Sun, 30 Oct 2016, 12:39 PM 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, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7725 Mike Hiatt                              3 Tommy Phillips               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.066 174.98                     0.015  9.081 162.31
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.016             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Torrence  ) 0.031  9.060  0.010      (M Whitten   ) 0.008  9.092  0.042
E3    (C Waggoner J) 0.029  9.037 -0.013      (K Wright    ) 0.006  9.076  0.026
E2    (L Strauss   ) 0.033  9.177  0.127      (C Langdon   ) 0.011  9.057  0.007
E1    (M Laeger    ) 0.022  9.081  0.031      (R Dahlberg  ) 0.007  9.054  0.004
 Qualified:            #18  9.081  0.031                        #3  9.054  0.004

9:32 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 27.80 inches, adjusted altitude 4,145 feet.

Hiatt gets out of the gate first and holds off Phillips to take the win.

Hiatt will have a bye into the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7395 Justin Morgan                        R414 Riley Ledbetter              
E5                   0.012  9.140 161.27     ****WINNER****  0.036  9.102 170.21
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.090             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Diosdado  ) 0.012  9.046 -0.004                     0.013  9.045 -0.005
E3    (R Beck      ) 0.015  9.063  0.013      (G Torres    ) 0.022  9.063  0.013
E2    (G Boutte    ) 0.017  9.075  0.025      (G Wamboldt  ) 0.040  9.028 -0.022
E1    (C Linne     ) 0.033  9.095  0.045      (N Markuson  ) 0.016  9.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #22  9.095  0.045                        #1  9.051  0.001

Morgan gets out of the gate first but slows at the end of the run allowing Ledbetter to go around for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  555 Michael Miller                             Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.006  9.125 154.94     
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.075    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Kinard    ) 0.024  9.062  0.012   
E3    (D VanderMeer) 0.030  9.040 -0.010   
E2    (D Crawford  ) 0.022  9.062  0.012   
E1    (J Lewis     ) 0.021  9.060  0.010   
 Qualified:             #6  9.060  0.010                     Bye

Miller will take on Ledbetter in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink