torres was dead-on at the stripe for a 0.022 package and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5298 Kent Boehner                         701Y Steve Parsons                
E2                   0.024  9.896 163.02     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.907 159.14
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.009  9.937  0.037      (C Waggoner J) 0.000  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #33  9.937  0.037                       #12  9.907  0.007
Steve Parsons wins on a breakout. Steve Parsons' package: 0.024.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 John Dalrymple                         71 Hollis Colleasure            
E2                   0.051  9.869 163.63     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.883 154.76
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.068  9.911  0.011      (M Sawyer    ) 0.019  9.898 -0.002
 Qualified:            #16  9.911  0.011                       #37  9.898 -0.002
Hollis Colleasure wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1915 Ray Sawyer                           7754 David Carroll                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  9.881 168.49                     0.014  9.781 128.86
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.119
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Miyashiro ) 0.009  9.937  0.037      (T Pulliam   ) 0.004  9.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #32  9.937  0.037                       #11  9.906  0.006
Carroll had a great light, took too much stripe. Ray Sawyer wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Sheldon Gecker                       7132 Raul Perez                   
E2                  -0.073 17.670  42.16     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.855 169.15
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  7.770             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blodgett S) 0.006  9.930  0.030      (V Torres    ) 0.008  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #27  9.930  0.030                        #6  9.904  0.004
Raul Perez wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  635 Marv Wiebe                           7862 Dave Coapstick               
E2                  -0.002  9.927 149.60     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.968 157.85
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kruse     ) 0.003  9.914  0.014      (A Houston   ) 0.011  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #17  9.914  0.014                       #38  9.889 -0.011
Dave Coapstick wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7890 Randy Fabbro                          569 Michael Miller               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.916 137.33                     0.028  9.894 145.11
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Martinez  ) 0.030  9.929  0.029      (A Boen      ) 0.018  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #26  9.929  0.029                        #5  9.903  0.003
Randy Fabbro wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7829 Ted Seipel                           4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.006  9.935 126.30     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.904 148.59
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.035             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Keddington) 0.014  9.910  0.010      (B Packard   ) 0.014  9.954  0.054
 Qualified:            #14  9.910  0.010                       #35  9.954  0.054
Seipel had a double-oh light, gave up the stripe. Jimmy Lewis' MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Mike Ferderer                        7224 John Ross                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.896 167.97                     0.019  9.882 164.65
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.043  9.921  0.021      (G Scott     ) 0.018  9.879 -0.021
 Qualified:            #22  9.921  0.021                       #43  9.879 -0.021
Mike Ferderer wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Joe Roubicek                          735 Steve Williams               
E2                   0.033  9.917 183.34     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.938 166.01
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Galati    ) 0.058  9.905  0.005      (R Kersey    ) 0.024  9.936  0.036
 Qualified:            #10  9.905  0.005                       #31  9.936  0.036
Steve Williams' MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7133 Richard Okerman                      7332 Larry Bradshaw               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.873 165.70                     0.013  9.845 157.87
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.055
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.013  9.882 -0.018      (K Comstock  ) 0.025  9.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #42  9.882 -0.018                       #21  9.918  0.018
Richard Okerman wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7299 Jimmy Lintz                          4961 Craig Anderson               
E2                  -0.013  9.920 153.74     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.884 161.11
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Anderson  ) 0.031  9.915  0.015      (P Wiechmann ) 0.003  9.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #18  9.915  0.015                       #39  9.888 -0.012
Craig Anderson wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  729 Greg Ventura                         7851 Robert Naber                 
E2                   0.012  9.893 137.64     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.911 154.90
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Broussard ) 0.031  9.902  0.002      (W Newman    ) 0.011  9.925  0.025
 Qualified:             #3  9.902  0.002                       #24  9.925  0.025
Ventura with too much stripe. Robert Naber wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   12 John Stover                          7765 Jim Hughes                   
E2                   0.027  9.899 151.77     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.932 149.81
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Johnson   ) 0.031  9.910  0.010      (K Sexton    ) 0.035  9.954  0.054
 Qualified:            #15  9.910  0.010                       #36  9.954  0.054
Jim Hughes wins on a breakout.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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