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Sat, 11 Nov 2017, 12:14 PM

Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7183 Jesse Adams                          7817 Michael Lane                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021 12.017  78.41                    -0.021  9.117 161.07
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  3.117             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.217
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Connelly  ) 0.019  8.902  0.002                     0.011  8.937  0.037
E1    (G Kern      ) 0.022  8.895 -0.005      (M Whitten   ) 0.023  8.903  0.003
 Qualified:            #24  8.895 -0.005                        #1  8.903  0.003

Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 1,885 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.

Lane goes red to give Adams the win. Adams got real loose around the 330-foot mark, but reeled it in.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.                        7805 Gabriel Torres               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.908 173.36                     0.042  8.890 171.93
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Hiatt     ) 0.009  8.904  0.004      (D Alves     ) 0.028  8.906  0.006
E1    (L Warden    ) 0.038  8.852 -0.048      (S Hamilton  ) 0.046  8.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #31  8.852 -0.048                        #8  8.915  0.015

Dye Jr. with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7319 Tanner Haitt                         7168 James Warden                 
E3                   0.028  8.910 179.76     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.916 161.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Mostowich ) 0.007  8.907  0.007      (K Wright    ) 0.000  8.947  0.047
E1    (D Foley     ) 0.004  8.912  0.012      (M Clevenger ) 0.025  8.875 -0.025
 Qualified:             #5  8.912  0.012                       #28  8.875 -0.025

Warden with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. James Warden's MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 10 inches). He will face Adams in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  555 Michael Miller                       7192 Ryan Herem                   
E3                   0.022  8.907 180.36     ****WINNER****  0.008  8.903 167.30
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bayer     ) 0.010  8.923  0.023      (A Kinard    ) 0.000  8.896 -0.004
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.018  8.934  0.034      (T Parker    ) 0.018  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #17  8.934  0.034                       #10  8.916  0.016

Herem with a great light and the win. Ryan Herem's MOV: 0.0184 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 785X Ryan McClanahan                      7809 Val Torres                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  8.936 176.49                     0.012  8.970 170.97
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Parsons   ) 0.014  8.884 -0.016      (V Torres    ) 0.022  8.894 -0.006
E1    (T McBride   ) 0.013  8.893 -0.007      (S Williams  ) 0.012  8.908  0.008
 Qualified:            #27  8.893 -0.007                        #4  8.908  0.008

Torres with the starting line advantage, but McClanahan gets the win. He will face Dye Jr. in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Tanner Theobald                       791 Brian Calvin                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  8.959 169.96                     0.021  8.990 160.08
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.059             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.090
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Perivolari) 0.010  8.905  0.005      (T Vetter    ) 0.024  8.891 -0.009
E1    (Z Meziere   ) 0.015  8.936  0.036      (C Babcock   ) -0.004  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #18  8.936  0.036                       #11  8.921  0.021

Calvin with a slight starting line advantage, but Theobald gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7855 Greg Boutte                          3387 Jeff Beckman                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.892 173.67                     0.032  8.860 169.66
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Winters   ) 0.030  8.930  0.030      (N Saetes    ) 0.014  8.951  0.051
E1    (C Meziere   ) 0.004  8.954  0.054      (J Kenny     ) 0.006  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #21  8.954  0.054                       #14  8.924  0.024

Boutte with a great light and the win. He will face Herem in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         706C Chad Langdon                 
E3                   0.019  8.994 158.89     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.933 162.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.094             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Williams  ) 0.013  8.897 -0.003      (D Higgins   ) 0.010  8.922  0.022
E1    (R Beck      ) 0.022  8.912  0.012      (A McKoane   ) 0.004  8.926  0.026
 Qualified:             #7  8.912  0.012                       #15  8.926  0.026

Langdon with a near perfect light and the win. He will face Theobald in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink