Sun, 25 May 2003, 03:27 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 15th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7299 Jimmy Lintz                          5200 John Steffen
E5                   0.045  9.923  0.023     ****WINNER****  0.013  9.926  0.026
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Gecker Sr ) 0.009  9.913  0.013      (R Bowman    ) 0.009  9.894 -0.006
E3    (J LaBorde   ) 0.020  9.955  0.055      (D Modesto   ) 0.031  9.881 -0.019
E2    (R Greener   ) 0.027  9.926  0.026      (J Taylor    ) 0.017  9.940  0.040
E1    (L Brink     ) 0.029  9.901  0.001      (M Holder    ) 0.017 10.031  0.131
 Qualified:             #4  9.901  0.001                       #32 10.031  0.131

2:20 PM The winner here ets a bye into the finals. It will be Steffen.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3633 Brian Folk                           5033 Ken Bergner
E5                   0.011  9.880 -0.020     ****WINNER****  0.006  9.921  0.021
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Allen     ) 0.020  9.942  0.042      (J Brimer    ) 0.089  9.851 -0.049
E3    (B Robinson  ) 0.011  9.896 -0.004      (J Schultz   ) 0.002  9.865 -0.035
E2    (D Dahlem    ) 0.051  9.970  0.070      (J Medlin    ) 0.023  9.879 -0.021
E1    (D Slatten   ) 0.011  9.865 -0.035      (K Loetscher ) 0.023  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #40  9.865 -0.035                       #18  9.927  0.027

Two good lights...and Bergner gives up the stripe, running Folk out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 5477 Todd Scheerer                        4076 Damon Dabbs
E5                   0.046  9.870 -0.030     ****WINNER****  0.012  9.902  0.002
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (Bye         ) 0.059  9.954  0.054      (G Carrillo  ) 0.023  9.897 -0.003
E3    (T Heins     ) 0.015  9.963  0.063      (R Cates     ) 0.019  9.902  0.002
E2    (F Kohutek   ) 0.008  9.930  0.030      (M Freischel ) 0.043  9.942  0.042
E1    (J Nygaard   ) 0.021 10.062  0.162      (B Hackett   ) 0.035  9.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #33 10.062  0.162                       #36  9.888 -0.012

It will be Dabbs versus Bergner in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink