Fri, 01 Nov 2024, 12:39 PM Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 David Chun                           7319 Tanner Haitt                 
E2                   0.021  8.990 126.18     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.027 164.77
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.060             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.025 32.507 23.457      (R Lane      ) 0.026  9.061  0.011
 Qualified:            #30 32.507 23.457                       #13  9.061  0.011

9:13 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 53 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,043 feet.

Chun gets the advantage off of the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Haitt.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7696 Beau Hicks                           6997 Michael Dalrymple            
E2                  -0.010  9.031 175.96     ****WINNER****  0.029  9.024 185.84
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.019             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Woodard   ) 0.043  9.043 -0.007      (J Cowie     ) 0.020  9.064  0.014
 Qualified:            #32  9.043 -0.007                       #15  9.064  0.014

Hicks leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Dalrymple.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Trey Vetter                          6241 Casey Plazier                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  9.042 163.26                     0.064  9.034 155.79
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Perivolari) 0.004  9.051  0.001      (R Stevenson ) 0.004  9.073  0.023
 Qualified:             #2  9.051  0.001                       #19  9.073  0.023

Vetter gets out of the gate first and takes the double-breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                   4 Tanner Theobald              
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.014  9.035 174.28
                                                   S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (B Kam       ) 0.041  9.051  0.001
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.051  0.001

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7722 Jason Wieck                          7851 Robert Naber                 
E2                  -0.002  9.081 168.01     ****WINNER****  0.030  8.964 176.67
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.031             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.086
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Garbiso   ) 0.024  9.053  0.003      (A Williams  ) 0.014  9.086  0.036
 Qualified:             #6  9.053  0.003                       #23  9.086  0.036

Wieck just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Naber.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7662 Cody Stevenson                       6317 Ed Cox                       
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.059 170.45                     0.002  8.996 163.53
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.009             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.054
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Torres    ) 0.006  9.135  0.085      (T Marlow    ) 0.006  9.059  0.009
 Qualified:            #28  9.135  0.085                       #11  9.059  0.009

Stevenson is perfect off of the line and takes the win with a .009 package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Bill Webber                             7 Kris Whitfield               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  9.065 171.60                     0.030  9.044 157.95
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.015             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Mckoane   ) 0.010  9.060  0.010      (S Hendrix   ) 0.008  9.143  0.093
 Qualified:            #12  9.060  0.010                       #29  9.143  0.093

Webber gets the advantage off of the line;Whitfield breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Toby Payne                            563 Mike Cooper                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.997 180.55                    -0.026  8.995 180.79
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.053             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.055
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Dennis    ) 0.016  9.051  0.001      (C Babcock   ) 0.057  9.078  0.028
 Qualified:             #3  9.051  0.001                       #20  9.078  0.028

Cooper is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Payne.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2217 Colby Fuller                          541 Ed Cooper                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.133 155.65                    -0.037  9.044 187.29
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.083             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Milinazzo ) 0.013  9.053  0.003      (M Simmons   ) 0.039  9.082  0.032
 Qualified:             #5  9.053  0.003                       #22  9.082  0.032

Cooper goes red giving Fuller the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1048 Stephen Logan                         555 Michael Miller               
E2                   0.030  9.059 161.23     ****WINNER****  0.024  9.051 174.98
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.009             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Kundratic ) 0.018  9.102  0.052      (D Carranza  ) 0.019  9.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #26  9.102  0.052                        #9  9.057  0.007

Miller gets the holeshot and holds off logan for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   68 Hannah Vandermeer                      13 Tom Stalba                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.032 173.01                           No Time      
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.018             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): 90.949
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Bishop    ) 0.014  9.066  0.016      (J Denton    ) 0.020  9.038 -0.012
 Qualified:            #16  9.066  0.016                       #33  9.038 -0.012

Stalba left before the tree was activated and did not get a time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7035 Bob Van Popering                     155W Jerron Settles               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.095  9.049 180.74                    -0.003  9.006 184.19
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Webber    ) 0.009  9.056  0.006      (J Kundratic ) 0.024  9.087  0.037
 Qualified:             #7  9.056  0.006                       #24  9.087  0.037

Settles just misses the tree and goes red giving Van Popering the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 488B Luke Bogacki                          550 Ed Olpin                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  9.055 173.34                     0.020  9.061 176.33
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Kern      ) 0.019  9.115  0.065      (D Alves     ) 0.010  9.058  0.008
 Qualified:            #27  9.115  0.065                       #10  9.058  0.008

A coin flip off of the line, Bogacki runs dead on and takes the stripe for the win.

Luke Bogacki's MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  182 Michael Handras                      7613 Kevin Kleineweber            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  9.079 155.36                     0.012  9.010 166.31
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.029             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Medeisis  ) 0.011  9.052  0.002      (D Johnson   ) 0.011  9.078  0.028
 Qualified:             #4  9.052  0.002                       #21  9.078  0.028

Another close one off of the line, Kleineweber is a little too quick and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 Nick Alejamdre                         16 Ken Moses                    
E2                   0.027  9.015 165.48     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.049 176.95
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.035             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.014  9.022 -0.028      (N Saetes    ) 0.020  9.068  0.018
 Qualified:            #34  9.022 -0.028                       #17  9.068  0.018

Moses gets the advantage off of the line and takes the double-breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6661 Trevor Harkema                        735 Steve Williams               
E2                   0.007  9.030 169.89     ****WINNER****  0.033  9.039 174.75
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.020             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Moses     ) 0.024  9.056  0.006      (C Axford    ) 0.035  9.098  0.048
 Qualified:             #8  9.056  0.006                       #25  9.098  0.048

Harkema gets the advantage off of the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Williams.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7805 Gabriel Torres                       737M Madison Payne                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.087 163.24                     0.034  9.099 174.01
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.037             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Beck      ) 0.048  9.045 -0.005      (M Johnson   ) 0.019  9.062  0.012
 Qualified:            #31  9.045 -0.005                       #14  9.062  0.012

A coin flip off of the line, Torres takes the stripe and gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7119 Steve Flatt                            67 Dylan Hough                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  8.939 177.67                    -0.027  9.064 180.31
         SUC Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.111             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1                         No Time            (T Clark     ) 0.033  9.017 -0.033
 Qualified:            #18  9.071  0.021                       #35  9.017 -0.033

Hough is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Flatt.

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