Sat, 10 Nov 2012, 13:16 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 48th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Greg Boutte                          4754 Billy Torrence               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.934 180.52                    -0.008  8.931 180.79
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Kenny     ) 0.020  8.919  0.019      (J Lewis     ) 0.005  8.900  0.000
E2    (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.011  8.930  0.030      (J Outram    ) 0.028  8.909  0.009
E1    (J Kenny     ) 0.044  8.915  0.015      (T Bayer     ) 0.016  8.962  0.062
 Qualified:             #7  8.915  0.015                       #22  8.962  0.062

9:59 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 56 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,365 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Boutte is back to his Vegas pace and gets the win, as Torrence red lights by just -0.008.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177H Samantha Kenny                       6718 Shane Molinari               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.943 173.49                     0.048  8.921 179.14
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Langdon   ) 0.030  8.918  0.018      (J Davis     ) 0.050  8.933  0.033
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.030  8.912  0.012      (G Aguayo    ) 0.033  9.001  0.101
E1    (G Krause    ) 0.004  8.938  0.038      (N Stephenson) 0.028  8.963  0.063
 Qualified:            #18  8.938  0.038                       #23  8.963  0.063

Samantha Kenny gets the hole shot win with a 0.007 RT. MOV: 0.0196 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6676 Stefan Kondolay                      7669 Matt Constant                
E4                  -0.002  8.904 160.38     ****WINNER****  0.001  8.914 174.66
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Morgan    ) 0.010  8.869 -0.031      (C Waggoner  ) 0.015  8.867 -0.033
E2    (J Glenn     ) 0.024  8.951  0.051      (J Coughlin  ) 0.003  8.923  0.023
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.036  8.883 -0.017      (K Bart Hiatt) 0.009  8.947  0.047
 Qualified:            #35  8.883 -0.017                       #20  8.947  0.047

...and the run to the Championship is over, as Kondolay goes red by just -0.002. Al Kenny is the new 2012 National Champion in Super Comp.

Matt Constant scores a 0.001 RT in his win and will face Kenny next round. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7004 Tony Tetone Jr.                      6738 Clint Geise                  
E4                   0.024  8.882 156.12     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.893 171.25
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Hiatt     ) 0.037  8.896 -0.004      (M Hiatt     ) 0.014  8.892 -0.008
E2    (S Chennault ) 0.042  8.942  0.042      (T Theobald  ) 0.024  8.913  0.013
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.051  8.914  0.014      (G Torres    ) 0.021  8.895 -0.005
 Qualified:             #6  8.914  0.014                       #31  8.895 -0.005

Clint Geise has the better light and gets the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 5 inches) in a double breakout. He will get the bye run next round.

10:06 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink