Sat, 5 Jun 2010, 04:34 PM Competition Eliminator Allstar Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator Allstar at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Adam Hickey                            11 Frank Aragona Jr.            
E1                   0.032  8.208 163.75     ****WINNER****  0.059  8.189 156.73
      C/SMA Index: 8.71 (+/-): -0.502            F/ED Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.601
 Qualified:             #6  8.138 -0.572                        #2  8.161 -0.629

3:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,895 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

This is Hickey's first Allstars, he represents Division 4 and won the Houston divisional. Aragona is in his fourth Allstars, representing Division 1, and was the runner-up in '05

Hickey had a good light, but could not run with Aragona today. Frank Aragona Jr.'s MOV: 0.0726 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Brian Browell                           7 Doug Lambeck                 
E1                  -0.023 11.184  72.78     ****WINNER****  0.036  8.677 130.40
        D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-):  3.394           D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.293
 Qualified:             #4  7.203 -0.587                        #8  8.527 -0.443

Browell is making his first Allstars start, representing Division 3. He won the Stanton divisional. Lambeck is making his fourth start, for Division 6, and his father was in the '86 Allstars event.

Browell went red and Lambeck picks up a point for Division 6. He faces Aragona in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Mike DePalma                           53 Matt Harris                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.884 114.83                    -0.048 16.711  49.04
        C/T Index: 8.82 (+/-):  0.064             E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-):  8.351
 Qualified:             #5  8.238 -0.582                        #1  7.730 -0.630

DePalma is in his first Allstars event, for Division 7. Harris is in his second Allstars event, for Division 5, and won the Great Bend divisional.

Mike DePalma wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Bruno Massel                            6 Arnie Martel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.258 182.72                     0.044  7.635 176.33
      DD/AT Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.532            D/AA Index: 8.20 (+/-): -0.565
 Qualified:             #7  7.245 -0.545                        #3  7.601 -0.599

Massel is the defending champion and is in as a blocker. Martel is making his first Allstars start, for Division 2, and posted three wins and three runner-up finishes in divisional competition.

Massel won this one on a holeshot. Bruno Massel's MOV: 0.0016 seconds (approximately 5 inches). He faces DePalma in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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