Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sun, 7 Mar 2004, 11:55 AM

Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations
By David Gerard



CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 702G Mike Proctor                         4070 Damon Dabbs
E3                  -0.005  8.931  0.031     ****WINNER****  0.012  8.920  0.020
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Trautman  ) 0.022  8.921  0.021      (J Denton    ) 0.047  8.927  0.027
E1    (J Jeffery   ) 0.030  8.965  0.065      (N Matter    ) 0.033  8.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #35  8.965  0.065                       #48  8.888 -0.012
9:33 a.m. Current weather conditions: 61.9 degrees, 61.6 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.05 inches, with a track temperature of 76 degrees, and the corrected altitude is 1437.

Dabbs gets a free pass, as Proctor starts the session with a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7685 Charlie Waggoner                     3088 Janice Livesey
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.921  0.021                     0.012  8.888 -0.012
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kelso     ) 0.030  8.950  0.050      (D Dolezal   ) 0.002  8.986  0.086
E1    (B Williams  ) 0.005  8.935  0.035      (A Robles    ) 0.102  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #25  8.935  0.035                       #12  8.911  0.011
Livesey just misses the number and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 6261 Marc Heritage                        7069 Glenn Kirby
E3                   0.032  8.905  0.005     ****WINNER****  0.001  8.921  0.021
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Mc Nicol  ) 0.047  8.903  0.003      (G Krause    ) 0.018  8.965  0.065
E1    (E Ekstrom   ) 0.017  8.922  0.022      (C Le Clair  ) 0.005  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #17  8.922  0.022                        #4  8.903  0.003
Kirby nails the tree to take a close win. Glenn Kirby's MOV: 0.0150 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
    9 Mike Henderson                       6777 Tom Malicki
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.900  0.000                    -0.003  8.910  0.010
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Cracraft  ) 0.030  8.933  0.033      (A Jeffery   ) 0.020  8.905  0.005
E1    (R Stoen     ) 0.036  8.908  0.008      (J Lamb      ) 0.026  8.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #9  8.908  0.008                       #22  8.928  0.028
Red light for Malicki.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  793 Tom McBride                          7840 Gary Forkner
E3                   0.024  8.887 -0.013     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.909  0.009
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2                         No Time            (H Will      ) 0.015  8.904  0.004
E1    (M Constant  ) 0.012  8.910  0.010      (V Torres    ) 0.036  8.934  0.034
 Qualified:            #11  8.910  0.010                       #24  8.934  0.034
Forkner has a great RT and then McBride breaks out anyway.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 5423 Jami Stoen                           7826 Kyle Seipel
E3                   0.021  8.894 -0.006     ****WINNER****  0.012  8.920  0.020
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Welfringer) 0.036  8.909  0.009      (Bye         ) 0.011 10.919  2.019
E1    (L Davidson  ) 0.006  9.013  0.113      (B Koski     ) 0.029  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #39  9.013  0.113                        #1  8.900  0.000
Same as the last pair. Great RT's this morning.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  582 Crystal Gecker                       7430 Gary Ferguson
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.939  0.039                     0.026  8.953  0.053
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Locascio  ) 0.035  8.927  0.027      (R Wilson    ) 0.044  8.962  0.062
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.021  8.901  0.001      (P Smith     ) 0.029  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:             #2  8.901  0.001                       #15  8.916  0.016
Gecker has the best package to take the win. Crystal Gecker's MOV: 0.0216 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   73 Thomas Bayer                         5038 Chris Woolverton
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  8.935  0.035                     0.031  8.957  0.057
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Boutte    ) 0.042  8.902  0.002      (M Hiatt     ) 0.019  8.940  0.040
E1    (H Meziere Jr) 0.041  8.903  0.003      (R Stevenson ) 0.019  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:             #5  8.903  0.003                       #18  8.924  0.024
Close race for Bayer. Thomas Bayer's MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   36 Rock Haas                            757Q Melissa Quigley
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.942  0.042                     0.023  8.878 -0.022
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Kern      ) 0.009  8.934  0.034      (R Fuller    ) 0.029  8.903  0.003
E1    (B Steinbach ) 0.026  9.107  0.207      (S Williams  ) 0.019  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #41  9.107  0.207                       #28  8.944  0.044
Quigley breaks out to give Haas the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 765L Loreen Johnson                        564 Timothy Parker
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.869 -0.031                     0.028  8.865 -0.035
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S O'Bannon  ) 0.053  8.912  0.012      (G Parker    ) 0.017  8.930  0.030
E1    (B Cannon    ) 0.032  8.941  0.041      (G Nelson    ) 0.020  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:            #26  8.941  0.041                       #13  8.911  0.011
Double breakout win for Johnson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7247 Ken Serpan                           7513 Todd Stewart
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.890 -0.010                     0.028  8.871 -0.029
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.006  8.934  0.034      (R Comstock  ) 0.007  8.956  0.056
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.024  8.924  0.024      (M Woodard   ) 0.024  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #19  8.924  0.024                        #6  8.904  0.004
Another double breakout and Serpan's yellow Pennzoil altered takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7842 Chris Forsyth                        764L Jim Lirones
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  8.931  0.031                     0.072  8.885 -0.015
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Hughes    ) 0.025  8.913  0.013      (R Lane      ) 0.013  8.914  0.014
E1    (L Figueroa  ) 0.014  8.958  0.058      (B Duncan    ) 0.014  8.891 -0.009
 Qualified:            #33  8.958  0.058                       #46  8.891 -0.009
Lirones is late off the line and then breaks out to give Forsyth the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
    5 Milton Gedo                            75 Robert Naber
E3                   0.014  8.945  0.045     ****WINNER****  0.025  8.909  0.009
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.018  8.939  0.039      (J Lucy      ) 0.005  8.933  0.033
E1    (D Fuentes   ) 0.014  8.905  0.005      (D Dolezal   ) 0.020  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:             #7  8.905  0.005                       #20  8.924  0.024
Naber has the better package to take the win in the final race of the session.

9:49 a.m.

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