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Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 13:59 PM

Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1958 Lee Ream                             117X Patrick Myers                
E5                   0.030  8.929 174.55     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.942 167.61
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Kenny     ) 0.008  8.922  0.022      (M Robilotto ) 0.048  8.908  0.008
E3    (S Fricke    ) 0.001  8.930  0.030      (K Smulligan ) 0.036  8.914  0.014
E2    (M Jones     ) 0.026  8.921  0.021      (M Mattson Jr) -0.002  8.884 -0.016
E1    (Bye         ) 0.037  8.869 -0.031      (L Cultrera  ) 0.030  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #31  8.869 -0.031                        #5  8.909  0.009

1:55 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,107 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Myers had a perfect reaction time to take a holeshot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1806 John Bruzzo                          1155 Tom Stalba                   
E5                   0.049  8.937 163.12     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.967 160.23
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.037             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Dorr      ) 0.041  8.893 -0.007      (D Northrop  ) 0.028  8.906  0.006
E3    (C DePascale ) 0.016  8.923  0.023      (A Kenny     ) 0.009  8.927  0.027
E2    (M Mitchell  ) 0.018  8.950  0.050      (T Hunter    ) 0.026  8.907  0.007
E1    (L Kreiger   ) 0.013  8.941  0.041      (J Hoff      ) -0.003  8.881 -0.019
 Qualified:            #16  8.941  0.041                       #30  8.881 -0.019

STalba got the holeshot win and will race Myers in the final. Tom Stalba's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink