Sun, 22 Feb 2009, 03:48 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  754 Mark Darsow                           569 Greg Krause                  
E5                   0.048  8.890 167.51     ****WINNER****  0.071  8.896 163.00
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Aguayo    ) 0.005  8.943  0.043      (K Downing   ) 0.005  8.920  0.020
E3    (M Nilsson   ) 0.013  8.914  0.014      (M Proctor   ) 0.033  8.891 -0.009
E2    (B Botelho   ) 0.035  8.909  0.009      (G Garbiso   ) 0.024  8.916  0.016
E1    (L Swindoll  ) 0.007  8.912  0.012      (H Pierce    ) 0.019  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:             #8  8.912  0.012                        #5  8.909  0.009

1:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,549 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Greg Krause wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7061 Larry Marshall                        601 Earl Cunningham              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.032  8.921 165.92                     0.020  8.891 171.31
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Cracraft  ) 0.022  8.933  0.033      (G Pederson  ) 0.009  8.905  0.005
E3    (L Scarth    ) 0.020  8.885 -0.015      (S Casner    ) 0.034  8.911  0.011
E2    (L Rogers    ) 0.022  8.945  0.045      (M Harvil    ) 0.003  8.910  0.010
E1    (D Carter    ) 0.049  8.940  0.040      (B Theobald  ) 0.037  8.884 -0.016
 Qualified:            #20  8.940  0.040                       #39  8.884 -0.016

One of this pair gets a bye to the final. And the winner is...Larry Marshall!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7942 Thomas Bayer                          780 Guy Aguayo                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.936 156.01                     0.078  8.915 168.64
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Hunt      ) 0.022  8.905  0.005      (G Torres    ) 0.011  8.907  0.007
E3    (T Parker    ) 0.009  8.954  0.054      (D Long      ) 0.012  8.907  0.007
E2                   0.006  8.887 -0.013      (T Theobald  ) 0.008  8.909  0.009
E1    (M Quigley   ) 0.018  8.901  0.001      (A Madrid    ) 0.025  8.886 -0.014
 Qualified:             #1  8.901  0.001                       #37  8.886 -0.014

This is a tough match between two really good Super racers. Bayer is the most Super and takes a fairly easy win. Thomas Bayer's MOV: 0.0533 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Bayer and Krause in the other semi.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink