Sat, 12 Nov 2016, 12:04 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Zach Meziere                           11 Jason Kenny                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.642 133.07                     0.047 13.221  64.17
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.742             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  4.321
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Connelly  ) 0.015  8.950  0.050      (J Adams     ) 0.008  8.894 -0.006
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.009  8.927  0.027      (R Herem     ) 0.016  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #14  8.927  0.027                        #7  8.911  0.011

8:36 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,169 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Zach Meziere gets the easy win, asKenny slows.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2709 Jason Lynch                          7817 Michael Lane                 
E3                   0.028  8.861 180.38     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.350 133.10
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.039             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.450
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Meziere   ) 0.005  8.927  0.027                     0.017  8.887 -0.013
E1    (M Laeger    ) 0.006  8.916  0.016      (G Krause    ) 0.004  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:             #9  8.916  0.016                        #1  8.900  0.000

Michael Lane gets the lucky win after getting way loose and lifting. Lynch then broke out by a bunch.

8:36 a.m. A brief time out to clean and drag the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3896 Steve Hamilton                       7851 Robert Naber                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.924 149.71                     0.035  8.891 168.72
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Mirizio   ) 0.028  8.863 -0.037      (A Kinard    ) 0.037  8.900  0.000
E1    (B Campa     ) 0.025  8.855 -0.045      (S Casner    ) 0.021  8.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #29  8.855 -0.045                        #8  8.913  0.013

8:55 a.m. That took longer than expected!

Steve Hamilton's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.009.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 765C Shannon Chennault                    7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E3                   0.087  8.966 152.52     ****WINNER****  0.016  8.919 162.33
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.066             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Strickland) 0.016  8.921  0.021      (D Barton    ) 0.026  8.878 -0.022
E1    (B Torrence  ) 0.013  8.922  0.022      (S Williams  ) 0.006  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #13  8.922  0.022                        #6  8.909  0.009

Bayer gets an easy win with the best numbers at both ends of the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  555 Michael Miller                       701Y Steve Parsons                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.956 161.98                     0.118  8.946 164.93
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.056             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Tedesco   ) 0.014  8.915  0.015      (K Seipel    ) 0.032  8.924  0.024
E1    (L Zynda III ) 0.065  8.969  0.069      (J Lewis     ) 0.027  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #24  8.969  0.069                        #3  8.904  0.004

Parsons is late and Miller scores a 0.009 light for the win.

He faces Meziere in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5696 Tom Dahlberg                         447W Cody Wampler                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.897 172.56                     0.025  8.893 165.03
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Perivolari) 0.006  8.907  0.007      (V Torres    ) 0.005  8.907  0.007
E1    (G Boutte    ) 0.007  8.937  0.037      (L Welfringer) 0.014  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #19  8.937  0.037                       #12  8.921  0.021

Tom Dahlberg leaves with a seven light. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0140 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.

Lane will be in the other lane in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6917 Dick Vander Meer                     7796 John Richardson              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.053  8.917 178.71                     0.086  8.892 175.37
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.021  8.895 -0.005      (M Whitten   ) 0.014  8.924  0.024
E1    (G Kern      ) 0.012  8.898 -0.002      (S Dean      ) 0.014  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #25  8.898 -0.002                        #4  8.907  0.007

Dick Vander Meer's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0080 seconds (approximately 2 feet), opponent broke out by -0.008

He fill face Hamilton later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                              Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.945 155.08     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.045    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dean      ) 0.098  8.904  0.004   
E1    (A Kenny     ) 0.008  8.934  0.034   
 Qualified:            #16  8.934  0.034                     Bye

Bye run for Dye. He races Dahlberg in the next round.

9:01 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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