Sun, 15 May 2016, 14:06 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2657 Scott Vandewalker                    2537 Joe Tankersley               
E4                   0.059  8.873 164.51     ****WINNER****  0.031  8.892 156.50
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Miller    ) 0.026  8.905  0.005      (R Cook      ) 0.011  8.910  0.010
E2                   0.038  8.918  0.018      (K Brannon   ) 0.020  8.910  0.010
E1    (L Watson    ) 0.031  8.901  0.001      (T Denton    ) 0.029  8.910  0.010
 Qualified:             #1  8.901  0.001                        #5  8.910  0.010

2:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,183 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Tankersley gets out of the gate first and takes the double-breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   24 Denver Maltba                         170 Alan O'Brien                 
E4                  -0.210 11.540  73.57     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.790 178.31
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  2.640             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.110
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Wolcott   ) 0.018  8.986  0.086                     0.045  8.826 -0.074
E2    (T Coleman   ) 0.001  8.914  0.014      (T Helms     ) 0.006  8.896 -0.004
E1    (S Brinkley  ) 0.008  8.868 -0.032      (K Woeber    ) 0.035  8.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #24  8.868 -0.032                       #14  8.932  0.032

Maltba leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to O'Brien.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 333X Shawn Langdon                        4754 Billy Torrence               
E4                   0.022  8.899 172.76     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.902 190.51
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Moses     ) 0.016  8.902  0.002      (R Richardson) 0.010  8.902  0.002
E2    (E Richardson) 0.009  8.916  0.016      (R Laris     ) 0.005  8.854 -0.046
E1    (D Forbes    ) 0.018  8.883 -0.017      (M Tedesco   ) 0.001  8.931  0.031
 Qualified:            #22  8.883 -0.017                       #13  8.931  0.031

Langdon gets the holeshot but takes a little too much stripe and gives the win to Torrence.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Tyler Caheely                              Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.934 151.29     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Schmidt   ) 0.015  8.917  0.017   
E2    (R Miller Jr ) 0.010  8.883 -0.017   
E1    (J Stahl     ) 0.014  8.924  0.024   
 Qualified:             #9  8.924  0.024                     Bye

In the next round it will be O'Brien vs. Torrence and Tankersley vs. Caheely.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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