Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 09:12 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Mike Ferderer                              Bye
E6   ****WINNER****  0.014 12.754  87.59     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  2.854     
 Prior rounds:
E5    (V Torres Jr ) 0.017  9.911  0.011   
E4    (R Perez Jr  ) 0.002  9.890 -0.010   
E3    (R Sawyer    ) 0.018  9.917  0.017   
E2    (J Ross      ) 0.003  9.896 -0.004   
E1    (R Cates     ) 0.043  9.921  0.021   
 Qualified:            #22  9.921  0.021                     Bye

5:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,217 feet.

Semifinals...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7765 Jim Hughes                            735 Steve Williams               
E6                   0.043  9.842 155.29     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.903 173.70
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.058             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E5    (C Anderson  ) 0.025  9.875 -0.025      (J Kenny     ) 0.026  9.920  0.020
E4    (D Stobbe    ) 0.010  9.879 -0.021      (H Colleasure) 0.008  9.926  0.026
E3    (C Newman    ) 0.006  9.937  0.037      (R Okerman   ) 0.018  9.904  0.004
E2    (J Stover    ) 0.022  9.932  0.032      (J Roubicek  ) 0.012  9.938  0.038
E1    (K Sexton    ) 0.035  9.954  0.054      (R Kersey    ) 0.024  9.936  0.036
 Qualified:            #36  9.954  0.054                       #31  9.936  0.036

Steve Williams wins on a breakout. Steve Williams' package: 0.010. He will face Ferderer in the Super Gas final.

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