Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 05:35 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7044 Charles Stark                        4754 Billy Torrence               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  8.896 164.11                    -0.179  9.053 149.80
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.153
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Hughes    ) 0.027  8.917  0.017      (R Connolly  ) 0.017  8.925  0.025
E2    (J Denton    ) 0.018  8.934  0.034      (R Mirizio   ) 0.009  8.906  0.006
E1    (C Force     ) 0.024  8.893 -0.007      (T Stewart   ) 0.055  8.853 -0.047
 Qualified:            #27  8.893 -0.007                       #44  8.853 -0.047

2:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Major red light for Torrance gives the easy win to Stark.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7010 Travis Theobald                        52 Jeff Cheney                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.907 171.45                     0.013  8.898 165.54
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Waggoner J) 0.033  8.921  0.021      (L Parfait   ) 0.008  8.914  0.014
E2    (T McBride   ) 0.040  8.883 -0.017      (M Ferderer  ) 0.013  8.915  0.015
E1    (L Scarth    ) 0.014  8.891 -0.009      (L Bernshause) 0.015  8.828 -0.072
 Qualified:            #29  8.891 -0.009                       #46  8.828 -0.072

Cheney just misses the index by -.002 and gives the win to Theobald.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5492 Gary Wamboldt                        7336 Justin Davis                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.001  8.927 157.01                     0.011  8.936 156.66
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.027             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Gedo      ) 0.026  8.902  0.002      (M Gulko     ) 0.023  8.923  0.023
E2    (B Cannon    ) 0.013  8.914  0.014      (B Chesbrough) 0.030  8.956  0.056
E1    (C Lucas     ) 0.038  8.906  0.006      (M Hiatt     ) 0.056  8.887 -0.013
 Qualified:             #3  8.906  0.006                       #32  8.887 -0.013

Gary Wamboldt's MOV: 0.0197 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7062 Chris Lindsay                          31 Rock Haas                    
E4                   0.041  8.906 170.15     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.932 175.71
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Castillo  ) 0.011  8.902  0.002      (B Dye Jr    ) 0.039  8.923  0.023
E2    (S Williams  ) 0.063  8.901  0.001      (J Klomps    ) 0.012  8.899 -0.001
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.014  8.910  0.010      (S Walls     ) 0.019  8.878 -0.022
 Qualified:            #11  8.910  0.010                       #39  8.878 -0.022

Rock Haas' MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7707 Michael Boner                           1 Gary Stinnett                
E4                   0.000  8.938 163.31     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.912 176.51
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Wood      ) 0.080  8.945  0.045      (J Jeffery   ) 0.037  8.909  0.009
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.005  8.920  0.020      (K Quinlan   ) 0.072  8.910  0.010
E1    (V Torres Jr ) 0.032  8.896 -0.004      (M Mustard   ) 0.001  8.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #25  8.896 -0.004                       #31  8.888 -0.012

WOW! .000 RT in the right lane and .002 RT in the left. Stinnett runs closer to the index to take the close win. Gary Stinnett's MOV: 0.0243 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Ron Erks                             7061 Larry Marshall               
E4                  -0.006  8.898 179.18     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.896 173.65
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D LoCascio  ) 0.033  9.155  0.255                     0.971  8.899 -0.001
E2    (R Naber     ) 0.027  8.909  0.009      (H Meziere   ) 0.010  8.926  0.026
E1    (D Kruse     ) 0.037  8.891 -0.009      (S Johnson   ) 0.029  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #30  8.891 -0.009                        #1  8.901  0.001

After all the good lights, Erks is -0.006 too quick.

2:28 p.m. Marshall vs. Stark; Wamboldt vs. Cheney; Stinnett vs. Haas in Round Five.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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