Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 17:35 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7805 Gabriel Torres                       4747 Tommy Phillips               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.859 166.89                     0.026  8.836 182.45
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.041             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.064
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Meziere   ) 0.026  8.904  0.004      (Z Meziere   ) 0.008  8.906  0.006
E3    (C Waggoner  ) 0.005  8.913  0.013      (G Kern      ) 0.014  8.929  0.029
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.022  8.936  0.036      (M Hiatt     ) 0.011  8.891 -0.009
E1    (J Willoughby) 0.031  8.870 -0.030      (S Chennault ) 0.017  8.969  0.069
 Qualified:            #37  8.870 -0.030                       #29  8.969  0.069

2:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,313 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Winner gets the bye run to the final round.

Gabriel Torres nails the tree with a 0.009 light and the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770A Michael Boner                        2920 Edmond Richardson            
E5   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.881 162.67                     0.015  8.874 167.16
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E4    (N Stephenson) 0.040  8.903  0.003      (N Cobb      ) 0.018  8.921  0.021
E3    (R Naber     ) 0.021  8.914  0.014      (M Woodard   ) 0.027  8.918  0.018
E2                   0.019  8.890 -0.010      (B Dye Jr    ) 0.000  8.924  0.024
E1    (M Lane      ) 0.008  8.901  0.001      (M Roelle    ) 0.016  8.919  0.019
 Qualified:             #1  8.901  0.001                        #9  8.919  0.019

Michael Boner is second off the line, but doesn't take as much stripe. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Alan Kenny                                 Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.945 162.08     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.045    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Forsyth   ) 0.006  8.941  0.041   
E3    (C Perkins   ) 0.025  8.847 -0.053   
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.049  8.898 -0.002   
E1    (T Bayer     ) 0.013  8.922  0.022   
 Qualified:            #12  8.922  0.022                     Bye

Bye run for Kenny and he will race Boner next round.

2:33 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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