Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 11:52 AM Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7837 Kevin Motter                         L702 Rich Lash                    
E2                   0.037  8.939 167.70     ****WINNER****  0.044  8.931 171.93
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.039             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Darsow    ) 0.027  8.877 -0.023      (T Larson    ) 0.008  8.930  0.030
 Qualified:            #23  8.877 -0.023                       #11  8.930  0.030

9:35 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 49 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 959 feet, track temperature 54 degrees.

Just 0.007 difference in RT and 0.008 in ET's.

Rich Lash takes the super close win. MOV: 0.0016 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5265 Cal Belden                           720D Nik Downing                  
E2                   0.039  8.962 168.53     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.968 170.28
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.062             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.017  8.878 -0.022      (M Proctor   ) 0.021  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #22  8.878 -0.022                       #10  8.924  0.024

Nik Downing leaves with a fourteen light and takes the close win. MOV: 0.0192 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4417 Vern Bolton                           547 Kevin Wright                 
E2                   0.048  8.864 169.34     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.913 180.00
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cornelius ) 0.004  8.898 -0.002      (N Markuson  ) 0.036  8.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #18  8.898 -0.002                        #6  8.918  0.018

Nice ten light for Wright and the breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7125 Cody Webber                          4405 Jim Berry                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060  8.905 174.68                    -0.021  8.894 176.19
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Warden    ) 0.011  8.905  0.005      (G Durie     ) 0.010  8.952  0.052
 Qualified:             #3  8.905  0.005                       #15  8.952  0.052

Berry goes red and Webber goes to round three. Webber runs five to the index.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4961 Craig Anderson                        518 Mallory Reis                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  8.934 178.42                     0.034  8.892 172.19
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.034  8.914  0.014      (D Dolezal   ) 0.041  8.956  0.056
 Qualified:             #4  8.914  0.014                       #16  8.956  0.056

Just 0.001 difference in RT's and then Reis breaks out by -0.008.

Anderson will go on to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4796 Bill Dennis                          7805 Gabriel Torres               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.912 183.47                     0.016  8.923 165.56
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Harkema   ) 0.006  8.871 -0.029      (T Dahlberg  ) 0.070  8.930  0.030
 Qualified:            #24  8.871 -0.029                       #12  8.930  0.030

Four thousands at the green and eleven in the lights.

Bill Dennis' MOV: 0.0155 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                            551 Rick Milinazzo               
E2                   0.032  8.905 177.56     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.912 183.82
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.008  8.895 -0.005      (E Kowalski  ) 0.006  8.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #19  8.895 -0.005                        #7  8.923  0.023

Torres runs five to the index, but Rick Milinazzo has a better package for the close win. MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Chadd Webber                         7851 Robert Naber                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.924 171.38                    -0.007  8.884 181.15
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.015  8.918  0.018      (M Perivolari) 0.012  8.972  0.072
 Qualified:             #5  8.918  0.018                       #17  8.972  0.072

Naber is too quick at the green and gives Webber a free pass to the next round. Webber had a great eight light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 751X Kenny Snow                           7012 Johnny Burke                 
E2                   0.011  8.932 159.40     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.900 166.64
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Stewart   ) 0.014  8.924  0.024      (S Williams  ) 0.040  8.888 -0.012
 Qualified:             #8  8.924  0.024                       #20  8.888 -0.012

Johnny Burke runs right on the index with a 0.017 light to take the win. MOV: 0.0265 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Snow had a better 0.011 light to no avail.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T700 Bobby Marcheski                      3387 Jeff Beckman                 
E2                  -0.005  8.988 174.68     ****WINNER****  1.570  9.220 167.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.088             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.320
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Potts     ) 0.015  8.945  0.045      (G Kern      ) 0.009  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #13  8.945  0.045                        #1  8.900  0.000

Marcheski misses the tree by just -0.005 and Jeff Beckman is way late and slows for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7691 Aaron Kinard                         7023 Chuck Babcock                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  8.952 171.42                     0.084  8.921 169.55
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.052             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Warden    ) 0.016  8.924  0.024      (H Huber     ) 0.013  8.886 -0.014
 Qualified:             #9  8.924  0.024                       #21  8.886 -0.014

Aaron Kinard's MOV: 0.0110 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Trey Vetter                          7260 Martin Clevenger             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  8.876 177.63                    -0.006  8.852 167.49
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.048
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Marshall  ) 0.021  8.902  0.002      (T Bayer     ) 0.030  8.950  0.050
 Qualified:             #2  8.902  0.002                       #14  8.950  0.050

Clevenger goes red by six to give the win to Vetter.

9:49 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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