Sat, 13 Feb 2010, 02:40 PM Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 765M Jim Momjian                          7061 Larry Marshall               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  9.128 132.62                     0.060 10.292 111.61
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.228             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  1.392
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Burnham   ) 0.022  9.113  0.213      (J Lewis     ) 0.024  8.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #32  9.113  0.213                       #10  8.913  0.013

11:12 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,347 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Marshall breaks and gives the easy win to Momjian.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7035 Bob Van Popering                     7685 Charlie Waggoner             
E2                   0.128  8.892 178.59     ****WINNER****  0.038  8.925 155.88
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hartzell  ) 0.001  8.950  0.050      (E Maass     ) 0.008  8.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #25  8.950  0.050                        #3  8.905  0.005

Charlie Waggoner wins on a -0.008 breakout by VanPopering.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Michael Dalrymple                    7280 Glenn Kern                   
E2                   0.040  8.870 174.66     ****WINNER****  0.001  8.910 172.34
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.030             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Botelho   ) 0.005  8.924  0.024      (D Aguayo    ) 0.003  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #13  8.924  0.024                       #35  8.893 -0.007

Glenn Kern wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 744R Shannon Nelson                       785G George Garbiso               
E2                   0.029  8.925 168.81     ****WINNER****  0.033  8.918 170.88
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Long      ) 0.011  8.942  0.042      (R Herem     ) -0.002  8.849 -0.051
 Qualified:            #21  8.942  0.042                       #43  8.849 -0.051

George Garbiso's MOV: 0.0038 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7528 Cameron Ferre                        7669 Matt Constant                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.911 174.21                     0.013  8.930 167.59
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Richardson) 0.003  8.952  0.052      (B Dye Jr    ) 0.018  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #26  8.952  0.052                        #4  8.907  0.007

Cameron Ferre's MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  675 Mike Henderson                        569 Greg Krause                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  8.924 177.09                     0.032  8.924 165.58
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Carr      ) 0.009  8.867 -0.033      (L Davidson  ) 0.036  8.941  0.041
 Qualified:            #42  8.867 -0.033                       #20  8.941  0.041

Identical over the index and Henderson gets the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                         7336 Justin Davis                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.897 166.74                     0.033  8.897 172.14
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Freckmann ) 0.008  8.936  0.036      (C Lucas     ) 0.055  8.871 -0.029
 Qualified:            #19  8.936  0.036                       #41  8.871 -0.029

Chad Langdon wins on a double-breakout. Both cars are -0.003 under the 8.900 index. Best RT gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                      7864 Michael Woodard              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.903 181.15                    -0.004  8.923 174.46
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Anderson  ) 0.009  8.920  0.020      (M Vazquez   ) -0.056  8.894 -0.006
 Qualified:            #12  8.920  0.020                       #34  8.894 -0.006

Rodger Comstock wins on a -0.004 red light by Woodard.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   62 Tom Pappas                           7899 Ronnie Lahn                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.889 177.09                     0.013  8.888 171.64
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Lamica    ) 0.053  8.993  0.093      (C Hiatt     ) 0.017  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #30  8.993  0.093                        #8  8.911  0.011

Tom Pappas wins on a double-breakout. -0.011 to -0.012!!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7660 Harold Meziere                       7875 Roy Cracraft                 
E2                  -0.008  8.906 166.54     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.968 183.79
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Krzywicki ) 0.030  8.910  0.010      (T Bayer     ) 0.011  8.974  0.074
 Qualified:             #6  8.910  0.010                       #28  8.974  0.074

Combined driver ages: 133 years!

Roy Cracraft cards a 0.006 light and wins on a -0.008 red light by Meziere. Harold runs 0.006 over the index.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7354 Jay Outram                           7691 Aaron Kinard                 
E2                  -0.008  8.865 152.78     ****WINNER****  0.030  8.862 164.51
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.035             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C LeClair   ) 0.115  8.935  0.035      (M Woodard   ) 0.016  8.882 -0.018
 Qualified:            #18  8.935  0.035                       #40  8.882 -0.018

Aaron Kinard wins on a -0.008 red light by Kinard.

