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Sun, 22 Feb 2009, 05:08 PM

Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 6 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
        Bye                                   2 Mike Ferderer                
E6                                            ****WINNER****  0.025 10.046 145.78
                                                  S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.146
 Prior rounds:
E5                                           (T Bayer     ) 0.017 10.024  0.124
E4                                           (R Kato      ) 0.004  9.880 -0.020
E3                                           (D Miyashiro ) 0.023  9.922  0.022
E2                                           (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.046  9.909  0.009
E1                                           (R Kelly     ) 0.009  9.912  0.012
 Qualified:                                                       #6  9.912  0.012

3:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,669 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Ferderer gets the bye into the final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Ryan Herem                            588 Terry Keddington             
E6   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.927 146.38                     0.043  9.914 164.57
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E5    (T Larson    ) 0.016  9.883 -0.017      (V Torres    ) 0.018  9.910  0.010
E4    (K Comstock  ) 0.014  9.894 -0.006      (S Warn-Skagg) 0.014  9.917  0.017
E3                   0.010 10.106  0.206      (B Chagnon   ) 0.021  9.942  0.042
E2    (J Hughes    ) 0.028  9.896 -0.004      (K Boehner   ) 0.044 10.221  0.321
E1    (K Phillips  ) 0.030  9.902  0.002      (R Nygaard   ) 0.028  9.890 -0.010
 Qualified:             #2  9.902  0.002                       #37  9.890 -0.010

Ryan Herem's MOV: 0.0167 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Herem races his way into the final round and will face Ferderer. This will be Herem's first final and Ferderer already has 18 National Event titles.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink