Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 10:34 AM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Doug Lambeck                         3000 Jerry Arnold                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.686 123.26                    -0.007  8.035 136.36
      D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.284            G/ED Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.425
 Qualified:            #28  8.527 -0.443                       #12  7.884 -0.576

8:47 a.m. Doug Lambeck wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Mike DePalma                         4208 James Caro                   
E1                   0.081  8.394 162.57     ****WINNER****  0.095  8.212 153.86
        C/T Index: 8.82 (+/-): -0.426           B/SMA Index: 8.67 (+/-): -0.458
 Qualified:            #10  8.238 -0.582                       #26  8.201 -0.469

James Caro's MOV: 0.0183 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5764 Brian Antony                           42 Adam Hickey                  
E1                   0.136  7.374 184.57     ****WINNER****  0.041  8.297 138.74
       B/AP Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.506           C/SMA Index: 8.71 (+/-): -0.413
 Qualified:            #30  7.469 -0.411                       #14  8.138 -0.572

Adam Hickey's MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   39 Scott Chamness                        356 Doug Warren                  
E1                   0.184  6.547 207.15     ****WINNER****  0.077  6.693 165.56
        A/D Index: 7.03 (+/-): -0.483            A/DA Index: 7.13 (+/-): -0.437
 Qualified:            #24  6.540 -0.490                        #8  6.535 -0.595

Doug Warren's MOV: 0.0618 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Matt Harris                             1 Bruno Massel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  7.798 151.39                     0.048 No Time      
        E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.562           DD/AT Index: 7.79 (+/-): 92.209
 Qualified:             #2  7.730 -0.630                       #18  7.245 -0.545

8:52 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,188 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Bruno Massel's apparent MOV: 0.0665 seconds (approximately 15 feet). However, as he crossed the finish line, the car went out of control, hitting Harris' car. Harris' car went up on its roof, spinning around in the shutdown area. Both drivers are reported to be okay. Massel was disqualified for excessive braking, making Harris the winner, but he probably won't be able to return for round 2. He would run Caro in round two if he could return.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  512 Bill Riemenapp                       5185 Russ Kelly                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  8.621 142.82                           No Time      
       C/SR Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.469            A/AP Index: 7.17 (+/-): 92.829
 Qualified:            #32  8.704 -0.386                       #35  8.513  1.343

Kelly was in as an alternate for Nick Panagiotaros. Kelly's car stopped at the end of the burnout and had to be pushed back, the engine silent. Riemenapp races Warren next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   14 Steve Szupka                         3505 Mike Graves                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065  8.248 150.73                     0.074  8.044 169.51
       G/EA Index: 8.82 (+/-): -0.572             D/A Index: 8.26 (+/-): -0.216
 Qualified:            #15  8.261 -0.559                       #31  7.867 -0.393

Steve Szupka's MOV: 0.3651 seconds (approximately 91 feet). He gave up 0.07 in CIC, unaware Graves wasn't anywhere near him.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   36 Robert Bailey                           4 Sal Biondo                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.594 180.65                     0.025  8.173 154.60
       A/ED Index: 7.20 (+/-): -0.606            I/AA Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.587
 Qualified:             #4  6.580 -0.620                       #20  8.226 -0.534

Baily had the better reaction time and ran Biondo down. Robert Bailey's MOV: 0.0264 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He races Lambeck next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Vinny Barone                          394 Greg Kamplain                
E1                   0.055  7.841 160.71     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.976 179.23
       A/SR Index: 8.40 (+/-): -0.559            C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.584
 Qualified:             #1  7.725 -0.675                       #17  7.013 -0.547

Greg Kamplain's MOV: 0.0528 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Alan Ellis                             11 Frank Aragona Jr.            
E1                  -0.018  6.836 150.15     ****WINNER****  0.050  8.734 117.64
       A/AA Index: 7.15 (+/-): -0.314            F/ED Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.056
 Qualified:            #19  6.612 -0.538                        #3  8.161 -0.629

Frank Aragona Jr. wins on a red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5248 Shaun Vincent                          31 Steve Ambrose                
E1                   0.034  8.821 146.97     ****WINNER****  0.140  7.839 147.41
       C/TA Index: 9.13 (+/-): -0.309            J/AA Index: 8.40 (+/-): -0.561
 Qualified:            #23  8.623 -0.507                        #7  7.804 -0.596

Steve Ambrose's MOV: 0.1463 seconds (approximately 32 feet). He races Szupka next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Brian Browell                         357 Rick Brown                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.219 169.51                     0.039  8.313 155.27
        D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.571            B/TA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.487
 Qualified:             #9  7.203 -0.587                       #25  8.310 -0.490

Brian Browell's MOV: 0.1026 seconds (approximately 23 feet). He faces Kamplain in Round 2. But first they will have to dig him out of the sand pit.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3996 Chad Voges                              8 David Rampy                  
E1                   0.064  7.868 166.44     ****WINNER****  0.054  7.238 175.68
        K/A Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.622            A/EA Index: 7.86 (+/-): -0.622
 Qualified:            #21  7.970 -0.520                        #5  7.260 -0.600

David Rampy's MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  368 Fred Allen                              6 Arnie Martel                 
E1                  -0.428  9.049 108.43     ****WINNER****  0.025  8.061 125.63
       C/SR Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.041            D/AA Index: 8.20 (+/-): -0.139
 Qualified:            #22  8.571 -0.519                        #6  7.601 -0.599

I don't think the Speedco folks wanted a photo op in the first round, but the teammates ended up opposite each other by the luck of the ladder.

Allen went red by almost a full bulb. Martel races Hickey in Round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Pat Ross                             5622 Jim Greenheck                
E1                  -0.026  8.246 139.49     ****WINNER**** -0.035  7.568 180.98
        F/A Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.374            C/AA Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.392
 Qualified:            #11  8.043 -0.577                       #27  7.492 -0.468

Ross went red and Greenheck will race Aragona in Round 2.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1414 Kevin Robb                            359 Jay Billingsley              
E1                  -0.019  7.810 128.69     ****WINNER****  0.096  8.340 136.25
       D/ED Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.130            F/ED Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.450
 Qualified:            #13  7.368 -0.572                       #29  8.351 -0.439

Last pair. Robb went red and Billingsley faces Rampy next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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