Sun, 4 Nov 2007, 05:32 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 43nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7224 John Ross                              26 Sherman Adcock Jr            
E5                  -0.341 10.031 125.61     ****WINNER****  0.090  9.865 156.50
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.131             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.035
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Gecker    ) 0.027  9.847 -0.053      (B Pierce    ) 0.017  9.900  0.000
E3    (R Cordeiro  ) 0.015  9.896 -0.004      (K Comstock  ) 0.024  9.915  0.015
E2    (J Cheney    ) 0.028  9.901  0.001      (C Newman    ) 0.004  9.849 -0.051
E1    (L Scarth    ) 0.030  9.925  0.025      (T Broguiere ) 0.018  9.845 -0.055
 Qualified:            #23  9.925  0.025                       #51  9.845 -0.055

2:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,480 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Ross goes red by a huge -0.341.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X757 Dave Zewe                            701Y Steve Parsons                
E5                   0.011  9.998 157.98     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.907 150.65
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.098             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4    (E DeStaute  ) 0.102  9.981  0.081                     0.041  9.862 -0.038
E3    (R Beckstrom ) 0.007  9.876 -0.024      (A Rebrovich ) 0.026  9.937  0.037
E2    (D Keniry    ) 0.015  9.887 -0.013      (D Bracey    ) 0.012  9.908  0.008
E1    (B Botelho   ) 0.026  9.846 -0.054      (R Kato      ) 0.018  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #50  9.846 -0.054                        #2  9.901  0.001

Parsons with a nice 21 package for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                         605 Mike Ferderer                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.911 142.46                     0.050  9.914 163.22
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Blodgett  ) 0.012  9.924  0.024      (J Serna     ) 0.025  9.902  0.002
E3    (K Moore     ) 0.023  9.898 -0.002      (R Herem     ) 0.042  9.874 -0.026
E2    (J Calton    ) 0.025  9.898 -0.002      (G Turczyn   ) 0.021  9.893 -0.007
E1    (R Momjian   ) 0.002  9.867 -0.033      (W Priddy    ) 0.031  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #46  9.867 -0.033                       #18  9.916  0.016

Balough wire to wire. He'll race Gebhardt in the next round and Parsons will race Adcock.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                373G Jacklyn Gebhardt             
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.004  9.985 164.89
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.085
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (A Staiger   ) -0.002  9.865 -0.035
E3                                           (T Keddington) 0.018  9.851 -0.049
E2                                           (R Naber     ) 0.020  9.904  0.004
E1                                           (J Mercer    ) 0.005 10.262  0.362
 Qualified:                                                      #34 10.262  0.362

Gebhardt with the Bye to the semi's...

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