Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 12:00 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4796 Bill Dennis 7450 Don Meziere
E3 0.016 8.927 180.16 ****WINNER**** 0.021 8.918 175.21
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.027 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.018
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Boner ) 0.015 8.952 0.052 (Z Meziere ) 0.007 8.932 0.032
E1 (P Nagel ) 1.152 8.983 0.083 (J Rebrovich ) 0.016 8.927 0.027
Qualified: #24 8.983 0.083 #15 8.927 0.027
8:34 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.01 inches,
adjusted altitude 1,807 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.Don Meziere's MOV: 0.0041 seconds (approximately 13
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7942 Thomas Bayer 7296 Madison Whitten
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.043 8.929 159.17 0.014 8.958 169.19
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.029 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.058
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Dean ) 0.019 9.108 0.208 (S Dean ) 0.018 8.908 0.008
E1 (M Lane ) 0.004 8.935 0.035 (J DeRencin ) 0.075 8.920 0.020
Qualified: #19 8.935 0.035 #10 8.920 0.020
Whitten's car veered to the right after a very close finish, hitting the wall. The car stopped part way up the hill,
sliding a long way up against the wall, and Whitten appeared to get out inder his own power.Thomas Bayer's MOV:
0.0005 seconds (approximately 1 inches). He gets a bye in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7826 Kyle Seipel 7002 Allison Mckoane
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.008 8.942 178.85 0.049 8.913 176.90
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.042 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.013
Prior rounds:
E2 (V Torres ) 0.025 8.915 0.015 (S Taylor ) 0.024 8.894 -0.006
E1 (D Morgan ) 0.014 8.941 0.041 (V Bolton ) 0.007 8.922 0.022
Qualified: #21 8.941 0.041 #12 8.922 0.022
Seipel was playing the wah-wah game on the top end. Kyle Seipel's MOV: 0.0129 seconds (approximately 3
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 7851 Robert Naber
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.050 8.901 181.47
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.001
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Dye Jr ) 0.007 8.918 0.018
E1 (J Berry ) 0.012 8.933 0.033
Qualified: #18 8.933 0.033
Naber had the bye this round, ran a thousandth over.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7774 Rodger Comstock 706C Chad Langdon
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.017 8.902 172.87 0.016 8.922 163.14
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.002 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.022
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Beckstrom ) 0.008 8.907 0.007 (J Lewis ) 0.013 8.927 0.027
E1 (G Garbiso ) 0.045 8.857 -0.043 (D Cook ) 0.027 8.990 0.090
Qualified: #33 8.857 -0.043 #25 8.990 0.090
Rodger Comstock's MOV: 0.0198 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Rodger Comstock's package: 0.019. He runs Seipel in
round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
77 Greg Boutte 7151 Jeff Connelly
E3 0.080 8.924 173.38 ****WINNER**** 0.010 8.977 166.95
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.024 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.077
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Valadez ) 0.032 8.931 0.031 (G Torres ) 0.004 8.919 0.019
E1 (V Campa ) 0.013 10.313 1.413 (N Cobb ) -0.009 8.820 -0.080
Qualified: #26 10.313 1.413 #34 8.820 -0.080
Boutte was uncharacteristically late. Jeff Connelly's MOV: 0.0177 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
735 Steve Williams 7170 Dorie Quigley
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.019 8.937 177.70 0.061 8.900 173.81
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.037 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.000
Prior rounds:
E2 (L Marshall ) 0.013 8.904 0.004 (V Torres Jr ) 0.033 8.910 0.010
E1 (K Wright ) 0.020 8.937 0.037 (A Allison ) 0.026 8.896 -0.004
Qualified: #20 8.937 0.037 #28 8.896 -0.004
Steve Williams' MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 17 inches). He races Dennis next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
569 Greg Krause 7796 John Richardson
E3 0.033 8.902 176.28 ****WINNER**** 0.022 8.905 174.28
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.002 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.005
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Waggoner J) 0.101 8.931 0.031 (L Welfringer) 0.048 8.907 0.007
E1 (C Babcock ) 0.021 8.912 0.012 (T Hiatt ) 0.012 8.871 -0.029
Qualified: #6 8.912 0.012 #31 8.871 -0.029
John Richardson's MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He races Naber in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7183 Jesse Adams 7035 Bob Van Popering
E3 0.042 8.892 171.77 ****WINNER**** 0.001 8.931 176.79
S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008 S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 0.031
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Pedersen ) 0.034 8.899 -0.001 (C Taylor ) 0.006 8.902 0.002
E1 (S Parsons ) 0.020 8.904 0.004 (C Meziere ) 0.017 8.922 0.022
Qualified: #5 8.904 0.004 #13 8.922 0.022
Bob Van Popering's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 6 inches), opponent broke out. He races
Connelly next round.
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