Sat, 19 Oct 2019, 12:18 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4766 Shannon Brinkley                     407F Tony Brown                   
E4                   0.010  8.960 171.84     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.906 179.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.060             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Lewis     ) 0.057  8.914  0.014      (C Tucker    ) 0.004  8.892 -0.008
E2    (V Rowland   ) 0.016  8.912  0.012      (C Anderson  ) 0.010  8.925  0.025
E1    (D Dale      ) 0.081  8.916  0.016      (P Gehan     ) 0.045  8.853 -0.047
 Qualified:            #11  8.916  0.016                       #30  8.853 -0.047

11:10 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,085 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

A dead heat off the line, Brown puts together a .016 package to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   43 Christopher Dodd                      508 Jeremy Demers                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.924 179.06                     0.042  8.900 177.35
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.024             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Williams  ) 0.019  8.910  0.010      (B Allen     ) 0.015  8.934  0.034
E2    (M Grame     ) 0.009  8.914  0.014      (J Bunce     ) 0.011  8.914  0.014
E1    (L Rutland   ) 0.014  8.919  0.019      (C Best      ) 0.006  8.936  0.036
 Qualified:            #13  8.919  0.019                       #17  8.936  0.036

Dodd gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win. Demers runs dead on the number in the losing effort.

Christopher Dodd's MOV: 0.0016 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

Dodd will take on Brown in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4455 Bill Swann                           4741 John Warren                  
E4                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.092  8.933 163.33
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Collier   ) 0.010  8.952  0.052      (S Evans     ) 0.043  8.908  0.008
E2    (R Martinez  ) 0.010  8.921  0.021      (R Dupree    ) 0.057  8.912  0.012
E1    (R Prewitt   ) 0.026  8.936  0.036      (B Zimmerman ) 0.025  8.924  0.024
 Qualified:            #18  8.936  0.036                       #14  8.924  0.024

Swann broke and did not make a pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Don Nichols                             3 Koy Collier                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.893 165.62                     0.028  8.885 183.15
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Pollard   ) 0.016  8.902  0.002                     -0.002  8.885 -0.015
E2    (C Cummings  ) 0.008  8.903  0.003      (J Repka     ) 0.015  8.910  0.010
E1    (B Preszler  ) 0.001  8.879 -0.021      (R Costlow   ) 0.049  8.901  0.001
 Qualified:            #27  8.879 -0.021                        #1  8.901  0.001

Nichols gets the advantage off the line and takes the double breakout win.

Nichols will take on Warren n the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink