Sat, 27 Oct 2018, 20:55 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4934 Steve Collier                        5396 Bradley Johnson              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.013 178.28                    -0.001  9.154 149.70
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.037             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.104
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.006  9.087  0.037      (M Hiatt     ) 0.004  9.066  0.016
E1    (A Kenny     ) 0.017  9.050  0.000      (C Waggoner  ) 0.059  9.066  0.016
 Qualified:             #1  9.050  0.000                       #11  9.066  0.016

5:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 27.86 inches, adjusted altitude 4,453 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Johnson just misses the tree and goes red giving Collier the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7691 Aaron Kinard                            6 Marko Perivolaris            
E3                   0.004  9.047 167.91     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.049 179.61
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Miller    ) 0.002  9.071  0.021      (D Barton    ) 0.007  9.024 -0.026
E1    (K Motter    ) 0.011  9.045 -0.005      (J Demers    ) 0.015  9.072  0.022
 Qualified:            #26  9.045 -0.005                       #17  9.072  0.022

Kinard gets out of the gate first but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Perivolaris.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4796 Bill Dennis                          6782 Brian Preszler               
E3                   0.011  9.037 179.90     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.044 173.07
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Reyes     ) 0.021  9.058  0.008      (A Savage    ) 0.056  9.085  0.035
E1    (R Dahlberg  ) 0.023  9.057  0.007      (M Cornelius ) 0.045  9.039 -0.011
 Qualified:             #6  9.057  0.007                       #35  9.039 -0.011

Dennis gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out more thanPreszler.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7125 Cody Webber                           547 Kevin Wright                 
E3                   0.024  9.059 170.67     ****WINNER****  0.014  9.063 172.32
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.009             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kenny     ) 0.001  9.074  0.024      (R Naber     ) 0.012  9.056  0.006
E1    (G Wamboldt  ) 0.019  9.040 -0.010      (J Dean      ) 0.016  9.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #31  9.040 -0.010                        #2  9.051  0.001

Wright gets the advantage off the line and takes the close win.

Kevin Wright's MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5684 Cody Perkins                         7506 Trey Vetter                  
E3                   0.013  9.017 152.99     ****WINNER****  0.023  9.053 157.93
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.033             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Comstock  ) 0.013  9.034 -0.016      (G Kern      ) 0.006  9.039 -0.011
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.005  9.033 -0.017      (D Schmidt   ) 0.003  9.044 -0.006
 Qualified:            #37  9.033 -0.017                       #27  9.044 -0.006

Perkins gets the holeshot but is a little too quick and breaks out giving the win to Vetter.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1055 Kenneth Moses                        363X Ray Connolly                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  9.124 165.54                    -0.003  9.060 189.28
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.074             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Hiatt     ) 0.058  9.496  0.446      (M Proctor   ) 0.023  9.080  0.030
E1    (J Morgan    ) 0.037  9.298  0.248      (D Crawford  ) 0.020  9.069  0.019
 Qualified:            #24  9.298  0.248                       #15  9.069  0.019

Connolly just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Moses.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5027 Neil Markuson                        6173 Ken Mostowich                
E3                   0.031  9.055 157.21     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.074 168.22
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A McClure   ) 0.004  9.043 -0.007      (R Milinazzo ) 0.047  9.066  0.016
E1    (M Mustard   ) 0.020  9.145  0.095      (Bye         ) -0.003  9.066  0.016
 Qualified:            #22  9.145  0.095                       #13  9.066  0.016

Mostowich gets out of the gate first and holds off Markuson for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5192 Mark Grame                           7687 Tanner Theobald              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.054 171.40                    -0.001  9.060 155.51
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Vang      ) 0.014  9.053  0.003      (B Zimmerman ) 0.002  9.064  0.014
E1    (G Garbiso   ) 0.014  9.052  0.002      (T Vetter    ) 0.017  9.040 -0.010
 Qualified:             #4  9.052  0.002                       #33  9.040 -0.010

Theobald just misses the tree, Grame gets a perfect light and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7019 Parker Theobald                       735 Steve Williams               
E3                   0.016  9.069 158.04     ****WINNER****  0.022  9.060 172.23
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.019             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.015  9.082  0.032      (T Bayer     ) 0.003  9.038 -0.012
E1    (T Parker    ) 0.009  9.044 -0.006      (P Januik    ) 0.057  9.077  0.027
 Qualified:            #28  9.044 -0.006                       #19  9.077  0.027

Williams is a little behind off the line but is able to get the stripe and takes the win.

Steve Williams' MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1155 Tom Stalba                            534 Todd McCann                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.062 162.31                     0.033  9.035 159.16
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Warden    ) 0.018  8.984 -0.066      (G Boutte    ) 0.012  9.069  0.019
E1    (J Connelly  ) 0.074  9.027 -0.023      (G Torres    ) 0.038  9.064  0.014
 Qualified:            #39  9.027 -0.023                       #10  9.064  0.014

Stalba gets the holeshot;McCann breaks out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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