Mon, 6 Oct 2008, 12:22 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA, Third annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7089 Daniel Beresford                     7992 John Boyd                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.033  9.882 145.96                     0.033  9.881 152.68
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.027  9.909  0.009      (R Scarlett  ) 0.061  9.904  0.004
E2    (P Elms      ) 0.000  9.911  0.011      (R Bowers    ) 0.029  9.904  0.004
E1    (P Bothe     ) 0.023  9.901  0.001      (F Blaisdell ) 0.030  9.872 -0.028
 Qualified:             #1  9.901  0.001                       #31  9.872 -0.028

9:17 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,608 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Double breakout win for Beresford.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  731 Rick Beckstrom                         75 Robert Naber                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.045  9.888 165.97                    -0.025  9.839 148.36
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.061
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Cross     ) 0.065  9.905  0.005      (S Parsons   ) 0.020  9.897 -0.003
E2    (J Hughes    ) 0.053  9.900  0.000      (R Perez     ) 0.018  9.921  0.021
E1    (A Broussard ) 0.030  9.916  0.016      (K Comstock  ) 0.023  9.932  0.032
 Qualified:             #7  9.916  0.016                       #11  9.932  0.032

Beckstrom gets the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6295 Gene Kelly                            716 Ed DeStaute                  
E4                   0.020  9.955 133.10     ****WINNER****  0.015  9.932 131.82
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Gunther   ) 0.000  9.875 -0.025      (A Broussard ) 0.009  9.878 -0.022
E2    (B Dillard   ) 0.007  9.905  0.005      (R Herem     ) 0.005  9.915  0.015
E1    (T Bogner    ) 0.014  9.943  0.043      (C Hoefer    ) 0.025  9.875 -0.025
 Qualified:            #17  9.943  0.043                       #30  9.875 -0.025

Ed DeStaute's MOV: 0.0285 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Sheldon Gecker                       7238 David Beckley                
E4                   0.010  9.938 149.18     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.911 140.81
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Jimenez   ) 0.028  9.887 -0.013      (J Whitmore  ) 0.032  9.879 -0.021
E2    (B Plourd    ) 0.021  9.926  0.026      (D Zewe      ) 0.031  9.894 -0.006
E1    (R Fabbro    ) 0.005  9.942  0.042      (L Harris    ) 0.031  9.882 -0.018
 Qualified:            #16  9.942  0.042                       #29  9.882 -0.018

Good light for Gecker and a better package for Beckley.David Beckley's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 4 feet).Sheldon Gecker's package: 0.048.
David Beckley's package: 0.032.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 711G Chris Naffziger                            Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  9.938 133.86     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.038     
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Torres    ) 0.007  9.866 -0.034   
E2    (G Ventura   ) 0.025  9.914  0.014   
E1    (R Kato      ) 0.012  9.924  0.024   
 Qualified:            #10  9.924  0.024                     Bye

Naffziger with the Bye Run.

9:20 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink