Sun, 30 Oct 2016, 11:15 AM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Tommy Phillips                       7296 Madison Whitten              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.092 168.70                     0.054  9.043 168.18
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.042             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Wright    ) 0.006  9.076  0.026      (J Connelly  ) 0.012  9.047 -0.003
E2    (C Langdon   ) 0.011  9.057  0.007      (A Kenny     ) 0.005  9.065  0.015
E1    (R Dahlberg  ) 0.007  9.054  0.004      (Bye         ) 0.010  9.040 -0.010
 Qualified:             #3  9.054  0.004                       #34  9.040 -0.010

8:04 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 27.80 inches, adjusted altitude 4,006 feet.

Phillips gets out of the gate first;Whitten breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 R414 Riley Ledbetter                            Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.013  9.045 179.30     
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.005    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Torres    ) 0.022  9.063  0.013   
E2    (G Wamboldt  ) 0.040  9.028 -0.022   
E1    (N Markuson  ) 0.016  9.051  0.001   
 Qualified:             #1  9.051  0.001                     Bye

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7395 Justin Morgan                          75 Ryan Diosdado                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  9.046 165.50                     0.008  9.028 166.85
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Beck      ) 0.015  9.063  0.013      (L Scarth    ) 0.000  9.060  0.010
E2    (G Boutte    ) 0.017  9.075  0.025      (M Shannon   ) 0.013  8.982 -0.068
E1    (C Linne     ) 0.033  9.095  0.045      (R Comstock  ) 0.045  9.128  0.078
 Qualified:            #22  9.095  0.045                       #26  9.128  0.078

Diosdado gets a small advantage off the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

Morgan will take on Ledbetter in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  555 Michael Miller                       7691 Aaron Kinard                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.062 162.16                     0.043  9.056 168.51
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D VanderMeer) 0.030  9.040 -0.010      (M Potts     ) 0.006  9.115  0.065
E2    (D Crawford  ) 0.022  9.062  0.012      (V Torres    ) 0.023  9.060  0.010
E1    (J Lewis     ) 0.021  9.060  0.010      (G Garbiso   ) 0.029  9.086  0.036
 Qualified:             #6  9.060  0.010                       #20  9.086  0.036

Miller gets the holeshot and holds off Kinard for the win.

Miller will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7725 Mike Hiatt                           4754 Billy Torrence               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.031  9.060 181.20                     0.046  9.062 181.54
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Waggoner J) 0.029  9.037 -0.013      (B Preszler  ) 0.004  9.072  0.022
E2    (L Strauss   ) 0.033  9.177  0.127      (M Perivolari) 0.025  9.092  0.042
E1    (M Laeger    ) 0.022  9.081  0.031      (B Johnson   ) 0.031  9.045 -0.005
 Qualified:            #18  9.081  0.031                       #32  9.045 -0.005

Hiatt gets out of the gate first and holds off Torrence for the win.

Hiatt will take on Phillips in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink