Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 21:11 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   57 Bruce Wiedmaier                       508 Jeremy Demers                
E4                   0.017  8.943 164.03     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.927 171.75
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.043             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E3    (H Gregory   ) 0.021  8.922  0.022      (K Threatt   ) 0.023  8.952  0.052
E2                   0.028  8.885 -0.015      (T Dahlberg  ) 0.006  8.932  0.032
E1    (J Bogacki   ) 0.041  8.900  0.000      (S Langdon   ) 0.057  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:             #1  8.900  0.000                        #6  8.907  0.007

8:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,323 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Wiedmaier gets out of the gate first but can't run the number.

Jeremy Demers' MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5015 Matthew Rose                         3639 Nick Folk                    
E4                   0.003  8.947 177.25     ****WINNER****  0.044  8.902 170.71
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Mingee    ) 0.015  8.919  0.019      (C Dodd      ) 0.017  8.928  0.028
E2    (D Crawford  ) 0.010  8.903  0.003      (C Sullivan  ) 0.016  8.902  0.002
E1    (B Cummings  ) 0.014  8.908  0.008      (M Krupa     ) 0.031  8.915  0.015
 Qualified:             #9  8.908  0.008                       #14  8.915  0.015

Rose gets a great light but can't run the number. Folk runs dead on with a "2" and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  527 Terry Edwards                        4369 Holden Laris                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021  8.900 184.95                    -0.010  9.010 158.15
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.110
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Mayse     ) 0.020  8.914  0.014      (R Connolly  ) 0.054  8.988  0.088
E2    (H Robison   ) 0.017  8.945  0.045      (G Stinnett  ) 0.008  8.908  0.008
E1    (D Foster    ) 0.017  8.894 -0.006      (T Paap      ) 0.014  8.863 -0.037
 Qualified:            #25  8.894 -0.006                       #30  8.863 -0.037

Laris leaves too soon and goes red. Edwards runs dead on and takes the win.

Edwards will take on Demers in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Luke Bogacki                         3419 Jim Gerakaris                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.911 172.70                     0.044  8.877 177.74
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Kimble    ) 0.009  8.891 -0.009      (R Ledbetter ) 0.007  8.906  0.006
E2    (P Smida     ) 0.011  9.002  0.102      (J Moser     ) 0.017  8.904  0.004
E1    (C Runnels   ) 0.018  8.904  0.004      (A Belosi    ) 0.000  8.896 -0.004
 Qualified:             #3  8.904  0.004                       #24  8.896 -0.004

Bogacki gets the holeshot, the win and will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5837 Mark Buttrum                               Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.896 178.73     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Foley     ) 0.013  8.912  0.012   
E2    (C Cummings  ) 0.011  8.901  0.001   
E1    (M Eggleston ) 0.012  8.913  0.013   
 Qualified:            #11  8.913  0.013                     Bye

Buttrum will take on Folk in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink