Sat, 22 Feb 2020, 20:18 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7506 Trey Vetter                          7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.007  8.922 171.62
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Welfringer) 0.028  9.035  0.135      (M Payne     ) 0.040  8.942  0.042
E1    (J Burke     ) 0.031  8.916  0.016      (E Kowalski  ) 0.018  8.929  0.029
 Qualified:             #6  8.916  0.016                       #13  8.929  0.029

6:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,917 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Vetter is a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  582 Jerry Dean                           7061 Larry Marshall               
E3                   0.045  8.913 166.60     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.947 166.70
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Theobald  ) 0.015  8.905  0.005                     0.065  8.886 -0.014
E1    (Bye         ) -0.015  8.917  0.017      (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.024  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:             #8  8.917  0.017                        #1  8.904  0.004

Strong seven light for Larry Marshall to take the narrow hoe shot win. MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4796 Bill Dennis                          4405 Jim Berry                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  8.926 183.17                    -0.005  8.881 174.37
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Dolezal   ) 0.045  8.932  0.032      (S Williams  ) 0.005  8.927  0.027
E1    (T Theobald  ) 0.004  8.888 -0.012      (G Torres    ) 0.036  8.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #25  8.888 -0.012                        #5  8.915  0.015

Winner will face Marshall tomorrow.

Bill Dennis' MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Trevor Larson                        3896 Steve Hamilton               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.892 183.05                     0.013  8.889 171.97
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Boehner   ) 0.004  8.903  0.003      (M Darsow    ) 0.054  9.017  0.117
E1    (P Theobald  ) 0.000  8.905  0.005      (C Webber    ) 0.009  8.897 -0.003
 Qualified:             #2  8.905  0.005                       #22  8.897 -0.003

Winner gets the bye run next round.

THey leave together with 0.013 RT's and Trevor Larson's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5265 Cal Belden                           724P Seth Polvadore               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.897 165.82                     0.031  8.885 159.08
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Babcock   ) 0.012  8.890 -0.010      (B Williams  ) 0.100  8.874 -0.026
E1    (M Cornelius ) 0.014  8.941  0.041      (M Clevenger ) 0.001  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #16  8.941  0.041                       #23  8.893 -0.007

Perfect light for Cal Belden and the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0190 seconds (approximately 4 feet) in a double breakout.

He races Thomas tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Chad Webber                          7657 Punch Johnson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.941 167.09                     0.035  8.943 162.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.041             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Bolton    ) 0.019  8.904  0.004      (K Wright    ) 0.042  8.875 -0.025
E1    (D Alves     ) 0.034  8.945  0.045      (P Dean      ) 0.031  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #17  8.945  0.045                       #24  8.893 -0.007

Close race. Just 0.002 difference in ET's!

Chad Webber score the win. MOV: 0.0265 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                           7504 Jordan Stewart               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  8.896 164.45                     0.039  8.858 171.97
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.042
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Denton    ) 0.032  8.953  0.053      (K Mostowich ) 0.080  9.023  0.123
E1    (M Withers   ) 0.214  8.876 -0.024      (L Warden    ) 0.040  8.961  0.061
 Qualified:            #27  8.876 -0.024                       #20  8.961  0.061

Val Torres' MOV: Double breakout. He races Webber next round.

6:15 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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