Sat, 28 Oct 2017, 14:10 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 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
        Bye                                5270 Mark Potts                   
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.020  9.066 162.74
                                                   S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (T Hiatt     ) 0.016  9.053  0.003
E3                                           (M Boner     ) 0.011  9.097  0.047
E2                                           (D Crawford  ) 0.017  9.054  0.004
E1                                           (C Babcock   ) 0.023  9.100  0.050
 Qualified:                                                      #21  9.100  0.050

11:03 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 4,253 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780V Val Torres Jr.                         58 Bradley Johnson              
E5                   0.022  9.050 173.45     ****WINNER****  0.003  9.061 170.67
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.000             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4    (G Boutte    ) 0.028  9.053  0.003      (R McClanahan) 0.001  9.056  0.006
E3    (B Dennis    ) 0.004  9.090  0.040                     0.052  9.050  0.000
E2    (P Johnson   ) 0.009  9.066  0.016      (V Torres    ) 0.019  9.017 -0.033
E1    (M Hiatt     ) 0.019  9.058  0.008      (M Williams  ) 0.000  9.094  0.044
 Qualified:             #4  9.058  0.008                       #20  9.094  0.044

Johnson gets out of the gate first, Torres runs dead on the number, but it isn't enough to make up the difference at the starting line. Johnson had a .014 package to take the win.

Johnson will take on Potts in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Mike Shannon                         7585 Marko Perivolaris            
E5                   0.033  9.066 165.01     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.079 180.33
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.016             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Theobald  ) 0.001  9.076  0.026      (K Mostowich ) 0.008  9.057  0.007
E3    (G Wamboldt  ) 0.023  9.047 -0.003      (R Lash      ) 0.016 11.329  2.279
E2    (M Dalrymple ) 0.007  9.046 -0.004      (C Langdon   ) 0.011  9.058  0.008
E1    (N Saetes    ) 0.027  9.089  0.039      (T Phillips  ) 0.008  9.063  0.013
 Qualified:            #19  9.089  0.039                        #8  9.063  0.013

Perivolaris gets the advantage off the line and holds off Shannon to take the win.

Perivolaris will have a bye into the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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