Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 06:02 PM Super Street Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Street at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Dwight Downing                       3384 Craig Meyer                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026 10.951 132.05                     0.039 10.947 132.84
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.051           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Wood      ) 0.004 10.888 -0.012                     0.000 10.876 -0.024
E2    (J Hysen     ) 0.020 10.914  0.014      (S Christy   ) 0.025 10.870 -0.030
E1    (D Carter    ) 0.019 10.923  0.023      (B Bishop    ) 0.000 10.950  0.050
 Qualified:             #5 10.923  0.023                       #14 10.950  0.050

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 3,951 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

This was great drag race...Dwight Downing's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   11 Gary Federico                        474C Melvin Curry                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.040 10.988 143.84                    -0.001 10.893 129.10
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.088           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Bush      ) 1.327 15.707  4.807      (R Lyn Shipp ) 0.028 10.882 -0.018
E2    (D Gee       ) 0.015 10.889 -0.011      (B Handschuh ) 0.024 10.814 -0.086
E1    (J Lehrke    ) 0.040 10.947  0.047      (M Hackett   ) 0.016 10.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #13 10.947  0.047                        #4 10.923  0.023

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   14 Lynn Hoosigian                       2124 Mike Desio                   
E4                   0.018 11.004 137.18     ****WINNER****  0.012 11.004 127.05
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.104           S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.104
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Matthews  ) 0.063 10.898 -0.002      (W Worby     ) 0.012 10.888 -0.012
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.137 10.869 -0.031      (M Wagner    ) 0.011 10.875 -0.025
E1    (D Hedges    ) 0.061 10.940  0.040      (J Urbino    ) 0.010 10.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #12 10.940  0.040                        #9 10.933  0.033

Mike Desio's MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 469C Regan Wilson                               Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.038 10.933 143.63     
       S/ST Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.033    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Dunkin    ) 0.065 10.866 -0.034   
E2    (J Weets     ) 0.030 10.987  0.087   
E1    (R Baker     ) 0.030 11.071  0.171   
 Qualified:            #21 11.071  0.171                     Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink