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Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 11:44 AM

Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 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
  435 Michael Steen                        4187 Alan Savage                  
E5                   0.045  8.884 181.25     ****WINNER****  0.034  8.901 157.65
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Lopez     ) 0.017  8.867 -0.033      (T Phillips  ) 0.020  8.913  0.013
E3    (R Mayse     ) 0.012  8.908  0.008      (S Evans     ) 0.031  8.894 -0.006
E2    (D Miller    ) 0.025  9.020  0.120      (C Draper    ) 0.034  8.886 -0.014
E1    (D Idema     ) 0.304  8.912  0.012      (B Turner    ) 0.069  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #11  8.912  0.012                       #14  8.916  0.016

10:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,106 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Savage gets the holeshot and takes the win. he will have a bye into the finals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Luke Bogacki                         4615 Christopher Dodd             
E5                   0.020  8.886 175.66     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.897 168.03
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Labbous   ) 0.013  8.887 -0.013      (A Williams  ) 0.013  8.900  0.000
E3    (L Greathouse) 0.009  8.941  0.041      (D Patton    ) 0.009  8.901  0.001
E2    (R Gibson    ) 0.005  8.893 -0.007      (W Swann     ) 0.016  8.928  0.028
E1    (J Allen     ) 0.008  8.978  0.078      (E Richardson) 0.015  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #27  8.978  0.078                        #7  8.908  0.008

Dodd gets the advantage off the line and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  415 Jackson Collier                      417J David Jones                  
E5                   0.024  8.885 174.39     ****WINNER****  0.038  8.890 162.24
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.015             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Keith     ) 0.002  8.925  0.025      (D Warren    ) 0.013  8.920  0.020
E3    (R Huffman   ) 0.011  8.921  0.021      (J Covington ) 0.036  8.908  0.008
E2    (M Exner     ) 0.030  8.901  0.001      (D Ridgeway  ) 0.045  8.793 -0.107
E1    (L Rutland   ) -0.006  8.874 -0.026      (A Brown     ) 0.003  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #41  8.874 -0.026                        #3  8.900  0.000

Collier gets the holeshot but takes a little too much stripe. Jones gets the win and will take on Dodd in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink