Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 21:16 PM

Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
7498 Steve Casner 7669 Matt Constant
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.030 8.922 164.75 0.027 8.862 165.58
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.022 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.038
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Bond ) 0.021 8.913 0.013 (E Lacer ) 0.021 8.947 0.047
E1 (P Nagel ) 0.024 8.913 0.013 (S Steele ) 0.021 8.903 0.003
Qualified: #15 8.913 0.013 #6 8.903 0.003
6:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,846 feet. Steve Casner's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6938 Tom Gresham 7190 Bobby Nascimento
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.037 8.879 176.81 0.037 8.879 167.72
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021
Prior rounds:
E2 (B VanPoperin) 0.033 8.947 0.047 (Z Meziere ) 0.000 8.888 -0.012
E1 (R Lillard ) 0.021 8.910 0.010 (J Outram ) 0.043 8.923 0.023
Qualified: #10 8.910 0.010 #19 8.923 0.023
Tom Gresham and Nascimento run identical RT's and ET's. MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7450 Don Meziere 7783 Jesse Adams
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.022 8.914 165.48 0.057 8.826 168.24
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.014 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.074
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Valadez ) 0.026 8.918 0.018 (R Roper ) 0.019 8.958 0.058
E1 (M Hiatt ) 0.001 8.905 0.005 (V Torres ) 0.018 8.870 -0.030
Qualified: #8 8.905 0.005 #36 8.870 -0.030
Don Meziere runs 0.014 to the index. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6237 Ross Souza 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.017 8.916 173.05 0.025 8.942 158.50
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.016 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.042
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Hiatt ) 0.048 8.912 0.012 (F Young ) 0.011 8.921 0.021
E1 (T Parker ) 0.000 8.900 0.000 (C Spernak ) 0.021 9.027 0.127
Qualified: #2 8.900 0.000 #30 9.027 0.127
Ross Souza's MOV: 0.0341 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
703D Kyle Rizzoli 555 Michael Miller
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.933 148.76 0.028 8.964 176.47
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.033 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.064
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Langdon ) 0.014 22.686 13.786 (C Waggoner ) 0.006 8.921 0.021
E1 (P Cerda ) 0.023 8.873 -0.027 (W Carrell ) 0.034 8.905 0.005
Qualified: #35 8.873 -0.027 #7 8.905 0.005
Just 0.001 difference in RT's and Kyle Rizzoli gets the win. MOV: 0.0322 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
355X Mark Cook 7842 Chris Forsyth
E3 0.019 10.736 102.09 ****WINNER**** 0.027 9.298 124.24
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 1.836 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.398
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Stewart ) 0.015 8.899 -0.001 (G Torres ) 0.036 8.925 0.025
E1 (G Garbiso ) 0.032 8.941 0.041 (C Babcock ) 0.019 9.036 0.136
Qualified: #22 8.941 0.041 #31 9.036 0.136
Cook has a better RT and is pulling away, when the car slowed. Forsyth gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5684 Cody Perkins 735 Steve Williams
E3 0.015 8.892 150.31 ****WINNER**** 0.018 8.941 172.30
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.041
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Connelly ) 0.013 8.941 0.041 (J Davis ) 0.100 8.970 0.070
E1 (C Anderson ) 0.012 8.981 0.081 (W Pennington) 0.027 8.921 0.021
Qualified: #28 8.981 0.081 #18 8.921 0.021
Just 0.003 difference in RT's and Steve Williams gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out -0.008.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
76 David Alves Bye
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.012 8.866 182.77
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.034
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Myhre ) 0.026 8.951 0.051
E1 (C Axford ) 0.007 8.900 0.000
Qualified: #1 8.900 0.000 Bye
Bye run for Alves.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
X761 Ryan Mangus 767D Michael Winston
E3 0.028 8.973 165.68 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.920 158.67
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.073 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.020
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Morgan ) 0.007 8.934 0.034 (D Quigley ) 0.179 8.890 -0.010
E1 (G Hicks ) 0.012 8.902 0.002 (C Blaisdell ) 0.016 8.893 -0.007
Qualified: #4 8.902 0.002 #32 8.893 -0.007
Only 0.001 difference in RT's and Michael Winston big ol' GTO gets the win, as Mangus can't run the index. MOV: 0.0544 seconds
(approximately 13 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5052 Sheldon Gecker 6173 Ken Mostowich
E3 0.038 8.925 160.35 ****WINNER**** 0.013 8.907 174.59
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.025 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Lindsay ) 0.101 8.886 -0.014 (S Parsons ) 0.015 8.907 0.007
E1 (D Barton ) 0.016 8.903 0.003 (N Saetes ) 0.073 8.912 0.012
Qualified: #5 8.903 0.003 #14 8.912 0.012
Last pair and Ken Mostowich takes both ends of the track for the win. Nice 0.020 package. MOV: 0.0432 seconds (approximately 10
feet).
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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