Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 20:46 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                         2389 Wendell Bowie                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.913 164.85                     0.037  8.923 181.11
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Watts     ) 0.018  8.883 -0.017      (T Helms     ) 0.020  8.933  0.033
E1    (F Altilio   ) 0.005  8.936  0.036      (M Furr      ) 0.010  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #11  8.936  0.036                        #5  8.911  0.011

8:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,964 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Biono gets out of the gate first and hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 139E Scott Albrecht                       265D W.G. Lankas                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.912 174.10                     0.011  8.895 166.31
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Caheely   ) 0.005  8.912  0.012      (F DiBartolom) 0.040  8.936  0.036
E1    (J Burns     ) 0.003  8.909  0.009      (C Harris    ) 0.010  8.876 -0.024
 Qualified:             #3  8.909  0.009                       #22  8.876 -0.024

Lankas takes the stripe but runs a little too quick and reaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Ray Connolly                            7 Brad Plourd                  
E3                   0.036  8.960 163.95     ****WINNER****  0.016  8.920 166.23
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.060             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Waycaster ) 0.004  8.925  0.025      (J Lynch     ) 0.003  8.945  0.045
E1    (R Miller    ) 0.029  8.917  0.017      (J Woeber    ) 0.017  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:             #8  8.917  0.017                        #2  8.907  0.007

Plourd gets the holeshot and hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2566 Richard Bernier                         5 Kevin Brannon                
E3                   0.027  8.937 155.22     ****WINNER****  0.015  8.909 168.68
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.037             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Caheely   ) 0.012  8.913  0.013      (B Thompson  ) 0.017  8.882 -0.018
E1    (R Siani     ) 0.021  8.929  0.029      (J Stahl     ) 0.025  8.886 -0.014
 Qualified:            #10  8.929  0.029                       #17  8.886 -0.014

Brannon puts together a .024 package and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2414 Tony Morris                           271 Brian Guthrie                
E3                   0.014  8.835 155.70     ****WINNER****  0.023  8.893 160.73
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.065             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.019  8.914  0.014      (J Strickland) 0.002  8.912  0.012
E1    (L Freer     ) -0.030  8.827 -0.073      (W Roberts   ) 0.010  8.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #25  8.827 -0.073                       #19  8.885 -0.015

Morris runs too quick and gives the win to Guthrie.

Guthrie will take on Albrecht in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177K Alan Kenny                           193A Frank Aragona                
E3                   0.020  8.957 171.53     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.929 175.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.057             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Griffiths ) 0.015  8.901  0.001      (S Adcock    ) 0.014  8.915  0.015
E1    (C Manuel    ) 0.042  8.884 -0.016      (J Flynn     ) 0.026  8.816 -0.084
 Qualified:            #20  8.884 -0.016                       #26  8.816 -0.084

Kenny gets out of the gate first but Aragona gets to the stripe first and takes the win.,p>Aragona will take on Brannon in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 232M John Labbous Jr                            Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.942 157.30     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.042    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Schmidt   ) 0.036  8.924  0.024   
E1    (S LaMar     ) 0.016  8.895 -0.005   
 Qualified:            #14  8.895 -0.005                     Bye

Labbous will take on Biondo in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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