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Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 12:00 PM

Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations
By Larry Sullivan





POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4796 Bill Dennis                          7450 Don Meziere                  
E3                   0.016  8.927 180.16     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.918 175.21
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Boner     ) 0.015  8.952  0.052      (Z Meziere   ) 0.007  8.932  0.032
E1    (P Nagel     ) 1.152  8.983  0.083      (J Rebrovich ) 0.016  8.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #24  8.983  0.083                       #15  8.927  0.027
8:34 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 1,807 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Don Meziere's MOV: 0.0041 seconds (approximately 13 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7942 Thomas Bayer                         7296 Madison Whitten              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  8.929 159.17                     0.014  8.958 169.19
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dean      ) 0.019  9.108  0.208      (S Dean      ) 0.018  8.908  0.008
E1    (M Lane      ) 0.004  8.935  0.035      (J DeRencin  ) 0.075  8.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #19  8.935  0.035                       #10  8.920  0.020
Whitten's car veered to the right after a very close finish, hitting the wall. The car stopped part way up the hill, sliding a long way up against the wall, and Whitten appeared to get out inder his own power.

Thomas Bayer's MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 1 inches). He gets a bye in round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7826 Kyle Seipel                          7002 Allison Mckoane              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.942 178.85                     0.049  8.913 176.90
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.025  8.915  0.015      (S Taylor    ) 0.024  8.894 -0.006
E1    (D Morgan    ) 0.014  8.941  0.041      (V Bolton    ) 0.007  8.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #21  8.941  0.041                       #12  8.922  0.022
Seipel was playing the wah-wah game on the top end. Kyle Seipel's MOV: 0.0129 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7851 Robert Naber                 
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.050  8.901 181.47
                                                   S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (B Dye Jr    ) 0.007  8.918  0.018
E1                                           (J Berry     ) 0.012  8.933  0.033
 Qualified:                                                      #18  8.933  0.033
Naber had the bye this round, ran a thousandth over.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                      706C Chad Langdon                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.902 172.87                     0.016  8.922 163.14
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.008  8.907  0.007      (J Lewis     ) 0.013  8.927  0.027
E1    (G Garbiso   ) 0.045  8.857 -0.043      (D Cook      ) 0.027  8.990  0.090
 Qualified:            #33  8.857 -0.043                       #25  8.990  0.090
Rodger Comstock's MOV: 0.0198 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Rodger Comstock's package: 0.019. He runs Seipel in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Greg Boutte                          7151 Jeff Connelly                
E3                   0.080  8.924 173.38     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.977 166.95
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.077
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Valadez   ) 0.032  8.931  0.031      (G Torres    ) 0.004  8.919  0.019
E1    (V Campa     ) 0.013 10.313  1.413      (N Cobb      ) -0.009  8.820 -0.080
 Qualified:            #26 10.313  1.413                       #34  8.820 -0.080
Boutte was uncharacteristically late. Jeff Connelly's MOV: 0.0177 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7170 Dorie Quigley                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.937 177.70                     0.061  8.900 173.81
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.037             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Marshall  ) 0.013  8.904  0.004      (V Torres Jr ) 0.033  8.910  0.010
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.020  8.937  0.037      (A Allison   ) 0.026  8.896 -0.004
 Qualified:            #20  8.937  0.037                       #28  8.896 -0.004
Steve Williams' MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 17 inches). He races Dennis next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Greg Krause                          7796 John Richardson              
E3                   0.033  8.902 176.28     ****WINNER****  0.022  8.905 174.28
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Waggoner J) 0.101  8.931  0.031      (L Welfringer) 0.048  8.907  0.007
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.021  8.912  0.012      (T Hiatt     ) 0.012  8.871 -0.029
 Qualified:             #6  8.912  0.012                       #31  8.871 -0.029
John Richardson's MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He races Naber in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7183 Jesse Adams                          7035 Bob Van Popering             
E3                   0.042  8.892 171.77     ****WINNER****  0.001  8.931 176.79
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Pedersen  ) 0.034  8.899 -0.001      (C Taylor    ) 0.006  8.902  0.002
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.020  8.904  0.004      (C Meziere   ) 0.017  8.922  0.022
 Qualified:             #5  8.904  0.004                       #13  8.922  0.022
Bob Van Popering's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 6 inches), opponent broke out. He races Connelly next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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