Sat, 09 Mar 2024, 09:44 AM Super Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4369 Holden Laris                 
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.027  8.923 190.73
                                                   S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (P Mollichell) 0.053  8.922  0.022
E2                                           (B Mize      ) 0.001  9.157  0.257
E1                                           (J Eastburn  ) 0.004  9.026  0.126
 Qualified:                                                      #28  9.026  0.126

9:34 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 86 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,929 feet.

Laris gets the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                            26 James Stahl                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.933 162.61                     0.075  8.889 178.68
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Adcock    ) 0.030  8.915  0.015      (J Stricker  ) 0.004  8.934  0.034
E2                   0.022  8.800 -0.100      (A Hight     ) 0.020  8.924  0.024
E1    (K White     ) 0.029  8.903  0.003      (B Cassin    ) 0.017  8.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #1  8.903  0.003                       #15  8.928  0.028

Plourd gets the advantage off of the line;Stahl breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Jason Kenny                          321X David Dahlem                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.919 174.41                     0.033  8.927 177.00
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Williams  ) 0.017  8.913  0.013      (B Prose     ) 0.030  8.891 -0.009
E2    (W Krug      ) 0.031  8.926  0.026      (C Trotter   ) 0.022  8.909  0.009
E1    (A Prose     ) 0.051  8.914  0.014      (L Freer     ) 0.016  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:             #7  8.914  0.014                       #12  8.921  0.021

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2217 Joseph Fuller                        2771 Ray Miller III               
E4                   0.001  8.891 167.82     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.896 173.54
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.009             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Eastburn  ) 0.006  8.933  0.033      (K Kundratic ) 0.026  8.904  0.004
E2    (C Lewis     ) 0.065  8.909  0.009      (D Morris    ) 0.000  8.976  0.076
E1    (T Collier   ) 0.015  8.925  0.025      (R Aldrich   ) 0.014  8.864 -0.036
 Qualified:            #13  8.925  0.025                       #34  8.864 -0.036

Miller is perfect off of the line and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Kenneth Moses                        1991 Chris Garretson              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.065  8.981 175.71                     0.008  8.887 121.54
         S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.081             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Theofelis ) 0.081  8.908  0.008      (T Cressonie ) 0.028  8.920  0.020
E2    (S Mackie    ) 0.005  8.930  0.030      (R Houston   ) 0.039  8.979  0.079
E1    (A Morris    ) 0.024  8.911  0.011      (E Toolis    ) 0.042  8.976  0.076
 Qualified:             #5  8.911  0.011                       #26  8.976  0.076

Garretson gets the advantage off of the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Moses.

In the next round it will be Plourd taking on Miller, Laris vs. Moses, and Kenny will have a bye.

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