Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 03:24 PM Summit SuperSeries Box Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Summit SuperSeries Box at the 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, IHRA World Finals Presented by The U.S. Air Force featuring UTI CHampionship Sunday:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 SX85 Leroy O'Bryant                       TX74 Steve Ferstl                 
E2                   0.006 11.078 118.79     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.255 138.50
       SSSB  Dial: 11.02 (+/-):  0.058           SSSB  Dial: 9.21 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R KIEFER    ) 0.043 11.018  0.018      (N THORNSLEY ) 0.088  9.190 -0.030
 Qualified:             #8  0.008  87.10                        #2  0.002 114.73

3:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 1,613 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Bryant is from Division 4, Ferstl from Division 1.

Good drag race, killer lights in both lanes. Steve Ferstl's MOV: 0.0145 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 AX61 Tim Myer                             CX58 Chad Hedgecock               
E2                   0.032  8.129 158.20     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.464 175.46
       SSSB  Dial: 8.13 (+/-): -0.001            SSSB  Dial: 7.46 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T PLOTT     ) 0.019  8.131 -0.039      (T GALL      ) 0.044  8.188  0.748
 Qualified:             #5  0.005 130.66                        #3  0.003 143.14

A pair of dragsters squared off here, Myer a wildcard entry, Hedgecock from Division 3.

Almost identical lights, Myer breaking out by the smallest margin possible. Hedgecock will race Ferstl for the Summit Super Series Box championship and all the goodies that go with it.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink