Sun, 18 Apr 2010, 07:18 PM Super Comp Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6917 Dick Vander Meer                        2 Thomas Bayer                 
E7   ****WINNER****  0.009  9.065 167.84                     0.017  9.068 162.88
        S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.015             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E6    (K Wright    ) 0.013  9.050  0.000                     0.011  9.049 -0.001
E5    (G Boutte    ) 0.013  9.061  0.011      (J Butler    ) 0.008  9.077  0.027
E4    (M Hiatt     ) 0.005  9.062  0.012      (L Marshall  ) 0.021  9.085  0.035
E3    (B Theobald  ) 0.027  9.046 -0.004      (J Coughlin  ) 0.030  9.061  0.011
E2    (C Hiatt     ) 0.006  9.038 -0.012      (C Cannavo   ) 0.038  9.073  0.023
E1    (B Plourd    ) 0.003  9.056  0.006      (A Madrid    ) 0.027  9.048 -0.002
 Qualified:             #7  9.056  0.006                       #36  9.048 -0.002

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,879 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Vander Meer with the better light and he takes the win by 0.0118 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Dick Vander Meer's package: 0.024. This is his first National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink