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Mon, 3 Sep 2007, 04:04 PM

Super Gas Round 7 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 7 eliminations in Super Gas 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
 307T Andrew Thomas                        3007 Richard Baker                
E7   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.942 135.97                     0.033 10.013 131.69
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.113
 Prior rounds:
E6    (A Miller    ) 0.027  9.873 -0.027                     0.111 12.187  2.287
E5    (R Lynn Shipp) 0.017  9.935  0.035      (D Fletcher  ) 0.034  9.980  0.080
E4    (B Gebhardt  ) 0.003  9.969  0.069      (M Ruff      ) 0.025  9.935  0.035
E3    (R Matthews  ) 0.023  9.933  0.033      (S Hoyt      ) 0.011  9.976  0.076
E2    (J Henderson ) 0.023  9.860 -0.040      (T Gillespie ) 0.004  9.878 -0.022
E1    (B Leber     ) 0.012  9.851 -0.049      (B Jackson   ) 0.017  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #64  9.851 -0.049                        #8  9.910  0.010

3:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 901 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,133 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Two Division 3 cars come to the line. close RT's and Thomas is much closer to the index for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1349 Brian Forrester              
E7                                            ****WINNER****  0.005  9.982 144.26
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.082
 Prior rounds:
E6                                           (C Yates     ) 0.100 10.038  0.138
E5                                           (L Zynda     ) 0.023  9.903  0.003
E4                                           (J Kenny     ) 0.030  9.863 -0.037
E3                                           (C Anderson  ) 0.004  9.940  0.040
E2                                           (S Eckard    ) 0.017  9.914  0.014
E1                                           (R Eaker     ) 0.010  9.868 -0.032
 Qualified:                                                      #54  9.868 -0.032

Forrester will get the Bye run into the finals. He may want that RT back for later.

4:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink