Sun, 2 Oct 2005, 03:51 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Ameriquest Mortgage NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3823 Jack Henderson                       5774 Henry Sliwinski              
E5                  -0.009  9.954 161.75     ****WINNER**** -0.008  9.846 158.87
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.054             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.054
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Nygaard   ) 0.013 10.028  0.128      (R Haas      ) 0.017 10.006  0.106
E3    (J Bowman    ) 0.030  9.944  0.044      (P Brown     ) 0.018  9.912  0.012
E2    (J Lepinski  ) 0.014  9.863 -0.037      (S Kondolay  ) 0.004  9.925  0.025
E1    (A Gavlovsky ) 0.008  9.951  0.051      (L Bernshause) 0.007  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #28  9.951  0.051                        #8  9.910  0.010

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,699 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Sliwinski will have the bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   29 Sherman Adcock Jr.                     53 Jeff Taylor                  
E5                   0.023  9.936 149.86     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.914 148.40
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Peden     ) 0.006  9.936  0.036      (A Bush      ) 0.024  9.953  0.053
E3    (D Oxley     ) 0.018  9.924  0.024      (T Hack      ) 0.020  9.906  0.006
E2    (R Sarmento  ) 0.029  9.904  0.004      (J Lopes     ) 0.019  9.921  0.021
E1    (S Bailey    ) 0.026  9.913  0.013      (B Torrence  ) 0.032  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #10  9.913  0.013                        #7  9.909  0.009

Jeff Taylor's MOV: 0.0232 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7330 Shawn Langdon                        3372 Steve Hoyt                   
E5                   0.017  9.895 145.80     ****WINNER****  0.087  9.908 154.07
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Truman    ) 0.015  9.885 -0.015      (B Kleewein  ) 0.006 10.028  0.128
E3    (M Sawyer    ) 0.012  9.924  0.024      (R Folk      ) 0.024  9.883 -0.017
E2    (D Huellewig ) 0.032  9.960  0.060      (D Klomps    ) 0.028  9.897 -0.003
E1    (D Lafleur   ) 0.020  9.930  0.030      (R Connolly  ) 0.024  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #21  9.930  0.030                        #6  9.909  0.009

Hoyt will face Langdon in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink