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Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 11:36 AM

Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                        7806 Dave Alves                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.050 166.37                     0.055  9.052 177.02
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.000             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Wright    ) 0.025  9.063  0.013      (M Darsow    ) 0.094  9.034 -0.016
E3    (M Miller    ) 0.020  9.059  0.009      (M Roelle    ) 0.020  9.079  0.029
E2    (J Lewis     ) 0.042  9.064  0.014      (D Barton    ) 0.056  9.037 -0.013
E1    (M Hiatt     ) 0.024  9.071  0.021      (J Demers    ) 0.018  9.122  0.072
 Qualified:            #13  9.071  0.021                       #29  9.122  0.072

8:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,506 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Dye gets a big advantage off the line and runs dead on the number for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 706C Chad Langdon                         6426 Mike Shannon                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.067 154.78                     0.041  9.043 171.29
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.017             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.081  9.029 -0.021      (T Bayer     ) 0.017  9.101  0.051
E3    (T Phillips  ) 0.013  9.050  0.000      (M Woodard   ) 0.004  9.081  0.031
E2    (C Babcock   ) 0.017  9.025 -0.025      (N Stephenson) 0.006  9.025 -0.025
E1    (J Freckmann ) 0.029  9.023 -0.027      (R Naber     ) 0.015  9.097  0.047
 Qualified:            #39  9.023 -0.027                       #24  9.097  0.047

Langdon gets out of the gate first and hangs on for the win.

Langdon will take on Dye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Greg Krause                          5396 Bradley Johnson              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.001  8.999 160.56                     0.012  8.988 172.85
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.051             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.062
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Cooper    ) 0.018  9.053  0.003      (B Fuller    ) 0.010  9.053  0.003
E3    (D Higgins   ) 0.025  9.052  0.002      (S Taylor    ) 0.014  9.050  0.000
E2    (N Saetes    ) 0.029  9.018 -0.032      (T Theobald  ) 0.029  9.082  0.032
E1    (F Giroux    ) 0.039  9.086  0.036      (N Markuson  ) 0.010  9.541  0.491
 Qualified:            #23  9.086  0.036                       #33  9.541  0.491

Krause gets an almost perfect light and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  12 Jason Kenny                  
E5                                            ****WINNER****  1.283  9.071 154.26
                                                   S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (J Hessling  ) 0.022  9.051  0.001
E3                                           (R Ledbetter ) 0.015  9.054  0.004
E2                                           (G Durie     ) 0.022  9.055  0.005
E1                                           (M Theulen   ) 0.030  9.056  0.006
 Qualified:                                                       #3  9.056  0.006

Kenny will take on Krause in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink