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Sat, 05 Sep 2015, 10:28 AM

Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 379Y Chuck Ridenhour                      3679 Joshua Kamplain              
E2                   0.035  8.868 175.73     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.882 169.21
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.032             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Parker    ) 0.016  8.900  0.000      (J Dorsett   ) 0.004  8.943  0.043
 Qualified:             #1  8.900  0.000                       #27  8.943  0.043

9:56 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 3,061 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

How close can you get? Joshua Kamplain's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0007 seconds (approximately 0 inches) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3510 Rob Moser                            3325 Dutch Stamper                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.124 154.30                     0.071  9.115 148.46
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.224             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.215
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Forbes    ) 0.128  8.901  0.001      (E Wilcox    ) 0.284  8.943  0.043
 Qualified:             #3  8.901  0.001                       #29  8.943  0.043

Looks like a lot of games near the finish line! Rob Moser's MOV: 0.0456 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4754 Billy Torrence                          4 Trevor Larson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  8.937 189.34                     0.009  8.956 170.32
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.037             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.056
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sosebee   ) 0.011  8.928  0.028      (K Davis     ) 0.012  8.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #16  8.928  0.028                       #42  8.889 -0.011

Close in the lights. Larson has a nine light and gives up the stripe. Billy Torrence's MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 10 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  323 Shannon Mingee                        569 Greg Krause                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.879 177.88                    -0.002  8.860 184.07
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Millwood  ) 0.034  8.989  0.089      (D Doll Jr   ) 0.043  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #36  8.989  0.089                       #10  8.907  0.007

Shannon Mingee's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 302H Rick Hughes                          327J Glenn Julius                 
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.040  8.849 172.01
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Moser     ) 0.002  8.907  0.007      (A Allison   ) 0.017  8.980  0.080
 Qualified:             #9  8.907  0.007                       #35  8.980  0.080

Hughes has issues after the burnout and Julius gets a single to next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3194 Cory Baker                             37 Danny Nelson                 
E2                   0.052  8.878 164.95     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.930 188.96
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Majkowski ) 0.033  8.908  0.008      (C DiBartolom) 0.026  9.002  0.102
 Qualified:            #11  8.908  0.008                       #37  9.002  0.102

Danny Nelson is 24MPH faster than Baker in the lights! MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 315Y Jordan Eaker                           55 Fred Snavely                 
E2                   0.006  8.856 162.72     ****WINNER****  0.037  8.878 177.74
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.044             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Eckard    ) 0.013  8.929  0.029      (J Medlin    ) 0.005  8.880 -0.020
 Qualified:            #20  8.929  0.029                       #46  8.880 -0.020

Fred Snavely's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2709 Jason Lynch                            56 Gary Stinnett                
E2                   0.020  8.889 169.02     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.919 176.33
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Laris     ) 0.061  8.867 -0.033      (R Bailey    ) 0.016  8.937  0.037
 Qualified:            #48  8.867 -0.033                       #22  8.937  0.037

Gary Stinnett's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  269 David Schmidt                         152 Anthony Fetch                
E2                  -0.003  8.876 174.32     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.968 151.80
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.068
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Westcott  ) 0.012  8.930  0.030      (T Sutfin    ) 0.064  8.877 -0.023
 Qualified:            #21  8.930  0.030                       #47  8.877 -0.023

Anthony Fetch's MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4072 Chase Murray                          534 Todd McCann                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  8.863 172.94                    -0.007  8.905 163.06
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.037             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Kohutek   ) 0.008  8.885 -0.015      (M Stephenson) 0.032  8.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #44  8.885 -0.015                       #18  8.929  0.029

McCann runs 0.005 to the index, but was -0.007 too quick at the start. Murray goes on to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3929 Ryan Richardson                      2657 Scott Vandewalker            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.831 181.11                    -0.005  8.872 155.45
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.069             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Forish    ) 0.002  8.901  0.001      (S Collier   ) 0.019  8.956  0.056
 Qualified:             #4  8.901  0.001                       #30  8.956  0.056

Ryan Richardson's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Kevin Brannon                           9 Ray Connolly                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.947 173.65                     0.014  8.976 171.69
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.076
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lopez     ) 0.017  8.901  0.001      (K Forbes    ) 0.030  8.943  0.043
 Qualified:             #2  8.901  0.001                       #28  8.943  0.043

Just 0.005 difference at the green and Kevin Brannon gets the win. MOV: 0.0242 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Ray Miller                             35 Luke Bogacki                 
E2                  -0.007  8.904 178.17     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.885 179.02
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Miller    ) 0.016  8.905  0.005      (R New Jr    ) 0.005  8.962  0.062
 Qualified:             #6  8.905  0.005                       #32  8.962  0.062

Luke Bogacki has a nice nine light. MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3961 Blake Richardson                      302 Rock Haas                    
E2                   0.021  8.897 156.73     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.936 168.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Baer      ) 0.009  9.007  0.107      (D Wesler    ) 0.020  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #38  9.007  0.107                       #12  8.908  0.008

Just 0.001 difference in RT's and then Richardson breaks out by just -0.003! Haas gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3531 Jacob Elrod                            46 Jackson Collier              
E2                   0.028  8.899 170.28     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.927 171.03
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Zeller    ) 0.008  8.915  0.015      (K Camp      ) 0.013  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #15  8.915  0.015                       #41  8.893 -0.007

Jackson Collier's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Jack Sepanek Jr                      2950 Sherman Adcock               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.892 170.92                     0.023  8.887 167.36
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Cassin    ) 0.014  8.960  0.060      (A Neely     ) 0.022  8.902  0.002
 Qualified:            #31  8.960  0.060                        #5  8.902  0.002

Jack Sepanek Jr's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0040 seconds (approximately 12 inches) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 E327 Brian Harris                         4360 Ross Laris                   
E2                   0.008  8.721 123.77     ****WINNER****  0.041  9.255 142.46
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.179             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.355
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Strickland) 0.018  8.820 -0.080      (T Welch     ) 0.023  8.941  0.041
 Qualified:            #51  8.820 -0.080                       #25  8.941  0.041

Weird! Ross Laris' MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5262 Scott Cook                             34 Philip Smida                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.879 168.30                    -0.002  8.959 156.28
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.059
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Watson    ) 0.029  8.929  0.029      (L Bernshause) 0.030  8.889 -0.011
 Qualified:            #17  8.929  0.029                       #43  8.889 -0.011

Scott Cook's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3000 Ryan Wallace                            7 Brad Plourd                  
E2                   0.008  8.860 170.60     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.906 156.79
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.040             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mostowich ) 0.012  8.897 -0.003      (K Fickler   ) 0.022  8.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #40  8.897 -0.003                       #14  8.915  0.015

Brad Plourd runs six to the index. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  589 Jason Medlin                          307 Tony Helms                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.889 171.51                     0.014  8.875 171.31
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Brumfield ) 0.002  8.964  0.064      (D Denney    ) 0.024  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #33  8.964  0.064                        #7  8.906  0.006

Just 0.001 difference at the green. Jason Medlin's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Tony Brown                           1808 Scott Mackie                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.945 162.65                     0.010  8.870 168.79
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.045             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sikish    ) 0.002  8.856 -0.044      (S Floyd     ) 0.060  8.939  0.039
 Qualified:            #50  8.856 -0.044                       #24  8.939  0.039

Tony Brown's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 360H Don Higgins                            11 Tom Stalba                   
E2                  -0.010  8.893 173.81     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.867 160.23
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Jackson   ) 0.038  8.881 -0.019      (R Kropfeld  ) 0.012  8.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #45  8.881 -0.019                       #19  8.929  0.029

Higgins goes red by ten and Stalba gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7513 Todd Stewart                         3172 Leo Zynda                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.936 167.95                     0.010  8.883 171.18
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Warren    ) 0.028  8.906  0.006      (E Wilkerson ) 0.004  8.965  0.065
 Qualified:             #8  8.906  0.006                       #34  8.965  0.065

Todd Stewart's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 370X Bill Riddle                          3372 Steve Hoyt                   
E2                   0.021  8.913 167.82     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.900 176.49
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Mellis    ) 0.008  8.810 -0.090      (P Nitzel    ) 0.003  8.942  0.042
 Qualified:            #52  8.810 -0.090                       #26  8.942  0.042

Steve Hoyt is close to perfect with a seven light and a right on the index pass to get the win. MOV: 0.0272 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3253 Tim Garrison                         321X Dave Dahlem                  
E2                   0.023  8.875 163.83     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.896 177.79
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Finney    ) 0.117  8.863 -0.037      (D Isenhowser) 0.019  8.938  0.038
 Qualified:            #49  8.863 -0.037                       #23  8.938  0.038

Dave Dahlem's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3135 Janice Swan                          3248 Daniel Lessley IV            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.118  8.868 176.40                           No Time      
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.032             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bernier   ) 0.015  8.908  0.008      (M Bryce Hunt) 0.053  9.107  0.207
 Qualified:            #13  8.908  0.008                       #39  9.107  0.207

Lessley is a no show and Swan gets a free ticket to round two.

10:24 a.m.

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