Sat, 22 Sep 2007, 12:00 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
48 Charles Watson 4487 Sean Dodd
E1 0.050 8.743 153.58 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.139 183.87
E/SM Index: 9.16 (+/-): -0.417 B/AA Index: 7.65 (+/-): -0.511
Qualified: #28 8.707 -0.453 #12 7.126 -0.524
10:41 a.m. Dodd gets a big hole-shot and drives around Watson for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3096 Patrick Stewart 4441 Adam Hickey
E1 0.020 7.472 175.89 ****WINNER**** 0.033 8.352 154.39
C/ED Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.398 C/SMA Index: 8.87 (+/-): -0.518
Qualified: #32 7.463 -0.407 #16 8.350 -0.520
Stewart gets the advantage off the line but can't reel in Hickey.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4440 Kevin Self 3098 Douglas Stewart
E1 0.060 8.294 158.69 ****WINNER**** 0.046 8.261 151.83
F/EA Index: 8.69 (+/-): -0.396 B/SMA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.509
Qualified: #27 8.236 -0.454 #11 8.230 -0.540
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4002 Shane Heckel 457W Adam White
E1 0.107 6.843 197.65 ****WINNER**** 0.125 7.042 189.04
B/D Index: 7.26 (+/-): -0.417 A/ND Index: 7.50 (+/-): -0.458
Qualified: #14 6.737 -0.523 #30 7.062 -0.438
Both are a little late off the line, White hangs on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4052 Jason Richey 5037 Richard Freeman
E1 -0.004 8.144 161.09 ****WINNER**** 0.100 8.365 117.30
F/EA Index: 8.69 (+/-): -0.546 C/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): 0.325
Qualified: #25 8.216 -0.474 #9 7.485 -0.555
Richey leaves a tick too quick, Freeman gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5793 Gery Lockman 4165 Dick Maris
E1 -0.500 8.853 177.95 ****WINNER**** 0.125 7.414 158.43
B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): 1.163 C/D Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.126
Qualified: #29 7.250 -0.440 #13 7.016 -0.524
Lockman leaves way too early, Maris shuts it off early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4171 Rodger Brogdon 527 Brad Klein
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 8.876 113.11 -0.500 12.159 73.70
D/SM Index: 9.01 (+/-): -0.134 B/AP Index: 7.98 (+/-): 4.179
Qualified: #8 8.455 -0.555 #24 7.502 -0.478
Klein leaves way too early, Brogdon gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4799 Bill Kent 41 Craig Bourgeois
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.065 176.35 0.023 7.312 146.45
C/D Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.475 A/ND Index: 7.50 (+/-): -0.188
Qualified: #21 7.041 -0.499 #5 6.927 -0.573
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
58 Bruno Massel 4011 Royce Freeman
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.045 7.568 166.05 0.051 8.312 162.02
DD/AT Index: 8.05 (+/-): -0.482 B/SMA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.458
Qualified: #15 7.528 -0.522 #31 8.338 -0.432
Massel gets a slight advantage off the line and he drives around Freeman for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5250 Todd Patterson 51 Clint Sallee
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.067 7.943 163.04 0.103 6.891 192.03
B/SR Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.587 B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.499
Qualified: #3 7.940 -0.590 #19 6.883 -0.507
Patterson gets the hole-shot, the win, and a CIC for the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5413 Cordis Johnson 4097 Pete Carbery
E1 -0.463 8.819 154.79 ****WINNER**** -0.084 7.697 141.15
F/SMA Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.461 B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): 0.007
Qualified: #26 8.821 -0.459 #10 7.139 -0.551
Johnson turns on the red bulb and gives Carbery the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2000 Lee Sharp 4 David Rampy
E1 0.180 7.740 174.50 ****WINNER**** 0.030 7.472 168.47
D/AA Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.560 A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.438
Qualified: #18 7.793 -0.507 #2 7.318 -0.592
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
213 David Eaton 4138 Michael Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.824 185.33 0.046 8.799 152.06
A/AP Index: 7.36 (+/-): -0.536 F/SMA Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.481
Qualified: #7 6.802 -0.558 #23 8.798 -0.482
Eaton drives around Johnson and he will take a small CIC into the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
357 Rick Brown 4025 Joey Tanksley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.055 8.449 147.86 0.186 6.941 192.38
B/TA Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.481 C/D Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.599
Qualified: #22 8.447 -0.483 #6 6.979 -0.561
Tanksley runs his quickest of the weekend but can't run down Brown.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4683 Brian Self 54 Bill Morse
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.104 8.563 157.06 0.007 8.935 150.98
E/SM Index: 9.16 (+/-): -0.597 G/SM Index: 9.43 (+/-): -0.495
Qualified: #4 8.573 -0.587 #20 8.930 -0.500
Brian Self's MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 14 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5266 Danny Gruninger 178 Dan Fletcher
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.031 7.533 139.16 -0.011 8.657 125.33
B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): -0.157 C/EA Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.063
Qualified: #1 7.066 -0.624 #17 8.208 -0.512
Fletcher too early, Gruninger makes a 1000 foot burst.
Timing data courtesy of
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