Sun, 17 Feb 2013, 18:48 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7387 Joe Ghyselinck                             Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.059  8.907 174.64     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Hiatt     ) 0.003  8.909  0.009   
E3    (R Lamb      ) 0.006  8.844 -0.056   
E2    (J Willoughby) 0.020  8.898 -0.002   
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.007  8.907  0.007   
 Qualified:            #11  8.907  0.007                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,338 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7817 Michael Lane                         6444 Scott Taylor                 
E5                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.025  8.985 152.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.085
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Lewis     ) 0.014  8.955  0.055      (K Speed     ) 0.006  9.540  0.640
E3    (J Maples    ) 0.002  8.922  0.022      (T Phillips  ) 0.001  8.909  0.009
E2    (H Colleasure) 0.005  8.936  0.036      (M Quigley   ) 0.033  8.860 -0.040
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.005  8.905  0.005      (T Smith     ) 0.047  8.886 -0.014
 Qualified:             #9  8.905  0.005                       #32  8.886 -0.014

Lane broke right on the line and was pushed off the starting line. Taylor will get the bye in the semifinal to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 701Y Steve Parsons                        D712 Phil Dion                    
E5                  -0.006  8.997 161.46     ****WINNER****  0.025 10.519  91.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.097             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  1.619
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Williams  ) 0.016  8.994  0.094      (B Dye Jr    ) 0.009  8.907  0.007
E3    (A Madrid    ) 0.015  9.025  0.125      (L Welfringer) 0.021  8.930  0.030
E2    (D Aguayo    ) 0.016  8.897 -0.003      (C Fauset    ) 0.007  8.885 -0.015
E1    (C Waggoner  ) 0.033  8.848 -0.052      (D Londagin  ) 0.003  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #40  8.848 -0.052                       #13  8.908  0.008

Parsons goes red and Dion will face Ghyselinck in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink