Sun, 16 Aug 2009, 09:08 PM Super Comp Round 6 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5515 Henry Wiebusch Jr                          Bye
E6   ****WINNER****  1.706 No Time           
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099     
 Prior rounds:
E5    (T Nygaard   ) 0.030  8.905  0.005   
E4    (T Larson    ) 0.031  8.885 -0.015   
E3    (M Kritzky   ) 0.072  8.851 -0.049   
E2    (S Carr      ) 0.016  8.927  0.027   
E1    (C Shonley   ) 0.036  8.917  0.017   
 Qualified:            #14  8.917  0.017                     Bye

7:49 p.m. Wiebusch took the green light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Terry Edwards                          68 Michael Dalrymple            
E6   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.920 175.94                     0.029  8.918 171.01
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E5                   0.004  8.925  0.025      (B Fuller    ) 0.060  8.955  0.055
E4    (K Lundberg  ) 0.026  8.973  0.073      (T Bayer     ) 0.015  8.907  0.007
E3    (C Covert    ) 0.015  8.875 -0.025      (S Swenson   ) 0.036  8.852 -0.048
E2    (G Pederson  ) 0.023  8.903  0.003      (J Wiejak    ) 0.036  8.911  0.011
E1    (D Leisdon   ) 0.028  8.922  0.022      (M Freischel ) 0.011  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #21  8.922  0.022                       #20  8.921  0.021

Edwards won the race, but he lost control after the finish line and crashed his car. The word from the shutdown area is, he is conscious and talking to safety personnel.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink