Sun, 22 Oct 2006, 03:49 PM Hot Rod Round 2 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Hot Rod at the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Drag Racing Series, Sixth Annual Nitto Tire NHRA Sport Compact World Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 8180 Eric Del Rosario                      322 Stephanie Eggum
E2                   0.510 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.209  9.840 136.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R DELA CRUZ ) 0.227  9.325 161.36      (C SEITSINGER) 0.106  8.009 176.30
 Qualified:             #4  9.139 161.63                        #8  9.920 100.70

Rosario moved less than a foot - Eggum won easily, her championship hopes however....

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7010 Jason Ames                             45 Ron Lummus
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  1.359  8.274 170.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B BRIDGES   )       No Time                           0.983  8.269 169.74
 Qualified:             #6  9.382 151.17                        #1  8.340 173.12

... are over. Ron simply has to take the green light to clinch the 2006 Hot Rod championship. Ames caught fire in the last round and was unable to make the call for round two.

Ron has been suffering from a cold this weekend, and has lost his voice as a result - his comments at the winners banquet later this evening should be very interesting indeed.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                4519 Kenny Tran
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.910 13.631  66.02
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (M CRAWFORD  ) 0.132  8.964 165.56
 Qualified:                                                       #2  8.387 168.39

Tran's bye is for lane choice, he'll race Ron Lummus in the semi final round.

Tran got over close to the centerline and had to lift. When Kenny got off the gas there was a big puff of smoke out the exhaust pipes.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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