Sun, 14 Nov 2010, 07:26 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
        Bye                                344E Steve Mikus                  
E4                                            ****WINNER**** -0.058  8.918 162.06
                                                  S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (L Martinez  ) 0.032  8.892 -0.008
E2                                           (H Pierce    ) 0.009  8.905  0.005
E1                                           (A Kinard    ) 0.013  8.932  0.032
 Qualified:                                                      #23  8.932  0.032

4:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,849 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Bye run for Mikus.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  547 Kevin Wright                           77 Bart Hiatt                   
E4                   0.014  8.933 165.76     ****WINNER****  0.025  8.907 169.59
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Krause    ) 0.008  8.934  0.034      (C Waggoner J) 0.026  8.945  0.045
E2    (T Pappas    ) 0.015  8.905  0.005      (V Torres    ) 0.002  8.882 -0.018
E1    (M Woodard   ) 0.087  8.913  0.013      (R Cracraft  ) 0.017  8.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #11  8.913  0.013                       #16  8.918  0.018

Hiatt gets off the line second and then runs 0.007 to the index for the four foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4885 Jimmy Lewis                            10 Michael Miller               
E4                   0.027  9.007 165.74     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.936 169.04
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.107             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Darsow    ) 0.004  8.863 -0.037                     0.000  8.918  0.018
E2    (G Boutte    ) 0.007  9.129  0.229      (M Hiatt     ) 0.036  8.909  0.009
E1    (S Nelson    ) 0.032  8.947  0.047      (E Krzywicki ) 0.038  8.931  0.031
 Qualified:            #28  8.947  0.047                       #22  8.931  0.031

Miller has a much better package for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7669 Matt Constant                        7526 Cathy Means                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.912 167.74                     0.007  8.984 180.57
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.084
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Trujillo  ) 0.019  8.911  0.011      (E Olpin     ) 0.070  8.901  0.001
E2    (J Richardson) 0.007  8.925  0.025      (T McCann    ) 0.011  8.873 -0.027
E1    (R Herem     ) 0.004  8.926  0.026      (B Chesbrough) -0.004  8.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #19  8.926  0.026                       #24  8.933  0.033

Two great lights and Constant's 0.022 package takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Gabriel Torres                          9 Steve Williams               
E4                   0.014  8.946 164.97     ****WINNER****  0.022  8.925 180.40
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.046             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Forkner   ) 0.011  8.960  0.060      (A Madrid    ) 0.012  8.873 -0.027
E2    (C Perkins   ) 0.038  8.895 -0.005      (M Dalrymple ) 0.017  8.925  0.025
E1    (K Downing   ) 0.032  8.906  0.006      (C Rumis     ) 0.012  8.981  0.081
 Qualified:             #7  8.906  0.006                       #32  8.981  0.081

Torres gets off the line first, but Williams drives the top end better for the three foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Dave Morgan                             2 Thomas Bayer                 
E4                   0.103  9.041 142.01     ****WINNER****  0.022  8.969 156.01
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.141             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.069
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Denton    ) -0.008  8.872 -0.028      (K Seipel    ) 0.041  8.944  0.044
E2    (J Howe      ) 0.009  8.914  0.014      (C Ferre     ) 0.024  8.916  0.016
E1    (C Lucas     ) 0.005  9.008  0.108      (D Vander Mee) 0.012  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #35  9.008  0.108                       #10  8.911  0.011

Morgan is dead late and Bayer drives the strip for the easy win.

4:23 p.m. Round Five: Williams vs. Constant; Miller vs.Bayer; and Mikus vs. Hiatt.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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