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Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 13:31 PM

Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe





ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4754 Billy Torrence                         35 Luke Bogacki                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.063  9.287 138.74                     0.023  9.507 128.70
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.387             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.607
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.016  8.909  0.009      (S Collier   ) 0.006  8.902  0.002
E1    (K Fickler   ) 0.034  8.900  0.000      (J Brown     ) 0.021  9.003  0.103
 Qualified:             #1  8.900  0.000                       #33  9.003  0.103
12:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 1,794 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Bogacki gets out of the gate first but has problems and slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 R414 Riley Ledbetter                      4815 Randy Prewitt                
E3                  -0.009  8.881 179.30     ****WINNER**** -0.006  8.928 170.43
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stinnett  ) 0.019  8.914  0.014      (W Carrell   ) 0.010  8.877 -0.023
E1    (D Warren    ) 0.010  8.890 -0.010      (T Greene    ) 0.031  8.969  0.069
 Qualified:            #38  8.890 -0.010                       #27  8.969  0.069
Ledbetter leaves a little too quick and goes red giving the win to Prewitt.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4728 Chris LeBlanc                        4698 Dan Foley                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.910 169.32                     0.020  8.904 169.93
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Moore     ) 0.023  8.897 -0.003      (J Berry     ) 0.005  8.932  0.032
E1    (C Belden    ) 0.001  8.936  0.036      (C Huffman   ) 0.026  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #16  8.936  0.036                        #5  8.906  0.006
LeBlanc gets out of the gate first and hangs on for the close win.

Chris LeBlanc's MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 7 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       3961 Blake Richardson             
E3                   0.024  8.899 183.32     ****WINNER****  0.025  8.909 159.38
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Scott     ) 0.014  8.962  0.062      (H Laris     ) 0.017  8.836 -0.064
E1    (L Greathouse) 0.032  8.918  0.018      (L Bernshause) 0.017  8.845 -0.055
 Qualified:             #8  8.918  0.018                       #40  8.845 -0.055
Williams takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 400E Cole Cummings                         494 Peter Gehan                  
E3                   0.021  8.926 172.23     ****WINNER****  0.003  8.913 172.32
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Wright    ) 0.030  8.851 -0.049      (J Lynch     ) 0.019  8.991  0.091
E1    (S Evans     ) 0.014  8.954  0.054      (D Dahlem    ) 0.002  8.986  0.086
 Qualified:            #22  8.954  0.054                       #32  8.986  0.086
Gehan has a great light and holds off Cummings for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T475 Bryan Turner                         4014 Trene Cressonie              
E3                  -0.023  8.845 168.91     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.863 181.35
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.055             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Owens     ) 0.003  8.923  0.023      (E Lopez     ) 0.032  8.897 -0.003
E1    (D Modesto   ) 0.031  8.807 -0.093      (E Gibson    ) 0.016  8.974  0.074
 Qualified:            #42  8.807 -0.093                       #31  8.974  0.074
Turner leaves too soon and goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4796 Bill Dennis                          4961 Craig Anderson               
E3                  -0.009  8.924 176.65     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.934 169.70
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Bunce     ) 0.017  8.919  0.019      (T Pollard   ) 0.018  8.947  0.047
E1    (J Scott     ) 0.020  9.085  0.185      (D Purvis    ) 0.024  8.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #35  9.085  0.185                        #3  8.905  0.005
Dennis leaves too soon and goes red giving Anderson the trip to the fourth round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4672 Lyndon Rutland                       6426 Mike Shannon                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.925 179.90                     0.034  8.914 171.49
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Freeman   ) 0.023  8.964  0.064      (R Richardson) 0.006  8.929  0.029
E1    (C Plazier   ) 0.018  8.895 -0.005      (R Idema     ) 0.022  8.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #36  8.895 -0.005                       #25  8.961  0.061
Rutland gets the holeshot and holds off Shannon for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4742 Leon Petete                          4976 Joel Covington               
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.037  8.886 186.15
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Dale      ) 0.014  8.942  0.042      (A Constantin) 0.017  8.954  0.054
E1    (D Idema     ) 0.029  8.971  0.071      (C Dodd      ) 0.004  8.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #28  8.971  0.071                       #39  8.890 -0.010
Petete hit the wall after the finish line in the last round and is unable to return, giving Covington a bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4376 Jim Cappiello                        4390 Rick Legaux                  
E3                   0.047  8.873 164.61     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.922 158.00
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lopez     ) 0.034  8.910  0.010      (K Rickman   ) 0.110  8.927  0.027
E1    (H Robison   ) 0.031  8.903  0.003      (T Gray      ) 0.013  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:             #2  8.903  0.003                       #13  8.924  0.024
legaux gets a big holeshot;Cappiello breaks out trying to run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Tony Brown                           4455 William Swann                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.080 180.00                     0.024  9.077 180.43
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.180             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.177
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Collier   ) 0.011  8.882 -0.018      (R Huffman   ) 0.003  9.120  0.220
E1    (K Howe      ) 0.010  8.840 -0.060      (N Markuson  ) 0.016  8.974  0.074
 Qualified:            #41  8.840 -0.060                       #30  8.974  0.074
Brown gets a big advantage off the line and holds off Swann for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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