Sun, 22 Feb 2009, 04:08 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   59 Trevor Larson                          76 Ryan Herem                   
E5                   0.015  9.878 165.58     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.883 146.91
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Whitfield ) 0.004  9.922  0.022      (K Comstock  ) 0.014  9.894 -0.006
E3    (S Gecker    ) 0.006  9.918  0.018                     0.010 10.106  0.206
E2    (A Galati    ) 0.009  9.938  0.038      (J Hughes    ) 0.028  9.896 -0.004
E1    (M Hunt      ) 0.034  9.908  0.008      (K Phillips  ) 0.030  9.902  0.002
 Qualified:             #5  9.908  0.008                        #2  9.902  0.002

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,549 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Ryan Herem wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Mike Ferderer                        7941 Thomas Bayer                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.017 10.024 147.52                     0.064 11.806 107.89
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.124             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  1.906
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Kato      ) 0.004  9.880 -0.020      (K Moore     ) 0.023  9.900  0.000
E3    (D Miyashiro ) 0.023  9.922  0.022      (J Stover    ) 0.033  9.905  0.005
E2    (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.046  9.909  0.009      (D Carroll   ) 0.037  9.904  0.004
E1    (R Kelly     ) 0.009  9.912  0.012      (G Pandolfo  ) 0.001  9.941  0.041
 Qualified:             #6  9.912  0.012                       #20  9.941  0.041

Ferderer wins and gets the bye in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Val Torres                            588 Terry Keddington             
E5                   0.013  9.890 161.00     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.910 162.84
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Swindoll  ) 0.017  9.895 -0.005      (S Warn-Skagg) 0.014  9.917  0.017
E3    (J Lamb      ) 0.028  9.892 -0.008      (B Chagnon   ) 0.021  9.942  0.042
E2    (C Fishel    ) 0.013  9.910  0.010      (K Boehner   ) 0.044 10.221  0.321
E1                         No Time            (R Nygaard   ) 0.028  9.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #40  9.862 -0.038                       #37  9.890 -0.010

Torres breaks out and Keddington goes to the semifinal to face Herem.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink