Sat, 14 Aug 2010, 12:22 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  256 Blake Alexander                      5248 Shaun Vincent                
E1                   0.176  6.806 196.99     ****WINNER****  0.139  8.677 143.92
       A/AP Index: 7.17 (+/-): -0.364            C/TA Index: 9.13 (+/-): -0.453
 Qualified:            #19  6.985 -0.185                        #9  8.758 -0.372

10:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.47 inches, adjusted altitude 3,381 feet.

Shaun Vincent's MOV: 0.1261 seconds (approximately 36 feet).

Blake Alexander's incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.356/162.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.674.
Shaun Vincent's incremental times: 60ft-1.172 sec., 330ft-3.492, 660ft-5.470/123.89 mph, 1,000ft-7.187.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  518 Douglas Kjono                        1498 Santo Volpe                  
E1                   0.218  8.305 157.17     ****WINNER****  0.111  9.035 137.72
        F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.295            L/AA Index: 9.55 (+/-): -0.515
 Qualified:            #18  8.409 -0.191                        #8  9.149 -0.401

Santo Volpe's MOV: 0.3276 seconds (approximately 76 feet).

Douglas Kjono's incremental times: 60ft-1.182 sec., 330ft-3.355, 660ft-5.236/130.10 mph, 1,000ft-6.886.
Santo Volpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.264 sec., 330ft-3.644, 660ft-5.684/119.65 mph, 1,000ft-7.470.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5296 Pat Nahan                             591 Joseph Wilczek               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.125  7.578 161.59                     0.267  7.113 198.32
        E/D Index: 8.06 (+/-): -0.482           BB/AT Index: 7.27 (+/-): -0.157
 Qualified:             #4  7.609 -0.451                       #14  6.979 -0.291

Pat Nahan's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-3.056, 660ft-4.762/143.57 mph, 1,000ft-6.260.
Joseph Wilczek's incremental times: 60ft-1.137 sec., 330ft-3.085, 660ft-4.640/158.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.978.

Nahan will face Vincent in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5125 Bruce Schmiedl                          1 Bruno Massel                 
E1                   0.015  7.451 177.51     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.349 159.87
       A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.389           DD/AT Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.441
 Qualified:            #15  7.552 -0.288                        #5  7.340 -0.450

Bruno Massel's MOV: 0.0625 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Bruce Schmiedl's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-3.038, 660ft-4.724/145.69 mph, 1,000ft-6.192.
Bruno Massel's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.985, 660ft-4.606/151.78 mph, 1,000ft-6.016.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5764 Brian Antony                          500 Lou Ficco Jr.                
E1                   0.179  7.670 139.53     ****WINNER****  0.054  7.377 166.99
       B/AP Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.210            B/AP Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.503
 Qualified:            #12  7.533 -0.347                        #2  7.377 -0.503

Lou Ficco Jr.'s MOV: 0.4182 seconds (approximately 86 feet). He'll have a bye run in round two. Lou Ficco Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.045 sec., 330ft-3.009, 660ft-4.671/148.10 mph, 1,000ft-6.104.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5250 Todd Patterson                         15 Al Ackerman                  
E1                   0.127  8.062 168.83     ****WINNER****  0.033  8.185 144.21
      A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.458             F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.415
 Qualified:            #13  8.187 -0.333                        #3  8.129 -0.471

Al Ackerman's MOV: 0.0512 seconds (approximately 13 feet). He'll face Volpe in round two.

Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.159 sec., 330ft-3.345, 660ft-5.154/138.09 mph, 1,000ft-6.732.
Al Ackerman's incremental times: 60ft-1.171 sec., 330ft-3.275, 660ft-5.088/134.31 mph, 1,000ft-6.703.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                            368 Fred Allen                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094  7.915 159.70                     0.039  8.647 151.61
        K/A Index: 8.47 (+/-): -0.555            C/SR Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.443
 Qualified:            #20  8.322 -0.148                       #10  8.721 -0.369

Clint Neff's MOV: 0.0577 seconds (approximately 13 feet). He'll face Massel in round two.

Clint Neff's incremental times: 60ft-1.090 sec., 330ft-3.178, 660ft-4.975/136.62 mph, 1,000ft-6.545.
Fred Allen's incremental times: 60ft-1.208 sec., 330ft-3.506, 660ft-5.468/126.95 mph, 1,000ft-7.178.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5622 Jim Greenheck                           6 Arnie Martel                 
E1                   0.024  7.545 179.33     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.713 166.64
       C/AA Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.415            D/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.467
 Qualified:            #17  7.718 -0.242                        #7  7.768 -0.412

Arnie Martel's MOV: 0.0592 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5517 Justin Jenkins                          8 David Rampy                  
E1                   0.017  9.365 147.57     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.450 147.60
      I/SMA Index: 9.67 (+/-): -0.305            A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.390
 Qualified:            #11  9.317 -0.353                       #21  8.236  0.396

David Rampy's MOV: 0.0734 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Justin Jenkins' incremental times: 60ft-1.341 sec., 330ft-3.873, 660ft-5.984/116.30 mph, 1,000ft-7.818.
David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.031 sec., 330ft-2.951, 660ft-4.595/148.89 mph, 1,000ft-6.046.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  512 Bill Riemenapp                        514 Clint Sallee                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  8.624 149.88                           No Time      
       C/SR Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.466             B/D Index: 7.24 (+/-): 92.759
 Qualified:             #6  8.673 -0.417                       #16  6.977 -0.263

Sallee was a no show. Riemenapp will face Rampy in round two. Bill Riemenapp's incremental times: 60ft-1.196 sec., 330ft-3.476, 660ft-5.423/127.79 mph, 1,000ft-7.143.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  53 Matt Harris                  
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.009  8.290 121.28
                                                  E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.070
 Qualified:                                                       #1  7.855 -0.505

Harris will face Martel in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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