Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 02:42 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Michael L Jex

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  202 Steve Cohen                          3532 Chad Lamont                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.979 144.98                     0.033  8.862 157.54
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.079             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Goins     ) 0.007  8.900  0.000      (K Blume     ) 0.027  8.871 -0.029
E3    (R Mayse     ) 0.026  8.902  0.002      (T Joseph    ) 0.035  8.858 -0.042
E2    (T Tracey    ) 0.017  8.832 -0.068      (S Gecker    ) 0.000  8.840 -0.060
E1    (S Walls     ) 0.029  8.906  0.006      (W Sharpe    ) 0.001  8.951  0.051
 Qualified:             #6  8.906  0.006                       #49  8.951  0.051

2:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 3,344 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

Cohen's been very consistent on the tree - but that was his best light so far...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2096 David Tatum III                       339 Dave Klomps                  
E5                   0.012  8.874 157.01     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.915 162.12
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J DiBartolom) 0.024  8.894 -0.006      (K Fickler   ) 0.028  8.905  0.005
E3    (J Monroe    ) 0.003  8.907  0.007      (D Higgins   ) 0.021  8.901  0.001
E2    (B Robertson ) 0.049  8.892 -0.008      (M Billings  ) 0.016  8.906  0.006
E1    (R Forish    ) 0.008  8.918  0.018      (J Lobner    ) 0.015  8.881 -0.019
 Qualified:            #18  8.918  0.018                       #70  8.881 -0.019

Klomps will have a bye run in round six, he's going to the semi finals at Indy!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Sherman Adcock Jr                    177K Al Kenny                     
E5   ****WINNER****  0.039  8.912 152.43                     0.049  8.877 161.21
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Shockley  ) 0.004  8.891 -0.009      (J Davis     ) 0.008  8.899 -0.001
E3    (T Stillwell ) 0.025  8.890 -0.010      (K Roedel    ) 0.035  8.902  0.002
E2    (L Bernshause) 0.024  8.910  0.010      (L Grim      ) 0.051  8.899 -0.001
E1    (J Sosebee   ) 0.015  8.928  0.028      (Bye         ) 0.024  8.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #34  8.928  0.028                       #20  8.918  0.018

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3023 Rock Haas                              79 Justin Lamb                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.888 158.33                     0.022  8.862 167.63
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Phillips  ) 0.012  8.915  0.015      (K Lawrence  ) 0.016  8.882 -0.018
E3    (S Fox       ) 0.020  8.952  0.052      (D O'Neal    ) 0.013  8.937  0.037
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.000  8.939  0.039      (R Bernier   ) -0.065  8.902  0.002
E1    (S Mingee    ) 0.017  8.904  0.004      (C Baker     ) 0.022  8.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #4  8.904  0.004                       #38  8.931  0.031

Great Drag Race! Lamb took the stripe and lost. Haas will face Cohen in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Jeff Cheney                          2682 Mike Fuqua                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.919 168.43                     0.007  8.932 165.50
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Stalba    ) 0.029  8.903  0.003      (D Dahlem    ) 0.000  8.938  0.038
E3    (G Stinnett  ) 0.012  8.902  0.002      (R Mayse     ) 0.024  8.903  0.003
E2    (B Forrester ) 0.012  8.902  0.002      (D Parkes    ) 0.077  8.845 -0.055
E1    (G Kamplain  ) 0.057  8.907  0.007      (C Lundquist ) 0.016  8.885 -0.015
 Qualified:             #7  8.907  0.007                       #69  8.885 -0.015

Jeff Cheney's MOV: 0.0011 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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