Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 14:03 PM

Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations
By David Gerard



CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7826 Kyle Seipel                          724P Seth Polvadore               
E2                   0.014  8.926 155.88     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.900 165.88
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ferre     ) 0.022  8.933  0.033      (K Wright    ) 0.003  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #18  8.933  0.033                        #2  8.904  0.004
11:42 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 1,570 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Seth Polvadore puts up a six light and then runs right on the index for the win. MOV: 0.0342 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  754 Mark Darsow                          5270 Mark Potts                   
E2                  -0.018  8.878 163.08     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.904 169.61
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Mirizio   ) 0.028  8.909  0.009      (B Halina    ) 0.022  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:             #5  8.909  0.009                       #21  8.944  0.044
Mark Potts runs 0.004 to the index. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7280 Glenn Kern                           4796 Bill Dennis                  
E2                   0.094  8.947 160.14     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.983 162.14
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.047             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.083
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Downing   ) 0.000  8.929  0.029      (A Kinard    ) 0.019  8.895 -0.005
 Qualified:            #14  8.929  0.029                       #30  8.895 -0.005
Bill Dennis gets the big hole shot win. MOV: 0.0308 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Greg Krause                          5641 Ed Shaughnessy               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.950 178.61                     0.021  8.828 157.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.050             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.072
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Crawford  ) 0.033  8.932  0.032      (V Bolton    ) 0.074  8.879 -0.021
 Qualified:            #16  8.932  0.032                       #32  8.879 -0.021
Just one thousands difference in RT's and Greg Krause's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7168 James Warden                         7806 Dave Alves                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.368  8.903 185.66
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.010  8.905  0.005      (R McClanahan) 0.021  8.937  0.037
 Qualified:             #3  8.905  0.005                       #19  8.937  0.037
Alves' dragster shutters through the lights and Warden gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 L702 Rich Lash                            7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E2                   0.003  8.843 159.10     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.955 148.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.057             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.055
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Markuson  ) 0.188  8.932  0.032      (S Williams  ) 0.010  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #17  8.932  0.032                        #1  8.901  0.001
Two good lights and Thomas Bayer gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 U706 Nick Alejandre                       5265 Cal Belden                   
E2                   0.000  8.849 141.68     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.935 168.20
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.051             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A McKoane   ) 0.028  8.949  0.049      (B Marcheski ) 0.018  8.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #23  8.949  0.049                        #7  8.914  0.014
Alejandre has a perfect RT and then breaks out by a bunch,

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7585 Marko Perivolaris                    3387 Jeff Beckman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.861 184.67                    -0.097  8.911 170.99
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.039             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Mayer     ) 0.007  8.896 -0.004      (J Stewart   ) 0.044  8.927  0.027
 Qualified:            #29  8.896 -0.004                       #13  8.927  0.027
Marko Perivolaris' MOV: opponent's red light.

Potts will be in the other lane next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  518 Mallory Reis                            9 Trevor Larson                
E2                   0.006  8.873 175.96     ****WINNER****  0.003  8.874 177.91
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.027             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.026  8.925  0.025      (P Jaramillo ) 0.018  9.209  0.309
 Qualified:            #12  8.925  0.025                       #28  9.209  0.309
A pair of terrific lights and just -0.001 difference to the index between them. Trevor Larson's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 6 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         7062 Chris Lindsay                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  8.858 181.32                    -0.003  8.818 170.13
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.042             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.082
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Meziere   ) 0.035  8.915  0.015      (L Welfringer) 0.016  8.980  0.080
 Qualified:             #9  8.915  0.015                       #25  8.980  0.080
Starting line duel! After a long wait Lindsey goes red by just -0.003. Naber has a stout six light and will race Naber later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4405 Jim Berry                            6173 Ken Mostowich                
E2                  -0.013  8.901 176.42     ****WINNER****  0.005  8.876 175.75
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Burke     ) 0.026  9.025  0.125      (M Whitten   ) 0.037  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #27  9.025  0.125                       #11  8.921  0.021
Ken Mostowich leaves with a nice five light. Berry misses the green and then runs 0.001 to the index.

He will race Alves later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                         7319 Tanner Haitt                 
E2                   0.024  8.938 122.91     ****WINNER****  0.008  8.903 163.65
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.038             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.041  8.918  0.018      (F Jaramillo ) 0.007  9.002  0.102
 Qualified:            #10  8.918  0.018                       #26  9.002  0.102
Tanner Haitt's MOV: 0.0515 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Tanner Haitt's package: 0.011. He races Polvadore in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7805 Gabriel Torres                         71 Tanner Theobald              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  8.888 157.54                    -0.007  8.899 164.87
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Proctor   ) 0.022  8.931  0.031      (P Johnson   ) 0.014  8.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #15  8.931  0.031                       #31  8.890 -0.010
Gabriel Torres' MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.

He faces Belden in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6917 Dick Vander Meer                     7809 Val Torres                   
E2                   0.001  8.879 172.81     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.917 170.88
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Snow      ) 0.031  8.940  0.040      (Z Meziere   ) 0.017  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #20  8.940  0.040                        #4  8.908  0.008
Val Torres' MOV: Opponent broke out after a 0.001 light.

He will race Larson in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7855 Greg Boutte                          423K Kendra Robinson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.909 174.73                     0.006  8.873 176.05
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hiatt     ) 0.000  8.910  0.010      (C Babcock   ) 0.005  8.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #6  8.910  0.010                       #22  8.947  0.047
Greg Boutte's MOV: Opponent broke out after a six light.

He faces Dennis later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7151 Jeff Connelly                        5696 Tom Dahlberg                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.890 175.75                    -0.017  8.907 175.71
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Cobb      ) 0.038  8.952  0.052      (Bye         ) 0.000  8.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #24  8.952  0.052                        #8  8.914  0.014
Jeff Connelly leaves with a seven light. MOV: opponent's red light.

12:00 p.m. Krause will be in the other lane later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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