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Sun, 23 Feb 2020, 14:48 PM

Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 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
 4796 Bill Dennis                          7061 Larry Marshall               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.073  8.898 185.05                     0.025  8.893 162.27
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Berry     ) 0.002  8.926  0.026      (J Dean      ) 0.007  8.947  0.047
E2    (D Dolezal   ) 0.045  8.932  0.032                     0.065  8.886 -0.014
E1    (T Theobald  ) 0.004  8.888 -0.012      (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.024  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #25  8.888 -0.012                        #1  8.904  0.004

12:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,052 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Bill Dennis' MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5265 Cal Belden                           7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.901 166.54                     0.024  8.900 160.48
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Polvadore ) 0.000  8.897 -0.003      (T Vetter    ) 0.007  8.922  0.022
E2    (C Babcock   ) 0.012  8.890 -0.010      (M Payne     ) 0.040  8.942  0.042
E1    (M Cornelius ) 0.014  8.941  0.041      (E Kowalski  ) 0.018  8.929  0.029
 Qualified:            #16  8.941  0.041                       #13  8.929  0.029

Bayer runs right on the index, but loses to a hole shot win by Cal Belden's MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

He will race Dennis next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Chad Webber                          7809 Val Torres                   
E4                   0.083  8.899 177.98     ****WINNER****  0.013  8.963 173.92
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Johnson   ) 0.011  8.941  0.041      (J Stewart   ) 0.021  8.896 -0.004
E2    (V Bolton    ) 0.019  8.904  0.004      (J Denton    ) 0.032  8.953  0.053
E1    (D Alves     ) 0.034  8.945  0.045      (M Withers   ) 0.214  8.876 -0.024
 Qualified:            #17  8.945  0.045                       #27  8.876 -0.024

Weber is late and gives the win to Val Torres MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0060 seconds (approximately 19 inches), opponent broke out.

He faces Larson in round five.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  51 Trevor Larson                
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.996  8.895 184.37
                                                   S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (S Hamilton  ) 0.013  8.892 -0.008
E2                                           (M Boehner   ) 0.004  8.903  0.003
E1                                           (P Theobald  ) 0.000  8.905  0.005
 Qualified:                                                       #2  8.905  0.005

bye run

12:42 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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