Sun, 16 Sep 2007, 03:08 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 468A Lonnie Grim                          2933 Scott Richardson             
E5   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.917 165.17                     0.030  8.899 155.11
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Bobo      ) 0.006  8.899 -0.001      (A Kenny     ) 0.024  8.911  0.011
E3    (E Spellings ) 0.038  8.916  0.016      (S Suydam    ) 0.011  8.920  0.020
E2    (T Williams  ) 0.024  8.901  0.001      (J Jensen    ) 0.012  8.949  0.049
E1    (J Joe Melton) 0.028  8.889 -0.011      (H Robison   ) 0.016  8.807 -0.093
 Qualified:            #30  8.889 -0.011                       #39  8.807 -0.093

2:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 29.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,104 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Jeff Cheney                          3302 Pat Fitzpatrick              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.065 134.69                     0.001  9.659 125.92
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.165             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.759
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Tatum     ) 0.052  8.823 -0.077      (H Orr       ) 0.017  8.934  0.034
E3    (S Adcock Jr ) 0.006  8.902  0.002      (F Altilio   ) 0.009  8.893 -0.007
E2    (B Cummings  ) 0.017  8.902  0.002      (G Mundt     ) 0.003  8.906  0.006
E1    (R Laris     ) 0.017  8.909  0.009      (J Benz      ) 0.024  8.815 -0.085
 Qualified:             #3  8.909  0.009                       #38  8.815 -0.085

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 459C James Repka                             7 Terry Edwards                
E5                   0.000  8.865 168.89     ****WINNER****  0.016  8.896 170.06
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.035             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.009  8.936  0.036      (M Fuqua     ) 0.002  8.873 -0.027
E3    (C Curtsinger) 0.018  8.916  0.016      (S Langdon   ) 0.019  8.937  0.037
E2    (R Lahn      ) 0.018  8.899 -0.001      (B Fuentes   ) 0.016  8.933  0.033
E1    (A Constantin) 0.039  8.906  0.006      (J Rogge     ) 0.006  8.956  0.056
 Qualified:             #2  8.906  0.006                       #16  8.956  0.056

Repka gets a perfect light but can't turn it into a win. In the next round it will be Grim vs. Edwards and Cheney with a bye into the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink