Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 04:24 PM Super Gas Final, Round 8 Eliminations

By Michael L Jex

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 8 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
    2 Mike Ruff                               5 Jeff Cheney                  
E8   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.937 142.13                     0.038  9.910 156.10
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E7                   0.023 10.045  0.145      (M Tafoya    ) 0.005  9.911  0.011
E6    (B Gebhardt  ) 0.004  9.977  0.077      (T Phillips  ) 0.007  9.859 -0.041
E5    (T Joseph    ) 0.021  9.910  0.010      (J Szilagyi  ) 0.025  9.899 -0.001
E4    (R Kurth     ) 0.019  9.900  0.000      (P Brown     ) 0.005  9.891 -0.009
E3    (D Fletcher  ) 0.006  9.918  0.018      (C MacMillan ) 0.022  9.834 -0.066
E2    (L Klingensmi) 0.003  9.919  0.019      (S Hoyt      ) 0.009  9.934  0.034
E1    (B Maddox    ) 0.009  9.899 -0.001      (H Robison   ) 0.000  9.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #57  9.899 -0.001                       #43  9.961  0.061

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,393 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Ruff had the better light, and won by .0018 - a five inch victory! The drive back to Florida will be a good for he team from Orlando.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink