Fri, 31 Aug 2007, 07:50 PM Hemi Super Stock Challenge Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  350 Jim Pancake                           721 Rick Houser                  
E5                   0.061  8.705 150.65     ****WINNER****  0.015  8.652 151.32
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.014  9.351 111.34      (J Teuton    ) 0.030  8.681 150.75
E3    (F Henson    ) 0.026  8.781 149.35      (L Woo       ) 0.072  8.683 150.20
E2    (J Daniels   ) 0.003  8.757 147.68      (J Rains     ) 0.057  8.700 150.58
E1    (C Comella   ) 0.203  8.792 148.82      (B Wolkwitz  ) 0.094  8.684 150.77
 Qualified:            #14  8.933 -0.867                        #4  8.800 -1.000

This is for all the glory and the bragging rights. One of these two will get to hold the title of the baddest SS/AH on the planet.

Houser goes in last, takes his time lighting the last bulb and then blasts the tree.

Pancake's car ran much harder on the front half of the track but Houser's starting line prowess took care of that.

Congratulations to the West Coasters for their successful raid into the heart of the heartland and at the most famous dragstrip anywhere.

Jim Pancake's incremental times: 60ft-1.172 sec., 330ft-3.489, 660ft-5.477/122.82mph, 1,000ft-7.218
Rick Houser's incremental times: 60ft-1.245 sec., 330ft-3.464, 660ft-5.448/123.58mph, 1,000ft-7.173

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink