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Sun, 28 Sep 2003, 10:45 AM

Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3309 Bryan Richardson                     4801 Terry Cochran
E4   ****WINNER****  0.022  8.970  0.070                     0.028  8.997  0.097
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Schippling) 0.025  8.906  0.006      (S Young     ) 0.034  8.934  0.034
E2    (H Robison   ) 0.004  8.925  0.025      (K Bowers    ) 0.020  8.876 -0.024
E1    (S Hoyt      ) 0.015  9.522  0.622      (S Swenson   ) 0.014  8.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #47  9.522  0.622                       #26  8.939  0.039

Bryan Richardson's MOV: 0.0333 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   24 Jim Perry                             378 Dick Fox
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.016  0.116                     0.018  9.508  0.608
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Kamplain  ) 0.009  8.898 -0.002                     -0.037  8.802 -0.098
E2    (D Sanders   ) 0.003  8.886 -0.014      (M Campbell  ) 0.001  8.935  0.035
E1    (D Ouding    ) 0.017  8.881 -0.019      (R Forish    ) 0.032  8.943  0.043
 Qualified:            #52  8.881 -0.019                       #30  8.943  0.043

Jim Perry's MOV: 0.4964 seconds (approximately 84 feet). Fox was all over his lane on this pass.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3109 Keith McPherson                      6221 Anthony Castillo
E4   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.954  0.054                     0.027  8.963  0.063
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Coughlin  ) 0.003  8.890 -0.010      (N Folk      ) 0.806  9.135  0.235
E2    (D VanderMeer) 0.011  8.904  0.004      (B Phillips  ) 0.036  8.943  0.043
E1    (J Norris    ) 0.004  8.914  0.014      (J Schultz   ) 0.018  8.980  0.080
 Qualified:             #7  8.914  0.014                       #42  8.980  0.080

McPherson gets a close win. Keith McPherson's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 19 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         6027 Mark Faul
E4                   0.016  8.878 -0.022     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.878 -0.022
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Turner    ) 0.012  8.935  0.035      (B Long      ) 0.016  8.894 -0.006
E2    (M Jackson   ) 0.004  8.937  0.037      (J Paul      ) 0.020  8.900  0.000
E1    (B Wright    ) 0.033  8.898 -0.002      (J Markkula  ) 0.001  8.940  0.040
 Qualified:            #48  8.898 -0.002                       #27  8.940  0.040

Identical double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 5760 Jim Gottsch                           332 Ron Folk
E4                   0.042  8.892 -0.008     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.936  0.036
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Stalba Jr ) 0.013  8.924  0.024      (M Miller    ) 0.009  8.862 -0.038
E2    (R Connolly  ) 0.026  8.923  0.023      (G Stinnett  ) 0.012  8.864 -0.036
E1    (R Hack      ) 0.000  8.920  0.020      (J Hughes    ) 0.016  8.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #11  8.920  0.020                       #18  8.927  0.027


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   33 Mitch Smith                          339L Randi Shipp
E4                   0.036  8.965  0.065     ****WINNER****  0.005  8.956  0.056
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Carr      ) 0.031  8.918  0.018      (F Kohutek   ) 0.038  8.923  0.023
E2    (A Force     ) 0.041  8.997  0.097      (H Mulligan J) 0.021  9.004  0.104
E1    (L Lucas     ) 0.031  8.981  0.081      (A Drzayich  ) 0.009  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #43  8.981  0.081                        #8  8.916  0.016

The 17-year-old advances to the quarters. Randi Shipp's MOV: 0.0402 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 6098 Kyle Fickler                         129D John Martin
E4                   0.056  8.914  0.014     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.921  0.021
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Cook      ) 0.031  8.861 -0.039      (S Dillman   ) 0.022  8.904  0.004
E2    (Bye         ) 0.000  8.900  0.000      (T Bayer     ) 0.037  8.938  0.038
E1    (J Klomps    ) 0.013  8.901  0.001      (S Disinger  ) 0.032  8.930  0.030
 Qualified:             #1  8.901  0.001                       #23  8.930  0.030

John Martin's MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 468A Lonnie Grim                                Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.882 -0.018
        S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Hartter   ) 0.013  8.921  0.021
E2    (J Bowman    ) 0.006  8.907  0.007
E1    (B Koski     ) 0.016  8.925  0.025
 Qualified:            #17  8.925  0.025                     Bye

Grim has a solo pass to end the round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink