Sun, 17 Aug 2003, 03:27 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 5803 Jack Gillespie                         59 Rod Fuller
E5   ****WINNER****  0.006  8.901  0.001                     0.019  8.908  0.008
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Folk      ) 0.016  8.908  0.008      (G Wamboldt  ) 0.023  8.924  0.024
E3    (R Erks      ) 0.008  8.920  0.020      (K Kisch     ) 0.017  8.903  0.003
E2    (S Swenson   ) 0.020  8.910  0.010      (B Koski     ) 0.022  9.090  0.190
E1    (D Slatten   ) 0.024  8.943  0.043      (M Halverson ) 0.029  8.958  0.058
 Qualified:            #28  8.943  0.043                       #30  8.958  0.058

Jack Gillespie's MOV: 0.0207 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Gillespie puts together a 0.007 second package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 468A Lonnie Grim                           332 Ron Folk
E5   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.922  0.022                     0.026  8.924  0.024
        S/C Index: 8.90                           S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Dillman   ) 0.009  8.928  0.028      (J Paulson   ) 0.005  8.878 -0.022
E3    (P Nahan     ) 0.008  8.936  0.036      (J Nicholson ) 0.001  8.928  0.028
E2    (C Mitchell  ) 0.016  8.939  0.039      (B Johnson   ) 0.007  8.874 -0.026
E1    (R Hack      ) 0.000  8.914  0.014      (T Desnick   ) 0.033  8.947  0.047
 Qualified:            #12  8.914  0.014                       #29  8.947  0.047

Lonnie Grim's MOV: 0.0095 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Grim has the bye in the semifinal into his second ever National event final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
        Bye                                 551 Bob Noyes
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.000  8.937  0.037
                                                  S/C Index: 8.90
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (G Stinnett  ) 0.018  8.914  0.014
E3                                           (D Patterson ) 0.017  8.908  0.008
E2                                           (J Stoen     ) 0.008  8.907  0.007
E1                                           (C Clark     ) 0.042  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:                                                      #16  8.916  0.016

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink