Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 08:20 PM Super Comp Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                              547 Kevin Wright                 
E7                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.090  9.902 107.96
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  1.002
 Prior rounds:
E6    (C Ferre     ) 0.008  8.918  0.018                     0.017  8.908  0.008
E5    (T Pappas    ) 0.026  8.861 -0.039      (D Meziere   ) 0.010  8.884 -0.016
E4    (D Cook      ) 0.031  8.917  0.017      (A Kinard    ) 0.013  8.884 -0.016
E3    (R Cracraft  ) 0.022  9.014  0.114      (G Kern      ) 0.009  8.916  0.016
E2    (S Kenny     ) 0.006  8.905  0.005      (T Smith     ) 0.011  9.015  0.115
E1    (D Higgins   ) 0.025  8.933  0.033      (T McCann    ) 0.006  8.949  0.049
 Qualified:            #17  8.933  0.033                       #24  8.949  0.049

5:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,845 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Olpin day went just too good through the day and Lady Luck pays him back in the final round, as the engin wouldn't start!!

Wright takes his first National Event win by taking a safe green and clicking it early.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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