Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 15:59 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5995 Steve Swenson                        5270 Mark Potts                   
E3                   0.034  9.499 165.56     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.534 148.89
         S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Pennetta  ) 0.009  9.529  0.029      (S Nicoletti ) 0.021  9.536  0.036
E1    (J Strunk    ) 0.074  9.456 -0.044      (M Berckefeld) 0.005  9.512  0.012
 Qualified:            #26  9.456 -0.044                        #6  9.512  0.012

1:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 24.18 inches, adjusted altitude 9,676 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Swenson takes just a little too much stripe and Potts moves on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 C505 Brian Cutshaw                        5274 Brock Green                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  9.505 148.41                     0.068  9.499 161.27
         S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Berry     ) 0.208  9.518  0.018      (D Ocker     ) 0.052  9.511  0.011
E1    (M Green     ) 0.025  9.528  0.028      (C Brown     ) 0.046  9.550  0.050
 Qualified:            #10  9.528  0.028                       #16  9.550  0.050

Another tiny breakout. Cutshaw will face Potts in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5901 Lori Vang                            5684 Cody Perkins                 
E3                   0.026  9.504 158.61     ****WINNER****  0.002  9.507 148.38
         S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Willis    ) 0.027  9.473 -0.027                     0.007  9.502  0.002
E1    (A Percival  ) 0.004  9.514  0.014      (R Dahlberg  ) 0.019  9.500  0.000
 Qualified:             #8  9.514  0.014                        #1  9.500  0.000

Cody Perkins' package: 0.009.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5029 David Hutchens                       5620 Adam Chioda                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.473 173.52                     0.004  9.417 160.25
         S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.027             S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.083
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T McCann    ) 0.075  9.502  0.002      (J Kosko     ) 0.011  9.501  0.001
E1    (S Hyre      ) 0.049  9.650  0.150      (T Schuster  ) 0.035  9.438 -0.062
 Qualified:            #20  9.650  0.150                       #27  9.438 -0.062

Hutchens gets the double-breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5794 Kami Nicoletti                       5963 Lindsey Cramsey              
E3                  -0.285  9.487 158.76     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.452 155.45
         S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.048
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stinnett  ) 0.020  9.513  0.013      (K Bombard   ) 0.040  9.457 -0.043
E1    (E Peek      ) 0.023  9.505  0.005      (B Dennis    ) 0.015  9.516  0.016
 Qualified:             #2  9.505  0.005                        #9  9.516  0.016

Cramsey will have a bye run in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5706 Paul Cambron                         5588 Brianna Bandimere            
E3                   0.027  9.453 160.46     ****WINNER****  0.049  9.471 170.26
         S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.047             S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Cooper    ) 0.051  9.535  0.035      (J Dexter    ) 0.051  9.475 -0.025
E1    (E Cooper    ) 0.041  9.565  0.065      (T Allons    ) 0.031  9.463 -0.037
 Qualified:            #17  9.565  0.065                       #24  9.463 -0.037

Bandimere will face Hutchens in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5199 Chris Bombard                         508 Jeremy Demers                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  9.487 155.15                     0.032  9.472 156.21
         S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Arend     ) 0.002  9.521  0.021      (K Larson    ) 0.004  9.565  0.065
E1    (G Wamboldt  ) 0.065  9.508  0.008      (Bye         ) 0.011  9.460 -0.040
 Qualified:             #5  9.508  0.008                       #25  9.460 -0.040

Bombard will face Perkins in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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