Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 15:09 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                    5270 Mark Potts                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.890 184.72                    -0.022  8.913 167.70
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Beckman   ) 0.014  8.861 -0.039      (M Darsow    ) 0.018  8.904  0.004
E1    (L Mayer     ) 0.007  8.896 -0.004      (B Halina    ) 0.022  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #29  8.896 -0.004                       #21  8.944  0.044

12:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 1,729 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Marko Perivolaris' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7319 Tanner Haitt                         724P Seth Polvadore               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.897 183.05                     0.004  8.874 165.58
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Casner    ) 0.008  8.903  0.003      (K Seipel    ) 0.006  8.900  0.000
E1    (F Jaramillo ) 0.007  9.002  0.102      (K Wright    ) 0.003  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #26  9.002  0.102                        #2  8.904  0.004

Two strong lights and Tanner Haitt runs closer to the index. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7806 Dave Alves                           6173 Ken Mostowich                
E3                   0.019  8.880 183.10     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.935 169.42
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.020             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Warden    ) 0.368  8.903  0.003      (J Berry     ) 0.005  8.876 -0.024
E1    (R McClanahan) 0.021  8.937  0.037      (M Whitten   ) 0.037  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #19  8.937  0.037                       #11  8.921  0.021

12:34 p.m. Oil on the track from the starting all the way to the top end in Polvadore's lane. 12:57 p.m. Back to racing!

Ken Mostowich's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7855 Greg Boutte                          4796 Bill Dennis                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  8.898 179.73                    -0.011  8.923 180.38
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Robinson  ) 0.012  8.909  0.009      (G Kern      ) 0.028  8.983  0.083
E1    (M Hiatt     ) 0.000  8.910  0.010      (A Kinard    ) 0.019  8.895 -0.005
 Qualified:             #6  8.910  0.010                       #30  8.895 -0.005

Greg Boutte will race Hyatt tomorrow. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5265 Cal Belden                           7805 Gabriel Torres               
E3                   0.010  8.887 158.84     ****WINNER****  0.066  8.947 152.62
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2    (N Alejandre ) 0.028  8.935  0.035      (T Theobald  ) 0.036  8.888 -0.012
E1    (B Marcheski ) 0.018  8.914  0.014      (M Proctor   ) 0.022  8.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #7  8.914  0.014                       #15  8.931  0.031

Gabriel Torres' MOV: Opponent broke out after a much better 0.010 light.

Mostowich will be his opponent tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7151 Jeff Connelly                         569 Greg Krause                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.889 176.77                     0.024  8.886 174.64
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Dahlberg  ) 0.007  8.890 -0.010      (E Shaughness) 0.020  8.950  0.050
E1    (N Cobb      ) 0.038  8.952  0.052      (D Crawford  ) 0.033  8.932  0.032
 Qualified:            #24  8.952  0.052                       #16  8.932  0.032

Only four thousands difference in RT's and Jeff Connelly's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 3 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Trevor Larson                        7809 Val Torres                   
E3                   0.022  8.900 174.75     ****WINNER****  0.016  8.905 174.30
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Reis      ) 0.003  8.874 -0.026      (D VanderMeer) 0.018  8.917  0.017
E1    (P Jaramillo ) 0.018  9.209  0.309      (Z Meziere   ) 0.017  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #28  9.209  0.309                        #4  8.908  0.008

Larson runs right on the index, but Val Torres has the better package for the win.' MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

He races Connelly tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E3                   0.012  8.917 166.42     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.911 167.14
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Lindsay   ) 0.006  8.858 -0.042      (R Lash      ) 0.010  8.955  0.055
E1    (C Meziere   ) 0.035  8.915  0.015      (S Williams  ) 0.010  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:             #9  8.915  0.015                        #1  8.901  0.001

Another really close race. Thomas Bayer's MOV: 0.0059 seconds (approximately 17 inches). He will race Perivolaris tomorrow.

1:05 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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