Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 20:08 PM Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Sonoma Raceway presented by Korbel California Champagne:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 731K Tanner Hiatt                           76 Chad Langdon                 
E5                   0.038  9.903 148.69     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.905 135.55
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E4    (P Bothe     ) 0.020  9.903  0.003                     0.027  9.924  0.024
E3    (S Steele    ) 0.002  9.931  0.031      (C Geise     ) 0.027  9.895 -0.005
E2    (T Lindemann ) 0.008  9.911  0.011      (S Williams  ) 0.029  9.897 -0.003
E1    (M Perivolari) 0.021  9.923  0.023      (M Miller    ) 0.001  9.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #16  9.923  0.023                       #13  9.920  0.020

5:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 1,605 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Chad Langdon's MOV: 0.0185 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7775 Karen Comstock                        774 Steve Barber                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.031  9.921 149.17                     0.093  9.893 146.23
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Seipel    ) 0.050  9.931  0.031      (D Mitchell  ) 0.007  9.940  0.040
E3    (J Lewis     ) 0.034  9.861 -0.039      (K Mostowich ) 0.030  9.861 -0.039
E2    (G Roundtree ) 0.062  9.903  0.003      (T Balough   ) 0.020  9.904  0.004
E1    (D Cook Sr   ) 0.150  9.880 -0.020      (S Parsons   ) 0.011  9.936  0.036
 Qualified:            #38  9.880 -0.020                       #25  9.936  0.036

Karen Comstock's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0340 seconds (approximately 7 feet), opponent broke out. She races Langdon next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Roger Kato                           7236 Mike Blodgett Sr.            
E5                   0.011  9.898 155.35     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.907 154.63
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Anderson  ) 0.012  9.932  0.032      (M Ferderer  ) 0.009  9.883 -0.017
E3    (J Whitmore  ) 0.000  9.901  0.001      (V Torres    ) 0.012  9.906  0.006
E2    (R Balough   ) 0.013  9.890 -0.010      (K Sexton    ) 0.059  9.879 -0.021
E1    (Bye         ) 0.006  9.953  0.053      (G Turczyn Jr) 0.022  9.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #29  9.953  0.053                        #7  9.907  0.007

Mike Blodgett Sr. gets the bye run to the finals. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.007.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink