Sun, 4 May 2008, 03:20 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3476 Ryan Bolin                           307T Andrew Thomas                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.044  9.866 143.69                     0.033  9.861 150.16
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.034             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.039
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Alderson  ) 0.063 10.071  0.171      (M Snyder    ) 0.012 10.039  0.139
E2    (B Lauterbach) 0.032  9.884 -0.016      (S Bailey    ) 0.023  9.899 -0.001
E1    (N Folk      ) 0.005  9.914  0.014      (L Murray    ) 0.022  9.893 -0.007
 Qualified:             #8  9.914  0.014                       #26  9.893 -0.007

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   38 Larry Bernshausen                     516 Doug Woody                   
E4                   0.064  9.861 142.07     ****WINNER****  0.075  9.881 167.74
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.039             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Erickson  ) 0.044  9.887 -0.013      (T Gillespie ) 0.046  9.904  0.004
E2    (R Benson    ) 0.030  9.869 -0.031      (S Vandewalke) 0.012  9.971  0.071
E1    (D Sutton    ) 0.009  9.900  0.000      (M Musgrove  ) 0.118  9.988  0.088
 Qualified:             #2  9.900  0.000                       #21  9.988  0.088

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5256 Darryl Sutton                          35 Brina Splingaire             
E4                   0.066  9.859 153.65     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.951 146.02
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E3    (E Keen      ) 0.053  9.875 -0.025      (J Thompson  ) 0.020  9.959  0.059
E2    (J Peppler   ) 0.021  9.888 -0.012      (S Maas      ) 0.018  9.934  0.034
E1    (K Prior     ) 0.023  9.898 -0.002      (M Hackett   ) 0.012  9.872 -0.028
 Qualified:            #25  9.898 -0.002                       #29  9.872 -0.028

Looks like the weather is giving the racers problems as we're in breakout city.

Brina puts up some nice numbers including a stellar light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  395 Alan Bush                            501B Bob Fuller                   
E4                   0.015  9.897 155.69     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.901 160.46
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.023  9.869 -0.031      (L Roedel    ) 0.029  9.900  0.000
E2    (M Benoit    ) 0.057  9.971  0.071      (C Siegler   ) 0.023  9.968  0.068
E1    (T Tiry      ) 0.022  9.936  0.036      (H Robison   ) 0.016  9.966  0.066
 Qualified:            #16  9.936  0.036                       #20  9.966  0.066

Almost identical reaction times, but Bush takes too much stripe.

Alan Bush's package: -0.003.
Bob Fuller's package: 0.017.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink