Sat, 13 Nov 2004, 09:57 PM

Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 40th
annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
10 Shane Carr 7613 Kevin Kleineweber
E3 0.040 8.933 0.033 ****WINNER**** 0.044 8.909 0.009
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Fuller ) 0.011 8.899 -0.001 (M Lane ) 0.064 8.928 0.028
E1 (M Miller ) 0.036 8.899 -0.001 (G Nash ) 0.026 8.935 0.035
Qualified: #35 8.899 -0.001 #24 8.935 0.035
6:41 p.m. Good close race to start the round. Kevin Kleineweber's MOV: 0.0203 seconds
(approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
764L Jim Lirones 6204 Ty Anderson
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.015 8.904 0.004 0.045 8.928 0.028
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Hunt ) 0.029 8.921 0.021 (R Stevenson ) 0.045 8.876 -0.024
E1 (B Torrence ) 0.028 8.918 0.018 (A Kenny ) 0.033 8.905 0.005
Qualified: #14 8.918 0.018 #3 8.905 0.005
Lirones is first off the line runs closer to the 8.900 index.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
36 Rock Haas 4766 Shannon Brinkley
E3 -0.010 8.881 -0.019 ****WINNER**** -0.002 8.927 0.027
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Forkner ) 0.023 8.908 0.008 (M Solina ) 0.015 8.880 -0.020
E1 (V Torres ) 0.021 8.893 -0.007 (B Dye ) 0.039 8.906 0.006
Qualified: #38 8.893 -0.007 #5 8.906 0.006
Double red light and Haas is the loser by .008!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
4372 Lyndon Rutland 7774 Rodger Comstock
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.925 0.025 0.032 8.924 0.024
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Stinnett ) 0.023 8.884 -0.016 (J Beckman ) 0.012 8.905 0.005
E1 (J Kenny ) 0.023 8.951 0.051 (H Meziere ) 0.047 8.874 -0.026
Qualified: #30 8.951 0.051 #41 8.874 -0.026
Rutland takes a very close win. Lyndon Rutland's MOV: 0.0048 seconds (approximately 14
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7265 Larry Scarth 5052 Sheldon Gecker
E3 -0.009 11.159 2.259 ****WINNER**** 0.010 8.893 -0.007
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (E Olpin ) 0.036 8.932 0.032 (P Smith ) 0.027 8.897 -0.003
E1 (V Torres Jr ) 0.085 8.898 -0.002 (J Willoughby) 0.020 8.942 0.042
Qualified: #37 8.898 -0.002 #26 8.942 0.042
Congratulations to the Gecker Family. Crystal had a baby boy early this morning. Dad is
doing fine with another round win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
73 Thomas Bayer 7395 Justin Morgan
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.067 8.936 0.036 0.025 8.899 -0.001
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Woodard ) 0.034 8.900 0.000 (S O'Bannon ) 0.008 8.908 0.008
E1 (S Williams ) 0.031 8.920 0.020 (R Shipp ) 0.036 8.947 0.047
Qualified: #18 8.920 0.020 #29 8.947 0.047
Morgan breaks out by .001 and gives the win to Bayer.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
3 Anthony Castillo 780 Guy Aguayo
E3 0.031 8.885 -0.015 ****WINNER**** 0.025 8.886 -0.014
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Morgan ) 0.015 8.894 -0.006 (J Denton ) 0.016 8.871 -0.029
E1 (K Downing ) 0.025 8.881 -0.019 (D Fuentes ) 0.037 8.906 0.006
Qualified: #39 8.881 -0.019 #6 8.906 0.006
Aguayo gets the narrow double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7669 Matt Constant 708B Robert Mirizio
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.129 8.920 0.020 2.530 12.928 4.028
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Langdon ) 0.031 8.895 -0.005 (N Matter ) 0.058 8.940 0.040
E1 (J Lucy ) 0.022 8.927 0.027 (J Jensen ) 0.036 8.993 0.093
Qualified: #21 8.927 0.027 #32 8.993 0.093
Mirizio has problems at the light and just drives on down the track to give Constant the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
731 Rick Beckstrom 765C Shannon Chennault
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.008 8.885 -0.015 0.026 8.870 -0.030
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Smith ) 0.017 8.921 0.021 (J Jeffery ) 0.054 8.900 0.000
E1 (M Ferderer ) 0.060 8.930 0.030 (T McBride ) 0.040 9.068 0.168
Qualified: #23 8.930 0.030 #34 9.068 0.168
Beckstrom has a great light and takes the double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7677 Jon Brazeau 7654 John Freer
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.008 8.921 0.021 0.026 8.921 0.021
S/C Index: 8.90 S/C Index: 8.90
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Young ) 0.006 8.925 0.025 (G Nelson ) 0.038 10.034 1.134
E1 (G Welfringer) 0.040 8.956 0.056 (T McCann ) 0.035 8.925 0.025
Qualified: #31 8.956 0.056 #20 8.925 0.025
Identical ETs for the pair and Brazeau has the better RT to get the win. Jon Brazeau's MOV:
0.0183 seconds (approximately 4 feet).6:53 p.m.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink


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