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Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 14:59 PM

Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations
By David Gerard





SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7151 Jeff Connelly                        5684 Cody Perkins                 
E2                   0.012  8.981 150.10     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.941 154.46
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.081             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McBride   ) 0.013  8.910  0.010      (C Anderson  ) 0.012  8.981  0.081
 Qualified:             #9  8.910  0.010                       #28  8.981  0.081
11:34 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 959 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Cody Perkins' MOV: 0.0396 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                          782 John Bond                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  8.913 163.47                     0.033  8.892 173.01
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Nagel     ) 0.024  8.913  0.013      (C Rash      ) 0.050  8.883 -0.017
 Qualified:            #15  8.913  0.013                       #34  8.883 -0.017
Steve Casner's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.008.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7171 David Myhre                            76 David Alves                  
E2                   0.016  8.984 165.11     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.951 174.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.084             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Simonton  ) 0.049  8.923  0.023      (C Axford    ) 0.007  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #20  8.923  0.023                        #1  8.900  0.000
David Alves runs closer to the index for the win. MOV: 0.0234 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7726 Bart Hiatt                           6237 Ross Souza                   
E2                   0.062  8.874 171.40     ****WINNER****  0.048  8.912 174.89
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Stewart   ) 0.009  8.940  0.040      (T Parker    ) 0.000  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #21  8.940  0.040                        #2  8.900  0.000
Ross Souza's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 701Y Steve Parsons                        6173 Ken Mostowich                
E2                   0.003  8.878 163.14     ****WINNER****  0.015  8.907 175.66
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Taylor    ) 0.024  8.886 -0.014      (N Saetes    ) 0.073  8.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #33  8.886 -0.014                       #14  8.912  0.012
Ken Mostowich runs 0.007 to the index for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out after a 0.003 light

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7170 Dorie Quigley                        767D Michael Winston              
E2                   0.193  8.877 170.56     ****WINNER****  0.179  8.890 161.42
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Kern      ) 0.038  8.912  0.012      (C Blaisdell ) 0.016  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #13  8.912  0.012                       #32  8.893 -0.007
Michael Winston's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 3 inches) in a double breakout. Nice lights!!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7035 Bob Van Popering                     6938 Tom Gresham                  
E2                   0.017  8.990 176.56     ****WINNER****  0.033  8.947 175.02
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.090             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Matsukado ) 0.115  9.002  0.102      (R Lillard   ) 0.021  8.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #29  9.002  0.102                       #10  8.910  0.010
Tom Gresham's MOV: 0.0274 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7295 Raquel Roper                         7783 Jesse Adams                  
E2                   0.049  8.944 160.33     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.958 165.90
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.044             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Boutte    ) 0.023  8.921  0.021      (V Torres    ) 0.018  8.870 -0.030
 Qualified:            #17  8.921  0.021                       #36  8.870 -0.030
Jesse Adams gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0163 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7276 Elden Lacer                          7669 Matt Constant                
E2                   0.016  8.958 163.89     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.947 165.60
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.058             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Boscacci  ) 0.012  8.951  0.051      (S Steele    ) 0.021  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #25  8.951  0.051                        #6  8.903  0.003
Close finish. Constant runs Lacer down right in the lights for an 18 inch win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 703D Kyle Rizzoli                         706C Chad Langdon                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014 22.686   NS                      -0.002  8.896 173.12
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 13.786             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Cerda     ) 0.023  8.873 -0.027      (R Mangili   ) 0.030  8.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #35  8.873 -0.027                       #16  8.918  0.018
Luck is good! Rizzoli has problems after a strong 0.014 light and stops on the track right after the finish line. He's the winner though, as Langdon had gone red by just -0.002.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 355X Mark Cook                            7504 Jordan Stewart               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.899 167.55                     0.023  8.888 159.68
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Garbiso   ) 0.032  8.941  0.041      (T Broussard ) 0.031  8.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #22  8.941  0.041                        #3  8.902  0.002
Two close lights and Mark Cook is just -0.001 too quick for the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7685 Charlie Waggoner Jr.                  555 Michael Miller               
E2                   0.023  8.915 178.17     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.921 180.74
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dion      ) 0.017  8.957  0.057      (W Carrell   ) 0.034  8.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #26  8.957  0.057                        #7  8.905  0.005
Michael Miller cuts a strong 0.006 light for the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7336 Justin Davis                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.100  8.970 165.15                     0.137  8.938 160.56
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.070             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Pennington) 0.027  8.921  0.021      (A Kinard    ) 0.059  8.862 -0.038
 Qualified:            #18  8.921  0.021                       #37  8.862 -0.038
Not to good lights, but really close in the lights. Steve Williams gets the "hole shot" win. MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7450 Don Meziere                          7173 Daniel Valadez               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  8.918 170.92                     0.009  8.883 159.49
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hiatt     ) 0.001  8.905  0.005      (J Freckmann ) 0.074  8.966  0.066
 Qualified:             #8  8.905  0.005                       #27  8.966  0.066
Don Meziere goes on to round three. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.017 after a 0.009 light..

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7395 Justin Morgan                        X761 Ryan Mangus                  
E2                   0.018  8.940 164.21     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.934 171.95
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.040             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gomez     ) 0.033  8.945  0.045      (G Hicks     ) 0.012  8.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #23  8.945  0.045                        #4  8.902  0.002
Ryan Mangus cards a nice 0.007 light for the win. MOV: 0.0172 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7591 Frank Young                          7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                
E2                   0.062  8.873 177.07     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.921 171.97
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Lane      ) 0.022  8.910  0.010      (C Spernak   ) 0.021  9.027  0.127
 Qualified:            #11  8.910  0.010                       #30  9.027  0.127
Bobby Dye Jr. has a nice 0.01 light for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0030 seconds (approximately 9 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7062 Chris Lindsay                        5052 Sheldon Gecker               
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.101  8.886 174.35
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Hiatt     ) 0.021  8.945  0.045      (D Barton    ) 0.016  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #24  8.945  0.045                        #5  8.903  0.003
Gecker gets a free pass to the next round, as Lindsay leaves before the tree was activated.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  787 Zachary Meziere                      7190 Bobby Nascimento             
E2                  -0.017 11.522  79.90     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.888 167.82
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  2.622             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bayer     ) 0.030  8.851 -0.049      (J Outram    ) 0.043  8.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #38  8.851 -0.049                       #19  8.923  0.023
Bobby Nascimento cuts a perfect light for the win. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7805 Gabriel Torres                       7842 Chris Forsyth                
E2                   0.040  8.887 157.45     ****WINNER****  0.036  8.925 148.58
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hartzell  ) 0.011  8.910  0.010      (C Babcock   ) 0.019  9.036  0.136
 Qualified:            #12  8.910  0.010                       #31  9.036  0.136
Chris Forsyth leaves just 0.004 in front for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.013.

11:56 a.m.

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