Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 10:52 AM

Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4747 Tommy Phillips                       4187 Alan Savage                  
E4                   0.010  8.943 158.58     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.913 157.32
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K McClain   ) 0.025  8.908  0.008      (S Evans     ) 0.031  8.894 -0.006
E2    (G Hogue     ) 0.017  8.976  0.076      (C Draper    ) 0.034  8.886 -0.014
E1    (R Warren    ) 0.034  8.908  0.008      (B Turner    ) 0.069  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:             #8  8.908  0.008                       #14  8.916  0.016
9:42 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 2,950 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Phillips gets the holeshot but can't run the number.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  435 Michael Steen                          44 Jeff Lopez                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.867 179.64                     0.014  8.859 172.92
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Mayse     ) 0.012  8.908  0.008      (S Anderson  ) 0.019  8.887 -0.013
E2    (D Miller    ) 0.025  9.020  0.120      (C Waggoner  ) 0.015  8.948  0.048
E1    (D Idema     ) 0.304  8.912  0.012      (T Pollard   ) 0.011  8.917  0.017
 Qualified:            #11  8.912  0.012                       #17  8.917  0.017
Not much difference off the line for these two, Lopez takes the stripe, Steen gets the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  415 Jackson Collier                      4781 Ryan Keith                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.002  8.925 176.28                     0.062  8.878 168.89
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Huffman   ) 0.011  8.921  0.021      (G Stinnett  ) 0.007  8.907  0.007
E2    (M Exner     ) 0.030  8.901  0.001      (W Carrell   ) 0.028  8.900  0.000
E1    (L Rutland   ) -0.006  8.874 -0.026      (N Martin    ) 0.015  8.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #41  8.874 -0.026                       #12  8.913  0.013
Collier gets a big advantage off the line and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Luke Bogacki                         232M John Labbous                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.887 178.95                    -0.002  9.006 144.72
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.106
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Greathouse) 0.009  8.941  0.041      (R Ledbetter ) 0.013  8.901  0.001
E2    (R Gibson    ) 0.005  8.893 -0.007      (S Barker    ) 0.017  8.923  0.023
E1    (J Allen     ) 0.008  8.978  0.078      (D Bontrager ) 0.011  8.951  0.051
 Qualified:            #27  8.978  0.078                       #22  8.951  0.051
Labbous leaves a tick too soon and gives the win to Bogacki.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Austin Williams                      4615 Christopher Dodd             
E4                   0.013  8.929 158.37     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.900 168.30
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.029             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Mc Millen ) 0.006  8.916  0.016      (D Patton    ) 0.009  8.901  0.001
E2    (R Idema     ) 0.014  8.907  0.007      (W Swann     ) 0.016  8.928  0.028
E1    (Bye         ) 0.009  8.883 -0.017      (E Richardson) 0.015  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #36  8.883 -0.017                        #7  8.908  0.008
Dodd and Williams leave together, then Dodd runs dead on the number to take the win. Christopher Dodd's package: 0.013.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 417J David Jones                          4012 David Warren                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.920 160.21                     0.069  8.903 159.06
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Covington ) 0.036  8.908  0.008      (M Green     ) 0.024  8.914  0.014
E2    (D Ridgeway  ) 0.045  8.793 -0.107      (G Brotherton) 0.028  8.934  0.034
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.003  8.900  0.000      (M Carlson   ) 0.060  8.859 -0.041
 Qualified:             #3  8.900  0.000                       #44  8.859 -0.041
Jones gets out of the gate first and hangs on for the win.

In the next round it will be Dodd vs. Bogacki, Jones vs. Collier and Savage vs. Steen.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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