Fri, 09 Nov 2018, 14:17 PM Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6173 Ken Mostowich                              Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  8.909 182.40     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Zynda III ) 0.033  8.901  0.001   
 Qualified:             #1  8.901  0.001                     Bye

10:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,389 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Bye run for Mostowich. Ken Mostowich's package: 0.012.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                         7192 Ryan Herem                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  8.960 161.85                     0.029  9.084 145.77
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.060             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.184
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.012  8.932  0.032      (M Cornelius ) 0.021  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #22  8.932  0.032                        #6  8.906  0.006

Only 0.002 difference in RT's and Casner gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7959 Russ Stevenson                         71 Thomas Bayer                 
E2                   0.018  8.863 168.30     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.929 152.88
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.037             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cooper    ) 0.102  8.898 -0.002      (V Torres Jr ) 0.011  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #25  8.898 -0.002                        #9  8.907  0.007

Thomas Bayer leaves with a six light. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2707 Tom Joseph                           7209 Chad Webber                  
E2                   0.044  8.890 169.38     ****WINNER****  0.008  8.901 162.90
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.006  8.898 -0.002      (N Cobb      ) 0.026  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #24  8.898 -0.002                        #8  8.907  0.007

Chad Webber's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0250 seconds (approximately 6 feet), opponent broke out.

Chad Webber's package: 0.009.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7687 Tanner Theobald                      5694 Don Nichols                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.899 173.14                     0.024  8.894 171.18
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Anderson  ) 0.016  8.905  0.005      (K Motter    ) 0.029  8.929  0.029
 Qualified:             #4  8.905  0.005                       #20  8.929  0.029

Really close finish! Just 0.005 difference in ET's!

Tanner Theobald's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0040 seconds (approximately 12 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7002 Allison McKoane                      7296 Madison Whitten              
E2                   0.110  8.883 182.50     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.930 154.17
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.017             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Reyes     ) 0.003  8.905  0.005      (S Parsons   ) 0.005  8.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #5  8.905  0.005                       #21  8.930  0.030

McKoane was late and then broke out! Madison Whitten leaves with a six light and gets the win.McKoane broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7125 Cody Webber                          5585 Bill Zimmerman               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.881 175.25                    -0.011  8.919 177.16
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.019             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Kenny     ) 0.018  8.925  0.025      (T Vetter    ) 0.008  8.864 -0.036
 Qualified:            #15  8.925  0.025                       #31  8.864 -0.036

Perfect light for Cody Webber and the win.s MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7019 Parker Theobald                      4934 Steve Collier                
E2                   0.005  8.895 164.25     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.898 181.35
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Kern      ) 0.016  8.904  0.004      (N Saetes    ) 0.065  8.927  0.027
 Qualified:             #2  8.904  0.004                       #18  8.927  0.027

Two good lights and they both run close to the index. Steve Collier's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2772 Ray Miller Jr.                       2771 Ray Miller III               
E2                  -0.005  8.896 187.91     ****WINNER****  0.032  8.861 185.41
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Kinard    ) 0.004  8.970  0.070      (M Roelle    ) 0.020  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #23  8.970  0.070                        #7  8.906  0.006

Father and son from Division two meet in round two! Tough deal!

Dad is too quick by -0.005 and Ray Miller III goes on to round three!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Justin Cooper                         555 Michael Miller               
E2                   0.011  8.876 165.46     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.896 173.07
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Warden    ) 0.028  8.881 -0.019      (T Parker    ) 0.042  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #28  8.881 -0.019                       #12  8.911  0.011

Just 0.001 difference in RT's and Michael Miller runs closer to the index. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  307 Tony Helms                           5396 Bradley Johnson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.896 177.79                     0.028  8.888 179.23
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Williams  ) 0.016  8.928  0.028      (N Stephenson) 0.011  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #19  8.928  0.028                        #3  8.904  0.004

Tony Helms' MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0060 seconds (approximately 19 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  269 David Schmidt                        7806 Dave Alves                   
E2                   0.012  8.871 172.72     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.917 181.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.029             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Woodard   ) 0.017  8.910  0.010      (D Vander Mee) 0.036  8.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #11  8.910  0.010                       #27  8.888 -0.012

Dave Alves' MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7506 Trey Vetter                           547 Kevin Wright                 
E2                   0.019  8.874 156.59     ****WINNER****  0.040  8.896 182.03
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Waggoner  ) 0.033  8.921  0.021      (S Hamilton  ) 0.004  8.880 -0.020
 Qualified:            #13  8.921  0.021                       #29  8.880 -0.020

Kevin Wright's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7151 Jeff Connelly                         541 Ed Cooper                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.979 172.01                     0.033  8.967 172.61
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.079             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Aragona Jr) 0.022  8.926  0.026      (G Krause    ) 0.083  8.854 -0.046
 Qualified:            #17  8.926  0.026                       #33  8.854 -0.046

Nice seven light for Jeff Connelly and the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                              6 Marko Perivolaris            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.904 171.84                     0.004  8.899 183.17
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.013  8.858 -0.042      (L Welfringer) 0.011  8.925  0.025
 Qualified:            #32  8.858 -0.042                       #16  8.925  0.025

Identical 0.004 lights and Val Torres gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.001. OUCH!

Val Torres' package: 0.008.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Gabriel Torres                       7212 Peyton Januik                
E2                   0.036  8.887 164.03     ****WINNER****  0.016  8.906 175.25
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.081  8.896 -0.004      (M Clevenger ) 0.042  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #26  8.896 -0.004                       #10  8.908  0.008

Peyton Januik's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 3 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5192 Mark Grame                             66 Randy Beck                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.925 171.21                     0.004  8.954 155.85
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R McClanahan) 0.032  8.880 -0.020      (E Kowalski  ) 0.011  8.925  0.025
 Qualified:            #30  8.880 -0.020                       #14  8.925  0.025

Mark Grame's MOV: 0.0172 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

11:14 AM

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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