Fri, 28 Jul 2006, 05:35 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Class Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 class eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Second annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1937 Lee Zane 34 Brian Browell
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.011 9.300 128.09 ****WINNER**** 0.034 7.390 181.03
L/AA Index: 9.71 (+/-): -0.410 D/D Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.430
Qualified: #10 9.308 128.19 #7 7.410 178.12
5:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,692 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.You asked for it, you got it. Class eliminations, requirement here is -.300 or
better during qualifying if unopposed to get the trophy. We will let you know if anyone fails to meet that requirement.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1550 Skip Gladstone 1230 Glenn Bourke
C1 -0.217 9.202 151.31 ****WINNER**** 0.144 9.826 109.04
F/ED Index: 8.96 (+/-): 0.242 F/ED Index: 8.96 (+/-): 0.866
Qualified: #18 10.655 90.06 #13 8.716 154.32
There are three F/ED cars here, so they will go two rounds. Gladstone goes red and Bourke saved the parts for the
final.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
390 Dale Spencer Bye
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.062 8.750 153.61
F/ED Index: 8.96 (+/-): -0.210
Qualified: #9 8.551 154.67 Bye
Spencer will race Bourke for the trophy in F/ED.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1495 Dominic Surace 15 Vinny Barone
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.919 171.21 ****WINNER**** 0.128 7.966 166.23
PST Index: 8.07 (+/-): -0.151 A/SR Index: 8.48 (+/-): -0.514
Qualified: #14 7.881 172.19 #2 7.930 169.83
Surace needed to run -.300 here or in the final qualifying session to get the trophy. He came up short and has one more chance.
Barone fell off his pace from yesterday, but still made a nice run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
353 Bruno Massel 104 Frank Affronti
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.076 7.849 154.55 ****WINNER**** 0.011 7.675 176.74
DD/AT Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.451 C/A Index: 8.00 (+/-): -0.325
Qualified: #1 7.637 175.09 #11 7.670 176.42
Massel's Cobalt is the first in the new DD/AT class and had a very soft 1.21 60-foot time yesterday - still ran way under the
index. This time it was an even-softer 1.245 short time and his speed was off by 20 mph from yesterday.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3308 John Frech 36 Bo Butner
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.364 156.77 ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.952 129.03
F/D Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.356 AA/SM Index: 7.90 (+/-): 0.052
Qualified: #8 8.310 154.23 #17 8.861 138.61
Butner had problems yesterday and could not even run his index. He was off the throttle early again, no apparent problems, so he
may be playing with us.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1892 Chris Bozic 300 Mauri Rose
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.055 7.212 186.98 0.115 7.256 184.88
C/D Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.388 C/D Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.344
Qualified: #20 No Time #19 13.137 61.84
This is for the trophy in C/Dragster. Bozic had the lead all the way, his MOV: 0.1047 seconds (approximately 28 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
308R Jeff Wright 3451 Steve Eckard
C1 0.049 8.633 114.30 ****WINNER**** 0.082 7.520 166.68
B/AA Index: 7.73 (+/-): 0.903 B/AA Index: 7.73 (+/-): -0.210
Qualified: #15 7.669 176.14 #12 7.430 176.93
Talk about two very different ways to end up in B/Altered Automatic - a '32 Bantam against a '04 Cavalier. Eckard was all over
his lane, but Wright was off the throttle before 1,000 feet.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 2885 David Rampy
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 7.452 178.02
A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.458
Qualified: #3 7.428 178.26
A couple of single runs will finish the round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 3718 Terry Smith
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.142 9.369 120.92
D/EA Index: 8.98 (+/-): 0.389
Qualified: #5 8.531 155.44
Smith's altered headed for the wall on the launch and he lifted.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 3068 Steve Ambrose
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.097 7.931 164.99
J/AA Index: 8.44 (+/-): -0.509
Qualified: #6 8.024 162.82
Okay, more than "a couple" of singles will finish the round. The side-by-side class pairings messed up the assigned lane
scheme.Ambrose was about the only driver to improve much this round and he improved a ton.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
Bye 33 Greg Kamplain
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.000 7.476 177.81
C/ED Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.454
Qualified: #4 7.464 177.02
Kamplain posted a .000 light on his bye run.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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