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Sun, 25 Feb 2007, 05:26 PM

Super Street Round 5 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Street at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals presented by Castrol:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6143 Jeff Jackson                         7382 Brian Griffey
E5   ****WINNER****  0.061 10.888 149.68                     0.019 10.869 127.26
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.012           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Polvadore ) 0.017 10.936  0.036      (J Bycroft   ) 0.036 10.974  0.074
E3    (H Sliwinski ) 0.025 10.949  0.049      (T Grant     ) 0.046 10.838 -0.062
E2    (D Padilla   ) 0.003 10.864 -0.036      (D Yancer    ) 0.147 10.854 -0.046
E1    (A Kadar     ) 0.027 10.924  0.024      (S Rollins   ) 0.031 10.865 -0.035
 Qualified:             #6 10.924  0.024                       #25 10.865 -0.035

3:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,005 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Jackson goes to the final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 A.J. Percival                          61 Gerry Epp
E5   ****WINNER****  0.090 10.851 146.35                           No Time
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.049           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): 89.099
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Adams     ) 0.019 10.928  0.028      (J Neu       ) 0.011 10.906  0.006
E3    (G Thompson  ) 0.022 10.939  0.039      (S Polvadore ) 0.007 10.945  0.045
E2    (J Lokhaug   ) 0.022 10.937  0.037      (R Smith     ) 0.027 10.895 -0.005
E1    (R Sauder    ) 0.031 13.927  3.027      (R Kelly Jr  ) 0.021 10.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #23 13.927  3.027                        #7 10.927  0.027

This was a bit odd. Epp staged then appeared to back out. The tree came down when he wasn't staged and the win went to Percival. He meets Jackson for the title.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink