Sun, 18 Sep 2005, 04:13 PM Super Gas Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  355 Ron Erks                             1747 John Asta                    
E7                  -0.001  9.801 166.48     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.859 154.74
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.099             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E6    (B Phillips  ) 0.017  9.922  0.022      (J Smulligan ) 0.009  9.947  0.047
E5    (J Kenny     ) 0.009  9.923  0.023      (R Lepage    ) 0.008  9.885 -0.015
E4    (T Bayer     ) 0.020  9.929  0.029      (D Clark     ) 0.041  9.863 -0.037
E3    (T Stalba    ) 0.007  9.889 -0.011      (J Cira      ) -0.036  9.907  0.007
E2    (D Connolly  ) 0.007  9.876 -0.024      (M Combs     ) 0.021  9.913  0.013
E1    (W Ketterman ) 0.024  9.973  0.073      (T Nicholson ) 0.044  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #32  9.973  0.073                       #14  9.907  0.007

3:59 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,552 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Erks is also in the Super Comp final, so he could have doubled up this weekend if he had not left the starting line too soon and handed the win to Asta.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink