Sun, 16 Jul 2006, 05:19 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   52 Jeff Cheney                             7 Steve Johnson                
E4                   0.030  9.517 157.08     ****WINNER****  0.010  9.501 161.36
        S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.057             S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Fuller    ) 0.005  9.478  0.018      (T Simpson   ) 0.018  9.464  0.004
E2    (M Mustard   ) 0.029  9.476  0.016      (K Moore     ) 0.036  9.461  0.001
E1    (G Christense) 0.038  9.462  0.002      (H Robison   ) 0.030  9.466  0.006
 Qualified:             #2  9.462  0.002                        #7  9.466  0.006

3:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 97 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 24.84 inches,adjusted altitude 8,153 feet, track temperature 142 degrees.

Steve Johnson's MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5686 Dennis Ebersbach                     5538 Kevin Burnett                
E4                  -0.001  9.478 165.03     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.445 161.02
        S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.018             S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Henderson ) 0.013  9.493  0.033      (B Lagoni    ) 0.016  9.485  0.025
E2    (T McCann    ) 0.066  9.508  0.048      (R Groves    ) 0.001  9.472  0.012
E1    (B Fuller    ) 0.029  9.450 -0.010      (S Schnathors) 0.013  9.416 -0.044
 Qualified:            #33  9.450 -0.010                       #38  9.416 -0.044

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Brian Percival                       5922 Dan Scholtz                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.091  9.467 159.61                           No Time      
        S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.007             S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-): 90.539
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Strunk    ) 0.032  9.457 -0.003      (S Abbott    ) 0.025  9.497  0.037
E2    (S Whitfield ) 0.019  9.531  0.071      (J Momjian   ) 0.012  9.487  0.027
E1    (T Parker    ) 0.028  9.445 -0.015      (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.033  9.410 -0.050
 Qualified:            #34  9.445 -0.015                       #39  9.410 -0.050

Scholtz left before the tree was activated. Percival will face Johnson in round five.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5502 Randy Dahlberg                       7835 Keith Downing                
E4                   0.061  9.534 152.37     ****WINNER****  0.026  9.513 147.46
        S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.074             S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Nash      ) 0.045  9.471  0.011      (K Rizzoli   ) 0.010  9.465  0.005
E2    (B Ross      ) 0.046  9.468  0.008      (B Maddox    ) 0.018  9.468  0.008
E1    (T Ekart     ) 0.039  9.466  0.006      (R Stevenson ) 0.015  9.457 -0.003
 Qualified:             #6  9.466  0.006                       #31  9.457 -0.003

Keith Downing's MOV: 0.0562 seconds (approximately 13 feet). He'll have a bye into the semi's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 500A Kevin Wright                         5492 Gary Wamboldt                
E4                   0.018  9.534 159.31     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.531 151.36
        S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.074             S/C Index: 9.46 (+/-):  0.071
 Prior rounds:
E3    (W Scott     ) 0.016  9.446 -0.014      (J Westcott  ) 0.030  9.434 -0.026
E2    (C Lindsay   ) 0.019  9.464  0.004      (G Harper    ) 0.032  9.474  0.014
E1    (A Tatum     ) 0.050  9.410 -0.050      (D Maher     ) 0.023  9.444 -0.016
 Qualified:            #40  9.410 -0.050                       #35  9.444 -0.016

Gary Wamboldt's MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He'll face Burnett in round five.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink