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Sun, 29 Apr 2012, 18:33 PM

Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations (Revised)

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - (Revised) Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4776 Douglas Miller                             Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034  8.918 155.13     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Rutland   ) 0.015  8.914  0.014   
E1    (W Kahrs     ) 0.006  8.903  0.003   
 Qualified:             #1  8.903  0.003                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2709 Jason Lynch                          4548 Britt Cummings               
E3                   0.015  8.950 175.46     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.916 158.61
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.050             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Williams  ) 0.039  8.901  0.001      (B Turner    ) 0.008  8.928  0.028
E1    (L Thomason  ) 0.022  9.242  0.342      (J Costales  ) 0.019  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #32  9.242  0.342                       #23  8.944  0.044

Lynch had a small advantage as they passed the tree, but Cummings did a better job at the stripe. Britt Cummings' MOV: 0.0292 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4766 Shannon Brinkley                     428G Rodney Frazier               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.911 175.89                    -0.027  8.932 176.49
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Swindoll  ) 0.021  8.910  0.010      (D Foley     ) 0.010  8.917  0.017
E1    (J Lewis     ) 0.006  8.923  0.023      (W Pennington) 0.009  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #14  8.923  0.023                        #5  8.906  0.006

Shannon Brinkley's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  407 Stephen Hughes                        412 Paul Kimble                  
E3                   0.048  8.905 166.33     ****WINNER****  0.016  8.907 168.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Rutland   ) 0.017  8.923  0.023      (F Kohutek   ) 0.027  8.894 -0.006
E1    (H Robison   ) 0.037  8.829 -0.071      (J Covington ) 0.020  8.975  0.075
 Qualified:            #37  8.829 -0.071                       #28  8.975  0.075

Both drivers were very close to the index, but Kimble had a big holeshot advantage for the win. Paul Kimble's MOV: 0.0307 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       4155 Jonathan Johnson             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.919 179.52                     0.009  8.923 176.33
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Constantin) 0.037  9.010  0.110      (J Brener    ) 0.057  8.906  0.006
E1    (R Cool      ) 0.052  9.155  0.255      (A Boggs     ) 0.017  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #31  9.155  0.255                       #22  8.944  0.044

Johnson had a very small advantage on the tree, but Williams did a better job at the stripe. Steve Williams' MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 6 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4467 Terry Sullivan                       448A Daryl Patton                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.925 169.91                     0.010  8.946 173.61
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Allen     ) 0.030  8.926  0.026      (T Phillips  ) 0.021  8.904  0.004
E1    (R Mayse     ) 0.026  8.893 -0.007      (J Scott     ) 0.011  8.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #34  8.893 -0.007                       #25  8.961  0.061

Sullivan was perfect on the tree.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 473C James Carter                         498V Vernon Rowland               
E3                   0.013  8.941 166.85     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.928 168.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.041             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Carlson   ) 0.031  8.903  0.003      (E Timaeus   ) 0.010  8.941  0.041
E1    (J Lopez     ) 0.019  8.909  0.009      (A Savage    ) 0.015  8.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #7  8.909  0.009                       #16  8.928  0.028

Identical reaction times, but Rowland was closer to the index for the win. Vernon Rowland's MOV: 0.0131 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4387 Marty Hellickson                     403V Bart Nelson                  
E3                   0.059  8.906 160.38     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.917 164.29
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Idema     ) 0.054  8.976  0.076      (L Bogacki   ) 0.005  8.917  0.017
E1    (A Fruge     ) 0.014  8.916  0.016      (D DeBerry   ) 0.029  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #11  8.916  0.016                        #2  8.903  0.003

Bart Nelson's MOV: 0.0287 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 449B Lloyd Parfait                        4071 David BIlls                  
E3                  -0.006  8.847 176.17     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.884 174.35
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.053             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Rickman   ) 0.005  8.936  0.036      (M Van Winkle) 0.007  8.938  0.038
E1    (W Scott     ) 0.009  8.911  0.011      (M Pevey     ) 0.017  8.929  0.029
 Qualified:             #8  8.911  0.011                       #17  8.929  0.029


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4797 Jesse Williams                       4754 Billy Torrence               
E3                   0.041  8.871 173.99     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.914 187.83
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.029             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Dale      ) 0.070  8.912  0.012      (J King      ) 0.001  8.939  0.039
E1    (R Laris     ) 0.055  8.914  0.014      (D Burleson  ) 0.029  8.930  0.030
 Qualified:            #10  8.914  0.014                       #19  8.930  0.030

Torrence "was holding two" as he went by the tree and Williams broke out by two to take the stripe. Torrence advances.