Sun, 19 Apr 2009, 04:06 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Fourth annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  610 John Edwards                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.061  9.843  84.93     
       C/AA Index: 5.08 (+/-):  4.763     
 Qualified:             #1  7.386 -0.604                     Bye

12:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 3,559 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

We had a really short Comp field to begin with and I've heard all will make round 1. Edwards takes his #1 qualifier single to open the game.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Steve Graham                          717 Mike DePalma                 
E1                  -0.005  4.846 139.41     ****WINNER****  0.112  5.453 101.60
        C/A Index: 5.08 (+/-): -0.234             I/A Index: 5.52 (+/-): -0.067
 Qualified:            #10  7.546 -0.434                        #5  8.147 -0.553

Mike DePalma wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Alan Ellis                           7098 Tom Mettler                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  4.371 155.29                     0.113  4.793 143.84
       A/AP Index: 4.63 (+/-): -0.259             PST Index: 5.09 (+/-): -0.297
 Qualified:             #9  6.790 -0.470                        #4  7.449 -0.561

Ellis holds off a late Mettler.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7298 Scott Hedlund                           5 Dean Carter                  
E1                   0.021  5.083 136.81     ****WINNER****  0.015  4.536 140.97
       A/SM Index: 5.31 (+/-): -0.227            B/ND Index: 4.81 (+/-): -0.274
 Qualified:             #7  7.868 -0.492                        #2  6.956 -0.594

Even it the hit it's Carter with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7771 Ed Sigmon                               7 Jim Cowan                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  5.491 120.98                     0.024  5.327 118.18
       C/SR Index: 5.78 (+/-): -0.289            I/AA Index: 5.58 (+/-): -0.253
 Qualified:             #8  8.634 -0.486                        #3  8.200 -0.590

Both about the same at the tree and Ed Sigmon's MOV: 0.0403 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Ross Wilson                          7474 Justin Lamb                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.087  5.296 131.04                     0.055  5.705 120.65
      C/SMA Index: 5.60 (+/-): -0.304           G/SMA Index: 5.93 (+/-): -0.225
 Qualified:             #6  8.284 -0.546                       #11  9.084 -0.276

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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