Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 21:20 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Brad Plourd                                Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  1.537 No Time           
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Connolly  ) 0.016  8.920  0.020   
E2    (J Lynch     ) 0.003  8.945  0.045   
E1    (J Woeber    ) 0.017  8.907  0.007   
 Qualified:             #2  8.907  0.007                     Bye

9:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,964 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Plourd has the bye and just takes the green light and backs off the line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Kevin Brannon                        193A Frank Aragona                
E4                   0.025  8.889 173.12     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.900 175.23
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Bernier   ) 0.015  8.909  0.009      (A Kenny     ) 0.039  8.929  0.029
E2    (B Thompson  ) 0.017  8.882 -0.018      (S Adcock    ) 0.014  8.915  0.015
E1    (J Stahl     ) 0.025  8.886 -0.014      (J Flynn     ) 0.026  8.816 -0.084
 Qualified:            #17  8.886 -0.014                       #26  8.816 -0.084

Aragona gets the holeshot then runs dead on for the win. He will take on Plourd in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  271 Brian Guthrie                        139E Scott Albrecht               
E4                   0.046  9.132 136.84     ****WINNER****  0.045  8.998 148.36
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.232             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.098
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Morris    ) 0.023  8.893 -0.007      (W Lankas    ) 0.007  8.912  0.012
E2    (J Strickland) 0.002  8.912  0.012      (T Caheely   ) 0.005  8.912  0.012
E1    (W Roberts   ) 0.010  8.885 -0.015      (J Burns     ) 0.003  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #19  8.885 -0.015                        #3  8.909  0.009

Albrecht takes the stripe and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                         232M John Labbous Jr              
E4                   0.007  8.933 176.17     ****WINNER****  0.032  8.905 164.93
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (W Bowie     ) 0.019  8.913  0.013                     0.017  8.942  0.042
E2    (C Watts     ) 0.018  8.883 -0.017      (D Schmidt   ) 0.036  8.924  0.024
E1    (F Altilio   ) 0.005  8.936  0.036      (S LaMar     ) 0.016  8.895 -0.005
 Qualified:            #11  8.936  0.036                       #14  8.895 -0.005

John Labbous Jr's MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

labbous will take on Albrecht in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink