Sat, 28 Oct 2017, 12:16 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7855 Greg Boutte                          780V Val Torres Jr.               
E4                  -0.015  9.025 174.62     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.053 176.97
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.025             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Lane      ) 0.038  9.069  0.019      (B Dennis    ) 0.004  9.090  0.040
E2    (E Hauter Jr ) 0.019  9.057  0.007      (P Johnson   ) 0.009  9.066  0.016
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.009  9.024 -0.026      (M Hiatt     ) 0.019  9.058  0.008
 Qualified:            #37  9.024 -0.026                        #4  9.058  0.008

9:10 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,991 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Boutte leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Torres.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Mike Shannon                           71 Tanner Theobald              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.001  9.076 166.17                     0.011  9.038 163.18
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.026             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Wamboldt  ) 0.023  9.047 -0.003      (J Kenny     ) 0.019  9.236  0.186
E2    (M Dalrymple ) 0.007  9.046 -0.004      (M Proctor   ) 0.021  9.054  0.004
E1    (N Saetes    ) 0.027  9.089  0.039      (B VanPoperin) -0.006  9.112  0.062
 Qualified:            #19  9.089  0.039                       #24  9.112  0.062

Shannon gets a great light;Theobald breaks out trying to run him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                    6173 Ken Mostowich                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.057 180.67                     0.004  9.034 163.18
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.007             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Lash      ) 0.016 11.329  2.279      (G Torres    ) 0.028  9.081  0.031
E2    (C Langdon   ) 0.011  9.058  0.008      (J Morgan    ) 0.012  9.073  0.023
E1    (T Phillips  ) 0.008  9.063  0.013      (R Pedersen  ) 0.022  9.134  0.084
 Qualified:             #8  9.063  0.013                       #31  9.134  0.084

Perivolaris gets the advantage off the line and has a .015 package to take the win.

Perivolaris will take on Shannon in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5270 Mark Potts                           7319 Tanner Haitt                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  9.053 147.71                     0.002  9.078 153.89
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.003             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Boner     ) 0.011  9.097  0.047      (N Stephenson) 0.041  9.077  0.027
E2    (D Crawford  ) 0.017  9.054  0.004      (N Markuson  ) 0.000  9.060  0.010
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.023  9.100  0.050      (S Williams  ) 0.009  9.114  0.064
 Qualified:            #21  9.100  0.050                       #26  9.114  0.064

Hiatt gets the holeshot but can't hold off Potts.

Potts takes the win with a .019 package.

Potts will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 785X Ryan McClanahan                        58 Bradley Johnson              
E4                   0.019  9.033 178.12     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.056 175.39
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.017             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Herem     ) 0.022  9.063  0.013                     0.052  9.050  0.000
E2    (J Capp      ) 0.009  9.067  0.017      (V Torres    ) 0.019  9.017 -0.033
E1    (M Darsow    ) 0.005  9.113  0.063      (M Williams  ) 0.000  9.094  0.044
 Qualified:            #25  9.113  0.063                       #20  9.094  0.044

Johnson gets an almost perfect light;McClanahan breaks out.

Johnson will take on Torres in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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