Sat, 09 Nov 2013, 14:37 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7842 Chris Forsyth                        721X Andrew Madrid                
E5                   0.023  8.925 167.51     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.917 171.64
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E4    (V Campa     ) 0.020  9.523  0.623      (G Wamboldt  ) 0.003  8.885 -0.015
E3    (S Kenny     ) 0.027  8.888 -0.012      (M Woodard   ) 0.007  8.911  0.011
E2    (T Bayer     ) 0.027  8.923  0.023      (G Aguayo    ) 0.002  9.056  0.156
E1    (B Percival  ) 0.014  8.907  0.007      (E Olpin     ) 0.009  8.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #10  8.907  0.007                       #27  8.939  0.039

11:31 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,386 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Andrew Madrid's MOV: 0.0135 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He gets a bye to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                              Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  1.230 No Time           
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Plourd    ) 0.009  8.904  0.004   
E3    (R Lamb      ) 0.008  8.959  0.059   
E2    (R Naber     ) 0.055  8.914  0.014   
E1    (C Rash      ) 0.004  8.901  0.001   
 Qualified:             #2  8.901  0.001                     Bye

Dye took the green light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7805 Gabriel Torres                       7151 Jeff Connelly                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.037  8.896 161.67                    -0.001  8.918 168.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Mostowich ) -0.005  8.944  0.044      (C Langdon   ) 0.027  8.886 -0.014
E3    (T McBride   ) 0.032  8.920  0.020      (C Ferre     ) 0.019  8.901  0.001
E2    (C Waggoner  ) 0.034  8.973  0.073      (S Casner    ) 0.040  8.906  0.006
E1    (N on File   ) 0.024  8.910  0.010      (L Welfringer) 0.013  8.870 -0.030
 Qualified:            #11  8.910  0.010                       #38  8.870 -0.030

Torres will race Dye in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink