Sun, 30 Mar 2008, 10:54 AM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
409E Lamar Swindoll 51 Bob Fuller
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.005 8.910 178.90 -0.003 8.882 178.42
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.010 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.018
Prior rounds:
E3 (D Foley ) 0.007 8.883 -0.017 (F Kohutek ) 0.001 8.897 -0.003
E2 (A Kenny ) 0.044 8.898 -0.002 (B Nelson ) 0.016 8.889 -0.011
E1 (R Laris ) 0.014 9.220 0.320 (J Covington ) 0.025 8.879 -0.021
Qualified: #31 9.220 0.320 #36 8.879 -0.021
9:43 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 19.95 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,875 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.Since Super Comp needs an extra round (because of the car count), this is it before we shut down for pre-race stuff.
Both drivers were close to perfect on the tree, but Fuller was on the red side.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
448A Daryl Patton 404 Christine Stull
E4 0.050 8.864 167.30 ****WINNER**** 0.001 8.877 175.21
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.036 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023
Prior rounds:
E3 (H Pierce ) 0.017 8.886 -0.014 (C Cochran ) 0.011 8.932 0.032
E2 (S Brinkley ) 0.002 8.907 0.007 (L Parfait ) 0.025 8.932 0.032
E1 (G Stepan ) 0.016 9.031 0.131 (K Damron ) 0.031 11.712 2.812
Qualified: #28 9.031 0.131 #32 11.712 2.812
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
499 Tommy Costales 6 Kurt Damron Jr.
E4 -0.017 8.872 176.33 ****WINNER**** 0.008 8.891 169.47
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.028 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.009
Prior rounds:
E3 (L Miller ) 0.017 8.928 0.028 (R Mayse ) 0.020 8.889 -0.011
E2 (S Cummings ) 0.016 8.908 0.008 (M Kile ) 0.016 8.907 0.007
E1 (J Holzer ) 0.041 8.960 0.060 (D Miller ) 0.025 8.936 0.036
Qualified: #24 8.960 0.060 #19 8.936 0.036
Damron faces Swindoll in the quarterfinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 Troy Williams Jr. 7765 Jim Hughes
E4 0.022 8.915 153.04 ****WINNER**** 0.004 8.914 162.96
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.015 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.014
Prior rounds:
E3 (R Diaz ) 0.012 8.873 -0.027 (A Constantin) 0.013 8.957 0.057
E2 (B Fuentes ) 0.003 8.939 0.039 (R Mayse ) 0.006 8.886 -0.014
E1 (S Hughes ) 0.020 8.886 -0.014 (L Grim ) 0.001 8.949 0.049
Qualified: #35 8.886 -0.014 #21 8.949 0.049
Jim Hughes' MOV: 0.0193 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Troy Williams Jr.'s package: 0.037.Jim Hughes' package: 0.018. He gets a bye to the semifinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4961 Craig Anderson 1 Shawn Langdon
E4 -0.022 8.897 178.24 ****WINNER**** 0.007 8.854 175.11
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.046
Prior rounds:
E3 0.009 8.872 -0.028 (S Cohen ) 0.024 8.924 0.024
E2 (L Bogacki ) 0.015 8.901 0.001 (V Williams ) 0.036 8.898 -0.002
E1 (M Hunt ) 0.017 8.942 0.042 (M Manners ) 0.020 8.999 0.099
Qualified: #20 8.942 0.042 #25 8.999 0.099
Langdon races Stull in the quarterfinals.
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