Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 02:14 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1044 Dan Northrop                         2842 Bernard Weaver               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.892 149.48                    -0.017  9.928 148.94
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Brown     ) 0.006  9.905  0.005      (S Langdon   ) 0.019  9.885 -0.015
E2    (R Cook      ) 0.026  9.902  0.002      (T Logan     ) 0.014  9.910  0.010
E1    (J Sikish    ) 0.011  9.996  0.096      (C Mac Millan) 0.030  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #22  9.996  0.096                        #7  9.907  0.007

2:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 4,209 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Weaver is red by -0.017 to give the easy win to Northrop.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3204 Mark Horton                          2114 Steve Furr                   
E4                   0.018  9.990 135.73     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.963 143.00
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.090             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Dimond    ) 0.007  9.907  0.007      (M Sanders   ) 0.003  9.934  0.034
E2    (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.030  9.983  0.083      (P Fidler    ) 0.020  9.866 -0.034
E1    (D Graham    ) 0.021  9.901  0.001      (F Jenkins   ) 0.025  9.897 -0.003
 Qualified:             #1  9.901  0.001                       #26  9.897 -0.003

Steve Furr's MOV: 0.0321 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Two great RT's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 201G George Caheely                       3372 Steven Hoyt                  
E4                   0.026  9.913 131.86     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.900 159.21
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Lagos     ) 0.022  9.881 -0.019      (J Taylor    ) 0.012  9.877 -0.023
E2    (E Apple     ) 0.011  9.854 -0.046      (D Dailey    ) 0.015  9.896 -0.004
E1    (Bye         ) 0.062  9.869 -0.031      (L Zynda     ) 0.019  9.954  0.054
 Qualified:            #35  9.869 -0.031                       #20  9.954  0.054

Another close one. Steven Hoyt's MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Almost identical RT's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7613 Kevin Kleineweber                    335X Dave Connolly                
E4                   0.015  9.991 144.64     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.954 164.23
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.091             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Yates     ) 0.008  9.957  0.057      (R Sawyer    ) 0.011  9.933  0.033
E2    (A Kenny     ) 0.031  9.914  0.014      (P Martin    ) 0.017  9.892 -0.008
E1    (D Floyd     ) 0.015  9.907  0.007      (L Bernshause) 0.031  9.904  0.004
 Qualified:             #9  9.907  0.007                        #4  9.904  0.004

Kleinweber has a great fifteen light, but Connolly gets the six foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7765 Jim Hughes                           3229 Ken Bowers                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.955 152.09                     0.050  9.945 155.51
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Pellicane ) 0.015  9.877 -0.023      (J Ferrari   ) 0.027  9.855 -0.045
E2    (E Arnold    ) 0.006  9.904  0.004      (I Boicesco  ) 0.011  9.919  0.019
E1    (J Shipp     ) 0.037  9.876 -0.024      (T Elrod     ) 0.009  9.860 -0.040
 Qualified:            #33  9.876 -0.024                       #38  9.860 -0.040

Jim Hughes' MOV: 0.0207 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

2:10 p.m. In round five: Furr gets the bye; Hughes vs. Hoyt; and Northrup vs. Connolly.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]

Feb 13- NHRA and FOX Sports Announce TV Schedule for NHRA's 75th Anniversary Season
Feb 12- 75th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Feb 10- Wally Parks 75th Anniversary Appreciation Fund Part of $27 Million Overall Purse
Feb 08- NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Releases 2026 Schedule
Feb 07- Huge List of Legends Set to Appear at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Feb 05- NHRA and Legends Global Extend Merchandise Partnership Ahead of 75th Anniversary Season
Feb 04- Doug Foley Announces Addition of Ron Douglas as Consultant to Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel Team
Feb 04- Tickets Now on Sale for NHRA's Debut at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park and Rockingham Dragway
Feb 04- Reed, Zetterström to Share Driving Duties of Reed Trucking & Excavating Top Fuel Dragster
Jan 29- NHRA to Honor Iconic John Force in 2027 with "50 Years Of Force"