Tue, 10 Feb 2009, 06:00 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Darryl Jackman
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6944 Bob Marshall 7265 Tom Brown
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.144 8.958 109.85
B/AA Index: 7.64 (+/-): 92.359 F/ED Index: 8.83 (+/-): 0.128
Qualified: #20 7.186 -0.454 #8 8.251 -0.579
2:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent,
barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,712 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.
We may just have twelve singles here in the first round of Comp. Brown gets the first single as
I've just heard that all twelve of the slower qualifier have left the grounds.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
610 John Edwards 7 Jim Cowan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.088 7.830 139.13 No Time
C/AA Index: 8.02 (+/-): -0.190 I/AA Index: 8.79 (+/-): 91.209
Qualified: #14 7.517 -0.503 #2 8.158 -0.632
Edwards takes the next single.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4444 Bob Hass 720 J.D. Zink
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.500 9.759 132.65 No Time
B/AA Index: 7.64 (+/-): 2.119 A/ND Index: 7.46 (+/-): 92.539
Qualified: #24 No Time #12 6.906 -0.554
Hass is all over the left lane.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
730G Shane Gray 7771 Ed Sigmon
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** -0.060 8.793 121.58
B/A Index: 7.60 (+/-): 92.399 C/SR Index: 9.12 (+/-): -0.327
Qualified: #7 7.009 -0.591 #19 8.663 -0.457
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5 Dean Carter 768M Brian Moscini
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.046 7.290 136.17 No Time
B/ND Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.280 D/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-): 91.719
Qualified: #6 6.978 -0.592 #18 7.811 -0.469
Carter singles and shuts off way early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7009 Ross Wilson 7298 Scott Hedlund
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.307 8.422 132.52 No Time
C/SMA Index: 8.83 (+/-): -0.408 A/SM Index: 8.41 (+/-): 91.589
Qualified: #15 8.341 -0.489 #3 7.792 -0.618
Wilson was straight as a string. There shouldn't be any CICs this round!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7230 Randy Jones 6 Lou Ficco
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.128 18.154 50.68 No Time
A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-): 9.594 B/AP Index: 7.88 (+/-): 92.119
Qualified: #22 8.178 -0.382 #10 7.308 -0.572
Jones turns dead left at the hit!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7098 Tom Mettler 4 Doug Lambeck
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.033 8.716 112.89
PST Index: 8.01 (+/-): 91.989 D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.254
Qualified: #1 7.374 -0.636 #13 8.418 -0.552
Silly as it may seem we're still doing singles.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2000 Lee Sharp 6018 Jim Warter
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 9.014 105.19 No Time
D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): 0.044 F/SM Index: 9.28 (+/-): 90.719
Qualified: #5 8.362 -0.608 #17 8.811 -0.469
Unopposed.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5250 Todd Patterson 76 David Beckley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.566 8.095 135.62 No Time
D/A Index: 8.26 (+/-): -0.165 C/A Index: 7.98 (+/-): 92.019
Qualified: #4 7.650 -0.610 #99 No Time
Beckley is out in two classes now after losing in Pro Stock. Win to Patterson.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7474 Justin Lamb 6054 Brandon Huhtala
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 8.917 125.59 No Time
G/SMA Index: 9.36 (+/-): -0.443 C/A Index: 7.98 (+/-): 92.019
Qualified: #23 9.009 -0.351 #11 7.419 -0.561
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
706 Art Hodges 1 Dan Fletcher
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.077 8.498 115.04
A/PM Index: 7.07 (+/-): 92.929 C/EA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.162
Qualified: #21 6.649 -0.421 #9 8.087 -0.573
Fletcher closes out this weird round 1 of Comp.
Timing data courtesy of
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