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Sat, 29 Oct 2016, 11:31 AM

Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                            3 Tommy Phillips               
E2                   0.006  9.032 165.19     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.057 163.97
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.018             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.102  9.088  0.038      (R Dahlberg  ) 0.007  9.054  0.004
 Qualified:            #21  9.088  0.038                        #3  9.054  0.004
8:12 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,231 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Langdon gets the advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and gives the win to Phillips.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  508 Jeremy Demers                        7151 Jeff Connelly                
E2                   0.061  9.036 178.24     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.036 166.56
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.014             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Johnson   ) 0.007  9.109  0.059      (B VanPoperin) 0.011  9.060  0.010
 Qualified:            #25  9.109  0.059                        #7  9.060  0.010
Connelly gets out of the gate first and holds off Demers for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7685 Charlie Waggoner Jr.                 7028 Don Barton                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  9.049 161.71                     0.034  9.030 165.21
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Meziere   ) 0.121  9.065  0.015      (C Ferre     ) 0.033  9.131  0.081
 Qualified:             #9  9.065  0.015                       #27  9.131  0.081
Waggoner gets a big holeshot and takes the stripe for the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6917 Dick Vander Meer                     4376 Jim Cappiello                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  9.071 171.79                     0.028  9.087 169.74
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.021             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Parfait   ) 0.027  9.043 -0.007      (J Kenny     ) 0.007  9.072  0.022
 Qualified:            #33  9.043 -0.007                       #15  9.072  0.022


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7395 Justin Morgan                          77 Greg Boutte                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.075 163.83                     0.025  9.077 174.44
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Linne     ) 0.033  9.095  0.045      (C Maddox    ) 0.036  9.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #22  9.095  0.045                        #4  9.057  0.007
Morgan gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Zach Meziere                         6782 Brian Preszler               
E2                   0.013  9.023 169.08     ****WINNER****  0.018  9.042 167.63
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.027             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Saetes    ) 0.012  9.096  0.046      (K Seipel    ) 0.005  9.058  0.008
 Qualified:            #23  9.096  0.046                        #5  9.058  0.008
Meziere gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7319 Tanner Haitt                           64 Randy Beck                   
E2                  -0.002  9.079 154.30     ****WINNER****  0.000  9.035 166.81
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.029             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.007  9.071  0.021      (C Dodd      ) 0.010  9.049 -0.001
 Qualified:            #13  9.071  0.021                       #31  9.049 -0.001
Haitt just misses the tree;Beck has a perfect light in the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   57 Gary Wamboldt                        R414 Riley Ledbetter              
E2                   0.003  9.025 170.60     ****WINNER****  0.040  9.028 175.64
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.025             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Higgins   ) 0.021  9.084  0.034      (N Markuson  ) 0.016  9.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #19  9.084  0.034                        #1  9.051  0.001
Wamboldt gets out of the gate with a big advantage but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving Ledbetter the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5270 Mark Potts                            735 Steve Williams               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.076 154.09                     0.083  9.079 167.07
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.026             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.010  9.069  0.019      (M Cooper    ) 0.022  9.155  0.105
 Qualified:            #11  9.069  0.019                       #29  9.155  0.105
Williams gives up too much at the line and can't run down Potts.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Mike Shannon                           75 Ryan Diosdado                
E2                  -0.003 12.263  98.79     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.982 173.54
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  3.213             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.068
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Welfringer) 0.022  9.063  0.013      (R Comstock  ) 0.045  9.128  0.078
 Qualified:             #8  9.063  0.013                       #26  9.128  0.078
Shannon just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Diosdado.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  506 Dave Crawford                         555 Michael Miller               
E2                   0.030  9.032 178.33     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.062 163.22
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.018             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Murray    ) 0.048  9.106  0.056      (J Lewis     ) 0.021  9.060  0.010
 Qualified:            #24  9.106  0.056                        #6  9.060  0.010


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5077 Len Strauss                          7725 Mike Hiatt                   
E2                   0.138  9.047 170.30     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.177 153.56
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.127
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Strickland) 0.081  8.998 -0.052      (M Laeger    ) 0.022  9.081  0.031
 Qualified:            #36  8.998 -0.052                       #18  9.081  0.031
Hiatt gets a big holeshot;Strauss breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177K Alan Kenny                           7296 Madison Whitten              
E2                   0.015  9.060 167.63     ****WINNER****  0.005  9.065 168.94
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A McKoane   ) 0.043  9.079  0.029      (Bye         ) 0.010  9.040 -0.010
 Qualified:            #16  9.079  0.029                       #34  9.040 -0.010
Madison Whitten's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                    4754 Billy Torrence               
E2                   0.023  9.014 174.12     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.092 177.86
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.036             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Shaughness) 0.001  9.072  0.022      (B Johnson   ) 0.031  9.045 -0.005
 Qualified:            #14  9.072  0.022                       #32  9.045 -0.005
No real advantage off the line for either driver, Perivolaris takes the stripe but breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7805 Gabriel Torres                         55 Trevor Larson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.063 152.83                     0.021  9.087 160.50
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.013             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Zynda III ) 0.003  9.068  0.018      (G Kern      ) 0.011  9.132  0.082
 Qualified:            #10  9.068  0.018                       #28  9.132  0.082


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr.                       7265 Larry Scarth                 
E2                   0.020  9.090 161.15     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.068 174.96
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.040             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Hauter Jr ) 0.035  9.028 -0.022      (R Herem     ) 0.018  9.080  0.030
 Qualified:            #35  9.028 -0.022                       #17  9.080  0.030
Scarth gets a great light and holds off Torres for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7691 Aaron Kinard                         7809 Val Torres                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.060 168.72                     0.026  9.061 169.49
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Garbiso   ) 0.029  9.086  0.036      (T Dahlberg  ) 0.017  9.053  0.003
 Qualified:            #20  9.086  0.036                        #2  9.053  0.003
Aaron Kinard's MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                          547 Kevin Wright                 
E2                   0.028  9.033 165.68     ****WINNER****  0.009  9.041 177.84
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.017             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parsons   ) 0.021  9.212  0.162      (K Mostowich ) 0.001  9.070  0.020
 Qualified:            #30  9.212  0.162                       #12  9.070  0.020
Wright gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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