Sat, 09 Mar 2024, 08:36 AM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2455 Jimmy Williams                          6 Jason Kenny                  
E3                   0.056  8.864 161.79     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.913 175.87
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.036             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gerakaris ) 0.044  8.935  0.035      (W Krug      ) 0.031  8.926  0.026
E1    (V Houston   ) 0.014  8.890 -0.010      (A Prose     ) 0.051  8.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #33  8.890 -0.010                        #7  8.914  0.014

8:17 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 90 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,704 feet.

Kenny gets out of the gate first;Williams breaks out trying to reel him in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T601 John Theofelis                         16 Kenneth Moses                
E3                   0.021  8.895 161.42     ****WINNER****  0.081  8.908 174.35
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Settles   ) 0.006  8.901  0.001      (S Mackie    ) 0.005  8.930  0.030
E1    (J Labbous   ) 0.011  8.927  0.027      (A Morris    ) 0.024  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #14  8.927  0.027                        #5  8.911  0.011

Theofelis gets the advantage off of the line but he takes too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1991 Chris Garretson                        49 Trene Cressonie              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.920 120.01                     0.035  8.918 183.97
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Houston   ) 0.039  8.979  0.079      (D Bodnar    ) 0.011  8.973  0.073
E1    (E Toolis    ) 0.042  8.976  0.076      (G Pritchett ) 0.037  8.931  0.031
 Qualified:            #26  8.976  0.076                       #18  8.931  0.031

Garretson gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

Chris Garretson's MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1884 Phillip Mollichella                  4369 Holden Laris                 
E3                   0.017  8.857 182.77     ****WINNER****  0.053  8.922 171.34
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.043             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Woeber    ) 0.022  8.973  0.073      (B Mize      ) 0.001  9.157  0.257
E1    (N Furr      ) 0.017  8.937  0.037      (J Eastburn  ) 0.004  9.026  0.126
 Qualified:            #19  8.937  0.037                       #28  9.026  0.126

Mollichella gets out of the gate first but runs too quick and breaks out giving the win to laris.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 106X Jeff Stricker                          26 James Stahl                  
E3                  -0.008  8.912 177.58     ****WINNER****  0.004  8.934 179.95
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Handras   ) 0.065  8.908  0.008      (A Hight     ) 0.020  8.924  0.024
E1    (W Cook      ) 0.017  8.912  0.012      (B Cassin    ) 0.017  8.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #6  8.912  0.012                       #15  8.928  0.028

Stricker is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Stahl.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3941 Bob Prose                            321X David Dahlem                 
E3                  -0.128  8.824 186.72     ****WINNER****  0.030  8.891 177.32
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.076             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Logan     ) 0.043  8.917  0.017      (C Trotter   ) 0.022  8.909  0.009
E1    (J Bator     ) 0.004  8.905  0.005      (L Freer     ) 0.016  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:             #3  8.905  0.005                       #12  8.921  0.021

Prose leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Dahlem.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   19 Kelly Kundratic                      2771 Ray Miller III               
E3                   0.039  8.898 170.28     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.904 173.14
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Meeks     ) 0.034  8.933  0.033      (D Morris    ) 0.000  8.976  0.076
E1    (K Griffiths ) 0.007  8.951  0.051      (R Aldrich   ) 0.014  8.864 -0.036
 Qualified:            #25  8.951  0.051                       #34  8.864 -0.036

Miller gets the holeshot;Kundratic breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  147 Jessica Eastburn                     2217 Joseph Fuller                
E3                   0.084  8.884 174.73     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.933 178.31
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Millwood  ) 0.034  8.900  0.000      (C Lewis     ) 0.065  8.909  0.009
E1    (R Houston Jr) 0.056  8.941  0.041      (T Collier   ) 0.015  8.925  0.025
 Qualified:            #21  8.941  0.041                       #13  8.925  0.025

Fuller gets a great light and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                          2950 Sherman Adcock               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.915 156.77                     0.053  8.859 173.16
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.022  8.800 -0.100      (K Hanley    ) 0.005  8.917  0.017
E1    (K White     ) 0.029  8.903  0.003      (D Miller    ) 0.016  9.016  0.116
 Qualified:             #1  8.903  0.003                       #27  9.016  0.116

Plourd with the holeshot;Adcock breaks out.

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