11:17 a.m. Looks like a little dusting and cleaning in the left lane. Broom, mops, and the Asphalt Zamboni.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 710F Craig Blaisdell                      7725 Mike Hiatt                   
E2                   0.039 10.160 117.08     ****WINNER****  0.023  8.947 161.19
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  1.260             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Newton    ) 0.016  8.891 -0.009      (B Chesbrough) 0.014  8.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #38  8.891 -0.009                       #16  8.933  0.033

11:21 a.m. Back to racing!

Blaisdell's car slows down track, Hiatt gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7807 David Cook Jr.                       5684 Cody Perkins                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.897 158.33                     0.001  8.860 159.63
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Babcock   ) -0.003  8.820 -0.080      (M Boner     ) 0.002  8.942  0.042
 Qualified:            #44  8.820 -0.080                       #22  8.942  0.042

David Cook Jr. wins on a double-breakout, after Perkins gets a super 0.001 light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 503A Jeff Koron                           7526 Cathy Means                  
E2                  -0.005  8.900 170.54     ****WINNER****  0.129  8.843 171.36
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stevenson ) 0.000  8.929  0.029      (J Bourquin  ) 0.042  8.892 -0.008
 Qualified:            #14  8.929  0.029                       #36  8.892 -0.008

Koron goes red by -0.005 with a 8.900 ET! Bummer! Means is late to add insult to injury!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7613 Kevin Kleineweber                    757Q Melissa Quigley              
E2                   0.029  8.897 175.43     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.901 169.83
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Martinez  ) 0.038  8.975  0.075      (R Stickler  ) 0.053  8.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #29  8.975  0.075                        #7  8.910  0.010

Close lights and Quigley cards a 0.001 to the index. Kleineweber misses by -0.003

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7450 Don Meziere                          7851 Robert Naber                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.907 162.45                     0.015  8.915 169.42
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Madrid    ) 0.014  8.959  0.059      (G Torres    ) 0.025  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #27  8.959  0.059                        #5  8.909  0.009

Very close! Don Meziere's MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

Naber has both a 0.015 RT and over the index. Not good enough.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Brad Plourd                          780V Val Torres Jr.               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.894 157.12                     0.005  8.890 171.25
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.006             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Barton    ) 0.003  8.917  0.017      (G Forkner   ) 0.007  8.895 -0.005
 Qualified:            #11  8.917  0.017                       #33  8.895 -0.005

Brad Plourd wins on a double-breakout. -0.006 to -0.010

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177H Samantha Kenny                        550 Ed Olpin                     
E2                  -0.011  8.889 178.95     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.905 178.24
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hiatt     ) 0.008  8.882 -0.018      (D Higgins   ) 0.025  8.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #39  8.882 -0.018                       #17  8.933  0.033

Olpin 0.006 RT; Kenny -0.011.

Ed Olpin's package: 0.011.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  741 Tim Smith                             547 Kevin Wright                 
E2                   0.114  8.942 154.99     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.015 157.76
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.115
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Johnson   ) 0.092  8.904  0.004      (T McCann    ) 0.006  8.949  0.049
 Qualified:             #2  8.904  0.004                       #24  8.949  0.049

Smith is late and Wright isn't. Kevin Wright's MOV: 0.0308 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7842 Chris Forsyth                        7855 Greg Boutte                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  8.900 168.03                     0.014  8.898 182.97
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McBride   ) 0.038  8.891 -0.009      (T Jardino   ) 0.025  8.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #37  8.891 -0.009                       #15  8.933  0.033

Two good lights and a Perfectly Strange ET for Forsyth. Boutte is too quick by -0.002.

Chris Forsyth's package: 0.005.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7806 David Alves                          6458 John Dalrymple               
E2                  -0.024  8.892 179.21     ****WINNER****  0.051  8.897 177.37
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Madrid    ) 0.046  8.942  0.042      (T Yancer    ) 0.050  8.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #23  8.942  0.042                        #1  8.902  0.002

John Dalrymple wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  731 Rick Beckstrom                          9 Steve Williams               
E2                   0.014  8.923 182.33     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.919 181.72
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Pierce    ) 0.019  8.911  0.011      (A Rebrovich ) 0.023  9.092  0.192
 Qualified:             #9  8.911  0.011                       #31  9.092  0.192

Last pair of round two and two strong racers.

Both get strong RT's and a two foot margin at the finish line. Williams wins with the best package.

11:33 a.m.

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