Sat, 8 Nov 2003, 09:29 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 5492 Gary Wamboldt                        4961 Craig Anderson
E5   ****WINNER****  0.005  8.940  0.040                     0.018  8.959  0.059
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Forsyth   ) 0.005  8.907  0.007      (D Vander Mee) 0.016  8.905  0.005
E3    (J Willoughby) 0.016  8.911  0.011      (L Davidson  ) 0.013  8.917  0.017
E2    (L Johnson   ) 0.010  8.890 -0.010      (R Comstock  ) 0.024  9.091  0.191
E1    (C Thode     ) 0.007  9.051  0.151      (D Steed     ) 0.001  8.886 -0.014
 Qualified:            #50  9.051  0.151                       #63  8.886 -0.014

6:18 PM Nine cars left in Super Comp going into this round. Wamboldt throws a .005 light and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7800 Les Figueroa Jr                       780 Guy Aguayo
E5                   0.060  8.956  0.056     ****WINNER****  0.076  8.938  0.038
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Rizzoli   ) 0.023  8.911  0.011      (T Yancer    ) 0.015  8.967  0.067
E3    (D Fuentes   ) 0.023  8.903  0.003      (G Boutte    ) 0.042  8.902  0.002
E2    (M Woodard   ) 0.059  8.896 -0.004      (R Beckstrom ) 0.018  8.934  0.034
E1    (R Pedersen  ) 0.085  8.936  0.036      (J Lucy      ) 0.010  8.986  0.086
 Qualified:            #35  8.936  0.036                       #48  8.986  0.086

Guy Aguayo's MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 177K Al Kenny                             7521 Hans Schiebe
E5   ****WINNER****  0.005  9.033  0.133                     0.050  9.125  0.225
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (E Maass     ) 0.030  8.901  0.001      (C Waggoner J) 0.020  8.834 -0.066
E3    (E Cooper    ) 0.005  8.886 -0.014      (M Gedo      ) 0.020  8.963  0.063
E2    (S Chennault ) 0.015  8.930  0.030      (S O'Bannon  ) 0.023  9.049  0.149
E1    (J Kenny     ) 0.126  8.926  0.026      (G Hughes    ) 0.030  8.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #30  8.926  0.026                       #34  8.932  0.032

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 468A Lonnie Grim                            79 Jack Beckman
E5                   0.001  8.899 -0.001     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.921  0.021
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Gebhardt  ) 0.025  8.888 -0.012      (B Smith     ) 0.016  8.877 -0.023
E3    (J Welch     ) 0.015  8.929  0.029      (S Hunt      ) 0.049  8.889 -0.011
E2    (R Tietz     ) 0.018  8.953  0.053      (L Pitzonka  ) 0.036  8.959  0.059
E1    (M Constant  ) 0.014  8.916  0.016      (G Nelson    ) 0.021  8.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #18  8.916  0.016                       #22  8.922  0.022

The new champ takes this one on a very close breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
        Bye                                  59 Rod Fuller
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.023  8.904  0.004
                                                  S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (D Dabbs     ) 0.006  8.906  0.006
E3                                           (R Erks      ) 0.021  8.927  0.027
E2                                           (R Shipp     ) 0.034  8.953  0.053
E1                                           (C Newman    ) 0.035  8.902  0.002
 Qualified:                                                       #2  8.902  0.002

That ends the round of Super Comp.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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