Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 10 Nov 2018, 13:45 PM

Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations
By David Gerard



POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 307 Tony Helms                   
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.010  8.902 181.69
                                                   S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (D Alves     ) 0.022  8.940  0.040
E2                                           (B Johnson   ) 0.014  8.896 -0.004
E1                                           (S Williams  ) 0.016  8.928  0.028
 Qualified:                                                      #19  8.928  0.028
10:37 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,234 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Bye run.Tony Helms' package: 0.012.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7212 Peyton Januik                        5192 Mark Grame                   
E4                   0.021  8.933 174.37     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.924 178.71
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Mostowich ) 0.027  8.963  0.063      (S Casner    ) 0.006  8.883 -0.017
E2    (G Torres    ) 0.016  8.906  0.006      (R Beck      ) 0.016  8.925  0.025
E1    (M Clevenger ) 0.042  8.908  0.008      (R McClanahan) 0.032  8.880 -0.020
 Qualified:            #10  8.908  0.008                       #30  8.880 -0.020
Mark Grame keeps his hopes alive and will race Helms in the next round. MOV: 0.0217 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4934 Steve Collier                        2771 Ray Miller III               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.036  8.922 169.38                     0.022  8.943 171.10
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.022             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.004  8.895 -0.005      (C Webber    ) 0.020  8.837 -0.063
E2    (P Theobald  ) 0.010  8.898 -0.002      (R Miller Jr ) 0.032  8.861 -0.039
E1    (N Saetes    ) 0.065  8.927  0.027      (M Roelle    ) 0.020  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #18  8.927  0.027                        #7  8.906  0.006
Close in the lights.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7209 Chad Webber                           555 Michael Miller               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.915 165.60                     0.014  8.897 175.25
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.015             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Torres    ) 0.034  8.905  0.005      (T Theobald  ) 0.012  8.917  0.017
E2    (T Joseph    ) 0.008  8.901  0.001      (J Cooper    ) 0.010  8.896 -0.004
E1    (N Cobb      ) 0.026  8.907  0.007      (T Parker    ) 0.042  8.911  0.011
 Qualified:             #8  8.907  0.007                       #12  8.911  0.011
Two strong lights, just 0.002 apart.

Chad Webber's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.003.

He gets the bye run next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  547 Kevin Wright                           71 Thomas Bayer                 
E4                   0.025  8.902 182.03     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.913 163.79
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Whitten   ) 0.000  8.904  0.004      (J Connelly  ) 0.066  8.891 -0.009
E2    (T Vetter    ) 0.040  8.896 -0.004      (R Stevenson ) 0.006  8.929  0.029
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.004  8.880 -0.020      (V Torres Jr ) 0.011  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #29  8.880 -0.020                        #9  8.907  0.007
Winner races Collier in the next round.

Thomas Bayer leaves with a nine light for the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0055 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

10:42 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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