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Sat, 03 Oct 2020, 11:04 AM

Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3361 Bo Butner                            399F Zack Fisher                  
E2                  -0.010  8.931 173.23     ****WINNER****  0.034  8.884 177.53
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.031             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.010  8.937  0.037      (B Barnhart  ) 0.023  8.912  0.012
 Qualified:            #16  8.937  0.037                        #4  8.912  0.012

Weather conditions: air temperature 51 degrees, relative humidity 77 percent, barometer 30.20 inches, track temperature 61 degrees.

Butner goes red to give Fisher the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4615 Christopher Dodd                           Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.865 183.94     
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.035    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Miller III) 0.051  8.905  0.005   
 Qualified:             #1  8.905  0.005                     Bye

Dodd with a good light on the bye.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 X501 James Kunkel                         5707 Michael Eggleston            
E2                  -0.006 15.527  76.12     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.876 181.23
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  6.627             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Denney    ) 0.016  8.991  0.091      (T Elrod     ) 0.012  8.922  0.022
 Qualified:            #21  8.991  0.091                        #9  8.922  0.022

Kunkel goes red to give Eggleston the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Rich Hughes                          372W Tony Collier                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.892 174.28                     0.014  8.875 170.88
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dahlem    ) 0.019  8.919  0.019      (V Rowland   ) 0.021  8.950  0.050
 Qualified:             #6  8.919  0.019                       #18  8.950  0.050

Hughes with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 510X Landon Stallbaumer                   517C Brian Cook                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.902 156.52                     0.017  8.869 165.48
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Sullivan  ) 0.029  8.953  0.053      (D McIlvain  ) 0.010  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #20  8.953  0.053                        #8  8.921  0.021

They have identical reaction times and Stallbaumer runs dead-on with a two for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 360H Don Higgins                          4369 Holden Laris                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  8.855 179.44                     0.077  8.794 181.62
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.045             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.106
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Elrod     ) 0.031  8.949  0.049      (K Fickler   ) 0.001  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #17  8.949  0.049                        #5  8.916  0.016

Higgins with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5123 Jeremy Lehrke                        389A Larry Bernshausen            
E2                   0.061  8.875 167.24     ****WINNER****  0.041  8.909 178.21
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.025             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gerakaris ) 0.000  8.950  0.050      (Bye         ) -0.026  8.920  0.020
 Qualified:            #19  8.950  0.050                        #7  8.920  0.020

Bernshausen with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 501B Bob Fuller                           4360 Ross Laris                   
E2                  -0.001  8.887 182.45     ****WINNER****  0.037  8.875 188.41
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Cassin    ) 0.022  8.925  0.025      (R Miller Jr ) 0.018  8.893 -0.007
 Qualified:            #13  8.925  0.025                       #25  8.893 -0.007

Fuller is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Laris the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   38 Leo Zynda                            4014 Trene Cressonie              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.871 182.08                     0.023  8.859 175.98
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.029             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Mingee    ) 0.058  8.896 -0.004      (S Vandewalke) 0.017  8.923  0.023
 Qualified:            #23  8.896 -0.004                       #11  8.923  0.023

Zynda with a perfect light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  480 Steve Evans                          3926 Christopher Mullins          
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.961 175.96                     0.015  8.969 161.69
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.061             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.069
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Foley     ) 0.016  8.929  0.029      (P Smida     ) 0.025  8.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #15  8.929  0.029                        #3  8.910  0.010

Evans with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3197 Sonny Nemitz                            6 Gary Stinnett                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.910 168.79                     0.024  8.919 177.70
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Sullivan  ) 0.005  8.922  0.022      (M Strassweg ) 0.014  8.898 -0.002
 Qualified:            #10  8.922  0.022                       #22  8.898 -0.002

Nemitz with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3320 Nichole Stephenson                   5750 Jon Medlin                   
E2                   0.022  8.911 182.01     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.928 172.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Oakley    ) 0.033  8.924  0.024      (R Cook      ) 0.042  8.894 -0.006
 Qualified:            #12  8.924  0.024                       #24  8.894 -0.006

Medlin with a near perfect light and the win in a close one. Jon Medlin's MOV: 0.0038 seconds (approximately 12 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 379Y Chuck Ridenhour                      5192 Mark Grame                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069  8.867 186.25                     0.104  8.860 183.72
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Sikish    ) 0.008  8.925  0.025      (B Mileham   ) 0.012  8.909  0.009
 Qualified:            #14  8.925  0.025                        #2  8.909  0.009

Ridenhour with the starting line advantage and the win.

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