Sun, 15 Oct 2006, 10:55 PM Summit Super Pro Final, Round 8 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of final, round 8 eliminations in Summit Super Pro at the NHRA Summit Racing Series, Pacific Division, NHRA Summit Racing Series:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 768Q Keith Richards                       783B Larry Spitali                
E8                   0.033  9.851 135.21     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.725 128.97
       SPRO  Dial: 9.80 (+/-):  0.051            SPRO  Dial: 9.71 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E7    (K Richards  )        0.000 -9.820      (C Naffziger ) 0.017  9.702 -0.008
E6    (S Stauth    ) 0.008  9.868  0.048      (D Beebe     ) 0.015  9.738  0.028
E5    (T Fogarty   ) 0.069  9.839 -0.021      (J Brooks    ) 0.017  9.740  0.030
E4    (C Maples    ) 0.038  9.869  0.009      (P Zak       ) 0.008  9.779  0.019
E3    (C W Hoefer  ) 0.028  9.911  0.051      (B Downing   ) 0.023  9.766  0.006
E2    (D Cargill   ) 0.014  9.991  0.121      (E Santarosa ) 0.014  9.772  0.062
E1    (R j Simrock ) 0.048  9.892  0.052      (P Wiechman  ) 0.008  9.678 -0.022
 Qualified:            #76  9.892 135.44                       #67  9.678 138.16

7:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 1,962 feet.

Last pair of the weekend and its a good race. Richards has the dial in advantage and leaves first, but Spitali has all of the numbers to drive on by for the win. Larry Spitali's MOV: 0.0514 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink