Sat, 02 Nov 2019, 14:38 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7010 Travis Theobald                       480 Steve Evans                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.037  9.024 177.60                    -0.004 11.615 108.39
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.026             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  2.565
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Theobald  ) 0.011  9.047 -0.003      (R Beck      ) 0.025  9.031 -0.019
E2    (M Perivolari) 0.000  9.063  0.013                     0.028  9.118  0.068
E1    (D Bisbano   ) 0.035  9.068  0.018      (K Snow      ) 0.011  9.053  0.003
 Qualified:            #15  9.068  0.018                        #1  9.053  0.003

11:31 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 28.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,663 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Evans is a little too quick off the line and goes red giving the win to Theobald.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Veron Rowland                         547 Kevin Wright                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.001  9.046 163.00                     0.012  9.013 172.72
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.037
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Payne     ) 0.008  9.046 -0.004      (T McCann    ) 0.034  9.255  0.205
E2    (G Kern      ) 0.011  9.010 -0.040      (B Dennis    ) 0.026  9.064  0.014
E1    (C Babcock   ) 0.002  9.122  0.072      (R Miller III) 0.013  9.059  0.009
 Qualified:            #30  9.122  0.072                        #8  9.059  0.009

Rowland is almost perfect off of the line and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7125 Cody Webber                            13 Tom Stalba                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  9.054 162.98                     0.020  9.076 164.45
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Theobald  ) 0.014  9.033 -0.017      (M Mustard   ) 0.020  9.042 -0.008
E2    (D Nichols   ) 0.014  9.060  0.010      (A Williams  ) 0.006  9.059  0.009
E1    (K Moses     ) 0.004  9.082  0.032      (M Cornelius ) 0.012  9.067  0.017
 Qualified:            #18  9.082  0.032                       #14  9.067  0.017

Webber is a tick behind off of the line but runs the number and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         4581 Chet Tucker                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.080 158.86                     0.057  9.019 183.02
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-):  0.030             S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Kenny     ) 0.030  9.057  0.007      (M Bodnar    ) 0.031  9.017 -0.033
E2    (V Torres    ) 0.026  9.027 -0.023      (T Hiatt     ) -0.008  9.032 -0.018
E1    (M Hiatt     ) 0.002  9.085  0.035      (G Garbiso   ) 0.007  9.048 -0.002
 Qualified:            #20  9.085  0.035                       #33  9.048 -0.002

Fletcher gets out of the gate first and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Trey Vetter                                Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.994 179.04     
         S/C Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.056    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Dahlberg  ) 0.018  9.064  0.014   
E2    (T Parker    ) 0.009  9.031 -0.019   
E1    (P Nero      ) 1.204  9.054  0.004   
 Qualified:             #2  9.054  0.004                     Bye

In the next round it will be Theobald vs. Rowland, Vetter vs. Webber and Fletcher will have a bye run.

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