Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 05:19 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Raymond Sawyer                       7755 Larry Marshall               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.048  9.893 165.76                     0.029  9.888 146.40
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Wiebe     ) 0.053  9.868 -0.032      (S Hunt      ) 0.076  9.884 -0.016
E2    (V Torres Jr ) 0.001  9.925  0.025      (J Klomps    ) 0.019  9.927  0.027
E1    (A Hoefer    ) 0.030  9.959  0.059      (P Wiechmann ) 0.016  9.884 -0.016
 Qualified:            #21  9.959  0.059                       #37  9.884 -0.016

2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 1,931 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Marshall is off the line first and then runs quicker than Sawyer to give up the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7515 John Larsen                          7459 Don Lough                    
E4                   0.020  9.870 163.10     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.878 157.36
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.030             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.016 13.929  4.029      (C Rumis     ) 0.010  9.893 -0.007
E2    (T Landis    ) 0.038 10.125  0.225      (D Anderson  ) 0.037  9.899 -0.001
E1    (G Ventura   ) 0.012  9.901  0.001      (H Colleasure) 0.037  9.877 -0.023
 Qualified:             #2  9.901  0.001                       #41  9.877 -0.023

Another double breakout race and Lough is closer to the index to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7267 Larry Scarth                         7332 Larry Bradshaw               
E4                   0.000  9.879 159.38     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.885 159.04
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Balough   ) 0.006 11.190  1.290      (T Montgomery) 0.009  9.957  0.057
E2    (W Bogle     ) 0.014  9.906  0.006      (K Mostowich ) 0.016  9.975  0.075
E1    (R Fabbro    ) 0.008 10.037  0.137      (R Connolly  ) 0.023  9.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #27 10.037  0.137                       #33  9.889 -0.011

I'm seeing a pattern here. Bradshaw is this pairs winner on a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         7262 Wayne Newman                 
E4                   0.023  9.916 156.81     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.904 156.05
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Kleinewebe) 0.031  9.912  0.012      (G Ross      ) 0.001  9.944  0.044
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.014  9.954  0.054      (C Spear     ) 0.012  9.920  0.020
E1    (T Keddington) 0.031  9.886 -0.014      (D Beresford ) 0.026  9.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #34  9.886 -0.014                        #6  9.903  0.003

We finally get a race and it's a good one. Wayne Newman's MOV: 0.0233 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Jesse Serna                            12 Mike Sawyer                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.934 151.77                     0.022  9.927 150.65
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Strickland) 0.059  9.925  0.025      (M Constant  ) 0.014  9.886 -0.014
E2    (L Zynda     ) 0.007  9.906  0.006      (L Johnson   ) 0.030  9.874 -0.026
E1    (R Willis    ) 0.031  9.897 -0.003      (Bye         ) 0.002 10.026  0.126
 Qualified:            #31  9.897 -0.003                       #25 10.026  0.126

Nice .006 light for Serna lets him steal the win from Sawyer. Jesse Serna's MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177K Alan Kenny                            777 Doug Bracey                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.885 149.25                     0.062  9.872 138.03
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Kersey    ) 0.038  9.877 -0.023      (J Kenny     ) 0.047  9.887 -0.013
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.032  9.889 -0.011      (D Hall      ) 0.044  9.894 -0.006
E1    (J Denton    ) 0.038  9.922  0.022      (D Divita    ) 0.017  9.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #13  9.922  0.022                        #7  9.906  0.006

Another .006 light and this time Kenny will take the double breakout win.

2:10 p.m. In Round Five: Kenny will race Sawyer, Lough vs. Bradshaw, and Serna vs. Newman.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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