Sat, 14 Nov 2015, 12:17 PM Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Raquel Roper                         706C Chad Langdon                 
E2                   0.033  8.929 165.38     ****WINNER****  0.004  8.957 169.17
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Boutte    ) 0.101  8.904  0.004      (K Mostowich ) 0.010  8.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #3  8.904  0.004                       #22  8.928  0.028

8:47 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 1,790 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

Team mates meet in round two!

Close finish. Chad Langdon's MOV: 0.0015 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7725 Mike Hiatt                             78 Glenn Kern                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  8.921 186.95                     0.030  8.894 166.42
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Chennault ) 0.043  8.911  0.011      (L Welfringer) 0.020  8.936  0.036
 Qualified:             #8  8.911  0.011                       #27  8.936  0.036

Mike Hiatt's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7023 Chuck Babcock                         563 Mike Cooper                  
E2                   0.159  8.948 168.22     ****WINNER****  0.068  8.998 163.00
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.048             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.098
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Mirizio   ) 0.003  8.915  0.015      (C Murray    ) 0.130  8.899 -0.001
 Qualified:            #13  8.915  0.015                       #32  8.899 -0.001

Babcock is late. Mike Cooper's MOV: 0.0411 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2318 John Taylor                          4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.024  8.932 161.44     ****WINNER****  0.003  8.928 171.49
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.035  8.939  0.039      (J Connelly  ) 0.007  8.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #29  8.939  0.039                       #10  8.912  0.012

Jimmy Lewis starts with a strong three light. MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7319 Tanner Haitt                         7265 Larry Scarth                 
E2                   0.021  8.897 166.11     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.903 175.62
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Woodard   ) 0.011  8.928  0.028      (J DeRencin  ) 0.028  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #21  8.928  0.028                        #2  8.903  0.003

Larry Scarth's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0090 seconds (approximately 2 feet), opponent broke out.

Larry Scarth's package: 0.009.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7296 Madison Whitten                      759K Curt Stewart                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.972 160.56                     0.057  9.005 162.61
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.072             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.105
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Miller    ) 0.004  8.908  0.008      (J Gruba     ) 0.005  8.934  0.034
 Qualified:             #7  8.908  0.008                       #26  8.934  0.034

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  785 George Garbiso                        584 Prescott Dean                
E2                   0.013  8.980 166.76     ****WINNER****  0.055  8.937 171.42
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.080             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Moses     ) 0.003  8.921  0.021      (S Glenn     ) 0.022  8.881 -0.019
 Qualified:            #18  8.921  0.021                       #37  8.881 -0.019

Right together at the finish line. Prescott Dean runs closer to the index for the win. MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6426 Mike Shannon                         7851 Robert Naber                 
E2                   0.024  8.932 170.32     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.932 169.38
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Cobb      ) 0.020  8.904  0.004      (N Saetes    ) 0.013  8.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #4  8.904  0.004                       #23  8.930  0.030

Long staging duel and Shannon's chance to take the Championship come to an end.

They run identical ET's, but Robert Naber's 0.009 light gives him the close win. MOV: 0.0154 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5947 Larry Piper                           550 Ed Olpin                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  8.890 186.82                     0.016  8.886 183.17
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Seipel    ) 0.010  8.937  0.037      (K Winters   ) 0.013  8.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #28  8.937  0.037                        #9  8.912  0.012

Larry Piper's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Kevin Brannon                        7024 Jeff Murdock                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  8.914 174.73                     0.005  8.889 157.83
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.014             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Langan    ) 0.039  8.841 -0.059      (S Moldenhaue) 0.004  8.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #39  8.841 -0.059                       #20  8.922  0.022

Brannon is the 2015 Champion and puts a 0.002 light on the boards for the breakout win. Murdock was just 0.003 slower on the lights, but -0.011 too quick at the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7450 Don Meziere                          747L Ryen Lamb                    
E2                   0.023  8.938 161.46     ****WINNER****  0.005  8.917 176.40
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.004  8.883 -0.017      (G Wamboldt  ) 0.006  8.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #36  8.883 -0.017                       #17  8.918  0.018

Ryen Lamb has a strong five light. MOV: 0.0392 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                       731 Rick Beckstrom               
E2                   0.077  8.930 175.30     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.939 167.43
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.030             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.005  8.887 -0.013      (M Roelle    ) 0.006  8.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #35  8.887 -0.013                       #16  8.917  0.017

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7796 John Richardson                        56 Gary Stinnett                
E2                   0.012  8.910 174.66     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.908 184.67
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Spiegel   ) 0.027  8.862 -0.038      (M Perivolari) 0.003  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #38  8.862 -0.038                       #19  8.921  0.021

Just two thousands difference at the green and two thousands at the finish line. Gary Stinnett gets the really close win. MOV: 0.0002 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Trevor Larson                        2475 Kathy Woeber                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.064  8.982 172.54                     0.109  8.952 170.23
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.082             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Smith     ) 0.020  8.989  0.089      (L Matsukado ) 0.045  8.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #31  8.989  0.089                       #12  8.914  0.014

Weber is late. Trevor Larson's MOV: 0.0153 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7805 Gabriel Torres               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  8.947 179.68                     0.029  8.922 170.11
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Cooper    ) 0.078  8.953  0.053      (T Grant     ) 0.048  8.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #30  8.953  0.053                       #11  8.913  0.013

Side by side in the lights. Williams starts with a two light for the seven inch hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7817 Michael Lane                         7809 Val Torres                   
E2                   0.010  8.956 172.85     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.931 172.85
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.056             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Z Meziere   ) 0.006  8.917  0.017      (G Krause    ) 0.010  8.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #15  8.917  0.017                       #34  8.890 -0.010

Val Torres' MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7852 Matt Woodard                          582 Jerry Dean                   
E2                   0.051  8.908 171.36     ****WINNER****  0.047  8.911 165.29
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.009  8.895 -0.005      (C Waggoner J) 0.041  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #33  8.895 -0.005                       #14  8.916  0.016

Another really close finish. Jerry Dean with the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3320 Nichole Stephenson                   7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E2                   0.087  8.903 176.93     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.912 160.42
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Beck      ) 0.033  8.932  0.032      (M Quigley Dy) 0.004  8.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #24  8.932  0.032                        #5  8.905  0.005

Stephenson is late and Bayer gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Allison Mckoane                      449B Lloyd Parfait                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  8.904 176.47                     0.008  8.932 161.11
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Woeber    ) 0.011  8.933  0.033      (D Higgins   ) 0.004  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #25  8.933  0.033                        #6  8.906  0.006

Allison Mckoane runs 0.004 to the index. MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.021  8.974 153.67
                                                   S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.074
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (T Tetone    ) 0.019  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:                                                       #1  8.901  0.001

Bye run.

9:07 a.m.

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