Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 09:30 PM Super Rod Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Rod 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
 1037 Steve Carter                         3555 Joe Passero                  
E4                   0.018  9.859 151.41     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.890 150.38
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B WEAVER    ) 0.010  9.909  0.009      (T HARVEY    ) 0.112  9.870 -0.030
E2    (J STANLEY   ) 0.018  9.920  0.020      (C BUTLER    ) 0.019  9.874 -0.026
E1    (P MARTIN    ) 0.016  9.930  0.030      (G JOLLEY    ) 0.003  9.834 -0.066
 Qualified:             #4  9.920  0.038                       #14  9.874 -0.026

9:25 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  221 Gilmer Hinshaw                       9990 Wes Weaver                   
E4                   0.032  9.856 155.31     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.888 143.31
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.044              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M COOKE     ) 0.007  9.909  0.009      (B LEBER     ) 0.004  9.898 -0.002
E2    (J FOUNTAIN  ) 0.022  9.912  0.012      (D ESTEP     ) 0.036  9.908  0.008
E1    (D LITCHFIELD) 0.014  9.932  0.032      (W LANKAS JR ) 0.024  9.915  0.015
 Qualified:             #3  9.912  0.034                        #6  9.908  0.044

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 281V Peabody Harrell                         4 Brian Folk                   
E4                   0.005  9.889 145.77     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.933 150.87
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.011              SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S FURR      ) 0.017  9.887 -0.013      (S CORKER    ) 0.024  9.929  0.029
E2    (D HOLLIN    ) 0.014  9.888 -0.012      (C MANUEL    ) 0.023  9.910  0.010
E1    (G SLACK     ) 0.018  9.848 -0.052      (J HELMS     ) 0.029  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #12  9.888 -0.012                        #2  9.910  0.033

Folk locked up the 2007 championship last round, the rest is gravy. He races Passero in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 9244 James Sessoms                              Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.904 147.58     
         SR Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.004     
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T COMER     ) 0.033  9.903  0.003   
E2    (J CARBACIO  ) 0.004  9.902  0.002   
E1    (E KNIGHT    ) 0.023  9.858 -0.042   
 Qualified:             #1  9.902  0.006                     Bye

Sessoms races Weaver in the other semifinals pair.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink