Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 21:26 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2908 Corey Manuel                         1958 Lee Ream                     
E5   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.938 172.72                     0.027  8.932 185.10
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E4    (Z Fisher    ) 0.002  8.893 -0.007      (A O'Brien   ) 0.001  8.938  0.038
E3    (C Garretson ) 0.015  8.923  0.023      (T Denton    ) 0.021  8.922  0.022
E2    (F Genovesi  ) 0.010  8.892 -0.008      (K Woeber    ) 0.012  8.907  0.007
E1    (Z Evans     ) 0.015  8.894 -0.006      (F DiBartolom) 0.005  8.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #25  8.894 -0.006                        #9  8.919  0.019

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 1,643 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Manuel with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Corey Manuel's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  152 Anthony Fetch                        1155 Tom Stalba                   
E5                   0.014  8.896 158.11     ****WINNER****  0.023  8.898 166.97
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.061  8.905  0.005      (J Labbous   ) 0.023  8.901  0.001
E3    (B Upton     ) 0.025  8.910  0.010      (D Morris    ) 0.017  8.926  0.026
E2    (J Flynn     ) 0.002  8.926  0.026      (M Strassweg ) 0.021  8.912  0.012
E1    (C Cox-Walter) 0.030  8.966  0.066      (B Wheeler   ) 0.011  8.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #22  8.966  0.066                        #6  8.913  0.013

Fetch with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Stalba the win. Stalba is advancing to his 15th final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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