Sat, 22 Oct 2005, 10:31 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series, Fifth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
751 Tom Huggins 433 Bill Morse
E2 -0.114 7.266 187.70 ****WINNER**** 0.074 11.173 85.63
B/A Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.554 G/SM Index: 9.72 (+/-): 1.453
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Mettler ) 0.001 7.318 -0.552 (A Ackerman ) 0.006 10.130 0.410
Qualified: #8 7.261 -0.609 #32 9.187 -0.533
7:10 p.m. Most of the first-round winners took index penalties in the process of winning and
it is likely those that didn't will do so in this round. Tom Huggins has a 0.05 CIC penalty;
Bill Morse has no CIC penalty. Morse avoids a penalty when Huggins goes red.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4025 Joey Tanksley 8 David Rampy
E2 0.032 7.117 172.72 ****WINNER**** 0.093 7.469 173.27
B/ED Index: 7.61 (+/-): -0.493 A/EA Index: 8.09 (+/-): -0.621
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Smith ) 0.038 7.262 -0.348 (C Bourgeois ) 0.027 7.829 -0.261
Qualified: #25 7.037 -0.573 #1 7.432 -0.658
Neither driver has a CIC penalty. Tanksley's dragster made a hard left turn on the launch
and Rampy took a big 0.12 CIC penalty to ensure the win. David Rampy's MOV: 0.0676 seconds
(approximately 17 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3737 Jacklyn Gebhardt 10 Bo Butner III
E2 0.072 6.813 197.45 ****WINNER**** 0.052 8.780 147.44
A/ED Index: 7.30 (+/-): -0.487 D/SM Index: 9.27 (+/-): -0.490
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Stone ) 0.058 6.791 -0.599 (J Mihovetz ) 0.024 8.761 -0.599
Qualified: #26 6.820 -0.570 #2 8.703 -0.657
Jacklyn Gebhardt has a 0.09 CIC penalty; Bo Butner III has a 0.09 CIC penalty. It was an
even contest, Butner taking the win with the better light, avoiding any firther
penalty.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7737 Ken Justice Sr. 717 Mike DePalma
E2 -0.086 7.695 143.84 ****WINNER**** 0.083 8.192 123.01
B/AA Index: 7.89 (+/-): -0.195 B/A Index: 7.83 (+/-): 0.362
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Ellis ) 0.163 7.389 -0.541 (C Mikel ) 0.003 7.326 -0.544
Qualified: #20 7.341 -0.589 #28 7.300 -0.570
Ken Justice Sr. has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Mike DePalma has a 0.04 CIC penalty. DePalma saw the
win light and saved his index for later. He faces Morse next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Dean Carter 7298 Scott Hedlund
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.064 7.284 145.59 -0.033 8.512 160.65
A/ND Index: 7.58 (+/-): -0.296 B/SM Index: 8.92 (+/-): -0.408
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Mikel ) 0.000 7.080 -0.590 (B Browell ) 0.136 8.511 -0.409
Qualified: #7 7.056 -0.614 #31 8.385 -0.535
Dean Carter has a 0.09 CIC penalty; Scott Hedlund has no CIC penalty. Hedlund took a shot at
the tree and missed. Carter lifted, avoiding further index adjustments.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
600 Jeff Lane 64 Dave Barcelon
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.036 8.204 159.55 0.050 8.346 160.65
B/SR Index: 8.68 (+/-): -0.476 F/A Index: 8.82 (+/-): -0.474
Prior rounds:
E1 (P Anderson ) 0.030 8.180 -0.570 (T Stephenson) 0.036 8.320 -0.590
Qualified: #5 8.116 -0.634 #13 8.309 -0.601
Jeff Lane has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Dave Barcelon has a 0.09 CIC penalty. Jeff Lane's MOV:
0.0165 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He faces Rampy in the quarterfinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7771 Ed Sigmon 220 Jeff Taylor
E2 0.050 8.936 145.93 ****WINNER**** 0.031 8.931 146.75
C/SR Index: 9.39 (+/-): -0.454 E/SM Index: 9.38 (+/-): -0.449
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Sallee ) 0.058 9.534 0.144 (T Patterson ) 0.008 8.871 -0.559
Qualified: #30 8.843 -0.547 #22 8.852 -0.578
Ed Sigmon has no CIC penalty; Jeff Taylor has a 0.05 CIC penalty. Jeff Taylor's MOV: 0.0141
seconds (approximately 3 feet). He races Butner next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5 Vinnie Deceglie 55 Richard Freeman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.057 6.656 207.18 0.037 8.743 155.08
A/A Index: 7.19 (+/-): -0.534 D/SMA Index: 9.25 (+/-): -0.507
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Biondo ) 0.010 6.681 -0.629 (A Bowdish ) 0.010 8.812 -0.438
Qualified: #3 6.654 -0.656 #11 8.643 -0.607
Vinnie Deceglie has a 0.12 CIC penalty; Richard Freeman has no CIC penalty. This was a
great race, Deceglie taking another 0.03 index adjustment to get the win. Vinnie Deceglie's MOV:
0.0078 seconds (approximately 21 inches). He races Carter next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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