Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 04:24 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   24 Frank Altilio                          21 Sherman Adcock Jr.           
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.912 146.23                     0.024  9.930 160.94
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E3    (F Howard Day) 0.013 10.668  0.768      (J Martin    ) 0.026  9.902  0.002
E2    (J Taylor    ) 0.024  9.941  0.041      (J Kenny     ) 0.013  9.916  0.016
E1    (G Abbott    ) 0.001  9.911  0.011      (M Cooke     ) 0.017  9.916  0.016
 Qualified:             #5  9.911  0.011                        #8  9.916  0.016

4:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 3,186 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.

Frank Altilio's MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1990 Iggie Boicesco                       1136 Peter Biondo                 
E4                   0.016  9.845 163.28     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.862 150.80
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.055             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Porter    ) 0.013  9.920  0.020      (W Carmichael) 0.022  9.907  0.007
E2    (R Holloway  ) 0.005  9.958  0.058      (D Koncen    ) 0.012  9.853 -0.047
E1    (T Goldman   ) 0.017  9.926  0.026      (W Bays      ) 0.014  9.993  0.093
 Qualified:            #13  9.926  0.026                       #23  9.993  0.093

Boicesco had the better light, took too much stripe. Peter Biondo wins on a double-breakout and will race Altilio in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1018 Delaney Richardson                      3 Mike Sawyer                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.899 159.57                     0.027  9.894 160.38
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Comstock  ) 0.002  9.976  0.076      (D Northrop  ) 0.025  9.899 -0.001
E2    (K Maupin    ) 0.007  9.918  0.018      (D Marrow    ) 0.022  9.888 -0.012
E1    (G Upshaw    ) 0.025  9.893 -0.007      (C Diaz      ) 0.043  9.879 -0.021
 Qualified:            #24  9.893 -0.007                       #27  9.879 -0.021

Delaney Richardson wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2165 Tommy Corbett Jr.                          Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.911 154.35     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.011     
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Ruff      ) 0.032  9.897 -0.003   
E2    (S Furr      ) 0.004  9.905  0.005   
E1    (B Weaver    ) 0.019  9.971  0.071   
 Qualified:            #22  9.971  0.071                     Bye

Corbett faces Richardson in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink