Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 08:02 PM Super Comp Final, Round 8 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 8 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 394X Troy Coughlin Jr                     6221 Anthony Castillo             
E8   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.061 174.62                     0.016  9.068 169.78
        S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.011             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E7    (B Plourd    ) 0.001  9.053  0.003                     0.004  9.032 -0.018
E6                   0.009  9.058  0.008      (B Dye       ) 0.018  9.042 -0.008
E5    (G Torres    ) 0.003  9.050  0.000      (B Hiatt     ) 0.026  8.990 -0.060
E4    (M Trujillo  ) 0.012  9.032 -0.018      (D VanderMeer) 0.022  9.051  0.001
E3    (S Kenny     ) 0.002  9.057  0.007      (P Johnson   ) 0.021  9.176  0.126
E2    (J Denton    ) 0.003  9.046 -0.004      (R Stickler  ) 0.029  9.015 -0.035
E1    (K Downing   ) 0.006  9.167  0.117      (R Camou     ) 0.024  9.125  0.075
 Qualified:            #38  9.167  0.117                       #33  9.125  0.075

5:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.89 inches, adjusted altitude 4,136 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

This is Coughlin's first ever final round. Castillo is 4-1 in final rounds.

Coughlin has been doing very well today and he continues that here. He gets another great light and puts together a .019 package to take the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink