Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 04:26 PM Super Comp Final, Round 8 Eliminations

By Michael L Jex

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 8 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  202 Steve Cohen                           339 Dave Klomps                  
E8   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.915 153.63                    -0.004  8.951 157.78
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E7                   -0.006  8.870 -0.030      (S Adcock Jr ) 0.024  8.907  0.007
E6    (R Haas      ) 0.025  8.908  0.008                     0.735 13.840  4.940
E5    (C Lamont    ) 0.017  8.979  0.079      (D Tatum     ) 0.019  8.915  0.015
E4    (D Goins     ) 0.007  8.900  0.000      (K Fickler   ) 0.028  8.905  0.005
E3    (R Mayse     ) 0.026  8.902  0.002      (D Higgins   ) 0.021  8.901  0.001
E2    (T Tracey    ) 0.017  8.832 -0.068      (M Billings  ) 0.016  8.906  0.006
E1    (S Walls     ) 0.029  8.906  0.006      (J Lobner    ) 0.015  8.881 -0.019
 Qualified:             #6  8.906  0.006                       #70  8.881 -0.019

4:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,393 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

After a bit of a staging duel Klomps hands the victory to Cohen by lighting up the red bulb.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink