Sun, 22 Feb 2009, 12:04 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
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By Darryl Jackman
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick
Mist NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
590 Clint Neff 529Y Steve Holloway
E2 0.051 8.000 157.41 ****WINNER**** 0.083 6.566 207.30
K/A Index: 8.55 (+/-): -0.550 A/AA Index: 7.17 (+/-): -0.604
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Smiley ) -0.012 8.413 -0.137 (R Hass ) -0.074 8.956 1.786
Qualified: #3 7.859 -0.691 #26 6.996 -0.174
9:48 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,797 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.
Conditions look a bit different this morning there are high clouds just about covering that layer of blue. If that holds it might be
warm but less direct sun on the track might be helpful.
Steve Holloway's MOV: 0.0223 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2000 Lee Sharp 75 Alan Ellis
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.096 8.450 160.33 0.068 10.110 103.24
D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.520 A/AP Index: 7.21 (+/-): 2.900
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Hartford ) 0.023 9.635 0.665 (S Hedlund ) 0.044 6.701 -0.559
Qualified: #12 8.395 -0.575 #19 6.725 -0.535
Ellis's roadster stumbles after about 60ft and would not come back to life. Sharp with a round win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6 Lou Ficco 7098 Tom Mettler
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.127 7.296 178.10 0.008 7.478 163.02
B/AP Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.584 PST Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.442
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Shambaugh ) 0.103 12.476 4.596 (W Hatcher ) 0.086 7.420 -0.590
Qualified: #13 7.318 -0.562 #5 7.381 -0.629
Lou Ficco's MOV: 0.0232 seconds (approximately 6 feet). That was expensive for Ficco as he tosses away almost a tenth to CIC in
the next round. Ouch!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
730G Shane Gray 4 Doug Lambeck
E2 -0.029 7.277 150.41 ****WINNER**** 0.055 8.761 115.68
B/A Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.323 D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.209
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Howerton ) 0.049 7.472 -0.128 (T Radeff ) -0.004 8.664 -0.306
Qualified: #8 6.977 -0.623 #16 8.427 -0.543
Gray can't wait and that ugly red light shines on the tree. Lambeck takes the automatic win and clicks it early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
717 Mike DePalma 1 Dan Fletcher
E2 -0.010 8.587 117.57 ****WINNER**** 0.019 8.722 112.80
I/A Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.183 C/EA Index: 8.64 (+/-): 0.082
Prior rounds:
E1 (P Byron ) 0.009 8.276 -0.494 (R Goodman ) 0.063 8.733 0.093
Qualified: #2 8.072 -0.698 #10 8.034 -0.606
DePalma is next to toss out a chance at the win with a red bulb. Fletcher clicks it early and saves index.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7 Jim Cowan 330 Brian Browell
E2 0.015 8.381 145.74 ****WINNER**** 0.045 7.277 160.88
I/AA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.409 D/D Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.543
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Mozeris ) 0.010 9.141 0.351 (F Nelson ) 0.062 8.693 0.873
Qualified: #6 8.162 -0.628 #14 7.262 -0.558
Browell takes a little to much stripe over Cowan and it'll cost him almost a nickel in round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5 Dean Carter 5250 Todd Patterson
E2 0.028 7.168 188.17 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.829 156.99
B/ND Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.402 E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.531
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Hodges ) 0.054 7.221 -0.349 0.059 8.126 -0.234
Qualified: #9 6.951 -0.619 #1 7.649 -0.711
Two great Comp lights but Carter chooses not to use up the index to close on a streaking Patterson. To early in the season to
hit indexes.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
610 John Edwards 7474 Justin Lamb
E2 0.039 7.435 174.89 ****WINNER**** 0.005 8.788 150.50
C/AA Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.555 G/SMA Index: 9.36 (+/-): -0.572
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Graham ) 0.326 8.798 0.808 (B Kent ) 0.021 9.360 0.000
Qualified: #7 7.366 -0.624 #15 8.810 -0.550
Lamb with the better light and the win over Edwards. Next round looks like this: Patterson vs Ficco; Holloway vs Lamb; Fletcher
vs Browell and Sharp vs Lambeck.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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