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Sat, 10 Apr 2010, 06:32 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5413 Cordis Johnson                        484 Stephen Rosen                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.086  8.793 152.47                    -0.045  8.823 110.33
      G/SMA Index: 9.33 (+/-): -0.537            G/ED Index: 8.46 (+/-):  0.363
 Qualified:            #31  8.809 -0.521                       #15  7.822 -0.638

4:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 1,074 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Rosen went red and Johnson didn't notice, taking an unnecessary CIC.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4121 William West                         440D Scott Cashio                 
E1                  -0.034  8.384 127.52     ****WINNER****  0.082  9.684  98.95
       F/AA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.106           B/SMA Index: 8.69 (+/-):  0.994
 Qualified:            #21  7.895 -0.595                        #5  8.004 -0.686

Scott Cashio wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2780 Grant Lewis                            77 Alan Ellis                   
E1                   0.019  9.390 121.37     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.870 149.60
       H/AA Index: 9.20 (+/-):  0.190            A/AP Index: 7.17 (+/-): -0.300
 Qualified:            #14  8.559 -0.641                       #30  6.648 -0.522

Lewis' car did not get a clean launch and was off the pace early in the run.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   49 Jody Holland                         457W Adam White                   
E1                   0.401 10.720  79.66     ****WINNER****  0.162  7.338 137.47
       L/AA Index: 9.55 (+/-):  1.170            A/ND Index: 7.42 (+/-): -0.082
 Qualified:             #7  8.880 -0.670                       #23  6.832 -0.588

Holland's Opel GT ate an engine at half track, trailing "death smoke." White faces Johnson in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 406D Don Thomas                           4800 Keith Hall                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.147  7.284 170.04                     0.169  8.434 162.61
       C/ED Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.586            D/SM Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.546
 Qualified:            #18  7.241 -0.629                        #2  8.279 -0.701

The track was clean and racing resumed after a quick track check.

Don Thomas' MOV: 0.0624 seconds (approximately 15 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5210 Duane Robison                          42 Adam Hickey                  
E1                   0.022  7.476 181.62     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.146 153.56
        C/A Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.494           C/SMA Index: 8.71 (+/-): -0.564
 Qualified:            #27  7.425 -0.545                       #11  8.062 -0.648

Adam Hickey's MOV: 0.0758 seconds (approximately 20 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  527 Brad Klein                           4006 Mike Trumble                 
E1                   0.110  7.315 187.42     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.927 153.18
       B/AP Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.565           A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-): -0.633
 Qualified:            #19  7.275 -0.605                        #3  7.860 -0.700

Trumble took a big CIC "hit" for this win...Mike Trumble's MOV: 0.1633 seconds (approximately 45 feet). He races Hickey in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 529Y Steve Holloway                         48 Joey Tanksley                
E1                   0.057  7.063 169.34     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.830 185.72
       B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.557             C/D Index: 7.44 (+/-): -0.610
 Qualified:            #17  6.985 -0.635                        #1  6.704 -0.736

Joey Tanksley's MOV: 0.0828 seconds (approximately 21 feet), with a big CIC penalty.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Ernest Watson                        4650 Dennis Smiley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.569  8.926 114.34                    -0.011  6.805 161.77
      A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-):  0.366            A/DA Index: 7.13 (+/-): -0.325
 Qualified:            #12  7.916 -0.644                       #28  6.588 -0.542

Ernest Watson wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4337 Craig Bourgeois                        45 Charles Watson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.149 147.39                    -0.009  8.604 131.06
       B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.241            D/SM Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.376
 Qualified:            #29  6.850 -0.540                       #13  8.338 -0.642

Watson went red and Bourgeois faces Cashio next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  429 Raymond Martin                        356 Doug Warren                  
E1                  -0.021 11.638  68.84     ****WINNER****  0.070  7.438 124.72
       K/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-):  3.328            A/DA Index: 7.13 (+/-):  0.308
 Qualified:            #16  7.675 -0.635                       #32  6.663 -0.467

Doug Warren wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4264 Chris McGaha                          550 Will Hatcher                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.108  7.517 161.40                     0.028 48.066  24.28
        C/A Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.453            A/DA Index: 7.13 (+/-): 40.936
 Qualified:            #22  7.378 -0.592                        #6  6.459 -0.671

It sounded like Hatcher broke on the launch, the RPMs spiking before the engine went silent. McGaha races Ellis next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 David Rampy                          4556 Rhett Fulton                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.874 123.98                           No Time      
       A/EA Index: 7.86 (+/-):  0.014            C/ED Index: 7.87 (+/-): 92.129
 Qualified:             #9  7.207 -0.653                       #25  7.303 -0.567

Rampy waited through the long rain delay to make his final qualifying run and avoid a first-round matchup with the #1 qualifier. Fulton broke on the burnout and Rampy now faces #1-qualifier Tanksley in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4138 Michael Johnson                        41 Chase Williams               
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.034  7.893 130.56
       A/EA Index: 7.86 (+/-): 92.139             C/A Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.077
 Qualified:             #8  7.206 -0.654                       #24  7.388 -0.582

Johnson's Bantam was unable to back up after the burnout, but it was still running and was pushed back to the line for the run. But then the engine went silent and he was pushed away. Williams races Warren in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4251 Greg Porter                           405 Del Segura                   
E1                   0.062  9.332 136.65     ****WINNER****  0.035  8.271 141.46
      G/SMA Index: 9.33 (+/-):  0.002             F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.329
 Qualified:            #26  8.774 -0.556                       #33  8.139 -0.461

Segura is in as first-alternate, for Pete Carbery. He was able to convert that into a round win when Porter could not run the number. Segura faces Thomas in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Dan Fletcher                          469 Clark Smiley                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  7.760 158.39                     0.055  7.378 185.41
       B/EA Index: 8.34 (+/-): -0.580             C/A Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.592
 Qualified:             #4  7.654 -0.686                       #20  7.373 -0.597

Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 2 feet), with a 0.08 CIC penalty. He races Ernest Watson in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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