Sun, 14 Nov 2004, 04:59 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 780V Val Torres Jr                              Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.922  0.022
        S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Seipel    ) 0.035  9.917  0.017
E2    (B Harris    ) 0.178  9.914  0.014
E1    (R Fabbro    ) 0.046  9.988  0.088
 Qualified:            #34  9.988  0.088                     Bye

1:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,206 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Super Gas makes its first appearance of Sunday eliminations. Torres gets a bye for openers.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 1915 Ray Sawyer                           5669 Rod Fuller
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.935  0.035                     0.014  9.947  0.047
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Kenny     ) 0.048  9.924  0.024      (D Narten    ) 0.024  9.907  0.007
E2    (J Denton    ) 0.025  9.913  0.013      (P Dassonvill) 0.027  9.902  0.002
E1    (L Wilburn   ) 0.015  9.923  0.023      (J Ghyselinck) 0.013  9.876 -0.024
 Qualified:            #17  9.923  0.023                       #43  9.876 -0.024

Ray Sawyer's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 6173 Ken Mostowich                        7349 Tim Landis
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.905  0.005                     0.033  9.883 -0.017
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.031  9.896 -0.004      (M Miller    ) 0.001  9.919  0.019
E2    (J Larsen    ) 0.013  9.941  0.041      (A Kenny     ) 0.024  9.903  0.003
E1    (S Gecker    ) 0.002  9.949  0.049      (D Bracey    ) 0.083  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #29  9.949  0.049                        #3  9.902  0.002

Landis breaks out and hands the win to Mostowich.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7019 Pete Boethe                          4457 Jonathan Womack
E4                   0.035  9.916  0.016     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.901  0.001
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Allen     ) 0.034  9.964  0.064      (C Rumis     ) 0.018  9.928  0.028
E2    (R Button    ) 0.024  9.955  0.055      (N Misservill) 0.023  9.935  0.035
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.017  9.906  0.006      (G Ventura   ) 0.029  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:             #5  9.906  0.006                       #10  9.909  0.009

The new Super Gas champ gets another round win after clinching the title last evening. Jonathan Womack's MOV: 0.0345 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  770 Michael Boner                          75 Joe Roubicek
E4                   0.075  9.868 -0.032     ****WINNER****  0.032  9.884 -0.016
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Scott     ) 0.049  9.866 -0.034      (D Coapstick ) 0.027  9.921  0.021
E2    (P Giacalone ) 0.075  9.923  0.023      (M Coltrin   ) 0.018  9.915  0.015
E1    (R Cloud     ) 0.002  9.938  0.038      (J Agalsoff  ) 0.054  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #25  9.938  0.038                        #9  9.909  0.009

Boner with a win over Roubicek.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  717 Randy Balough                          11 Tom Stalba Jr
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.889 -0.011                     0.020  9.875 -0.025
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Strickland) 0.025  9.919  0.019      (J Brazeau   ) 0.024  9.923  0.023
E2    (C Jennings  ) 0.014  9.921  0.021      (B Downing   ) 0.004  9.892 -0.008
E1    (B Herr      ) 0.010  9.981  0.081      (J Cross     ) 0.024  9.947  0.047
 Qualified:            #33  9.981  0.081                       #28  9.947  0.047

Stalba has finished second in the championship two years in a row now and Balough takes him out here in the fourth round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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