Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 22 Feb 2020, 00:12 AM

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, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 724P Seth Polvadore                       7746 Blake Williams               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.100  8.874 168.56                           No Time      
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.026             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Clevenger ) 0.001  8.893 -0.007      (J Warden    ) 0.009  8.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #23  8.893 -0.007                       #10  8.920  0.020
9:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,614 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Williams breaks on the burnout and gives the easy win to Polvadore.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7061 Larry Marshall               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.065  8.886 172.45
                                                   S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.024  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:                                                       #1  8.904  0.004
Bye run to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  547 Kevin Wright                         7657 Punch Johnson                
E2                   0.062  8.867 179.76     ****WINNER****  0.042  8.875 157.69
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Downing   ) 0.007  8.922  0.022      (P Dean      ) 0.031  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #11  8.922  0.022                       #24  8.893 -0.007
Punch Johnson's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0120 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5169 Mike Boehner                           51 Trevor Larson                
E2                   0.014  8.879 170.47     ****WINNER****  0.004  8.903 180.72
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Lash      ) 0.003  8.937  0.037      (P Theobald  ) 0.000  8.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #15  8.937  0.037                        #2  8.905  0.005
Two strong lights, just 0.010 apart.

Trevor Larson posts a seven package for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7023 Chuck Babcock                        5265 Cal Belden                   
E2                   0.035  8.854 168.49     ****WINNER****  0.012  8.890 165.54
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.046             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Rosenbaum ) 0.044  8.906  0.006      (M Cornelius ) 0.014  8.941  0.041
 Qualified:             #3  8.906  0.006                       #16  8.941  0.041
Cal Belden wins with a twelve light. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Steve Williams                       4405 Jim Berry                    
E2                   0.013  8.928 177.02     ****WINNER****  0.005  8.927 163.47
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.028             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Cobb      ) 0.030  8.951  0.051      (G Torres    ) 0.036  8.915  0.015
 Qualified:            #18  8.951  0.051                        #5  8.915  0.015
Jut 0.001 difference in theirET's!

Jim Berry leaves with a five light and the win. MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Chad Webber                          4417 Vern Bolton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  8.904 174.64                     0.014  8.918 162.10
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Alves     ) 0.034  8.945  0.045      (K Motter    ) 0.011  8.906  0.006
 Qualified:            #17  8.945  0.045                        #4  8.906  0.006
Chad Webber runs four to the index and gets the close win. MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  582 Jerry Dean                           7687 Tanner Theobald              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.905 159.31                     0.034  8.918 165.50
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.005             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) -0.015  8.917  0.017      (D Barton    ) 0.011  8.996  0.096
 Qualified:             #8  8.917  0.017                       #21  8.996  0.096
Jerry Dean post a twenty package for the win.MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6173 Ken Mostowich                        7504 Jordan Stewart               
E2                   0.061  8.899 174.71     ****WINNER****  0.080  9.023 148.43
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.123
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T McCann    ) 0.030  8.917  0.017      (L Warden    ) 0.040  8.961  0.061
 Qualified:             #7  8.917  0.017                       #20  8.961  0.061
Jordan Stewart gets the win, as Mostowich breaks out by -0.001!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7809 Val Torres                           7351 Jerry Denton                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  8.953 165.46                     0.057  8.960 146.11
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.053             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Withers   ) 0.214  8.876 -0.024      (K Funk      ) 0.063  8.931  0.031
 Qualified:            #27  8.876 -0.024                       #14  8.931  0.031
Val Torres' MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 773L Lynn Welfringer                      7506 Trey Vetter                  
E2                   0.001  8.899 140.28     ****WINNER****  0.028  9.035 150.40
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.135
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A McKoane   ) 0.053  8.953  0.053      (J Burke     ) 0.031  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #19  8.953  0.053                        #6  8.916  0.016
Welfringer nails the tree with a 0.001 light and then is -0.001 too quick. OUCH!

Vetter gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  754 Mark Darsow                          3896 Steve Hamilton               
E2                   0.434  9.474 158.11     ****WINNER****  0.054  9.017 145.86
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.574             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.117
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Mangus    ) 0.011  8.918  0.018      (C Webber    ) 0.009  8.897 -0.003
 Qualified:             #9  8.918  0.018                       #22  8.897 -0.003
Darsow is dead late and gives the easy win to Hamilton.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7942 Thomas Bayer                         737M Maddy Payne                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040  8.942 163.81                     0.107  8.886 168.49
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.042             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Kowalski  ) 0.018  8.929  0.029      (M Perivolari) 0.037  8.883 -0.017
 Qualified:            #13  8.929  0.029                       #26  8.883 -0.017
Payne is late and then breaks out. Bayer goes to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  763 Debbie Dolezal                       4796 Bill Dennis                  
E2                   0.033  8.897 174.08     ****WINNER****  0.045  8.932 184.52
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Fletcher  ) 0.069  8.922  0.022      (T Theobald  ) 0.004  8.888 -0.012
 Qualified:            #12  8.922  0.022                       #25  8.888 -0.012
Bill Dennis' MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.003.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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