Sun, 28 Sep 2003, 03:13 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Jonathan Adams

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3273 Ken Hall                              129 John Martin
E5   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.882 -0.018                     0.022  9.862 -0.038
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Lepage    ) 0.014  9.914  0.014      (B Jackson   ) 0.002  9.885 -0.015
E3    (T Eckard    ) 0.009  9.912  0.012      (J Blezien   ) 0.025  9.881 -0.019
E2    (K Moulton   ) 0.013  9.901  0.001      (D Erickson  ) 0.008  9.942  0.042
E1    (S Tharp     ) 0.012  9.921  0.021      (B Ford      ) 0.015  9.855 -0.045
 Qualified:            #12  9.921  0.021                       #41  9.855 -0.045

Hall is a former national event winner in Super Street. Martin is still alive in Super Comp, too.

No double for Martin, as Hall goes James Bond on the Tree and wins the double-breakout affair.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 2038 Steve Cohen                             4 Frank Kohutek
E5   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.924  0.024                     0.024  9.949  0.049
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Seemann   ) 0.010  9.838 -0.062      (T Edwards   ) 0.071  9.917  0.017
E3    (A Gavlovsky ) 0.007  9.900  0.000      (T Gillespie ) 0.013  9.907  0.007
E2    (B Leber     ) 0.009  9.913  0.013      (A Kenny     ) -0.014  9.844 -0.056
E1    (M Snyder    ) 0.008  9.944  0.044      (R Folk      ) 0.030  9.940  0.040
 Qualified:            #22  9.944  0.044                       #19  9.940  0.040

Winner here gets a bye into the final. It's Cohen all the way.

Steve Cohen's MOV: 0.0371 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 4754 Billy Torrence                       3870 Mike Coughlin
E5                   0.018  9.898 -0.002     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.906  0.006
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Barrett   ) 0.030  9.915  0.015                     0.023  9.877 -0.023
E3    (K Kleinewebe) 0.017 10.030  0.130      (L Zynda     ) 0.017 10.081  0.181
E2    (D Bishir    ) 0.048 10.456  0.556      (R Haas      ) 0.020  9.957  0.057
E1    (G Linkhorn  ) 0.021  9.985  0.085      (D Nuest     ) 0.006  9.945  0.045
 Qualified:            #31  9.985  0.085                       #23  9.945  0.045

The 8-time national event winner moves on to face Hall in the semi's. Sixteen thousandths package for Coughlin.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink