Sun, 14 Nov 2010, 07:42 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                              Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.873 166.46     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.027     
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Pulliam   ) 0.015  9.911  0.011   
E3    (J Lewis     ) 0.006  9.880 -0.020   
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.012  9.908  0.008   
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.016  9.927  0.027   
 Qualified:            #21  9.927  0.027                     Bye

4:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,849 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6173 Ken Mostowich                        5132 Dennis Keck                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.888 163.14                    -0.004  9.932 159.64
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.005  9.907  0.007      (T Seipel    ) 0.010  9.915  0.015
E3    (E Olpin     ) 0.002  9.924  0.024      (S Apted     ) 0.010  9.924  0.024
E2    (S Parsons   ) 0.014  9.896 -0.004      (M Dalrymple ) 0.007  9.905  0.005
E1    (D Mitchell J) 0.002  9.892 -0.008      (D Bracey    ) 0.011  9.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #33  9.892 -0.008                       #10  9.910  0.010

Ken Mostowich wins on a red light. He races Balough in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7598 Chris Newman                 
E5                   0.032  9.900 171.88     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.905 166.33
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Ross      ) 0.009  9.922  0.022      (T Keddington) 0.006 10.049  0.149
E3    (S Gecker    ) 0.016  9.924  0.024      (D Keniry    ) 0.053  9.925  0.025
E2    (R Fabbro    ) 0.009  9.935  0.035      (G Ventura   ) 0.010  9.899 -0.001
E1    (Bye         ) 0.012  9.923  0.023      (H Colleasure) 0.097  9.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #17  9.923  0.023                        #9  9.909  0.009

Chris Newman's MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Williams was dead-on the index, but Newman's 0.021 package slammed the door in his face.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink