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Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 02:48 PM

Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Michael L Jex

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                5222 Max Tafoya Jr                
E6                                            ****WINNER****  0.016  9.872 166.79
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E5                                           (T Stalba    ) 0.035  9.915  0.015
E4                                           (J Napolitano) 0.018  9.854 -0.046
E3                                           (K Damron    ) 0.060  9.910  0.010
E2                                           (D Kroft     ) 0.016  9.878 -0.022
E1                                           (B Jackson   ) 0.029  9.882 -0.018
 Qualified:                                                      #64  9.882 -0.018


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4747 Tommy Phillips                          5 Jeff Cheney                  
E6                  -0.005  9.890 160.56     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.859 160.65
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E5    (R Erks      ) 0.013  9.913  0.013      (J Szilagyi  ) 0.025  9.899 -0.001
E4    (R Haas      ) 0.017  9.886 -0.014      (P Brown     ) 0.005  9.891 -0.009
E3                   0.010  9.911  0.011      (C MacMillan ) 0.022  9.834 -0.066
E2    (B Seemann   ) 0.012  9.937  0.037      (S Hoyt      ) 0.009  9.934  0.034
E1    (E Rudek     ) 0.017  9.933  0.033      (H Robison   ) 0.000  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #36  9.933  0.033                       #43  9.961  0.061

Ouch! Cheney will take on Tafoya in the semis...


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Mike Ruff                            373B Brad Gebhardt                
E6   ****WINNER****  0.004  9.977 138.90                     0.031  9.959 150.56
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.077             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.059
 Prior rounds:
E5    (T Joseph    ) 0.021  9.910  0.010                     0.023  9.855 -0.045
E4    (R Kurth     ) 0.019  9.900  0.000      (R Weaver    ) 0.005  9.960  0.060
E3    (D Fletcher  ) 0.006  9.918  0.018      (I Boicesco  ) 0.015  9.914  0.014
E2    (L Klingensmi) 0.003  9.919  0.019      (R Eaker     ) 0.017  9.881 -0.019
E1    (B Maddox    ) 0.009  9.899 -0.001      (A Lawrence  ) 0.013  9.935  0.035
 Qualified:            #57  9.899 -0.001                       #37  9.935  0.035

The winner is going to the final round at Indy, they will have a bye in the next round. Mike Ruff's MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 2 feet). 2:46 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink