Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 21:15 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Jim Glenn                            7629 Pat Welch                    
E4                   0.022  8.917 158.76     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.907 174.39
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3                   -0.008  8.898 -0.002      (R Beckstrom ) 0.028  8.920  0.020
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.004  8.917  0.017      (R Comstock  ) 0.040  8.896 -0.004
E1    (J Kenny     ) 0.015  8.942  0.042      (J Newton    ) 0.006  8.953  0.053
 Qualified:            #20  8.942  0.042                       #25  8.953  0.053

6:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,329 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

Pat Welch runs 0.007 to the index and takes the win. MOV: 0.0157 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7842 Chris Forsyth                        7809 Val Torres                   
E4                   0.034  8.887 170.64     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.899 169.36
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Karsten   ) 0.016  8.917  0.017      (C Ferre     ) 0.014  9.009  0.109
E2    (R Stevenson ) 0.006  8.888 -0.012      (L Marshall  ) 0.012  8.890 -0.010
E1    (C Stewart   ) 0.026  8.947  0.047      (D Higgins   ) 0.007  8.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #24  8.947  0.047                       #19  8.939  0.039

Val Torres wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7498 Steve Casner                 
E4                   0.020  8.912 173.38     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.913 167.74
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Kern      ) 0.014  8.918  0.018      (K Seipel    ) 0.012  8.934  0.034
E2    (R Herem     ) 0.019  8.936  0.036      (K Wright    ) 0.010  9.159  0.259
E1    (J Richardson) 0.033  9.008  0.108      (L Parfait   ) 0.024  8.869 -0.031
 Qualified:            #31  9.008  0.108                       #36  8.869 -0.031

Steve Casner's MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 17 inches). he races Torres later.

Steve Williams' package: 0.032. Steve Casner's package: 0.027.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6173 Ken Mostowich                        4961 Craig Anderson               
E4                  -0.006  8.904 181.89     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.901 177.42
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Nelson    ) 0.012  8.925  0.025      (T Dauber    ) 0.017  8.881 -0.019
E2    (G Torres    ) 0.048  8.885 -0.015      (H Pierce    ) 0.008  8.862 -0.038
E1    (S Langdon   ) 0.013  8.921  0.021      (J Freckmann ) 0.018  8.958  0.058
 Qualified:            #11  8.921  0.021                       #26  8.958  0.058

Craig Anderson runs 0.001 to the index and wins on Ken Mostowich's -0.006 red light.

He will get the bye run next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Robert Naber                         7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.906 165.76                     0.015  8.880 174.32
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Davis     ) 0.020  8.901  0.001      (E Krzywicki ) 0.030  9.000  0.100
E2    (T Caheely   ) 0.022  8.911  0.011      (B Hiatt     ) 0.010  8.931  0.031
E1    (S Walls     ) 0.029  8.908  0.008      (J Outram    ) 0.010  8.939  0.039
 Qualified:             #4  8.908  0.008                       #18  8.939  0.039

Robert Naber runs 0.006 to the index and wins on Bobby Dye Jr.'s breakout. He faces Welsh next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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