Sun, 11 Apr 2010, 05:02 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4685 Jay Thornburg                
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.004  8.904 175.80
                                                  S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (D Dale      ) 0.023  8.880 -0.020
E3                                           (M Hellickson) 0.016  8.931  0.031
E2                                           (S Williams  ) -0.007  8.901  0.001
E1                                           (N Arsement  ) 0.120  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:                                                       #4  8.903  0.003

3:56 p.m. Jay Thornburg's package: 0.008.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 449B Lloyd Parfait                          43 Joel Covington               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.888 164.29                     0.042  8.858 181.32
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.042
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.002  8.880 -0.020      (J Lopez     ) 0.022  8.898 -0.002
E3    (S Kenny     ) 0.013  8.911  0.011      (S Brinkley  ) 0.018  8.896 -0.004
E2    (D DeBerry   ) 0.019  8.919  0.019      (C Anderson  ) 0.014  8.900  0.000
E1    (V Williams  ) 0.014  9.360  0.460      (A Darscheid ) 0.042  9.022  0.122
 Qualified:            #27  9.360  0.460                       #22  9.022  0.122

Lloyd Parfait wins on a double-breakout. parfait gets a bye to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4735 Slate Cummings                        407 Stephen Hughes               
E5                   0.035  8.879 162.16     ****WINNER****  0.012  8.908 167.68
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Fox       ) 0.028  8.892 -0.008      (R Cool      ) 0.015  8.876 -0.024
E3    (J Bunce     ) 0.032  8.901  0.001      (D Idema     ) 0.025  8.895 -0.005
E2    (M Blair     ) 0.014  8.928  0.028      (D Patton    ) 0.006  8.888 -0.012
E1    (R Diaz      ) 0.042  9.031  0.131      (R Legaux    ) 0.062  8.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #23  9.031  0.131                        #9  8.919  0.019

Cummings is shooting for a chance at a "double," he's already in the Super Stock final round.

Well, make that :shooting for a single." Stephen Hughes wins on a breakout. He will race Thornburg in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink