Sat, 14 Oct 2023, 22:15 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1441 Dave Long                            5444 Kris Whitfield               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.022  8.897 164.54                     0.013  8.885 173.00
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Holcombe  ) 0.026  9.842  0.942                     0.010  8.893 -0.007
E3    (K Whitfield ) 0.015  8.916  0.016      (C Dodd      ) 0.018  8.909  0.009
E2    (D Foley     ) 0.021  8.915  0.015      (V Rowland   ) 0.004  8.797 -0.103
E1    (S Evans     ) 0.032  8.912  0.012      (B Johnson   ) 0.008  8.938  0.038
 Qualified:             #6  8.912  0.012                       #15  8.938  0.038

Whitfield with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Long the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 498V Vernon Rowland                          6 Michael Holcombe             
E5                   0.004  8.877 163.83     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.890 172.41
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Wilson    ) 0.026  8.900  0.000      (V Rowland   ) 0.000  8.920  0.020
E3    (D Long      ) 0.017  8.914  0.014      (M Johnston  ) 0.004  8.902  0.002
E2    (P Smida     ) 0.011  8.892 -0.008      (M Powers    ) 0.013  8.968  0.068
E1    (K Owens     ) 0.003  8.882 -0.018      (N on File   ) 0.033  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:            #25  8.882 -0.018                       #16  8.944  0.044

Rowland with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Holcombe the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink