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Sat, 27 Feb 2016, 12:53 PM

Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations
By David Gerard





CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7685 Charlie Waggoner Jr.                 747L Ryen Lamb                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.938 154.17                     0.106  8.919 168.11
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.014  8.931  0.031      (C Babcock   ) 0.015  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #21  8.931  0.031                        #4  8.906  0.006
10:35 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,392 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Great fifteen light for Waggoner and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4784 Phil Jaramillo                       701Y Steve Parsons                
E2                  -0.193  8.939 166.21     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.867 174.57
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.039             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Langdon   ) 0.028  8.904  0.004      (S Dean      ) 0.012  8.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #3  8.904  0.004                       #20  8.930  0.030
Steve Parsons' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5876 Matthew Larson                       7012 Jonny Burke                  
E2                  -0.006  8.898 177.39     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.894 163.33
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Potts     ) 0.018  8.927  0.027      (D Alves     ) 0.011  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #19  8.927  0.027                        #2  8.903  0.003
Jonny Burke cuts a 0.007 light and gets the win. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Bobby Mirizio                          55 Trevor Larson                
E2                  -0.003  8.904 173.63     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.883 174.57
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Adams     ) 0.012  8.917  0.017      (M Reis      ) 0.012  9.111  0.211
 Qualified:            #13  8.917  0.017                       #30  9.111  0.211
Mirizio misses the green by -0.003 and then runs 0.004 to the index. Larson goes to round three,

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6661 Trevor Harkema                        569 Greg Krause                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.843 177.35                    -0.029  8.871 184.37
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.057             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.021  8.859 -0.041      (B Dye Jr    ) 0.073  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #33  8.859 -0.041                       #16  8.921  0.021
Trevor Harkema's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7293 Jeff Gruba                            506 Dave Crawford                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.931 157.32                     0.035  8.884 175.43
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Johnson   ) 0.048  8.770 -0.130      (K Wright    ) 0.014  8.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #34  8.770 -0.130                       #17  8.922  0.022
Jeff Gruba cuts a nice nine light for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5822 John Lobner                          7504 Jordan Stewart               
E2                   0.041  8.875 173.34     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.922 173.87
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Torres    ) 0.055  8.952  0.052      (S Chennault ) 0.017  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #24  8.952  0.052                        #7  8.908  0.008
Nice six light for Jordan Stewart and the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4417 Vern Bolton                          7028 Don Barton                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  8.957 169.27                     0.048  8.820 170.11
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.057             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.080
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.058  8.924  0.024      (M Perivolari) 0.033  8.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #18  8.924  0.024                        #1  8.902  0.002
Vern Bolton is slow at the start and Barton is quick at the finish.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6917 Dick Vander Meer                     7280 Glenn Kern                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.915 172.76                     0.010  8.930 168.77
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Quigley Dy) 0.015  8.920  0.020      (J Connelly  ) 0.023  8.894 -0.006
 Qualified:            #14  8.920  0.020                       #31  8.894 -0.006
Dick Vander Meer's MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  764 Chandler Meziere                       77 Greg Boutte                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001  8.895 167.88                     0.045  8.883 179.33
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A McKoane   ) 0.032  8.907  0.007      (C Stewart   ) 0.077  8.941  0.041
 Qualified:             #6  8.907  0.007                       #23  8.941  0.041
Chandler Meziere nails the tree with a 0.001 light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0320 seconds (approximately 8 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6691 Len Mayer                            360H Don Higgins                  
E2                   0.070  8.896 167.55     ****WINNER****  0.045  8.901 176.26
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Welfringer) 0.075  8.906  0.006      (J Bond      ) 0.004  8.936  0.036
 Qualified:             #5  8.906  0.006                       #22  8.936  0.036
Don Higgins runs 0.001 to the index for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0200 seconds (approximately 5 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Jerry Dean                           7325 Phil Nagel                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.923 169.76                     0.022  8.889 168.51
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Grant     ) 0.024  8.884 -0.016      (Z Meziere   ) 0.028  8.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #32  8.884 -0.016                       #15  8.920  0.020
Jerry Dean's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.011.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7942 Thomas Bayer                          735 Steve Williams               
E2                   0.031  8.888 169.74     ****WINNER****  0.027  8.904 187.83
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Torres Jr ) 0.034  8.915  0.015      (E Lacer     ) 0.040  9.005  0.105
 Qualified:            #11  8.915  0.015                       #28  9.005  0.105
Just 0.004 difference in RT's and Steve Williams runs 0.004 to his index for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777X Chad Axford                          5027 Neil Markuson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  8.917 173.29                    -0.500 15.725  67.84
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  6.825
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Belden    ) 0.015  8.914  0.014      (M Miller    ) 0.001  8.958  0.058
 Qualified:             #9  8.914  0.014                       #26  8.958  0.058
Markuson goes in deep and is DQ'ed. Axford gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7805 Gabriel Torres                       724P Seth Polvadore               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  8.853 175.27                    -0.001  8.979 156.52
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.047             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.079
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Lindsay   ) 0.006  8.955  0.055      (M Proctor   ) 0.023  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #25  8.955  0.055                        #8  8.911  0.011
Gabriel Torres' MOV: opponent's -0.001 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7826 Kyle Seipel                          7851 Robert Naber                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  8.920 190.51                     0.018  8.892 173.70
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Taylor    ) 0.013  9.053  0.153      (N Cobb      ) 0.022  8.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #29  9.053  0.153                       #12  8.917  0.017
Kyle Seipel's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.008.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 720D Brian Downing                        5790 J.R. Lobner                  
E2                   0.008  8.878 166.13     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.902 163.83
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Dahlberg  ) 0.015  8.915  0.015      (L Marshall  ) 0.018  8.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #10  8.915  0.015                       #27  8.961  0.061
J.R. Lobner's MOV: Opponent broke out.

10:51 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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