Sun, 7 Mar 2004, 03:07 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 4070 Damon Dabbs                          7069 Glenn Kirby
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.910  0.010                    -0.081  8.931  0.031
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Proctor   ) 0.012  8.920  0.020      (M Heritage  ) 0.001  8.921  0.021
E2    (J Denton    ) 0.047  8.927  0.027      (G Krause    ) 0.018  8.965  0.065
E1    (N Matter    ) 0.033  8.888 -0.012      (C Le Clair  ) 0.005  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #48  8.888 -0.012                        #4  8.903  0.003

12:52 p.m.

Current weather conditions: 76 degrees, 46 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.01 inches, with a track temperature of 114 degrees. The corrected altitude is 2482 feet.

Kirby cuts it way too close this time and gives the red light win to Dabbs.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 765L Loreen Johnson                         75 Robert Naber
E4                   0.039  8.920  0.020     ****WINNER****  0.038  8.901  0.001
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Parker    ) 0.010  8.869 -0.031      (M Gedo      ) 0.025  8.909  0.009
E2    (S O'Bannon  ) 0.053  8.912  0.012      (J Lucy      ) 0.005  8.933  0.033
E1    (B Cannon    ) 0.032  8.941  0.041      (D Dolezal   ) 0.020  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #26  8.941  0.041                       #20  8.924  0.024

Even start and Naber will get the win. Robert Naber's MOV: 0.0202 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7247 Ken Serpan                           7685 Charlie Waggoner
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.861 -0.039                    -0.007  8.928  0.028
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Stewart   ) 0.011  8.890 -0.010      (J Livesey   ) 0.020  8.921  0.021
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.006  8.934  0.034      (J Kelso     ) 0.030  8.950  0.050
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.024  8.924  0.024      (B Williams  ) 0.005  8.935  0.035
 Qualified:            #19  8.924  0.024                       #25  8.935  0.035

Red light for Waggoner. Serpan breaks out, but it doesn't count.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
    9 Mike Henderson                         36 Rock Haas
E4                   0.023  8.883 -0.017     ****WINNER****  0.015  8.903  0.003
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Malicki   ) 0.014  8.900  0.000      (M Quigley   ) 0.017  8.942  0.042
E2    (R Cracraft  ) 0.030  8.933  0.033      (G Kern      ) 0.009  8.934  0.034
E1    (R Stoen     ) 0.036  8.908  0.008      (B Steinbach ) 0.026  9.107  0.207
 Qualified:             #9  8.908  0.008                       #41  9.107  0.207

Haas has an eighteen package, but doesn't need it as Henderson breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7842 Chris Forsyth                        7826 Kyle Seipel
E4                   0.007  8.892 -0.008     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.894 -0.006
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Lirones   ) 0.022  8.931  0.031      (J Stoen     ) 0.012  8.920  0.020
E2    (J Hughes    ) 0.025  8.913  0.013      (Bye         ) 0.011 10.919  2.019
E1    (L Figueroa  ) 0.014  8.958  0.058      (B Koski     ) 0.029  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #33  8.958  0.058                        #1  8.900  0.000

Seipel has a perfect light and forces Forsyth out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   73 Thomas Bayer                         7840 Gary Forkner
E4   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.929  0.029                     0.046  8.956  0.056
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Woolverton) 0.041  8.935  0.035      (T McBride   ) 0.011  8.909  0.009
E2    (G Boutte    ) 0.042  8.902  0.002      (H Will      ) 0.015  8.904  0.004
E1    (H Meziere Jr) 0.041  8.903  0.003      (V Torres    ) 0.036  8.934  0.034
 Qualified:             #5  8.903  0.003                       #24  8.934  0.034

Bayer takes the win from wire to wire.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  582 Crystal Gecker                             Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.886 -0.014
        S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Ferguson  ) 0.019  8.939  0.039
E2    (D Locascio  ) 0.035  8.927  0.027
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.021  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:             #2  8.901  0.001                     Bye

Gecker may want the perfect RT back for next round.

1:01 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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