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Sat, 12 Nov 2016, 12:46 PM

Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  555 Michael Miller                         73 Zach Meziere                 
E4                   0.031  8.938 168.87     ****WINNER****  0.004  8.939 169.85
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Parsons   ) 0.009  8.956  0.056      (J Kenny     ) 0.014  9.642  0.742
E2    (M Tedesco   ) 0.014  8.915  0.015      (J Connelly  ) 0.015  8.950  0.050
E1    (L Zynda III ) 0.065  8.969  0.069      (J Beckman   ) 0.009  8.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #24  8.969  0.069                       #14  8.927  0.027

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,466 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Meziere with great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6917 Dick Vander Meer                     3896 Steve Hamilton               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.940 170.64                     0.058  8.922 154.26
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.040             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Richardson) 0.053  8.917  0.017      (R Naber     ) 0.012  8.924  0.024
E2    (K Wright    ) 0.021  8.895 -0.005      (B Mirizio   ) 0.028  8.863 -0.037
E1    (G Kern      ) 0.012  8.898 -0.002      (B Campa     ) 0.025  8.855 -0.045
 Qualified:            #25  8.898 -0.002                       #29  8.855 -0.045

Vander Meer with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7817 Michael Lane                         5696 Tom Dahlberg                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.018  8.910 180.07                     0.029  8.908 176.37
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Lynch     ) 0.019  9.350  0.450      (C Wampler   ) 0.007  8.897 -0.003
E2                   0.017  8.887 -0.013      (M Perivolari) 0.006  8.907  0.007
E1    (G Krause    ) 0.004  8.900  0.000      (G Boutte    ) 0.007  8.937  0.037
 Qualified:             #1  8.900  0.000                       #19  8.937  0.037

Lane with the starting line advantage and the close win. Michael Lane's MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will face Meziere in the semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                        7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.904 167.45                     0.017  8.884 161.40
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.016  8.945  0.045      (S Chennault ) 0.016  8.919  0.019
E2    (J Dean      ) 0.098  8.904  0.004      (D Barton    ) 0.026  8.878 -0.022
E1    (A Kenny     ) 0.008  8.934  0.034      (S Williams  ) 0.006  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #16  8.934  0.034                        #6  8.909  0.009

Bayer with a slight starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Dye Jr. the win. He will face Vander Meer in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink