Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 21:54 PM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3372 Steve Hoyt                           3941 Bob Prose                    
E4                   0.030  8.907 181.62     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.921 177.65
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N Furr      ) 0.024  8.882 -0.018      (R Houston   ) 0.028  8.914  0.014
E2    (D Nicoll    ) 0.034  8.922  0.022      (D Fletcher  ) 0.009  8.904  0.004
E1    (A Ackles    ) 0.000  8.967  0.067      (B Krug      ) 0.022  8.900  0.000
 Qualified:            #16  8.967  0.067                        #1  8.900  0.000

9:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,464 feet.

Prose gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win.

Prose will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  182 Michael Handras                      2707 Tom Joseph                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.050  8.920 181.62                     0.052  8.869 163.37
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.020             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Harris    ) 0.011  8.940  0.040      (A Solesbee  ) 0.047  8.935  0.035
E2    (J Strassweg ) 0.002  8.902  0.002      (K Woeber    ) 0.019  8.957  0.057
E1    (Bye         ) 0.009  8.903  0.003      (R Bernier   ) 0.026  8.968  0.068
 Qualified:             #2  8.903  0.003                       #17  8.968  0.068

A coin flip off of the line, Joseph takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Handras.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1055 Ken Moses                            P394 Alison Prose                 
E4                   0.006  8.945 180.21     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.906 183.59
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.045             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Sikish    ) 0.037  8.934  0.034      (B Upton     ) 0.003  8.915  0.015
E2    (J Lisenby   ) 0.019  8.950  0.050      (M Scott     ) 0.007  8.922  0.022
E1    (B Guthrie   ) 0.026  8.922  0.022      (K Myers     ) 0.010  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #12  8.922  0.022                        #9  8.916  0.016

Moses gets the holeshot but Prose gets the stripe and takes the win.

Prose will take on Handras in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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