Mon, 8 Oct 2007, 03:56 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA, Second annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7558 Paul Giacalone                       7809 Val Torres                   
E6                   0.029  9.931 142.78     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.922 156.39
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E5                   0.082  9.910  0.010      (L Scarth    ) 0.017  9.977  0.077
E4    (M Ferderer  ) 0.027  9.899 -0.001      (R Fabbro    ) 0.014  9.896 -0.004
E3    (H Colleasure) 0.004  9.870 -0.030      (D Sanchez   ) 0.018  9.910  0.010
E2    (S Gecker    ) 0.017  9.927  0.027      (M Coulter   ) 0.036  9.931  0.031
E1    (J Agalsoff  ) 0.021 10.058  0.158      (B Pierce    ) 0.029  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #31 10.058  0.158                       #13  9.923  0.023

12:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 10 percent, barometer 29.92 inches.

Val Torres has the better package and goes to the finals. MOV: 0.0257 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7145 Greg Harrison                              Bye
E6   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.934 155.29     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.034     
 Prior rounds:
E5    (R Kato      ) 0.030  9.908  0.008   
E4    (W Herem     ) 0.006  9.918  0.018   
E3    (T Keddington) 0.018  9.923  0.023   
E2    (R Perez     ) 0.049  9.934  0.034   
E1    (J Mason     ) 0.016  9.928  0.028   
 Qualified:            #14  9.928  0.028                     Bye

Harrison gets the Bye into the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink