Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 14:23 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6661 Trevor Harkema                       7826 Kyle Seipel                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.775 178.68                    -0.001  8.911 190.78
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.125             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Torres    ) 0.012  8.897 -0.003      (C Waggoner J) 0.042  8.936  0.036
E2    (G Krause    ) 0.024  8.843 -0.057      (R Naber     ) 0.018  8.920  0.020
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.021  8.859 -0.041      (S Taylor    ) 0.013  9.053  0.153
 Qualified:            #33  8.859 -0.041                       #29  9.053  0.153

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Seipel is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light and Harkema gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777X Chad Axford                            55 Trevor Larson                
E4                   0.027  8.911 165.99     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.919 178.24
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Gruba     ) 0.012  9.012  0.112      (D Higgins   ) 0.012  8.910  0.010
E2    (N Markuson  ) 0.021  8.917  0.017      (B Mirizio   ) 0.020  8.883 -0.017
E1    (C Belden    ) 0.015  8.914  0.014      (M Reis      ) 0.012  9.111  0.211
 Qualified:             #9  8.914  0.014                       #30  9.111  0.211

Larson with the starting line advantage and takes the win light. Trevor Larson's MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4417 Vern Bolton                           764 Chandler Meziere             
E4                   0.062  8.892 168.51     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.893 167.95
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.008  8.939  0.039      (D VanderMeer) 0.025  8.913  0.013
E2    (D Barton    ) 0.083  8.957  0.057      (G Boutte    ) 0.001  8.895 -0.005
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.058  8.924  0.024      (A McKoane   ) 0.032  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #18  8.924  0.024                        #6  8.907  0.007

Meziere with the starting line advantage and takes the win light. He will face Harkema in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       7504 Jordan Stewart               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.956 164.43                     0.003  8.897 173.99
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.056             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Parsons   ) 0.014  8.922  0.022      (J Dean      ) 0.031  8.919  0.019
E2    (T Bayer     ) 0.027  8.904  0.004      (J Lobner    ) 0.006  8.922  0.022
E1    (E Lacer     ) 0.040  9.005  0.105      (S Chennault ) 0.017  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #28  9.005  0.105                        #7  8.908  0.008

Stewart with the starting line advantage, but takes too much stripe to gie Williams the win Williams will get the bye into the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7012 Johnny Burke                               Bye
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.015  8.908 162.49     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.008    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Lobner    ) 0.015  8.900  0.000   
E2    (M Larson    ) 0.007  8.894 -0.006   
E1    (D Alves     ) 0.011  8.903  0.003   
 Qualified:             #2  8.903  0.003                     Bye

Burke with the bye and he will face Larson in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink