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Sun, 19 Feb 2012, 20:16 PM

Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                2114 Steven Furr                  
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.049  6.296 130.77
                                                   S/G Index: 6.30 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (C Westcott  ) -0.003  6.308  0.008
E2                                           (C Trotter   ) 0.012  6.303  0.003
E1                                           (W Ernst     ) 0.051  9.896 -0.004
 Qualified:                                                      #22  9.896 -0.004

7:58 p.m.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2676 Sergio Santovenia                    2504 Ricky Purcell                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.308 117.99                     0.111  6.267 119.89
         S/G Index: 6.30 (+/-):  0.008             S/G Index: 6.30 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Heffelfing) 0.032  6.302  0.002      (J Lynch     ) 0.026  6.291 -0.009
E2    (D Klomps    ) 0.021  6.322  0.022      (K Barnes    ) 0.016  6.357  0.057
E1    (Bye         ) 0.010  9.945  0.045      (S Lawton    ) 0.117 10.074  0.174
 Qualified:            #17  9.945  0.045                       #20 10.074  0.174

Sergio Santovenia's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0430 seconds (approximately 8 feet), opponent broke out. He races Furr in the semifinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Matt Cooke                              8 Tom Stalba                   
E4                   0.021  6.292 123.98     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.303 129.13
         S/G Index: 6.30 (+/-): -0.008             S/G Index: 6.30 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Laird     ) 0.025  6.317  0.017      (M Adams     ) 0.050  6.310  0.010
E2    (O Bellamy   ) 0.018  6.299 -0.001      (M Miles     ) 0.030  6.290 -0.010
E1    (S Truelove  ) 0.020  9.931  0.031      (G Caheely   ) 0.014  9.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #12  9.931  0.031                        #8  9.921  0.021

Tom Stalba's MOV: Opponent broke out. Tom Stalba's package: 0.020.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   24 Sherman Adcock                       1184 Jim Morrison                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.324 128.35                     0.011  6.334 126.06
         S/G Index: 6.30 (+/-):  0.024             S/G Index: 6.30 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Taylor    ) 0.012  6.318  0.018      (F Altilio   ) 0.026  6.322  0.022
E2    (C Freeman   ) 0.019  6.284 -0.016      (J Deluco    ) 0.014  6.294 -0.006
E1    (W Bogle     ) 0.007  9.927  0.027      (R Adams     ) 0.023  9.931  0.031
 Qualified:            #10  9.927  0.027                       #13  9.931  0.031

This was a very close race between two very good racers. Sherman Adcock's MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 23 inches). He will race Stalba in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink