Sun, 06 Sep 2015, 08:22 AM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3135 Janice Swan                          3372 Steve Hoyt                   
E3                  -0.003  8.881 172.94     ****WINNER**** -0.002  8.897 181.01
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Lessley IV) 0.118  8.868 -0.032      (B Riddle    ) 0.007  8.900  0.000
E1    (R Bernier   ) 0.015  8.908  0.008      (P Nitzel    ) 0.003  8.942  0.042
 Qualified:            #13  8.908  0.008                       #26  8.942  0.042

8:01 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,374 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Steve Hoyt's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Kevin Brannon                          46 Jackson Collier              
E3                   0.017  8.891 173.01     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.896 182.03
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.009             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Connolly  ) 0.019  8.947  0.047      (J Elrod     ) 0.010  8.927  0.027
E1    (J Lopez     ) 0.017  8.901  0.001      (K Camp      ) 0.013  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:             #2  8.901  0.001                       #41  8.893 -0.007

Jackson Collier's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4360 Ross Laris                            302 Rock Haas                    
E3                   0.022  9.032 152.31     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.957 167.12
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.132             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Harris\   ) 0.041  9.255  0.355      (B Richardson) 0.020  8.936  0.036
E1    (T Welch     ) 0.023  8.941  0.041      (D Wesler    ) 0.020  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #25  8.941  0.041                       #12  8.908  0.008

Rock Haas' MOV: 0.0586 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Tony Brown                             37 Danny Nelson                 
E3                   0.042  8.892 165.86     ****WINNER****        No Time      
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Mackie    ) 0.019  8.945  0.045      (C Baker     ) 0.039  8.930  0.030
E1    (J Sikish    ) 0.002  8.856 -0.044      (C DiBartolom) 0.026  9.002  0.102
 Qualified:            #50  8.856 -0.044                       #37  9.002  0.102

Nelson broke at the line and then Brown broke out. Nelson gets the weird win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5262 Scott Cook                           3929 Ryan Richardson              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.913 155.90                     0.037  8.903 167.63
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Smida     ) 0.014  8.879 -0.021      (S Vandewalke) 0.015  8.831 -0.069
E1    (L Watson    ) 0.029  8.929  0.029      (R Forish    ) 0.002  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #17  8.929  0.029                        #4  8.901  0.001

Nice twenty three package and a four foot win for Cook.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Jack Sepanek Jr                      4072 Chase Murray                 
E3                   0.030  8.897 170.92     ****WINNER****  0.023  8.902 172.19
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Adcock    ) 0.014  8.892 -0.008      (T McCann    ) 0.025  8.863 -0.037
E1    (B Cassin    ) 0.014  8.960  0.060      (F Kohutek   ) 0.008  8.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #31  8.960  0.060                       #44  8.885 -0.015

Chase Murray's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 6 inches), opponent broke out. He will race Nelson next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3679 Joshua Kamplain                         7 Brad Plourd                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.912 169.13                     0.026  8.905 157.65
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Ridenour  ) 0.021  8.882 -0.018      (R Wallace   ) 0.018  8.906  0.006
E1    (J Dorsett   ) 0.004  8.943  0.043      (K Fickler   ) 0.022  8.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #27  8.943  0.043                       #14  8.915  0.015

Winner gets the bye run in round four.

Joshua Kamplain gets the hole shot win MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 321X Dave Dahlem                           323 Shannon Mingee               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.890 177.35                    -0.007  8.851 178.07
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.049
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Garrison  ) 0.021  8.896 -0.004      (G Krause    ) 0.019  8.879 -0.021
E1    (D Isenhowser) 0.019  8.938  0.038      (T Millwood  ) 0.034  8.989  0.089
 Qualified:            #23  8.938  0.038                       #36  8.989  0.089

Dave Dahlem will face Cook later today. MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Gary Stinnett                        327J Glenn Julius                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.911 184.37                     0.083  8.796 158.73
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.104
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lynch     ) 0.010  8.919  0.019      (R Hughes    ) 0.040  8.849 -0.051
E1    (R Bailey    ) 0.016  8.937  0.037      (A Allison   ) 0.017  8.980  0.080
 Qualified:            #22  8.937  0.037                       #35  8.980  0.080

Nice twenty-one package for Stinnett, as Julius breaks out by a ton!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  589 Jason Medlin                           55 Fred Snavely                 
E3                   0.022  8.883 170.26     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.963 168.81
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Helms     ) 0.015  8.889 -0.011      (J Eaker     ) 0.037  8.878 -0.022
E1    (M Brumfield ) 0.002  8.964  0.064      (J Medlin    ) 0.005  8.880 -0.020
 Qualified:            #33  8.964  0.064                       #46  8.880 -0.020

Fred Snavely's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  152 Anthony Fetch                        7513 Todd Stewart                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  8.899 160.52                     0.038  8.895 172.54
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Schmidt   ) 0.007  8.968  0.068      (L Zynda III ) 0.016  8.936  0.036
E1    (T Sutfin    ) 0.064  8.877 -0.023      (D Warren    ) 0.028  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #47  8.877 -0.023                        #8  8.906  0.006

Winner faces Collier in round next.

Anthony Fetch's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 21 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Luke Bogacki                           11 Tom Stalba                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.918 158.48                     0.006  8.856 160.86
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Miller    ) 0.009  8.885 -0.015      (D Higgins   ) 0.024  8.867 -0.033
E1    (R New Jr    ) 0.005  8.962  0.062      (R Kropfeld  ) 0.012  8.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #32  8.962  0.062                       #19  8.929  0.029

Luke Bogacki's MOV: Opponent broke out.

He races Haas in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4754 Billy Torrence                       3510 Rob Moser                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.358  9.003 188.15                           No Time      
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.103             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Larson    ) 0.025  8.937  0.037      (D Stamper   ) 0.017  9.124  0.224
E1    (J Sosebee   ) 0.011  8.928  0.028      (D Forbes    ) 0.128  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #16  8.928  0.028                        #3  8.901  0.001

Moser is a no show. Torrence will race Stinnett next round.

8:15 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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