Sat, 13 Nov 2010, 11:00 PM Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 601A Jim Glenn                             754 Mark Darsow                  
E2                         11.342 112.01     ****WINNER****  0.044  8.997 150.83
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  2.442             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.097
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.066  8.925  0.025      (J Dalrymple ) 0.011  8.899 -0.001
 Qualified:            #18  8.925  0.025                       #38  8.899 -0.001

7:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,218 feet.

We finally get to see the Super Comp guys and gals in eliminations.

Glenn's car just sits in the lights at the green and then motors on down the track. Weird!

Darsow gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  547 Kevin Wright                           62 Tom Pappas                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.905 166.58                     0.024  8.912 173.36
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Woodard   ) 0.087  8.913  0.013      (E Johnson   ) 0.073  8.968  0.068
 Qualified:            #11  8.913  0.013                       #31  8.968  0.068

Kevin Wright's MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Kevin Wright's package: 0.020.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7826 Kyle Seipel                           739 Jonathan Fiello              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  8.913 158.15                     0.031  8.884 172.23
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Parfait   ) 0.003  8.888 -0.012      (C Langdon   ) 0.028  8.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #40  8.888 -0.012                       #20  8.927  0.027

Kyle Seipel wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7685 Charlie Waggoner                     7221 Jack Freckman                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.942 158.37                     0.028  8.935 164.49
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Forsyth   ) 0.007  8.906  0.006      (L Madrid    ) 0.029  8.937  0.037
 Qualified:             #6  8.906  0.006                       #26  8.937  0.037

Charlie Waggoner gets the light and the close win. MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  534 Todd McCann                          7526 Cathy Means                  
E2                  -0.009  8.874 164.51     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.873 183.67
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Davidson  ) 0.406  8.904  0.004      (B Chesbrough) -0.004  8.933  0.033
 Qualified:             #4  8.904  0.004                       #24  8.933  0.033

Cathy Means wins on a -0.009 red light by McCann.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7669 Matt Constant                        7796 John Richardson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.925 168.43                     0.013  8.944 178.14
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Herem     ) 0.004  8.926  0.026      (S Karsten   ) 0.027  8.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #19  8.926  0.026                       #39  8.890 -0.010

Two good lights and Constant gets the seven foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Greg Krause                           564 Tim Parker                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.954 168.16                     0.028  8.974 163.49
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.054             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.074
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Yancer    ) 0.027  8.927  0.027      (T Barton    ) 0.026  8.883 -0.017
 Qualified:            #21  8.927  0.027                       #41  8.883 -0.017

Greg Krause's MOV: 0.0183 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                             77 Bart Hiatt                   
E2                   0.028  8.851 175.05     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.882 167.86
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.049             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.006  9.031  0.131      (R Cracraft  ) 0.017  8.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #36  9.031  0.131                       #16  8.918  0.018

Great 0.002 light for Hiatt and a double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   37 Don Higgins                          5591 Lance Trujillo               
E2                   0.030  8.867 178.19     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.885 172.65
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Smith     ) 0.037  8.910  0.010      (S Casner    ) 0.012  8.952  0.052
 Qualified:             #9  8.910  0.010                       #29  8.952  0.052

Almost even lights and Lance Trujillo wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7725 Mike Hiatt                             10 Michael Miller               
E2                   0.031  8.926 171.12     ****WINNER****  0.036  8.909 182.77
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Beckstrom ) 0.003  8.901  0.001      (E Krzywicki ) 0.038  8.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #2  8.901  0.001                       #22  8.931  0.031

Michael Miller's MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 344E Steve Mikus                          7210 Hubert Pierce                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.905 162.47                    -0.002  8.913 163.33
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Kinard    ) 0.013  8.932  0.032      (M Henderson ) 0.002  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #23  8.932  0.032                        #3  8.903  0.003

Steve Mikus wins on a -0.002 red light by Pierce.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 729B Jimmy Lintz                          7351 Jerry Denton                 
E2                  -0.002  8.934 156.75     ****WINNER****  0.030  8.902 166.62
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Richardson) 0.008  8.936  0.036      (R Comstock  ) 0.024  8.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #25  8.936  0.036                        #5  8.905  0.005

Another red light. Denton gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  762 Colton Hiatt                         789M Lynsi Martinez               
E2                   0.043  8.950 170.11     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.970 172.78
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.050             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J DeRencin  ) 0.008  8.992  0.092      (L Welfringer) 0.029  8.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #33  8.992  0.092                       #13  8.915  0.015

Lynsi Martinez gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Dave Morgan                           395 Jim Howe                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.914 158.58                     0.115  8.900 158.54
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.014             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Lucas     ) 0.005  9.008  0.108      (M Fischle   ) 0.055  8.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #35  9.008  0.108                       #15  8.917  0.017

Howe runs right on and loses by twenty one feet, as he is waaay late.

Morgan goes on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7855 Greg Boutte                          4885 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.027  9.663 116.35     ****WINNER****  0.007  9.129 140.63
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.763             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.229
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Dye Jr    ) 0.005  8.907  0.007      (S Nelson    ) 0.032  8.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #8  8.907  0.007                       #28  8.947  0.047

Boutte breaks and gives an easy one to Lewis. Lewis carded a tough 0.007 light and would have been tough to beat.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Gabriel Torres                       5684 Cody Perkins                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  8.895 157.34                     0.017  8.890 161.40
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Downing   ) 0.032  8.906  0.006      (J Coughlin  ) 0.011  8.937  0.037
 Qualified:             #7  8.906  0.006                       #27  8.937  0.037

Gabriel Torres wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   57 Gary Stinnett                         550 Ed Olpin                     
E2                   0.028  8.916 178.21     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.936 174.93
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Davis     ) 0.030  8.917  0.017      (R McKinley J) 0.028  8.992  0.092
 Qualified:            #14  8.917  0.017                       #34  8.992  0.092

Ed Olpin gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7840 Gary Forkner                         6173 Ken Mostowich                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  8.934 177.18                     0.027  8.954 179.97
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Naber     ) 0.044  8.922  0.022      (B Botelho   ) -0.008  8.899 -0.001
 Qualified:            #17  8.922  0.022                       #37  8.899 -0.001

Two door cars meet and leave with close RT's. Gary Forkner's MOV: 0.0162 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Thomas Bayer                         7528 Cameron Ferre                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.916 161.59                     0.030  8.882 172.74
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.016             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Vander Mee) 0.012  8.911  0.011      (C Stewart   ) 0.024  8.959  0.059
 Qualified:            #10  8.911  0.011                       #30  8.959  0.059

Thomas Bayer wins on a breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Steve Williams                          6 Michael Dalrymple            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.925 177.60                     0.031  8.930 170.30
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Rumis     ) 0.012  8.981  0.081      (G Aguayo    ) 0.017  8.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #32  8.981  0.081                       #12  8.914  0.014

Steve Williams' MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  78 Andrew Madrid                
E2                                            ****WINNER**** -0.006  8.886 178.50
                                                  S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (M Quigley   ) 0.027  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:                                                       #1  8.900  0.000

Bye run for Madrid.

7:50 p.m. Round three: Madrid vs. Williams; Torres vs. Forkner; Means vs. Olpin; Trujillo vs. Constant; Lewis vs. Darsow; Denton vs. Morgan; Bayer vs. Seipel; Mikus vs. Martinez vs. Waggoner vs. B. Hiatt; Wright vs. Krause; and M. Hiatt gets the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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