Sat, 18 May 2019, 15:19 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 194C Chase Fahnestock                        5 Mike Robilotto               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.925 164.45                     0.020  8.931 171.34
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Bernier   ) 0.010  8.902  0.002                     0.028  8.878 -0.022
E1    (P Mollichell) 0.013  8.925  0.025      (B Warren-Fol) 0.011  8.902  0.002
 Qualified:             #7  8.925  0.025                        #1  8.902  0.002

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 3,209 feet, track temperature 134 degrees.

They leave at the same time and Fahnestock gets the win in a great drag race. Chase Fahnestock's MOV: 0.0065 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 157M Michele Costa                          27 Sherman Adcock               
E3                   0.019 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.008  8.996 146.89
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.096
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Krepela   ) 0.006  8.920  0.020      (C Harris    ) 0.022  8.919  0.019
E1    (R Skipper   ) 0.035  8.943  0.043      (S Logan     ) 0.085  8.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #11  8.943  0.043                        #5  8.923  0.023

Costa appeared to beak an axle as the left rear slick came off the dragster. Adcock with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1756 Jeff Kundratic                       2217 Colby Fuller                 
E3                   0.008  8.954 160.81     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.931 168.47
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.054             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Boicesco  ) 0.026 12.239  3.339      (D Bangs     ) 0.008  8.907  0.007
E1    (J Cambria   ) 0.014  8.952  0.052      (N on File   ) 0.034  8.879 -0.021
 Qualified:            #13  8.952  0.052                       #19  8.879 -0.021

Kundratic with a great light, but Fuller was just a couple ticks behind and took the win. He will race Adcock in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1055 Kenneth Moses                        100R Jacob Otto                   
E3                   0.026 13.233  66.18     ****WINNER****  0.044  8.903 162.39
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  4.333             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Fetch     ) 0.041  8.880 -0.020      (N Stephenson) 0.012  8.956  0.056
E1    (R Stroud    ) 0.042  8.899 -0.001      (K Hanley    ) 0.006  8.934  0.034
 Qualified:            #15  8.899 -0.001                       #10  8.934  0.034

Moses with the starting line advantage, but had problems and Otto gets the win. He will face Fahnestock in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Chris Garretson                      2231 Frank Altilio                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.931 133.55                     0.004  8.951 155.33
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Midgett   ) 0.024  8.916  0.016      (R Houston   ) 0.029  8.894 -0.006
E1    (J Labbous   ) 0.016  8.890 -0.010      (S Martel    ) 0.016  8.858 -0.042
 Qualified:            #17  8.890 -0.010                       #23  8.858 -0.042

Altilio with a great light, but Garretson chased him down for the win in a close one. Chris Garretson's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1223 Daniel Bisbano                        122 Christina DiBartolomeo       
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  8.960 171.66                     0.059  8.891 172.01
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.060             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Stalba    ) 0.040  8.881 -0.019      (W Hardifer  ) 0.056  8.881 -0.019
E1    (R Dorr      ) 0.013  8.909  0.009      (S Coughlin  ) 0.003  8.877 -0.023
 Qualified:             #3  8.909  0.009                       #20  8.877 -0.023

Bisbano with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Garretson in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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