Sun, 25 May 2003, 03:03 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 4 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-- (+/-)
 4233 John Brimer                          5033 Ken Bergner
E4                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.089  9.851 -0.049
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.039  9.869 -0.031      (J Schultz   ) 0.002  9.865 -0.035
E2    (B Chaney    ) 0.024  9.922  0.022      (J Medlin    ) 0.023  9.879 -0.021
E1    (L LeRette Jr) 0.004  9.938  0.038      (K Loetscher ) 0.023  9.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #22  9.938  0.038                       #18  9.927  0.027

1:50 PM Brimer left before the tree was activated.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   55 Sheldon Gecker                       7299 Jimmy Lintz
E4                   0.018  9.969  0.069     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.913  0.013
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Williams  ) 0.013  9.863 -0.037      (J LaBorde   ) 0.020  9.955  0.055
E2    (T Edwards   ) 0.008  9.909  0.009      (R Greener   ) 0.027  9.926  0.026
E1    (S Matusek   ) 0.023  9.928  0.028      (L Brink     ) 0.029  9.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #19  9.928  0.028                        #4  9.901  0.001

Jimmy Lintz's MOV: 0.0657 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 5200 John Steffen                         5771 Rick Bowman
E4   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.894 -0.006                     0.036  9.892 -0.008
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Modesto   ) 0.031  9.881 -0.019      (M Hackett   ) 0.029  9.897 -0.003
E2    (J Taylor    ) 0.017  9.940  0.040      (L Maples    ) 0.026  9.970  0.070
E1    (M Holder    ) 0.017 10.031  0.131      (B Mitchell  ) 0.134  9.883 -0.017
 Qualified:            #32 10.031  0.131                       #37  9.883 -0.017

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7129 Gregory Carrillo                     4076 Damon Dabbs
E4                   0.009  9.896 -0.004     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.897 -0.003
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Freischel ) 0.018  9.953  0.053      (R Cates     ) 0.019  9.902  0.002
E2    (A Gavlovsky ) 0.039  9.910  0.010      (M Freischel ) 0.043  9.942  0.042
E1    (J White     ) 0.000  9.912  0.012      (B Hackett   ) 0.035  9.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #11  9.912  0.012                       #36  9.888 -0.012

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3633 Brian Folk                           4380 Justin Allen
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.942  0.042                     0.029  9.845 -0.055
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Robinson  ) 0.011  9.896 -0.004      (G Wallace   ) 0.021  9.921  0.021
E2    (D Dahlem    ) 0.051  9.970  0.070      (V Lacy      ) 0.005  9.973  0.073
E1    (D Slatten   ) 0.011  9.865 -0.035      (J Scott     ) 0.039  9.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #40  9.865 -0.035                       #15  9.924  0.024

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink